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There was only one time in my life that we pulled into an RV park after 8pm and trust me, I cringed while we parked the rig and set up the very, very basic hookups that was needed to get through the night. Well, basically just electricity. But no one likes to hear a diesel engine late at night like that and I only hoped that when we shut the engine off that all would be forgiven. Well, no complains filtered my way but I’ve put a few quick guidelines together that would make campers, well, into happy neighbors. First off, things happen, you may not think it’s late and don’t want to pull into an RV park late, but like us, I believe we all try to be considerate when deciding how late is late when setting up home in an RV park. Here are just a few other RVing “rules” to make everyone’s camping experience a positive one:

1) Pick up after your pet. Need I say more. And yes, even if it’s on your own site. Litter bags are cheap enough and I’ve stayed at RV parks that passed these out for free. Along with picking up after your traveling buddy, be sure to keep your pet on a leash at all times. You never know what distractions will come along to snag your pal’s attention.

One more thing I want to hit on the pet topic. Don’t go out a buy new dog toys and a pet bed for your RV. Pets will be more happy, comfortable, and more relaxed by using their own bed and toys that they are use to at home.

2)  Just because you think it will be easier and faster to cut through other sites that are occupied doesn’t mean it’s acceptable. Be considerate about others personal space and walk around other RV sites by staying on the main road or a designated walk way.

3) Keep your campsite clean. Pick up all trash. Take all your trash to the RV park trash bin or dumpster. If you are staying for quite some time, you may want to do this regularly to avoid having wild critters lurking around at night because of an attractive smell they are responding to. I awoke one night to the sound of scrapping (in Florida to be exact) and went outside with a flashlight (this part wasn’t probably smart of me, it was dark out, it could of been anything) and spotted one raccoon rummaging through a neighbors site with trash left outside. I don’t think anyone was home. I watched the raccoon for a minute and he disappeared back into the woods again. The scary part was that he was twice the size of my little Maltese puppy.

So with a few common sense rules to follow you can help set an example to make RVing a positive experience for all.