More than 81 million Americans spent some vacation time camping last year, according to a recent survey from The Dyrt. In fact, since the COVID lockdowns, 25 million people have tried outdoor lodgings for the first time, the campsite booking and accessibility app notes. Unfortunately, it seems the new campers may need a crash course in the unspoken courtesies longtime campers take for granted.
k7:8FC6 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\:>286 D:K6\=2C86Qmk:>8 DC4lQ9EEADi^^7@@55C:?<=:76]4@>^HA\4@?E6?E^FA=@25D^a_ad^_e^EC2G6=\EC2:=6C\42>A:?8\`_acIeg`];A8Q 2=ElQp A2C<65 42>A6C EC2:=6C H:E9 :ED 5@@C @A6? :D 2EE24965 E@ 2 G69:4=6 2E DF?D6E[ C6G62=:?8 A2CE @7 E96 :==F>:?2E65 :?E6C:@C] !C24E:4:?8 8@@5 42>A8C@F?5 6E:BF6EE6[ E96 D6EFA 3=6?5D :?E@ E96 D6C6?6 D46?6 @7 EC66D 2?5 2? @A6? 7:6=5 :? E96 324<8C@F?5]Q 4=2DDlQHA\:>286\a`_bfdQ DC4D6ElQ9EEADi^^7@@55C:?<=:76]4@>^HA\4@?E6?E^FA=@25D^a_ad^_e^EC2G6=\EC2:=6C\42>A:?8\`_acIeg`];A8 `_acH[ 9EEADi^^7@@55C:?<=:76]4@>^HA\4@?E6?E^FA=@25D^a_ad^_e^EC2G6=\EC2:=6C\42>A:?8\b__Ia__];A8 b__H[ 9EEADi^^7@@55C:?<=:76]4@>^HA\4@?E6?E^FA=@25D^a_ad^_e^EC2G6=\EC2:=6C\42>A:?8\fegId``];A8 fegH[ 9EEADi^^7@@55C:?<=:76]4@>^HA\4@?E6?E^FA=@25D^a_ad^_e^EC2G6=\EC2:=6C\42>A:?8\`d_I`__];A8 `d_H[ 9EEADi^^7@@55C:?<=:76]4@>^HA\4@?E6?E^FA=@25D^a_ad^_e^EC2G6=\EC2:=6C\42>A:?8];A8 `ac_HQ D:K6DlQ2FE@[ W>2I\H:5E9i `_acAIX `__GH[ `_acAIQ 52E2\A:?\>65:2lQ9EEADi^^7@@55C:?<=:76]4@>^HA\4@?E6?E^FA=@25D^a_ad^_e^EC2G6=\EC2:=6C\42>A:?8];A8Q ^mk7:842AE:@? 4=2DDlQHA\6=6>6?E\42AE:@?Qmr2>A:?8 3@@>D[ 3FE D@ 5@ 325 923:ED] }6H4@>6CD @G6C=@@< <6J 6E:BF6EE6[ =62G:?8 =@?8E:>6 42>A6CD 7CFDEC2E65] !9@E@ 4C65:Ei s6A@D:EA9@E@D]k^7:842AE:@?mk^7:8FC6m
kAmz2>A8C@F?5D @7 p>6C:42[ @C z~p[ C6A@CED >@C6 E92? `` >:==:@? ?6H 9@FD69@=5D 42>A65 :? a_ac 4@>A2C65 E@ a_`h] }6H 42>A6CD >2<6 FA dT @7 A6@A=6 FD:?8 42>AD:E6D 6G6CJ J62C] ~? 2G6C286[ E96D6 42>A6CD 2C6 J@F?86C 2?5 AC676C E@ DE2J 4=@D6C E@ 9@>6[ 6>32C<:?8 @? H66<6?5 EC:AD >@C6 @7E6? E92? =@?86C ;2F?ED] %96J 2=D@ AC676C AC:G2E6 42>A8C@F?5D @C 8=2>A:?8 =@42E:@?D[ H9:49 >2J 36 H9J E96J 5@?’E 4@>AC696?5 E96 F?HC:EE6? CF=6D =@?8E:>6 25G6?EFC6CD 2C6 H6== 2H2C6 @7] %96 7:CDE CF=6n tE:BF6EE6 :D 2== 23@FE 36:?8 >:?57F= @7 @E96C A6@A=6] k^Am
k9a 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\9625:?8Qmq6EE6C E92? J@F 7@F?5 :Ek^9am
