Thread: Bad camping ethics

When camping we try to find a spot clear of louts and the general populace.

Still happy to see the odd passerby but hate the hoons especially if they are yah hooing around the place.

It happens.....

Over easter and for the week after my girlfriend and I went camping at a quiet, unsignposted spot that we'd heard about and it was beautiful. There are several places to camp at this spot with one in particular being sensational. There were people camped at this spot when we first arrived so we found somewhere else to camp for that night. It was a great spot, but would be quite exposed during the day without any cover.

Anyway, the next day, the people in the other spot left and we moved in. In the early afternoon a german couple came down and had a look and eventually asked if we'd mind them setting up on the other side of the clearing, which we had no problem with.

Then about 45mins before sundown we were just getting dinner ready when a random person appeared and sussed out the area, walked back up the track and then guided her husband down to where we were. Out he got, and their two kids, and their big brown dog (we had our 10wk old puppy). The husband said "I hope you don't mind us camping here (right next to us), we don't want to cramp your style". I told him that when there were people camping here earlier, we found somewhere else. He ignored this and went about setting up his tent and listening to his music and holding back his dog. And then his kids started throwing rocks at our tent. And then we packed up and went back to the other spot just in time for burritos and a beautiful sunset. But we were grumpy.

Was this camper displaying acceptable camping ethics?

Originally Posted by Poida4x4

Was this camper displaying acceptable camping ethics?

No - he wasn't circumcised either.... complete *****.

Don't like camping anywhere near people, so don't come across any problems.

I object to large club/family groups that monopolise facilities. By this I mean those who send along an advance party to take over the areas like tables and fireplaces by placing iceboxes and baskets on the tables in advance of the main party, and lagering vehicles around the fireplaces and tables. These groups are usually rowdy and late-to-bedders. Also these groups commonly have undisciplined children and dogs, both of which run amok, and should be considered outside the protection of law.

I,m glad i did make the effort to find a further suitable camp site as at 2 1/2 kilometres or maybe a bit more, i could only just hear the doof-doof music, if the wind was blowing in the right, or is that, wrong direction. I go camping to get away from modern sound effects, (its not all music).
I guess thats the benefits of living in a big county like Oz, we still have choices and options.

yeah, IVe seen it fortunately a lot less than I've seen good behavior...

I detest large groups of younger campers who insist on doof doof music into the wee small hours along with screaming and raucous laughter.
I find most of the above mentioned groups have campfires that would put Black Saturday to shame and when the leave in the morning, they almost always leave their fires going.