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Camping Ettiquette

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MaryPoppinsPenguins · 02/06/2018 14:12

I’m camping this weekend, two tents, two children, two dogs.

This is the first time we’ve each brought our dogs and searched for a long time and through lots of reviews until we found this place... spoke to the owner who said he only takes a certain amount of bookings to make sure you’re all a bit seperate and no one bothers anyone else.

Last night it was amazing... it’s almost like you’re camping totally alone. I can see a group of tents in the distance and the top of another through the trees but it does feel very secluded.

When we arrived the owner was at the gate and told us to drive and find an empty space. I assume he says this to everyone..

Today a new family arrive, and park and pitch up right next to us. And I mean Right next to us. Some of their ropes even cross over with my friends tent. Their table and chairs are right in the siteline of ours, I can even hear their drink open!

To make it worse, their kids seem terrified of dogs. Our dogs aren’t on leads and have been running around ‘our camp’ really happy. Now we’ve had to get the crate out.

AIBU? I’m kind of pissed off. I wish I’d brought hungry hippos or some really loud scream inducing game but unfortunately playing cards and magiclip dolls are all I have..!

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kalapattar · 02/06/2018 15:38

That's just weird. If someone doesn't like dogs, why would they camp so close to a tent with dogs?

I wonder what conversations are being had in the newly arrived tent?

eddielizzard · 02/06/2018 15:38

i'd be fucking furious. i'd have a word with the owner. and i wouldn't crate your dogs since they created this problem.

WaxOnFeckOff · 02/06/2018 15:41

They are probably looking for someone to be nearby so you can keep an eye on their DC while they go for a shag in the woods foraging.

Lacucuracha · 02/06/2018 15:42

Looks like the Weasley's tent, but massive.

FeckinCrunchiesInTheCar · 02/06/2018 15:43

Leave the dogs loose.
God, some people really are thoughtless cretins.

WindyWednesday · 02/06/2018 15:43

That’s embarrassingly close by. How awkward. Why would you do that? Personal space alert.

user546425732 · 02/06/2018 15:44

Is yours the big yurt like tent?

ziggiestardust · 02/06/2018 15:48

Can you pick up the tents between the adults and walk them across the field relatively upright? And then just re-peg?

Alternatively, be as obnoxious as possible. My LO was terrified of dogs when he was little; if we were camping we would have seen your dog and made a beeline for the other side of the field. He’s better now thankfully, but that just seems to be really harsh on their children!

Honestly; it’s like when you’re in an empty carpark isn’t it? Someone always parks next to you!

Tinlegs · 02/06/2018 15:51

I think they have been there before and you are in "their" spot.

DH and I had this in an entirely empty pub once. A couple arrived and tried to share our table as "they always sit there". DH cheerfully said, "Not this time."

Audreyhelp · 02/06/2018 15:53

Naughty to be so close but no way should a dog be roaming free on a campsite they should be tied up. You can’t see every time it poos to clear it up .

Charolais · 02/06/2018 15:53

They did that because they didn’t know you were all together as a group and thought everyone was parking in rows, like they live at home I suppose. How awful for you. I’d move.

Mountainsoutofmolehills · 02/06/2018 15:54

Move. Sounds awful. Why would anyone want to go and camp next to a family with kids and a dog. 3 of my worst possible life options. camping in england with kids and a dog. God......

mydogisthebest · 02/06/2018 15:57

Audreyhelp, the thread is about people camping to close not about whether dogs should be on lead or not.

I know of campsites where dogs don't have to be on leads

ApolloandDaphne · 02/06/2018 15:57

Blimey - that's cosy!

ziggiestardust · 02/06/2018 15:58

audreyhelp that wasn’t what the OP was posting about.

Nothisispatrick · 02/06/2018 15:59

Audreyhelp

How do you know the rules of the specific camp site OP is staying on?

DartmoorDoughnut · 02/06/2018 16:00

Hope they decide to move!

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MaryPoppinsPenguins · 02/06/2018 16:03

The dogs are fine. The owner was playing with them last night. They’re not straying very far from ‘our camp’.

They’re a spaniel and a Labrador. The Labrador has the crate inside my friends tent... the spaniel slept in my sleeping pod with me and DD1.

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ToeToToe · 02/06/2018 16:04

Crazy. That would spoil my trip, to be honest.

I'd be tempted to move - er...can you just sort of unpeg the tents and walk it over to another spot? We used to be able to do this with ours, but it was one of those old-fashioned ones, with rigid poles not bendy poles.

Then see if they follow you over Grin Grin

MimpiDreams · 02/06/2018 16:05

They're way too close. I'd not be happy about that.

I agree with others though, in 40 years of camping I've never come across a campsite which allows dogs to run free. Been to several where people ignore the rules though.

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MaryPoppinsPenguins · 02/06/2018 16:07

It wasn’t the bell tent specifically that took all the time, we couldn’t work out the awning etc and we were trying to keep the kids amused by taking frequent breaks Grin

Ziggiestardust I wish we could but there’s so much stuff etc and it’s boiling hot... it would waste lots of our day.

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ziggiestardust · 02/06/2018 16:10

How skilled are you and your family at being obnoxious cunts OP?

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MaryPoppinsPenguins · 02/06/2018 16:11

Pretty skilled ;)

You couldn’t make it up. They’ve gone off for a walk so it was momentarily peaceful and lovely. And now their car alarm is going off Angry

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Scarydinosaurs · 02/06/2018 16:12

You have to ask them. Perhaps they never saw the farmer as they arrived and thought they had to be together??

You can’t let it spoil the holiday like this- at least ask their reason why?

kissthealderman · 02/06/2018 16:12

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