5 Golden Rules of Camping Courtesy!!
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Over the past year we've seen the single greatest surging influx of first-time RV owners in the history of the lifestyle. When you're new "you don't know what you don't know" -- and that's what this video is all about -- helping new owners understand some of those potentially unspoken "rules" and guidelines of campsite courtesy.
This video was made after receiving countless requests & we'd love it if this were shared thru your social media groups as it really sounds like there are some new members of our camping community out there who could use a hand acclimating to the lifestyle.
And remember -- this is NOT about shaming anyone. We want to encourage, foster, and grow our community. This is about educating and enlightening those who maybe didn't grow up camping but want to get involved!
PART 2 is Now Live with More of those unwritten campsite courtesy rules as reported by viewers in the comments of this very video!
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Thank you everyone for watching this. Remember it’s not about shaming anybody but helping educate the new members of our camp family! Please continue to share thru your social channels to spread this one’s message and lessons!!
-JTRVN
A travel day, pack up, clean up, double check before you go checklist would be helpful!
Thank you Josh! Pray those people have someone show them how it’s done. I agree I don’t think they realize what they did!? Don’t know how, but some people just don’t have a clue.
@@pistolguts7416 That is a good idea...
Agree that all newbies should see this video.
Not an RV, but a mobile office trailer. I came on tower and my relief tells me not to use the washing machine, something is backing it up and flooding the whole trailer. This guy has PO ed me before, so I have a clue. He leaves for days off and I go to work. I take the water supply hose, a green garden hose because the rental company is a real cheap skate outfit, and I stuff it down the front bath room toilet, unscrew the washout and turn the hose on full blast. Just as I thought, a few seconds later come drifting by the old brown submarine wrapped in a roll and a half of TP. Did I bother to tell him how I unplugged his $#!+ show? No! We had a water cooler and he made fun of me for opening a five gallon bottle of water to cook and make coffee with while he used the tap. Joke's on you, Bub!
I’d like to add one to your list. “Clean up after your dogs”
Yep
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For the love of god YES!!!! And keep em on a dam leash.
@@mooseknuckle_4474 Our beagle has escaped twice in the last week. The last time she jumped off the top of the cabinet by the door. I felt really bad for my neighbors, but I was talking to a couple of them tonight as I was walking her, and they were happy to see her visit.
That is my number one.
Stepped in dog crap at a campsite while setting up this weekend. I lost it. Clean up your dog shit.
Thank you for posting this. I would add a couple things to your list:
1.) not everyone thinks your dog is cute nor do they want to hear it barking…esp if you are 2 feet away from it.
2.) be mindful of your headlights when going through the campground. When people are sitting headlights are going directly in their eyes. I switch to my parking lights along with my fog lights which allows adequate visibility at 10 mph.
3.) be mindful of speed. A couple weekends ago I was camping where the speed limit is 15 mph through the campground and I had people tailgating me trying to get back to my trailer. The other times they were driving fast. RELAX, you are on vacation. Also, there are people walking or kids playing or riding bikes. A kid might chase a ball or frisbee into the road. It’s not worth running over someone.
4.) be mindful of your vehicle. No one wants to hear a straight pipe truck running through the campground at midnight.
5.) smile and talk to people. I’ve met some really nice and interesting people camping with great stories or experiences I’ve used to plan future trips. Also, I learn from asking them how they do things camping that help with future trips or towing.
Don’t mean to sound snooty, but I grew up camping and people had a lot more respect then. We were always told as kids to use “inside voice” in the campground as a matter of respect. It is frustrating to go camping these days with the loud music and seeming lack of respect for others. Perhaps that is just ignorance (not stupidity) to general etiquette. Regardless, I hope this video sheds light on a few things. Safe travels everyone.
Appreciate you taking the time to share this
I stopped this at 43 seconds to say, “As a camper for the past 40+ years, I want to wholeheartedly thank you for this video!! It’s very, very needed right now and I hope ALL dealers are telling their 1st timers the same things.” Now, on to the video!😉
I’m going to add: Please pickup your dogs poop. I love dogs but I don’t love stepping in their poop.
I wrote my first comment before I got to the end of the video. I could NOT agree more with the end points. I was taught, camping with the BSA WAY back in the '60s, that you leave no trace of your presence, and leave an established campsite better than you found it. All good points!
BSA slogan I remember from my scout handbook “Let no one say and say to your shame that all was beauty ... until you came”.
