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I do honestly think that its all about being as considerate as you can.  Children playing/chattering etc will never bother me, nor will groups of people sat out at night chatting and having a laugh (to me, thats what camping is all about!).  However, I do think some people forget that tent walls are not soundproof!! 

We have only had to ask a group to be quiet once, when our kids were a lot smaller and I was petrified one of them was going to wake up and make more noise than the offending group!!

Sarah x

Quote: Originally posted by Freebird on 05/8/2008

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Huh! Ross Kemp? Why, my wife looks like the hulk ánd she wears armyboots ánd chews gum!

Seriously folks, let's not try and outdo eachother with heftier tales of repressing disturbances. I've been camping since I was breastfed and heve never had to resort to violence once. I'm a bulk of a man and work in security where I've learned that my brain and my mouth are my most effective tools.

Confronting people is never nice for anyones blood pressure but will provoke an upwards spiral of aggression whether verbal of physical. If you have to fight for your right, you've missed out on a chance of resolving things the adult and reasonable way. Only the warden or other form of site representative can determain whether a camper should leave. Throwing weight and bulkyness around has never impressed me so why should it impress a so called anti-social or chav.

Taking care of the problem that way will only provoke retaliation. Why not try and make it a win-win situation where the perp keeps his "face" (in more than one way) and you keep your dignity and the peace and quiet you went out camping for in the first place...

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Yes, very witty, thank the Lord for the gift of laughter.

The point I'm trying to make is that if you've got a less than considerate neighbour, have a word with them yourself. Quite often they are unaware of the problem and most will offer embarrased apologies, if however the opposite arises then get the "authorities" involved.

Tutting in a tent at the behavouir of noisey neighbours won't do any good, you have to do something to resolve the situation, when all other avenues have failed then perhaps with a consensus of the other people affected by the situation you can affect a change.

Quote: Originally posted by AngelicMinx on 04/8/2008

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Quote: Originally posted by Bri and Fiona on 03/8/2008

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Fitted extra spot lamps on my jeep for when that happens to me.

Get woken up at 2-5am

Get in car.

Switch car on

Move car to point at noisey tent (once they are nicely asleep)

Switch on High beam and sit back smoking a cigarette whilst listening to your favourite radio station (but not too loud as to wake other nice campers).

Laugh your tits of when noisey tent unzip and look like theyve just landed on the sun wondering whats happening.

When they approach to enquire whats happening, tell them the batteries are flat on your torch and the wife is in labour.

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 Love it lmao

 

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Quote: Originally posted by dezzie on 05/8/2008

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Another point about the C&CC - some people werent happy about the amount of kids playing in the park at Barnard Castle last weekend. They were in a minority however, as children playing is not classed as Anti-social behavour in most peoples book except the fuddy duddys who forgot they were children. Which if you think about it IS Anti-Social behaviour. If you cant mix without needing to complain about things that are socially acceptable. i.e. Children playing on swings and slides at ANY time of the day BEFORE the curfew - stay at home. Camping is not for you!!   In fact I would be hard pressed to think of a holiday that would suit this kind of person.

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As one of those fuddy-duddies, I generally avoid sites with play facilities (unless I can book a pitch a long way away from them) and would advise other fuddy-duddies to do likewise. If you go to a site that specifically caters for children, it seems bit ludicrous to then complain about them playing in the prescribed area.

Kids makng a racket playing round my tent is a different proposition however - I go away to get away form the racket of kids playing football outside my front windows, I certainly don't want it outside my tent!

It's a shame there aren't more adult only sites imo, but I daresay there isn't a lot of call for them.

Quote: Originally posted by Pip1238 on 05/8/2008

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Their argument culminated in him pulling down their tent and retiring to sleep in his car where he set the alarm off every 10 minutes or so. Every time she drew breath to start on another torrent of bad-language, she woke up the small child who was also in their tent who proceded to scream loudly until the shouting stopped.

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Thank heavens we weren't there - my dogs HATE shouting and bark at people having loud arguments, so they'd have added to the racket!

Quote: Originally posted by frankie9 on 05/8/2008

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I seem to be in minority here but I find the best thing to do is move on.

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