No snorers allowed camping

[Franklyfrost]

Just that.

Having finally managed to get to sleep on our mysteriously but persistently deflating air mattress someone in the field next door wakes me up making a noise like a food processor being turned on and off. I have young kids in the tent with me and older kids in the tent text door so I can’t wear eye plugs. It’s a family campsite so it’s not just me who won’t be able to wear ear plugs. Just don’t go camping near others if you snore. They must know they snore because they’re not pitched up alone, so their party must all have come prepared with earplugs.

YABU camping is for everyone, you can’t discriminate
YANBU camping is not for someone who makes a really loud noise all night long to show off how well they’re sleeping while stopping anyone else from getting what rest they can

YABU for still using an air bed. They’re hopeless. You need a thick (10cm) self-inflating mattress. Won’t deflate and stops the cold coming through from the ground too. Once you’re more comfortable you may find you sleep better even with the accompanying noises.

Every time I've been kept awake by snoring it's been by a man in a different room / tent / house.

Next time camp in the garden!

Every time I've been kept awake by snoring it's been by a man in a different room / tent / house.

You have obviously never had the pleasure of my mother’s company.

@Silvergreen why are you so angry and why are you bringing up rape and DV in a thread about snoring?

The DV isn't necessarily true either. Ive heard multiple accounts from lesbian friends about how common DV is in lesbian relationships. It's just not seen as 'as bad' because it's less aggressive - ie less long lasting damage.

I'm a woman in a heterosexual relationship and snore much more than my DP...

@JurassicPark101

I climbed Kilimanjaro about a decade ago with a group of about a dozen of us. By day 3 one of the tents had to be pitched about 200 metres away as one of the group sounded like a Harley Davidson. It meant another one of the tents had to have 3 people squeezed into it and it was just absolutely grim. Snoring man thought it was absolutely hilarious and said it happened wherever he went. It was so inconsiderate, he knew he snored and admitted a nose clip pretty much stopped it but it was a bit uncomfortable so he didn’t use it. We were all so knackered after a week of this that there was one guy on the trip who got pretty close to hitting him.

As long as snorers are doing everything they can to stop snoring then I think that’s the best you can hope for.

What an absolutely spiteful twat.

YANBU. it’s obviously very selfish to knowingly inflict sleepless nights on a bunch of strangers just so that ‘I can do the thing I love’ some people just don’t give a toss about other people 🤷🏻‍♀️

White noise is your friend. We have to have it when we camp otherwise our dogs bark at every little sound, but it has the added bonus of muffling selfish tent snorers

[quote girlmom21]@Silvergreen why are you so angry and why are you bringing up rape and DV in a thread about snoring?

The DV isn't necessarily true either. Ive heard multiple accounts from lesbian friends about how common DV is in lesbian relationships. It's just not seen as 'as bad' because it's less aggressive - ie less long lasting damage.

I'm a woman in a heterosexual relationship and snore much more than my DP... [/quote]
DV is not common in lesbian relationships. Stop lying.

@Silvergreen why would I lie about that? Other people, who I know, clearly have different experiences to you.
You don't just get to dismiss them.

[quote girlmom21]@Silvergreen why would I lie about that? Other people, who I know, clearly have different experiences to you.
You don't just get to dismiss them.
[/quote]
I've been in many lesbian relationships and pretty much all of my friendship and acquaintance circle are lesbians. But you are somehow friends with all these lesbians who experience DV. Absolutely risible nonsense.

@EdgeOfACoin

Snoring is different, though. If spray doesn't work, nasal strips don't work and OTC remedies don't work, then yes snorers need to reflect on whether camping in the close vicinity of others is a socially acceptable pastime for them.

I hate the way earplugs are promoted as the solution for everything on these boards. For one, I don't like depriving myself of one of my senses. I want to be able to hear things like a fire alarm or if someone is trying to break into my tent or whatever. The OP has already said she has young children so earplugs aren't an option. Secondly, I find it very difficult to get to sleep in earplugs (I've never found any that are comfortable, and as stated, I am not happy shutting down one of my senses.) I tend to rip them out in my sleep anyway, so I have a habit of losing them.

If someone knows they snore, the onus is on them to take steps to address the issue and, if necessary, choose more remote camping experiences.

I agree with this. If you are a loud snorer that can be heard in the the next room/street whatever, have a think about whether you are likely to survive a holiday without someone murdering you. I have a friend who is a terrible snorer. She knows this and if we all go away together she makes sure she pays for her own room so that no one else suffers. She wouldn't camp unless there was loads of space to keep her snoring away from others.

@Sunnygold

I’m afraid I would yell “Stop fucking snoring!” at the top of my voice.

me too

There’s only one thing wrong with camping, and that’s the fact that other people are there too

I flatly refuse to camping as I can’t put up with other people especially in close proximity and I turn into an absolute ogre if I don’t get 7 hrs sleep.

@mewkins
'I have a friend who is a terrible snorer. She knows this and if we all go away together she makes sure she pays for her own room so that no one else suffers. She wouldn't camp unless there was loads of space to keep her snoring away from others'.

Yes, I have a friend like this who does make the effort - uses various devices, let's partner go to sleep first etc. I

Is it just me or has there been a lot of threads moaning about camping recently? If I wanted total silence at night it’s probably the last thing I’d do. I doubt this person was snoring and keeping the OP awake on purpose. Next time just book a caravan instead.

Earplugs.

You've chosen to go to a communal place to sleep, with no walls

The problem's with you and your incompatibility with camping

Are sleep studies, sleep apnoea and CPAP machines not a thing in England? I can't believe how many posters are so accepting of snoring and saying that it's a thing that happens and you can't do anything about it. Rubbish. It's not normal and it's not healthy. Snorers need to go to their GP and ask for a sleep study to be done. There are options to stop snoring.

FWIW I'm a woman, I have sleep apnoea and I snore badly. I use a CPAP machine when I sleep which keeps my airways open and stops the snoring. I sleep so much better. My brain isn't being starved of oxygen when I sleep.

OP: Go say something to the snorer. Their family might have tried to tell them a million times that their snoring is ridiculous and been ignored. Having a random stranger complaining about their snoring might be the kick up the backside they need to take it seriously and go talk to their doctor.

@KaptainKaveman

This thread is exactly why I will never go camping.

Same here.

There are some hysterical over reactions on this thread. Clearly some people have physiological problems that can cause snoring, and I appreciate that little can be done in this case. However, a significant number of people have other causes of snoring where something can be done, and my point was aimed at them.

I suspect a lot of the angry posters have never had to sleep next to a Magimix being switched on and off. I have, and DH ended up on a CPAP machine because his snoring developed into sleep apnoea, and he had a stroke as result.

And, of course, the CPAP machine is another major factor that precludes camping for us.

This is probably the main reason I wont even attempt camping. Snoring gives me the rage.

YABU, this is why I don’t camp any more. Lying in a field on a deflating lilo with the noises of Other People around is not a holiday for me.

@NeonJellyBaby

Is it just me or has there been a lot of threads moaning about camping recently? If I wanted total silence at night it’s probably the last thing I’d do. I doubt this person was snoring and keeping the OP awake on purpose. Next time just book a caravan instead.

Holidays are expensive and hard to book at the moment. Camping is the only option a lot of the time.

FeralWoman You do know sleep apnoea isn't the only - or even the main - cause of snoring?

i dont see why you cant wear earplugs because youre camping with children? Surely thats even more reason to wear them?
If the children call you or wake up youd still hear them.

How terrible for you OP to have to tolerate other humans around you. Why they can’t just clear the campsite to ensure your family’s convenience is beyond me, bunch of rotters.