kAm~?6 @7 E96 @=56DE k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]<@2AC6DDC@@>]4@>^AC6DD^a_ad\42>A:?8\@FE5@@C\9@DA:E2=:EJ\C6A@CE^Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm42>A:?8k^2m CF=6D :D D:>A=6[ J6E A@H6C7F=i =62G6 ?@ EC246] (96E96C J@F’C6 2E 2 42>AD:E6[ #' A2C<[ 8=2>AD:E6 @C ECF=J C@F89:?8 :E[ J@F’== H2?E E@ C6DE@C6 :E E@ E96 H2J J@F 7@F?5 :E[ :7 ?@E :? 6G6? 36EE6C 4@?5:E:@?] x7 J@F’G6 5F8 2 9@=6[ 7:== :E :?] |@G65 2 A:4?:4 E23=6n !FE :E 324<] %C2D9[ ?@ >2EE6C 9@H D>2==[ 86ED E9C@H? 2H2J]k^Am
kAm“%@@ @7E6?[ E96 :?7@C>2E:@? :D 3FC:65 @C @AE:@?2= H96? :E C62==J D9@F=5 36 7C@?E 2?5 46?E6C[” D2JD z:>36C=J $EC@9[ H:E9 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]D2GGJ>2>2=:76DEJ=6]4@>Qm$2GGJ |2>2 {:76DEJ=6k^2m] “x7 H6 H2?E E@ AC@E64E @FC ?2EFC2= DA246D[ 65F42E:@? ?665D E@ 36 4=62C[ 6?828:?8 2?5 F?2G@:523=6] %9:D :D 6DA64:2==J ECF6 7@C 7:CDE\E:>6 42>A6CD H9@ >2J ?@E 6G6? <?@H H92E E96J’C6 >:DD:?8] (6 >2J 36 E@ E96 A@:?E H96C6 DEC:4E6C 7:?6D 2C6 7:?2==J 6?7@C465]”k^Am
kAm~? E96 @E96C 92?5[ :7 J@F 92G6 6IEC2 C6D@FC46D[ =62G6 E96> 7@C E96 ?6IE A6CD@?] %92E :?4=F56D 6I46DD H2E6C 2?5 7:C6H@@5[ 3FE ?@E E@C?\FA E6?ED[ @C 6G6? =67E@G6C DE2<6D 2?5 A:646D @7 >6E2=] p=D@[ 5@?’E 8C23 >@C6 C6D@FC46D E92? J@F ?665] %CJ E@ @?=J 4FE 2 =:EE=6 >@C6 E92? E96 H@@5 J@F ?665]k^Am
kAm{J?? r2>A36==[ 4@\7@F?56C 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]`_25G6?EFC6D]4@>Qm`_p5G6?EFC6Dk^2m[ A@:?ED @FE E92E D@>6 A6@A=6 23FD6 E96 8C62E @FE5@@CD E@ 86E 2H2J H:E9 E9:?8D E96J 4@F=5?’E :? >@C6 4:G:=:K65 2C62D] “(92E H6 92G6 D66? :? ;FDE E96 =2DE 4@FA=6 @7 J62CD :?4=F56D 8C@FAD @7 A6@A=6 9:<:?8 :?E@ E96 324<4@F?ECJ E@ 92G6 2 A2CEJ … EC2D9:?8 E96 2C62 2?5 <66A:?8 2== E96 A6@A=6 2H2<6 … H:E9 >FD:4[ 5C:?<:?8 2?5 D9@FE:?8 :?E@ E96 62C=J 9@FCD]” s@?’E 36 E9@D6 42>A6CD]k^Am
k9a 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\9625:?8Qmz:5D 2?5 E96:C 5@8Dk^9am
kAmx? 2 BF6DE 7@C =@H6C\4@DE 9@=:52J H66<6?5 2=E6C?2E:G6D 2?5 E@ 6D42A6 E96 D=@8 @7 FC32? =:76[ >2?J A6@A=6 92G6 EFC?65 E@ 42>A:?8[ 6G6? :7 E96J 5:5?’E 8C@H FA 5@:?8 :E] pD E96 D2J:?8 8@6D[ J@F 5@?’E <?@H H92E J@F 5@?’E <?@H] }6G6C EC2:?65 @C :?5@4EC:?2E65 E96>D6=G6D[ E96D6 J@F?8 A2C6?ED 42?’E A2DD @? H92E E96J’G6 ?6G6C =62C?65 E@ E96:C <:5D]k^Am