Yep. That's what they taught us in Girl Scouts as well. Leave the site cleaner than you found it.
Yes, must be a BSA thing. My husband was an eagle scout and he insists on this. I can't count how many times, we've picked up stuff we know we did have.
This is common sense … I always live by the rule: “Leave it better than you found it.” I was taught that as a child/young adult. Surprised people wouldn’t know better. Thanks for the video. Visualizing an RV in our future. I have a lot to learn so this information is REALLY helpful❣️
I predict in 2-3 years when all the newbies realize they aren't using that rv enough to justify 10 years of payments, we will see a huge number of barely used rv's on the market.
I HOPE! I'm saving up and in a few years be ready to buy...hoping to find a good deal.😁
I think there is a pole of newbies out there that say 60-80% are staying in.
@@joeyfmd- wait until they only get to use it 2x in a year and have $500 monthly payments, $50 for monthly storage, $75 for monthly insurance, etc.
I agree with that prediction! We have a travel trailer now but want to upgrade to a 5th wheel. I’m waiting for lots of slightly used units to start showing up for sale.
I’ve been saying that since last summer when campers started selling so much.
Of my many pet peeves when camping outside music is probably at the list. I wish they wouldn’t even put speakers on the outside. We camp to be in peace and quiet and to relax. And those lights…..🤬
Amen. I cant stand radios or otherwise. Why do people turn on a radio and then walk away from it to do something somewhere else and leave me to put up with the racket?
Not everyone likes your. Music please be considerate
This video should be mandatory for all new campers and reviewed at the beginning of any campers season of camping!
I'm reviewing! Thank you. Some of these 'courtesy' suggestions should be addressed before total idiots go camping for their first time! they are rude at their home, they are rude camping.
Do not try to talk to people when they are setting up or breaking down their camp.
That's actually something we teach our team members regarding hitching safety -- as backwards as it sounds DO NOT assist an experienced owner with hitching or unhitching their RV. They have a routine and process. You're likely to screw it up and serious damage/safety issues can occur
Yes! Idk how many times I’ve been halfway through and had some old guy stop and talk to me for 20 mins and then I forget where I was. So I basically have to re trace my steps so I don’t forget to chain up or pull the chocks or something.
@@JoshtheRVNerd exactly, I had a neighbor run over when I was hooking up to move, he grabbed the crank handle and then broke it, I didn't have a chance to tell him its about to break.. pissed me off, had to dick around with it in the heat until I fixed it, the gears fell on the ground! Since then, I installed a power jack.
And, Pleeze, wait till they ask for help!!!
If they don't ask, pleeze don't try to "help". No matter how intriguing, tricky, or simple it looks.
We had a couple things happen on our maiden voyage because so many relatives were trying to help with backing in, and setting up, throwing our whole routine off. Hubby and I need to have our routine, including backing in, without Any interference. Watch if you want, from afar, but please, barging in is Not really helping much. At all.
I wouldn't even ask them a bunch of questions.
Yes, my husband got interrupted by the neighbor when we were almost done and he forgot to put the tailgate up on our truck and he hit the front of the camper with the edge of the tailgate. I think I am going to make T shirt for him to wear when we prepare to leave that says No one allowed to talk to me until I am done! Lol. Jk but seriously, we can be camped for a week and they wait until we are packing up to finally venture over and chat. Lol
I'll never look at a picnic table the same again. Thanks Josh smh!
this makes me want to bring my own picnic table now.
WE never use the picnic table for this very reason. You never could know what's happened on that table...
Feces...it's whats for dinner!
I’ve never gone RV camping before, but even I could see all the wrong in that example.
@@mixtlillness9825 I also have never been camping in an RV.. But hopefully someday! I still like watching Josh's videos.
If your staying at a state park that has no hookups and it's 80%+ tents and popups, don't run your generator 12 hours a day.
8pm is usually quiet hours.
Bradley Foss... With all due respects here, you do understand that in the summer, 8 pm it isn't even dark yet... 9pm or 10pm is the quiet time at most places I camp. There are certain events (Sturgis motorcycle rally) where that time could very well be 3am...
@@tommysaulter9171 agreed but as a NPS LEO we enforced 8 p.m regardless of time of year. Sturgis probably is less strict. I understand being a former tent camper and high temps.
Just get solar panels - quiet, they don't stink and they do work. If you need your generator for a air conditioner or a microwave: stay home, you don't deserve to be out there.
