No snorers allowed camping

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Loads of people snore, for many different reasons and a lot of them can’t do much about it. My DH snores due to an injury in which he was attacked and suffered damage to his face (he wouldn’t go camping though) many people snore due to disabilities etc so YABU, if you can’t stand noise camping probably isn’t for you 😁

I can't believe the volume of threats of violence on this thread against people who have a medical condition. If these threats (however jokey) were against women, POC, disabled people they would be shot down. Why is it then OK to say you want to suffocate, or throw things at another human being for (literally) breathing? This sort of attitude is why a poster upthread's 13 year old daughter got kicked through the tent in the middle of the night - joking about violence against others is not OK.

I also don't see why some people feel that their biological need for perfect silence (when they have opted to camp on a campsite full of other people) trumps anyone else biological need to breathe whilst asleep.

Oh FGS. What are you going to do about birds, cockerels, cows, industrial vehicles, cars, airoplanes, children that wake up screaming in the night? You’re sleeping under a thin layer of cloth, not in a hermetically sealed orb. Of course you can use earplugs, a noise close by will still wake you up.

Oh FGS. What are you going to do about birds, cockerels, cows, industrial vehicles, cars, airoplanes, children that wake up screaming in the night?

Christ, where do you go camping?

then a snorers field is the answer?

Or an attached hotel for people that can't camp communally

LadyLaSnack

I think most folk are using this thread to vent, I doubt there is any serious intent of violence or policing of campsites by the snore police.

When I go camping, despite careful research, I accept that there is a risk of being disturbed by the actions of others. Of all the noises people make on campsites, loud snoring all night is for me, and by the looks of things here many others, the single most irritating thing to be kept awake by. There is in reality bugger all we can do about it which is why people are having a field day pointing out just how annoying it is on this thread.

I sympathise. Recently went on holiday with DM and my DC. We got one family room instead of two smaller rooms, because it was £200 cheaper and we were priced out otherwise. Thought it would be absolutely fine.

Forgot how badly DM snores. 4 nights of no sleep at all! I was sad to come home from the holiday in general but the thought of sleeping in relative silence again... (DH does snore, but only occasionally and he stops when I poke him.)

How would you police that. As has been said by PPs not everyone is aware that they snore/or only snore camping due to changed sleeping position. Will there be snoring patrols insisting families take down and re setup their tents in the middle of the night

It's a ridiculous suggestion - earplugs are the answer. No skin in the game as we now have a motorhome and my tent days are behind me. The two worst snorers in my family group was one of our dogs and my DD when she was small

In fairness I don't think anyone here has demanded or expected absolute silence when camping.

Actually more often snoring is a direct result of drinking/smoking too much and being overweight. If you have addressed the afore mentioned and are still snoring then visit your doctor.

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As I said earlier, I realise that some people snore who are not overweight, or have medical conditions or just have no reason why they snore, but I agree that any kind of snoring that can't be dealt with by losing weight or drinking less should be investigated as it can result in sleep apnoea.

Doctors take sleep apnoea much more seriously these days.

You need to give the earplugs that you can’t use, to The Snorer to put in their nostrils.

No one expects absolute silence when camping but having to listen to someone who snores ALL night and not a little snore but the loudest snoring I've ever heard is torture. I slept in the car last night which was uncomfy but not having to listen to that monotonous sound over and over again was worth it. going to get the car all kitted out properly tonight seats down and make a proper bed in the boot.

When I gave birth there were 6 mums + babies on the ward. The lady opposite had her husband stay for 3 nights and his snoring could have woken the dead. Now that is inconsiderate. With camping just use earplugs. They won’t block it out completely but will muffle it enough to be bearable and you will still be able to hear the kids

@Franklyfrost
Thank you

@Carycy
Thank you

Tbh I’ve heard all sorts through tent walls (including one particularly awful night where the entire campsite heard a couple shagging until someone brave shouted “we can all hear you you know!”)
I think if you want to control completely the environment you’re sleeping in you’re better off in a holiday cottage. It’s pot luck who you end up with and different people definitely have different expectations for their environment. YABU to say that people who snore shouldn’t camp!

There are often many other sounds at night in the great outdoors, such as running water, wind, creaking trees, traffic, crickets chirping, animal footsteps, owls, sheep bleating, etc. So, even if there was no snoring, its highly likely that other noises would disturb a light sleeper anyway. So if you don't like the sound of (natural) sounds, then don't camp in a tent!