Date:         Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:10:01 -0600
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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From:         Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: "Stealth" mishaps: WAS Are pop-up tops really necessary??
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The attitude is certainly different here in the south, at least where
I've been. Campground operators either understand that some people
don't like to camp with those big behemoths on concrete pullthroughs,
and they let poptops and westies camp in the "primitive" sites because
that's always where the really nice wooded and quiet site are--or else
they're protecting their high-paying customers by keeping us riff-raff
away from their snooty rides. either way, nobody has ever really cared
where we stayed as long as we paid our money and weren't trying to
cheat them in any way.

Maybe it's just a regional thing. The campgrounds I've been to seemed
eager for business and to help customers. The couple of big ones we go
to on the gulf of mexico have lots of rules, but even then they try to
help you out.

Jim


On Feb 24, 2006, at 8:19 PM, Mike Collum wrote:

> This is all very interesting.  What about the little poptop or floptop
> trailers?
>
> Mike
> Houlton, Maine
> '84 GL 7 pass
> '85 GL Westy
> '76 Cox floptop trailer
>
>
>
> Mark Tuovinen wrote:
>> The city owned campgrounds in Seward, AK have the same policy, If you
>> sleep in your vehicle you have to park with the motorhomes. :-(
>> Thankfully we have friends there and park in their driveway.
>>
>> Mark in AK - waiting for camping season in the frozen North
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Rob Campbell <mantid@GMAIL.COM>
>> Date: Friday, February 24, 2006 4:33 pm
>> Subject: Re: "Stealth" mishaps: WAS Are pop-up tops really necessary??
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>
>>
>>> I did ask "what if I pitched a tent, but found it cold, and moved
>>> inside in
>>> the middle of the night?"  he said if you pitch a tent, you need
>>> to sleep in
>>> it.  Otherwise RVers waste the tenting parking spots.  I can
>>> imagine this
>>> being an issue in the busy season, but I was literally the only
>>> vehicle in
>>> either the tenting loop or the RV section.  Zero-Tolerance is
>>> pretty much
>>> always a bad idea in my book, but I guess I respect the guy's
>>> dilligence, in
>>> a kindof twisted way.  FWIW this is the only campsite I've ever
>>> had this
>>> happen, I almost always choose the non-hookup tenting sites
>>> (cheaper and I
>>> dont really use any AC power) and have never had it mentioned, nor
>>> seen it
>>> posted that this is wrong or impolite.
>>>
>>> On 2/24/06, Doug F <vanagon@astound.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Anyway, as I was not "tenting", I was in violation of the park
>>>
>>> rules.> Apparantly anyone sleeping in their vehicle must use an RV
>>> site.">
>>>
>>>> I suppose "popping the top" and sleeping inside a "canvas,
>>>
>>> tented" area,
>>>
>>>> Is not considered "in a tent" ?
>>>>
>>>> Seems like it should be, although, I guess it would make those
>>>
>>> on the
>>>
>>>> ground
>>>> envious.
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps there is an area for "ground camping" where you could
>>>
>>> kick those
>>>
>>>> spoiled "tent dwellers" outa there!
>>>>
>>>> What if you had one of those tent platforms with an actual tent
>>>
>>> on top of
>>>
>>>> yer car?
>>>> Might have the ole park ranger wondering.......
>>>>
>>>
>>
>