@@danstrayer111 So people with medical conditions should stay home.. LMFAO Not even
We used to do a lot of tent camping when I was a kid. My mom was like a drill sergeant. “We need to police the area” . Basically all 5 of us kids walked around the campsite looking for any bits of trash we might have missed. It was a good lesson for all of us. I still do that once I’ve hooked up the trailer and secured everything. Police the area.
We learned the same from our parents.
Same here except my grandpa was a drill sergeant in the national guard so he goes over everything with a fine tooth comb before we leave. Miss 1 thing and you'll never hear the end of it.
We'd get the kids to do that when we arrived too. It kept them busy and gave us a nice site.
We always patrolled the campsite as a family to get all the garbage and toys. I made it fun by telling them it was to make sure we got all the army men, “no man left behind”. But I also wasn’t kidding, we always found army men during the final patrol.
I had to look at your name to see if this was one of my kids posting! "Police the area kids!" when we finished packing up at the end of every trip!
Just remember the Golden Rule we all learned in grade school. Smh, on a picnic table???? Thank you so much for these tips, should be watched by everyone who buys an RV.
Ugh! The music. Personally I wish no RVs came with exterior speakers. I hate being out in nature. Sitting at our campsite and having to listen to someone else’s music. It doesn’t matter what kind of music it is. Country, loud rock, metal, rap, or anything.... I think it’s so inconsiderate to assume that anyone else in the campground wants to hear your music. Especially if it’s super loud. It’s my biggest pet peeve when camping.
I agree
I agree with you 100%
Kinda like at a carwash. Some people think EVERYBODY loves THEIR music.
10000000000000000000% agree
Exterior entertainment options has ruined the camping experience for everyone.
Please be considerate to the people in tents that are saving money for their dream RV!
Also, please keep all pets on leashes. I'm sure your dog is great, but my dogs are not impressed with visits from strange dogs.
exactly you never know how a dog will react we recently had some old lady thought it was amusing to let her little dog walk up to our German Shepard yelled at her to get her dog then our dog went off scared the piss out of her and her dog hope she learned a lesson.
A loose dog was an issue in our last camping trip. One of my biggest pet peeves... pun intended
Amen on the leashes! We camp with our cat, who is harnessed. He’s a big boy who’s surprised a couple of unleashed pets with his displeasure at their uninvited visits.
Last time camping we had a dog that kept “visiting” our site and eating our dog food and/or kid snacks off the table....so after the 3rd “visit” I yelled “oh no, I think *woofer ate some chocolate!”
Yeah....the owners panicked and kept woofer on a leash the rest of the week
*names were changed to protect the innocent
Also it was a good lesson that WE were not responsible if THEIR dog ate something from OUR campsite. Eye opening if you will.
Clean up after your pets leave their, "gifts." Not only are droppings potential land mines, they bring more flies.
I wish this was required viewing for all people camping!
This is common sense. To bad common sense isn’t common.
I agree
Common sense is NOT a flower that grows in everybody's garden!!!
My wife and I camp in a tent. We don’t have shades to draw for our tent to block light...so thank you for telling everyone not to leave them on all night! And thanks too for the one about the music. When you’re in a private campground where they may be more cool with parties all night, that’s one thing...but in a state or national park/forest type place, it’s really important to respect everyone else’s ability to get a good night’s sleep, and leaving your campsite dark and quiet when quiet hours come along really makes a huge difference for everyone around you...especially when they’re in a tent. Most people are great about that, but it can wreck the entire experience when someone makes it impossible to sleep soundly, and they may have travelled thousands of miles to get there.
Nothing quite like trying to sleep in a tent next to an RV with the A/C running all night. To say nothing of hiking all day and wanting to get to sleep early, and the generator is running 15 feet away...
There's no such thing as too slow when backing into a spot... Just listen to one person and one person only... But thank those who offer suggestions
Which should maybe be #6 - don't help unless they ask or you ask if they want your help!
Thank you for mentioning Light Pollution. Many of the National Parks in Utah are official Dark Sky Parks, and one yahoo with a bunch of stadium-bright lights can ruin everyone's night vision and wreck their opportunity to see more stars than they knew existed.
Oh, and for Lord sakes...STOP COOKING BETTER MEALS THAN MINE...outside‼️ All that delicious aroma is just killing me! 🤣🤣🤣😋🤣🤣🤣
Lol the smells around dinner time can be amazing
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😀😀😆👍
Or at least offer a plate. Lol
@@zkomula right?!
