The Considerate Camper
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Topic: The Considerate Camper
Posted By: Guests
Subject: The Considerate Camper
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2016 at 2:46pm
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This has been talked about before but, a refresher is not likely to hurt. It is from the KOA newsletter. Feel free to add your own comments. http://blog.koa.com/guide-to-camping-ettiquette/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1604_Kompass_Newsletter - Considerate Camping |
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Posted By: osage
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2016 at 7:59pm
| I always try to leave the site cleaner than when we arrived old boy scout rule |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2016 at 9:06pm
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Nice refresher!
------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2016 at 9:15pm
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All great rules. I especially like #17 NO GENERATORS, this is probably one of the more abused rules we hear, hey we're camping, let's enjoy the out of doors w/o the noise and # 19. If we were to live by "treating others the way we would wish to be treated", this whole world would be a much better place to live.
------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 12:00pm
Sorry, but if it's 85+ degrees outside and I'm boondocking it, I will be running generators to power the A/C. I will shut them down when it cools off. |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 12:11pm
By definition, if boondocking/dispersed camping, you shouldn't be close enough to other campers to have to worry about it. At least the way we do it. (but we don't use a genny anyways) ------------- |
Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 1:05pm
There are loops in some campgrounds that don't allow generators, and that's great. There are different kinds of camping and campers (people) though and there is usually room somewhere for camping with generators. May as well try to ban kids. TT> ------------- 2010 176 FJ Cruiser |
Posted By: David and Danette
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 1:25pm
I don't remember hearing the word generator in Ray Charles song, "It's a wonderful World". 
------------- 2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018- 2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019) 2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014) Middle Tn 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab |
Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 2:12pm
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The ones I have are quiet enough that you can barely hear them if you're on the opposite side of the trailer. Having been around loud generators, I can understand the concern. At my first outing with our 179, a guy was running a generator about 30 feet away that was loud enough that I couldn't hear my own generators when practically standing next to them.
Maybe the advice should be if you must run generators, run quiet ones. |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 2:39pm
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What do you have for a generator? What are the spec on the decibels it puts out? Thanks Leo B ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: marwayne
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 4:27pm
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All I can say is that my geny is quieter than the AC that is running in the next site.
------------- If you want something done right, do it yourself. 2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 4:39pm
Ryobi Ryi2200, 63dB max. I keep auto throttle on most of the time, so it's much quieter than that except when the A/C compressor kicks on. |
Posted By: marwayne
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 4:50pm
My geny is built in, exhaust diverted to the ground which cuts the noise level by another 50%.
  ------------- If you want something done right, do it yourself. 2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 13 Apr 2016 at 5:05pm
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Threat info!!
Thanks!! ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2016 at 6:16am
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Marwayne, WOW, you went above and beyond! Not only do you have a great QUIET genny (Honda) which is probably the quietest, and most dependable on the market but also add the snout to divert the few db's that come out of that unit. Can you even hear it from the other side of your pod?
------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |