Unwritten Rules

Rules suck.

I camp away from people whenever I can.

If you stumble into my wilderness camp and my dogs don't bite you, I might.
 
#1 brings up an excellent point. I find most folks on the trail are pretty friendly and considerate. But there are those idiots (especially drunk ones) that have stumbled through my camp more than once. It always seems to happen late at night and includes laughing and talking loudly, tripping over and pulling out guy lines. I have been tempted to fire a warning shot over their heads.

We always run a chest-high "guide rope" around our camp when we stay in public sites. Kind of serves as a deterrent. :D
 
or maybe leaving a giant crucifix in standing in their fire, with a charred cloth mannequin barb wired onto the cross?
Especially considering the time of year that you are posting this crap, welcome to my ignore list.
 
Especially considering the time of year that you are posting this crap, welcome to my ignore list.

Ah..lighten up a bit...I'm goin to school to be a pastor and can laugh at Bushman's crap sometimes. Though he does push it on occassion, he can be good for a chuckle. And..he's probably hammered...
 
I find that a few well placed claymore's do wonders at keeping strangers at bay when I am out camping. I also like the idea of an electrified fence at chest height.
 
Best method of getting people to crank down the stereo in a public camp ground is to "appear" in their site, and ask nicely, I find that politeness works very well in the shocked "how the hell did you get here" state
 
Especially considering the time of year that you are posting this crap, welcome to my ignore list.
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we spooked a bunch of campers with a scarecrow on a cross, you know like the farms have in the corn rows? He Who Walks Behind The Rows (stephen King - chillun of the corn) remember the movie?

had NOTHING to do with easter, if thats what your refering to? :eek: :confused:
 
  • Do not use a gallon of starter fluid to start your campfire and fill the entire national forest with black smoke and noxious fumes.
  • Do not have loud and obnoxious domestic disputes. Get in your car and go home if you want to curse at or beat on each other.
 
Great thread, important stuff :thumbup:

#4. Take out what you brought it! Nothing frustrates me more when people leave their trash in the bush or at campsites. Beer cans are the worst.
+1
If you can carry it into the woods, you can carry it out from the woods. And, if you see something that doesnt belong in the woods, take it with you, or dispose it in some other way. The stupidest thing Ive ever seen on a hike was a tin can with the lid bent in, and some food at the bottom. That kinda thing is an effective and a cruel trap to any animal that can fit its head into the can :mad:
 
I just set up claymores and punji sticks all around my campsite, along with tripwires with flares. If anyone makes it through the wires, my friends and I mock them and sprinkle them with anthrax.

I hate people. Go away.
 
Not guys I'd like to go camping with :eek: Yikes:thumbdn:

I'd be scared to get up and pee at night.

Nope. That's against the rules. You get it all out before you go to bed. I'll aim for the spout.

HAHAHA.;)
 
1. Nosie is noise. Whether it's a radio, gernerator, loud gigling drunks, barking dog, or whining screaming kids. Be courtious. The drunk next door is proabably just as anoyed by your whining kids as you are by his loud antics. Just remember, neither of you is write or wrong.
2. beer bottles and beer cans do not burn. Keep them out of the fire pit.
3. cigarete filters are forever, Don't trhow them on the ground.
 
Best method of getting people to crank down the stereo in a public camp ground is to "appear" in their site, and ask nicely, I find that politeness works very well in the shocked "how the hell did you get here" state

I have done this as well. The just appearing part gets there attention, asking softly and nicely but with a serious face gets the job done and dissapearing again works wonders.

A BIG RULE: DONT LEAVE YOUR FOOD OUT! You wonder why bears, coyotes, stray dogs come around.....well you left the dang hamburger out all night. Or you threw your leftovers JUST behind the tent. I had a bear come very close in camp in the am last year because a friend threw the burger and other food he didnt want BEHIND the darned tents. I do not like having to deal with potentially dangerous wildlife because someone was too lazy to properly take care of it.

Now I am young and have gone to VERY PUBLIC campgrounds (the KOA places) and somewhat expect much of the behavior you guys are talking about. They are huge campgrounds with very lots of people packed together and alot of times I do bring beer and drink (especially if the g/f HAS to have a damned cabin....which I dont consider camping) but not to the point where I am drunk and certainly dont leave trash. But with "campers" ( I dont know if its even camping) so close together you're bound to hear them and not nature and see kids and stuff everywhere. I go to these places with First time campers or people who really dont know what camping is or dont want to "rough it"

If I am in a State Park where I can camp far away and people break the rules mentioned whole other story. I go to those places to get AWAY from people and many times go alone or am on a Kayaking trip. My mood changes drastically to what i'll put up with and how I handle things. I am more protective and certainly easier to aggitate because I am there to get away.

Luckily my family has a Huge farm in PA and I Have land in KY so I camp there alot and never really worry about these thingse mentioned. But the trash rule always applies and I strictly enforce it if I am enviting people other than family who already know better.
 
When visiting a private naturalist campground, dont be the only one wearing clothes.
 
Being Respectful of women & children along the trail or campsites,I get so angry when people get disrepectful as to do lewd or cuss knowing women & kids are abound.....
this is why I prefer primtive camp sites.
 
#9 If your teenage kids go snooping around other peoples campsites at night, I will assume they are grownups there to rape my wife and pump hot stuff into their chest.

#10 If there are 20 spots in the campgrounds and 19 are free, don't pick the one next to me. I'm not your friend.

#11 Fire crackers are a big no no. I will return fire and I'm all out of bottle rockets.

#12 If there are kids around having fun and enjoying nature, don't be a drunk redneck cussing as loud as you can. I will assume that your father didn't beat enough respect into you when you were a child and finish the job for him.

#13 If you park near my campsite after dark and proceed to shine your f'n high beams into my campsite I WILL shoot your headlights out with ball bearings from my handy slingshot.....then rush over and ask if you HEARD THAT:eek:

#14 Your toys flying into my campsite convert ownership of them to me; hence forth I don't like toys and will proceed to destroy them with my handy ax...then return your flying shet:grumpy:

#15 MY BBQ is NOT your dog's invitation to come to dinner; if it does expect it back neutered and yelping:D
 
I find that leaving large sharp tools like Machetes and axes in plain view around my campsite tends to deter other campers from approaching my site.

Or maybe it is my staring and snarling... while I chop firewood. People really feel uncomfortable when you stare at them while chopping wood. Try it sometime. ;):D
 
Few years back camping at kings canyon i had a punch of of rednecks show up loud and half drunk. I could see rifles in the back. That time i still were driving my green VW hip mobile. I had 4 more days of camping and didnt feel like having company. So in plain view i got naked. Hang some paper plates on a tree and started to shoot my .357. They moved on in no time. It does help if you act weird lol. I still like Bushman5 ideas maybe we should just get togher and play mind games with people at camp grounds.

Sasha
 
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