As a long time tent camper, and now a PUP camper, I think it's important to be courteous with lights and sounds as not everyone is in their hard walled, insulated, air conditioned condo watching 4k TV. Those of us with soft sides really are most affected by these things. It seems like the bigger more expensive the unit the nose I find little respect for tents.
maybe time to ditch the pup tent for a real camper? RV parks may not be ideal for tenters.. just saying.
@@VOOODOOO37 There are many campgrounds with mixed use. Most campers started in tents and worked our way up. Josh made this video stressing to be courteous. You just blew it by essentially saying someone's else's set-up is inferior. I hope you don't say things like this to your camp neighbors.
I have transitioned from tents to RV's now and always have a soft spot for tenters. If I have tent camper neighbors, I make sure to turn my lights off for them, watch my music volume and offer coffee if they don't seem to have any, help in the rain, etc. Most of us started there and in the future, that tenter might become an RVer on the road next to you.
@@havsumora wow aren't you an idiot, get a clue. Hope you don't go camping anytime soon, would hate to be next to you or see your Karen attitude.
@@havsumora same rules for everyone, will turn music down at quiet hours. same with light. If they don't like it, hit the road
My biggest pet peeve is people speeding past and/or through your site on their atv. Pisses me off.
Are those even allowed in campgrounds??
I've got a black hose for black tank flush and I installed a backflow preventer on it to make sure there should be no chance of infecting the water source.
Mr. Fidel: Thanks. The backflow preventer on the flush hose is a great tip. Respectfully, WS
In summation: 10 PM is quiet time. Learn it! Own it!
AGREE! Goes for generators too. It'a camping for Christ's sake.
11pm here
First thing we leaned as a young family with a pop-up in State parks..
Our place has no quiet time. Weekends are wide open…! 3 in the morning is pretty common 🍻😎
@@SuperRadrat yikes! thankfully my A/C unit drowns out most exterior noise
I don't know why everyone has a problem with people walking thru their rv sites. I walk thru peoples hotel rooms all the time.
HA! That’s great!!
You had me in the first half, not gonna lie
Hahahaha
😂
Exactly 😂
I'm always happy to meet new people at the campground, but the walking through my campsite is the most common thing on this list that bothers me.
I put up trip wires with empty soup cans, scares the bejesus out of them
Vooodooo, that’s hilarious 😂. I bet that keeps them away.
@@VOOODOOO37 I do the same but I call it an asshole trap.
@@southlakeowendrive lol
Kids running through other people's campsites really frustrates! I grew up camping and as a kid I was taught to walk around other people's tents/caravans. So as an adult, trying to teach my own 2 and 4 year olds, its annoying when other kids come waltzing into our site.
Also! The thing we always did was while the adults were packing down tents/packing up cars all the kids ran around and did an "emu bob" where we collected all the rubbish
Good points as a tent camper for 50 years the leaving the bright lights on all night get me every time. Along with the 55 inch outdoor t.v. blasting a sport game.
Bravo, Uncle Josh! We last "camped" at the accessible cabin at the state park. There were signs asking folks to stay away from the cabin because it was in use. A young boy came right up to the door, cupped his hands around his eyes to look in at me. I was going to have a word with the boy's father until I saw the father walk up to our picnic table and place his muddy shoe up there to re-tie his shoe. At that point, I figured the father wouldn't understand the lack of respect his son showed since he seemed to have the same lack of respect.
😂 that's crazy
God Bless 🛐
You should have said something to the father!!
I work at a campground and my husband and I full time. Thank you for this video!!!! I have to talk to people about these common courtesy all the time and it gets old fast.
Share it around!
I’d add make sure you teach your kids the same rules and have them respect others’ sites. Also, a personal rule of mine, I always try to avoid having to empty the old black tank when people are actively using the site next to me.
After seeing the picnic table decorated with sewers hoses, from now on I’m going to pack our 4’ folding table along with the picnic items the next time we go on a picnic or camping. Thanks for the great information video on camp site manners. It’s ashamed that common sense for a lot of people is non existent.Have a blessed day & God Bless
As a camp host/work camper from Oakdale Park in Glen Rose TX, I'd like to say THANK YOU 1,000%!!! You hit the nail on every point. The only thing we've never seen on your list (not that it didn't happen) is washing your stinky slinky on the damned picnic table.
The only thing I'd add?
If you rent an RV spot, that doesn't entitle you to park in the empty one next to you. If you do, be prepared to be billed for it, or woken up at 1am by a late arrival. It's not yours, and you don't get to use it just because it's currently empty.
