Most can be summarized by the general philosophy, “One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself.” (or the many variations that Wikipedia has amassed
). Unless you’re off in the forest, out in the desert or otherwise boondocking where there is no one to hear you scream- you’re likely going to be in a campground or RV park that is fairly close quarters to your neighbor. Try to be mindful and think of others.
- Cutting Through Sites : A camper’s reserved site is much like their “yard” and they’d likely prefer that you don’t cut across it when your on are passing through be it headed to the bathhouse, pool, friend’s site or elsewhere.
- Pet Poo : The same goes for your pets. As a non-pet owner, I’d prefer to not watch your pooch do its thang on my site. (Yes, I know the prior inhabitants possibly had pets that did their thing.)
- Noise : The noise from your site shouldn’t be a constant intrusion to the campers around you. Dogs bark, kids play & yell, adults laugh and sometimes shout – it’s a given but hopefully it isn’t a non-stop barrage to your neighbors.
- Radios
: Radios should be given special consideration. A lot of folks have a lot of different preferences in music or when it is played. My personally opinion: if I’m in the woods, I do not like hearing a radio. If I’m in an RV park, I think a radio is OK. In both cases when it gets dark, I think it should go off.
- When we play our radio via the outside speakers, we’ll walk the perimeter of the site and make sure it can’t be heard from too far away. I’ll also usually talk to the neighbors who might be downstream and make sure they’re OK with the music selection.
- Keep It Tidy
: Being a parent with 2 of my own kids and often another kid along with us, I know how hard it can be to keep a tidy site. But we try to keep on top of it – as the kids get one or two or three things out, we take a break and tidy up.
- In fact, after dark – all of those landmines become tripping hazards.
- Lights After Dark : Don’t be afraid of the dark! A couple of lights is alright. A shining beacon for the International Space Station is not. And please when you go in for the night, turn off your outside lights.
- Campfires : Camp fires seem to be one that causes more controversy than I ever expected. If you’re going to have one, try to keep it from being too smoky by using dry, seasoned wood.
- Flicking Boogers
: Oh and specifically for The Crowded Camper’s Mom
– flicking buggers at your neighbors should generally be discouraged.
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What an exciting time for you! Whether you’re in the dreaming stage, the planning stage, or the “you’ve already gone and done it” stage, it’s exciting! There are so many things to consider and figure out before you can launch into full-time living. One of the most asked questions is how to make money while full-time RVing. This article is by far NOT the only ways you can find to support yourself and family - but it is all the ways I have found when answering this question for myself. When we launched, I was a professional, successful wedding photographer/videographer. It was our family of 6’s only income. My husband was my second shooter, and I had a whole team of photographers/videographers also working for us. I was consistently shooting about 6 weddings per weekend, all over the country. We made a decent living - and I was proud of that business, as I’m fully self-taught and built it from the ground-up, by myself. Then COVID hit. We were already full-timing at this point. My husband had been a stay-at-home Dad for 4 years, by now, as we had 3 kids under 5 before we launched. COVID devastated us financially - as it took our only career right out from under us. Of course, I still have that business to this day - ( photographyandbeyond .com ) but when you have over 300 weddings on the calendar for the year 2020, and all but a handful cancel - needing to refund most of what people paid in, cancel contracts for our team members, etc. You can just imagine how detrimental that was to our only income stream. I found myself with really no job, and a family of 6 to support. I should also let you know that the only degree I have is an associates degree. I’m one of those people that went to school plenty of times for different majors, and then decided I wasn’t passionate about that and switched to something else, never finishing a single one. The first thing I did – which is what everyone can do - is go to Indeed.com , flexjobs.com , ziprecruiters.com , etc. and I applied for every single remote job that I was qualified for. It didn’t matter what it was. If I had the qualifications, I applied. Some were not even remote. I figured, if I could get someone on the phone and tell them my situation, especially during COVID, maybe the non-remote position would turn remote for me.
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