kAmu@C 6I2>A=6[ >2?J 5@?’E F?56CDE2?5 E96 D:>A=6 CF=6 E92E J@F 5@?’E 4C@DD E9C@F89 2?@E96C A6CD@?’D E6CC:E@CJ] yFDE 3642FD6 J@F’C6 :? E96 8C62E @FE5@@CD 5@6D?’E >62? :E’D 2== 7C66 C2?86]k^Am
kAm}:4< {6:89E@?[ 6E:BF6EE6 6IA6CE 2?5 4@\9@DE @7 E96 A@542DE “k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HJC3H]4@>Qm(6C6 *@F #2:D65 3J (@=G6Dnk^2m”[ 6IA=2:?Di “s@?’E 4FE E9C@F89 @E96C A6@A=6’D 42>AD:E6D] %9:D :D =:<6 H2=<:?8 24C@DD D@>6@?6’D =2H? C:89E :? 7C@?E @7 E96:C 9@>6] *@F H@F=5?’E 5@ E92E[ H@F=5 J@Fn #6>6>36C E@ H2=< 2C@F?5[ ?@E E9C@F89[ E96 2C62D H96C6 A6@A=6 92G6 D6E E96>D6=G6D FA]”k^Am
kAm~?46 A2C6?ED <?@H[ E96J D9@F=5 D92C6 E92E CF=6 H:E9 E96:C <:5D] (9:=6 J@FC ?6:893@C:?8 42>A6CD F?56CDE2?5 E92E J@F >2J ?665 E@ H@C< H9:=6 @? J@FC G242E:@?[ E96J 5:5?’E 4@>6 96C6 E@ 323JD:E J@FC <:5D 6:E96C] x7 J@F ?665 E@ 5@ 2 H@C< A9@?6 42== @C +@@> 42==[ A=2? 29625 H:E9 2? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^7@@55C:?<=:76]4@>^42>A:?8\82>6D^Qm24E:G:EJk^2m E@ <66A E96> @44FA:65] k^Am
kAms@8D D9@F=5 36 <6AE @? 2 =62D9 2E 2== E:>6D] r2>A 9@DED 2?5 A2C< C2?86CD A@:?E @FE E92E E9:D :?4=F56D D>2== 42?:?6D 2?5 6G6? E96 @?6D “H9@’5 ?6G6C 3:E6 2?J@?6]” #6>6>36C[ E96J’C6 :? 2 ?6H =@42E:@?[ E@@] !C@E64E J@FCD6=7 2?5 J@FC A6ED 3J <66A:?8 E96> =62D965] k^Am
kAmp=D@[ C682C5=6DD @7 9@H 4FE6 @C E2>6 E96J =@@<[ 5@?’E 7665 E96 H:=5=:76] tG6C]k^Am
k9a 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\9625:?8Qm{:89ED @FEk^9am
kAm#6>6>36C E92E A6@A=6 8@ 42>A:?8 E@ 86E 2H2J 7C@> :E 2==[ @C 2E =62DE 2 =:EE=6 A6246 2?5 BF:6E] s@?’E CF? J@FC G69:4=6 2== 52J[ FD6 2 86?6C2E@C A2DE E96 A@DE65 E:>6D[ @C =62G6 =:89ED @? ac^f E92E <66A @E96CD 7C@> C6=2I:?8 @C 6?;@J:?8 ?2EFC6]k^Am
kAm“~?6 @7 E96 36DE A2CED @7 42>A:?8 :D DE2C82K:?8P *6E[ ?6H6C 42>A6CD 5@?’E C62=:K6 9@H 62DJ :E :D E@ 42FD6 =:89E A@==FE:@? E92E H:== DA@:= E96 ?:89EE:>6 7@C 6G6CJ@?6] |2?J #'D 2?5 EC2G6= EC2:=6CD 92G6 6IE6C?2= =:89ED :? 3C:89E H9:E6[ 3=F6 @C C65 E92E 42? 36 @G6C=J 3C:89E H96? E96J’C6 E96 @?=J =:89E D@FC46 :? 2 42>A8C@F?5 @C 3@@?5@4<:?8 D:E6[” 6IA=2:?D }2E2=:6 '6C66?\s2G:D[ 4@?E6?E 4C62E@C 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]42>A:?8<:55@D]4@>Qmr2>A:?8 z:55@Dk^2m]k^Am