Good advice. A little consideration goes a long way.
I literally laughed out loud when you said “Don’t use the drinking water to flush down your Taco Tuesday!!!! That’s gross!” LOL LOL LOL. PREACH brother!!! PREACH
“The Las Vegas Disco Show” is a pretty funny line.
Change my mind 😆
Not picking up after dogs and not controlling dogs from barking.
You can certainly always pick up after them but you can't always control their barking.
Not all dogs bark, if they do try to control the best you can- dogs bark sometimes, let’s be reasonable.
I’m no expert but I’ve always paid to have my dogs trained, and never had a problem with them barking.
We bought recharging barking collars for our dogs so they get “zapped” if they bark. They are small and yappy, but those collars do work!
@@dondartt684 Sometimes is fine. But when that dog goes on for HOURS, and I have heard them, that is beyond excessive and needs to be stopped. This is also true just in normal life, like at home. When it's 2 am and that neighbor dog has been going off since 10 pm, there needs to be an intervention.
Josh, this is a great PSA, and thanks for sharing your thoughts. I agree with all of them and would add that the fire pit is not a place to leave your trash when you depart the site. Even if it’s paper or cardboard, it’s not courteous and sends the wrong message to people who are just starting out in the camping world. No plastic, cans or other rubbish belong in the ring either.
I’m always amazed at the number of people who think that bottle caps are combustable.
I an old Scout Master and the info this video passes on is nothing but the solid truth. Every camper needs to view it and act up on it. Thanks much
TY Randy :)
I was never a scout but I'm told most of what I've shared here is almost straight out of the handbook
We all make mistakes, but if you try to be respectful of others and think a little, you will not be in Josh's post with your face covered. Stay safe Josh
Lol 😆
My neighbor threw a rock through my window so he could hear it louder……. That was awesome … Thankyou for making me spit out my precious coffee….in regards to the picnic table , there are many videos on you tube with people who are not new to camping , giving advice on dumping black tanks like Christmas vacation . Its disgusting .
I totally agree with what you say! We purchased a grabber pick up tool that we keep in our RV to pick up other people's trash so we don't have to touch it, that makes it a lot easier to clean up the camping spots we occupy!
Great points! Single biggest unpleasantness we experience is generator noise. Of course if used during allowed hours we can’t complain but its never nice to hear. Campers that limit use, use solar or at least purchase quieter generators are appreciated more than they might know.
Great video. As a former career Australian soldier, the idea of cleaning up a campsite before leaving is hardwired into my psyche….forever. Neither I nor any member of my family would ever leave anything behind.
Thanks Josh!! Respect is the key word.👍👍👍
Between the loud music and the barking dogs, I might as well stay home.
In Scouting, both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, we teach the young men and women, “Leave No Trace”. The DNR teaches this program at many of the State Campgrounds to kids (and adults), its available on line, REI teaches it. Something to consider for some folks. Thank you for this courtesy message to both new campers and those of us who have been camping for many years. Good reminders of manners and common courtesy.
TY for watching, Brad
Just got back from a month long trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone. Every day, all day, all night folks were walking thru the sites. I even asked if my tent was in there way as they walked thru. People make camping suck...at times.
Josh Thank you for saying these things on your platform!!!! Also thanks for all the videos you release!!!
we set up our first camper last weekend and thought of this picnic table situation. We even sanitized the water spouts because of your videos. Thank you so much for the heads up!!
At worst? It'll do nothing for you
At best? I'll keep you from getting sick
I can't stand all the lights and TV noise when I go camping. I'm trying to get away from all the junk.
We were campground hosts for 5-6 yrs at a state park. We have experienced every issue you spoke of, you nailed. Keep on keeping on thanks
The only one I’d add is that people need to keep their dogs on leashes and pick up their dog’s poop.
I can't believe how many times I have seen a dog poop in a campground, and the owner doesn't clean it up. Same with barking dogs - if the dog is not comfortable or happy camping, please do not bring him to camp.
As a dog owner the things you mentioned are a minimal requirement.
@@matthewbegin3462 yes Sir.
@@janfulton190 I agree on the first part. Pick up your dog poop and always have your dog on a leash. HOWEVER, I have to disagree with the barking sentiment. I own a Beagle who doesn’t bark out of distress or any other negative. She barks when she either spots an animal she wants to play with or when she is bored and want direct attention. Trust me she loves to camp but she is still going to bark.
