amarie1 Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 (edited) RV etiquette question: I know it's not cool at all to cut through (when walking, not driving) RV sites that are being used, whether or not the people are there. But what about empty sites? Okay to walk through those? I do that when the "long way around" is too long. But I always feel slightly lawless when I do. 😉 AM Edited May 24, 2023 by amarie1 clarification Quote 2018 Forest River Sunseeker 2290SC 25 feet, Chevy Express 4500 "Angie" (short for Angel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Smith Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 I have no ussue with going through a vacant site when out and about in a rv park. I don't do it a lot. Quote Steve and Joy Amateur Radio Operator WZ1T . . . Flex 6600 M, Flex PGXL, Flex TGXL, 2014 Itasca Suncruiser 38Q . . . Lincoln MKX Toad The Kids . . . Yogi the Yorkie passed 10/20/2018. . . Cookie the Chihuahua passed 11/30/2017 . . . Cooper the Aussie Doodle passed 3/10/2020 Abbie and Abel the Doodles . . . Brother and Sister Born 02/02/2020 . . . Lucy the Yorkie . . . and Axel . . .The Bernie Doodle Where We Are Now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danfreda1 Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 We don’t drive through sites that are not not occupied. If we are walking we might go through one but not often. Never in a hurry driving through camp. Have seen some people Who take a short cut and speed through and kick up gravel and dust. Everybody has different thoughts about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarie1 Posted May 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 I meant walk through, not drive. 😉 Quote 2018 Forest River Sunseeker 2290SC 25 feet, Chevy Express 4500 "Angie" (short for Angel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjwicklund Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 Only if I'm toting two twelve pacs of longnecks otherwise I'd take the long way and even if it's longer what beer is in the fridge would just be that much colder. Quote John 2017 F350 King Ranch DRW 6.7 4.10 B&W hitch 2017 DRV MS 36RSSB3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 I walked through empty sites when it made sense to me to do so. Linda Quote Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payroll Person Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 While walking pups, no. Only people, sure, quietly. No pups because they can leave wet spots at a moments notice, plus the empty site may have leftovers on the ground we don’t want them to get at. Depending on the layout, we often set quasi barriers in our own site to keep out short cutters. Our heads sleep in a slide and in the past, short cutters have woken us up by walking into the slide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danfreda1 Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 22 minutes ago, Payroll Person said: While walking pups, no. Only people, sure, quietly. No pups because they can leave wet spots at a moments notice, plus the empty site may have leftovers on the ground we don’t want them to get at. Depending on the layout, we often set quasi barriers in our own site to keep out short cutters. Our heads sleep in a slide and in the past, short cutters have woken us up by walking into the slide. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Burkett Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 A short cut to the pool, is a short cut. We don't see any problem with walking thru an unoccupied space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RV_ Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Payroll Person said: While walking pups, no. Only people, sure, quietly. No pups because they can leave wet spots at a moments notice, plus the empty site may have leftovers on the ground we don’t want them to get at. Depending on the layout, we often set quasi barriers in our own site to keep out short cutters. Our heads sleep in a slide and in the past, short cutters have woken us up by walking into the slide. X2 👍👍 Quote RV/Derekhttp://www.rvroadie.com Email on the bottom of my website page.Retired AF 1971-1998 When you see a worthy man, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy man, look inside yourself. - Confucius “Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” ... Voltaire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulecreeper Posted May 24, 2023 Report Share Posted May 24, 2023 An unoccupied space is unoccupied. It's not like your walking through someone's empty house. Quote CA Dept of Fish & Wildlife (Ret) US Navy (Ret) 2023 RAM 2500 Tradesman, 6.4L Hemi, 2x4, Reg cab, 8' bed, GVWR 10,000#, Cargo Cap 3913#, Tow Cap 15,540# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldons65 Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 Don’t mind walking through unoccupied sites. Always wave and say howdy to any fellow RVers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 22 hours ago, Payroll Person said: While walking pups, no. Only people, sure, quietly. No pups because they can leave wet spots at a moments notice, plus the empty site may have leftovers on the ground we don’t want them to get at. Depending on the layout, we often set quasi barriers in our own site to keep out short cutters. Our heads sleep in a slide and in the past, short cutters have woken us up by walking into the slide. Musta been drunk or people that should be under supervision short cutters . Quote Goes around , comes around . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payroll Person Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 Once, yes. Usual are kids on bikes, scooters, or just running around. Usually I an a fan of natural consequences, but now when it wakes us up. Plus that is the side with my utilities so running or walking on my hoses and cables is annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted May 25, 2023 Report Share Posted May 25, 2023 Trampling your hookups , sounds like trespassing and should be reported . Quote Goes around , comes around . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Posted May 26, 2023 Report Share Posted May 26, 2023 16 hours ago, Payroll Person said: Once, yes. Usual are kids on bikes, scooters, or just running around. Usually I an a fan of natural consequences, but now when it wakes us up. Plus that is the side with my utilities so running or walking on my hoses and cables is annoying. That must be a really, really tight space for someone to hit a slide or walk on your hose or cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted May 26, 2023 Report Share Posted May 26, 2023 5 hours ago, Chalkie said: That must be a really, really tight space for someone to hit a slide or walk on your hose or cable. I've been in a few RV parks that were that close. One of my favorites was where very close spots were divided by flowering bushes. They kept you from seeing into the next site but not from eavesdropping on their conversation. Linda Quote Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray,IN Posted May 27, 2023 Report Share Posted May 27, 2023 IMO walking through an unoccupied campsite is no different than walking through any grassy area around the office, no harm no foul. Quote 2000 Winnebago Ultimate Freedom USQ40JD, ISC 8.3 Cummins 350, Spartan MM Chassis. USA IN 1SG retired;Good Sam Life member,FMCA ." And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy 20 Jan 1961 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kb0zke Posted June 2, 2023 Report Share Posted June 2, 2023 We are in a fairly small park that we've stayed at several times before. There are some people who are more or less permanent residents, some long-term (month or more), and some here only for a night. All the sites are pull-thrus, with the utilities between two sites. I will pull the truck into the site next to us to load and unload the propane tank, but that's it. I don't cut through a site that is next to an occupied site. Quote David Lininger, kb0zke 1993 Foretravel U300 40' (sold) 2022 Grand Design Reflection 315RLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorhead Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 On occasion we will walk through the unoccupied spaces. However, we usually don't walk in the empty one that is right next to an occupied site. Walking neighborly and leaving what little privacy they have in a campground. If we are out walking it's for the enjoyment of the area and exercise. We will get where we are going eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2gypsies Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 5 hours ago, Rotorhead said: On occasion we will walk through the unoccupied spaces. However, we usually don't walk in the empty one that is right next to an occupied site. Walking neighborly and leaving what little privacy they have in a campground. If we are out walking it's for the enjoyment of the area and exercise. We will get where we are going eventually. Good for you! Ten different people or a bunch of kids constantly cutting through an unoccupied site is too much. Quote Full-timed for 16 YearsTraveled 8 yr in a 2004 Newmar Dutch Star 40' Motorhome and 8 yr in a 33' Travel Supreme 5th Wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, 2gypsies said: Good for you! Ten different people or a bunch of kids constantly cutting through an unoccupied site is too much. Get off my lawn . LOL Quote Goes around , comes around . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorhead Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 1 hour ago, 2gypsies said: Good for you! Ten different people or a bunch of kids constantly cutting through an unoccupied site is too much. No. Not really. If it’s not occupied it’s not a problem. But as I stated, as long as there is an empty space between the one we may cross through and the next camper, they are not bothered. Also, as I stated, when you are in a campground, there really isn’t any privacy. Probably 98% are packed together. So whether you walk on the road right next to folks cooking dinner or on the backside of their camper is irrelevant. In fact you are actually providing them more campground privacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danfreda1 Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 3 hours ago, 2gypsies said: Good for you! Ten different people or a bunch of kids constantly cutting through an unoccupied site is too much. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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