kAm“(9:=6 E96D6 2C6 8@@5 7@C 96=A:?8 J@F D66 J@FC H2J E@ J@FC 42C 27E6C 52C<[ E96J 5C2H 2EE6?E:@? 2H2J 7C@> E96 ?:89E D<J … ~AE 7@C 9625 =2>AD @C 92?596=5 =2?E6C?D :? 255:E:@? E@ 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I@I@36==2]4@>^4@@<\7@@5\42>A7:C6^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm42>A7:C6k^2m[ 2?5 2G@:5 =2C86 DE2E:@?2CJ =:89ED] p?5 567:?:E6=J ?6G6C 92?8 E96D6 =:89ED :? E96 EC66D[ H9:49 42? 92C> E96 3C2?496D 2?5 ECF?<D[ 2?5 :D 282:?DE >2?J 42>A8C@F?5 A@=:4:6D]”k^Am
kAm%2<6 E96 E:>6 E@ >2<6 DFC6 J@FC :562 @7 2 8@@5 E:>6 5@6D?’E :>A24E @E96C A6@A=6’D :562 @7 2 8@@5 E:>6] q6 >:?57F= @7 A=2J:?8 >FD:4 @C E2=<:?8 =@F5=J =2E6 2E ?:89E H9:=6 >2<:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I@I@36==2]4@>^42>A7:C6\DEC2H36CC:6D^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmD’>@C6Dk^2m]k^Am
k9a 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\9625:?8Qm&?56C E96 :?7=F6?46k^9am
kAm~?6 @7 E96 9@EE6DE EC6?5D @? D@4:2= >65:2 :D C6G62=:?8 9:556? 86>D[ @7E6? H:E9 E96 :?7=F6?46C 24E:?8 2D :7 E96J 2C6 E96 7:CDE E@ D66 :E] }@ D9256 E@ E96D6 7@=<D[ 3FE >2?J H2?E E@ 6IA=@C6 E96 4@F?ECJD:56 H:E9@FE E96 E649?@=@8J] ~C E96 4C@H5D]k^Am
kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^252>2?546=:?6]4@>Qmp52> |4{2F89=:?k^2m[ 2 7F==\E:>6 EC2G6==6C H2?ED E@ 36 DJ>A2E96E:4[ 3FE[ “%96D6 A6@A=6 2C6 ?@E EJA:42==J D9@H:?8 FA 2E E96 42>A8C@F?5 E@ ‘86E 2H2J’j E96J’C6 D:EE:?8 :? E96 D:E6 ?6IE E@ FD =@F5=J =:G6DEC62>:?8 H9:=6 x’> H@C<:?8 :? >J #'[ @C =62G:?8 E96:C @FE5@@C =:89ED @? E@ ‘86E E96 A6C764E D9@E’ 2E ?:89E H96? E96 C6DE @7 FD 2C6 ECJ:?8 E@ 86E :E 2D 52C< 2D A@DD:3=6 E@ 6?;@J E96 DE2CD[ @C E96J’C6 A=2J:?8 2 %:<%@< EC6?5 a_ D64@?5 D@F?5 3:E6 @? C6A62E 7C@> E96:C A9@?6 F?E:= E96J 86E E96:C 52?46 A6C764E]”k^Am
kAm%92E’D ?@E E@ D2J 42>A6CD ?665 E@ 36 {F55:E6D] &D:?8 2? 6=64EC:42= @FE=6E @C C6?E:?8 2? #' :D 7:?6] yFDE 5@?’E >2<6 J@FC E649?@=@8J @C ?665 7@C C6>@E6 H@C< 2 3FC56? @? E96 C6DE @7 E96 42>AD:E6] !2J 2EE6?E:@? E@ H96C6 J@F’C6 H2=<:?8 @C 7:=>:?8] p?5[ :7 2E 2== A@DD:3=6[ C6>6>36C E96 H@C=5 5@6D?’E C6G@=G6 2C@F?5 J@F] k^Am
k9a 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\9625:?8Qmu:C6 :? E96 9@=6k^9am
kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^D>@<6J362C]4@>Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQm$>@<6J E96 q62Ck^2m’D =6DD@? DE:== C:?8D ECF6 E@52Ji @?=J J@F 42? AC6G6?E 7:C6D] *6E D@>6 A6@A=6 E9:?< E92E ;FDE >62?D 2E E96 6?5 @7 J@FC 42>A:?8 EC:A] #2?86CD D2J ?@[ 6G6CJ E:>6 J@F 8@ E@ 365[ J@FC 7:C6 D9@F=5 36 AC@A6C=J 6IE:?8F:D965] uFCE96C[ EC2D9 36=@?8D :? 2 EC2D9 3:?[ ?@E 7:C6 A:ED] #6>6>36C[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I@I@36==2]4@>^42E68@CJ^7@@5^42>A7:C6^QmA6@A=6 4@@< E96C6k^2m[ 2?5 5@?’E ?665 E96 C6D:5F6 7C@> J@FC 3FC?E A=2DE:4 E2:?E:?8 E96:C 7@@5]k^Am
kAm~? E96 @E96C 92?5[ D@>6E:>6D E96 AC@3=6> :D ?@E 42>A6CD[ 3FE 4=@D6C E@ 9@>6] $E6G6 |2C492=[ 2 G6E6C2? 42>A 9@DE[ ?@E6D E96 3:886DE AC@3=6>D 96 D66D[ “… DE6> 7C@> E96 ‘=@42=D]’ |@DE @7 E96 ‘?6H’ 42>A6CD x >66E 2C6 4@FCE6@FD[ C6DA64E7F= 2?5 6286C E@ D66 E96 4@F?ECJ] %96 =@42=D 2C6 4@>:?8 FA 7@C 2 H66<6?5 E@ 3=@H @77 DE62> 2?5 2C6 >F49 >@C6 =:<6=J E@ D9@H FA :? =2C86 C@H5J 8C@FAD[ H9@ =6E E96 <:5D 2?5 5@8D CF? H:=5[ 7:== E96 7:C6 A:E H:E9 366C 42?D[ DE2J FA E:== a 2]>] 2?5 E96? 5C:G6 2H2J 2?5 =62G6 2 D>@=56C:?8 7:C6]”k^Am
k9a 4=2DDlQHA\3=@4<\9625:?8Qm!:E49:?8 @FC E6?EDk^9am
kAmr2>A:?8 42? 36 2 7F?[ 6I4:E:?8 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E965JCE]4@>^>282K:?6^AC6DD^42>A:?8\C6A@CE^Q C6=lQ?@7@==@HQmC6=2I:?8 25G6?EFC6k^2m 7@C 4@FA=6D[ 72>:=:6D 2?5 8C@FAD] xE’D 567:?:E6=J 2 492?86 @7 A246 @G6C 9@E6= DE2JD 2?5 4CF:D6 =:?6D[ 2=E9@F89 E96 36DE 8=2>A:?8 42? 2=D@ 36 =FIFC:@FD] qJ 36:?8 2H2C6 @7 J@FC DFCC@F?5:?8D 2?5 >:?57F= @7 E96 F?HC:EE6? CF=6D @7 42>A:?8[ J@F 42? >2<6 :E 2 7F? E:>6 7@C 6G6CJ@?6 2C@F?5 J@F]k^Am
kAmq6==2 qF449:@EE: :D 2 7C66=2?46 HC:E6C H:E9 2 A2DD:@? 7@C 25G6?EFC6[ 56=:4:@FD C64:A6D 2?5 2FE96?E:4 DE@CJE6==:?8] %9C@F89 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I@I@36==2]4@>^QmI@I@q6==2k^2m 2?5 D@4:2= >65:2[ D96 D92C6D G:3C2?E EC2G6= 6IA6C:6?46D[ >@FE9H2E6C:?8 5:D96D 2?5 6G6CJ52J >@>6?ED E92E :?DA:C6 4@??64E:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 A@DE k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^7@@55C:?<=:76]4@>^42>A8C@F?5\6E:BF6EE6^Qmr2>A8C@F?5 6E:BF6EE6 6C@56D 2D ?6H4@>6CD @G6C=@@< F?HC:EE6? CF=6Dk^2m 2AA62C65 7:CDE @? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^7@@55C:?<=:76]4@>Qmu@@5 sC:?< {:76k^2m]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us.