A dog barking bothers me half as much as kids screaming while camping! Leave them at home then as well
As a camp manager (not a "host) I've seen all of this and MORE.. Some folks are new but many were "old timers" who just don't care. And, others and myself have had to clean it up. We also had a basic rules hand out that included a "reminder list" for checkout. I'll say this: It also followed the old rule 90% were GREAT, 10% spoiled it sometimes for everyone.
Josh, This is great! My list would be identical. We all need to help the Newbies!
A travel day pack up, clean up checklist would be helpful!
THANK YOU, JOSH! These really need to be conveyed to the newbs! SHARING SHARING SHARING!
Everything you said was COMMON SENSE! Which is very much lacking in the world these days!
‘Leave no trace’ is the NH motto.
Dogs off leash is a big one around here. I really don't want a visit from your very friendly Pit. My dachshund anti social and doesn't want to play.
Then train your dog.
I've had loose dogs approaching mine while on a leash then being told it's okay because he's friendly. When I say mine's not and neither am I they've actually threatened to report me. Since I was in the right I fully encouraged them. They didn't, shock and awe.
@@42ayla Years ago, at one campsite I was at, a couple of teenagers were constantly playing with their knives. Throw the knife into a target on thr ground type of games. Dog ran through their site, and was prmptly affixed by two knives going through its paws. Their apology was slicing the throat of the dog, in front of the owner.
Nobody let their pets run loose after that event.
@@pietrefief7362 Where the hell were you camping? Afghanistan?
Excellent PSA, as always. It’s amazing how far a little respect and courtesy goes towards making the experience better for everyone. Went to put out a fire left smoldering after the folks left only to find they were burning their dirty diapers 🤢🤢🤮. Basic Boy Scout training...Always leave it better than you find it!!! Remember...someday you might be the camp host.
Josh, thanks for the update and I hope that the words ring true to all the new camping public.
“As an American, I will do my best to -
Be clean in my outdoor manners.
Be careful with fire.
Be considerate in the outdoors.
Be conservation minded.” - Boy Scouts Outdoor Code
Scouting is big on camping and being outdoors and hence on outdoor ethics. We preach all the stuff you said and then some (down to limiting what color tents are so as not to be to jarring a sight out in nature.) Well, at least OUR troop does (I’m the Scoutmaster.) It’s just common sense stuff… but common sense isn’t as common anymore unfortunately. Fewer and fewer are learning it. That’s partly on us all, we haven’t been teaching these things universally.
Music volume seems to one that is frequently broken.
I always walk around my site to check my volumes.
I love your videos Josh! I have learned so much from you!
Thank you for being so much more than a “salesman”!!!
There have been so many people wandering through camp sites this year.
Well said!! Here I Alberta, Canada we a lot in the Jasper and Banff National Parks. Please do not destroy trees at your campsite for firewood!
Growing up I spent a lot of time camping with my grandparents, who were about 3/4 time RVers after they retired. My grandmother never put anything food-related directly on a public picnic table. She had these heavy plastic-backed tablecloths that she'd clip over the table and washed them with dish soap and water afterwards. As a kid I thought this was ridiculous. Now.... at 40+ years old and after watching this video, I finally understand.
We think our elders are dumb
Until we find out they're not
Josh, thank you for ur wonderfull and hilarious rules of camping. I can just imagine how many more first timers there are. Wonderful vid as usual and always informative. Never boring. Like that you include the "whole" RV experience.
Your videos and the way you present them always make me smile. You are right that courtesy and giving others the benefit of the doubt go a long way in educating new campers.
The Stinky Slinky on the table happens too often even with people who are not new 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Great video and well done! My top beefs: 1) Don’t bring your treated wood scraps from home to burn in your campfire; the smoke is toxic and will make people sick! 2) Don’t bring and run your cheap and noisy generator; your camping neighbours are there to enjoy the quiet sounds of nature. May I suggest bringing a solar panel to recharge your battery?
Same with loud vehicle exhaust. My truck doesn't have a muffler and I know it's loud so whenever I'm camping with my grandparents I don't start it after 7pm out of courtesy of everyone else just like I do at home unless it's a dire emergency I won't drive it after 7pm. It'd be nice if everyone else did the same thing cause sure your custom exhaust may sound good but that doesn't mean everyone wants to hear you revving it to the moon all night. Just got home from camping with my grandparents and last night there were some people with hotrodded diesel trucks revving the engines and flying through the campground and the main road at 3am.
We have been camping a few years now and I say this.......everyone we meet in a campground is extremely nice and helpful. Camping people are definitely the nicest.
Overall I agree completely. It's forgotten things like extension cords while first setting up & without asking my neighbors came over with one in hand offering its use. The vast majority of RV people are great folks
we're all just looking to kick back and relax a little
Thank you for all of the great info! We currently bought our first RV I wish we could do it over again a purchase from you. Next time for sure, you are the best!
Good stuff...a caveat to noise. I prefer quiet, so try to be mindful of when and where I do things. So yeah, I don't go to Party Cove at the Lake of the Ozarks on a summer weekend and expect quiet.
Keep up the great work.
“Word from The Nerd”! LOVE IT!!!
Great video, we've been camping for over 40 years and have seen many of these issues. Thanks for all you do for your customers and the entire rv community.
Our pleasure!
Thanks Josh. Every day I see a post from someone, “we just bought our first RV...”.Many newbies out there.
I've never owned an RV until now, every rule besides the Poop-tube cleaning rule I've learned growing in the Boy Scout.
Now I know to bring a poop cleaning hose, thanks!!!
It's funny you mention new campers. I ran into one this weekend. Had a nice looking used Class C. I noticed add they were leaving he didn't pull the gates on the tanks but only closed them. I asked if he'd left the black tank open the whole time he was there. He said yes. I then politely explained about the possibility of a poop pyramid in his black tank. 😲 He was rather shocked, so I let him use my black tank cleaner after we closed the valve. Needless to say quite a bit came out. Clear elbows are so nasty but instructive. 😂 I'm just glad he didn't take offense and now knows to keep it closed until its closer to full. Also advised he buy a black tank cleaner just to help keep things nice and tidy.
Good for you for lending a hand
And kudos to them for having an open mind
Newbie here. I just bought a used c class myself. Are you saying that even with a sewer hookup, I should have my black tank closed off until it's almost full??
If you have to show up to the campground after quiet hours, do the minimum and finish setting up in the morning.
I was at a campground where a couple showed up with a large fifth wheel and modified (LOUD) diesel truck just after midnight. The Mrs got out and proceeded to yell directions to the driver (no walkie talkie or cell phone) until the driver managed to strike a parked car with the front of the truck. The driver and the fearless spotter start yelling at each other. Other campers around them wake up including the owner of the now scratched and dented car. The park ranger comes down, the state police are called, (because apparently the driver has never been wrong before) Information is exchanged, and most of the campers go back to bed. A few minutes later the guy is back out there using his impact driver to lower his jacks. I finally spoke up and yelled "finish setting it up in the morning". After I spoke up most of the campers that had stayed silent until this point started yelling thank you. When they had finished, the last guy yelled "good night John boy!
I work nights so I have no choice other than to show up late. I will NOT use an impact or work on my truck but I will fully set up my camper and enjoy my stay with my schedule lol.
@@destinhook3826 yes you have a choice, you arrive in the morning to your reserved spot.
@@juliemulie1805 No, again, i work nights so MY day is night time. I will arrive at night and enjoy my camping experience.
@@destinhook3826 I do as well, just being courteous and quiet is the best I can do and try not to disturb anyone. Been pretty good so far with my pop-up. Even use the manual crank if too late at night instead of the voracious electric crank that scares half of nature away.
@@destinhook3826 wow.
All great points again. Especially since the RV experience is being enjoyed by many more folks these days. Seems simple enough but there’s always that one person who just is oblivious to common courtesy.
People disregarding the speed limit in a campground is one of my biggest pet peeves. Little kids are unpredictable. Slow down.
The flip side is people need to control their children and not allow them to roam and act like wild animals.
@@dankopolny5558 That’s what I said. I hate the idiot parents that allow their kids to roam like feral animals and refuse to control the little monsters.
Aren’t there leash laws for kids?
I don’t own an RV but hope too one day. Thank you for posting this video for all of us that one day will be a newbie.
My dad made us watch this before we went camping
In a wilderness area, there may be COYOTES (4-legged), that are looking for a quick meal - YOUR PET OR YOUNG CHILD!
Agree 100% with everything you said here. And ESPECIALLY with point #1. Respect the nature that you're camping out to enjoy, and take care of it so that others can enjoy it, and so that it will be cared for by others for you!
The 11 people that thumbs down are THEM!
Idea...print this off and include it with EVERY camper you sell!!!! Maybe stop it before it begins...
Great idea!
Solid idea...
Printed copy and an emailed copy!
Thanks for the video. We all needed to hear that again
Well said Josh. Here's one more, when breaking camp early in the morning try and be quiet, don't use an impact driver that makes a lot of noise to lift your stabilizers, use a drill driver if you must.
Great PSA. We can all use a great reminder sometimes. But I'll never be able to look at a picnic table the same after that ! OMG!! What could they have been thinking?
We are going on our first camping trip with our trailer this weekend. Thank you for understanding that we newbies are newbies for a reason. Good info, however, I’ll take all the help I can get when setting up. Especially backing up.
Don't be afraid to ask for help. You'll bump into a grump every now and then, but most RVers are happy to jump in and lend a hand
They certainly don't want you tailing your trailer over their lawn gnomes or whatever LOL :)
@@JoshtheRVNerd It was a successful trip and we ran into no grumps. Our neighbors were very helpful.
@@josephbell3397 That's so nice. At least once on each vacation I take with my family my wife and I will look at one another when next to some sort of unsavory individual and say "there's always got to be that ONE"
Like the family engaged on a flat out screaming match in the middle of Cedar Point Amusement park
*Chef's Kiss* Vacation complete! lol
Do not let your dogs run loose! But that’s not just camping that’s pretty much for always
On tight, full hook-up sites, your black water drain hose is by my picnic table. Please buy decent hoses and make sure your connections are air tight.
If you really must on someone's door, stand back a few feet. That door opens into their whole living area, not just an entryway.
Don't interrupt someone's teardown routine - you might make them miss an important step.
Don't stand and stare into someone's site - give them their privacy. It's almost as bad (to our family, anyway) as walking through the site. Extroverts might not understand this, but it's a real thing.
Awesome video. But I would like to share a couple more issues the wife and I have found with new and seasoned campers, and that is camp fires and parking off the designated parking spurs at a primitive Campground. Almost everytime we go we have to put out a fire someone has left burning in the fire pit after they have left. Living in Utah we have a high fire danger most of the year because we get so dry. If that isn't enough we see people pulling there cars, tow vehicles and side by sides off the designated parking spurs. We have seen people where they will drive over rock and wood steps to park there vehicle closer to the campsite. Not only does it destroy the campsite it can potentially start a fire. The hot engine can catch long dry grass on fire or even dry pine needles. Not to mention if there vehicle is leaking any fluids which in it self is bad for the environment. A forest fire can cause so much damage. It takes years for the land to come back to its full glory. The cost can reach millions of dollars to fight the fire and yet I still see people not doing there part. I carry an extra fire extinguisher with me and set it out by the fire pit just in case and full size shovel to completely put our fire each and every night we have a fire. Most places where we camp there is no host or cell phone service so notifying the authorities is almost impossible.
TY for sharing this. It's a great point and something you don't typically consider. You roll in, you're tired from the drive and ready to relax, so you just park.
This is excellent advice. I'm going to start carrying an extra fire extinguisher as well. Thank you for sharing!
Sad that common sense isn't so common anymore. Love your videos josh
Wow!!! This was an amazing job on this video! Thanks a lot for sharing it!!
The wife and I are not strangers to the camping lifestyle. The majority of our camping experiences is with tent-based camping. Our rule of thumb was "when you leave your site, try to make it look like no one was ever there." Now that we are both retired, the tenting experience is getting harder for us. The time has come for us to join the RV community. The RV experience will be way easier to adapt too, but the lessons we learned "tenting" will serve us well in our RV period.
Yep. That's a big one for me. Don't be a bother and don't leave a mess.
Bustin the content josh!!🙌 this is great top 5!!!
Best of luck with those Rules! Many folks these day's are like, I paid for this site and will Do as I want. What...this isn't a tailgate Party??
Thanks for the tips,,,,, been camping for nearly 5 decades,,,, and boy you've hit the nail on the head.... My father n law towed his honey tank down the gravel road in the campground to dump it at the dump station, and had forgotten to put the lid on it before heading out from the camp site,,,,, yes,,,, it splashed all over the road throughout the campground,,,,, what an awesome aroma there was the rest of the night and the next very hot sunny day.... YIKES..... from all of us long time fans and sub from Auburn Hills, MI..... keep that good content coming....
Your father in Law’s moment (while not fun for others) sounds like more of an honest mistake. My hope is this message spreads to folks who may not have heard/realized pick up on some of this
Lol love your reference to the song WATERFALLS!