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10-15-2014, 08:25 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 24
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Camping Etiquette - Lights On? Lights Off?
I had a big fifth with a street side scare light on and it lit up our site. I knocked on the door and asked politely to please turn it off.
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12-20-2014, 10:33 PM
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#62
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: San Antonio TX
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Stair Light
I leave my stair light on for a number of safety n security reasons. Just like I leave my home front porch lite on all night. I really cannot see how that could possibly hurt or bother anyone. Just my preference.
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12-20-2014, 11:29 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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In my opinion, it's like everything else - do it in moderation. A small, not too bright, nightlight is OK. Floodlights, etc. are not. But we've had people with a 100 watt light stuck on a pole between our campers. Left it on all night. That's way too much.
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12-21-2014, 12:06 AM
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#64
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Wisconsin
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My grandpa always said..."When the sun goes down so does the noise and lights"
Of course back then we did not have electric to power up radios or electronic devices
Lanterns could be turned down. And to take a tv camping was unheard of...on & on & on
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12-21-2014, 12:18 AM
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#65
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: BoCoMo
Posts: 2,784
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step light on.
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12-21-2014, 08:42 AM
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Done with this
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: KY
Posts: 698
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Those 5 gallon bucket lights are the ones that tick me off. If you see one at a site, you can bet it will be on 24 hrs a day...
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12-21-2014, 09:27 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 131
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Last summer we were still tent campers, we were in a National Forest campground mid week 3 sites away there were 3 pop ups camping together our first night they ran a generator till midnight lit the place up with all kinds of lights little kids running around screaming till after 11 rocking AC/DC we are usually in bed early because we are avid hikers they weren't the type I wanted to approach about the noise so we endured it.
I'm not quite sure how my alarm on my truck kept malfunctioning at 5 am must have gone off 6-7 times 
And no there was no one else really close by so the alarm did not bother others we did complain the next morning and they were much quieter the next night and left the next day.
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12-21-2014, 10:23 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 27
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Lights out please, I never could figure out why a campsite needs to be lit up brightly all night long. Do the same campers that do this light up their front yards and leave their front porch lights on at their homes before retiring for the night, if not why do it in the campground
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12-21-2014, 11:13 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Oregon
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VT Skier
Last summer we were still tent campers, we were in a National Forest campground mid week 3 sites away there were 3 pop ups camping together our first night they ran a generator till midnight lit the place up with all kinds of lights little kids running around screaming till after 11 rocking AC/DC we are usually in bed early because we are avid hikers they weren't the type I wanted to approach about the noise so we endured it.
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As posted earlier I am on the "Lights Out" side of this. However, I just realized I am FAR more bothered by those sharing their musical interests, campfire stories/loud laughter, sports cheers, etc. with the rest of the campground until the wee hours of the morning. Light is easy enough to block out if need be. Sound I cant do much about without creating my own to drown it out.
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12-21-2014, 11:48 AM
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Location: Big brown desert
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We usually leave the scare lights on if the puppies are sleeping outside. Usually we get a spot away from the others when we do that so my dogs don't get "interested" in what's going on at other sites.
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12-21-2014, 03:24 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Grayson County, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 4mula1fan
Those 5 gallon bucket lights are the ones that tick me off. If you see one at a site, you can bet it will be on 24 hrs a day...
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Oh, yes... I agree. A guy in a motor home near us had one 5 gal. light under his unit and one hanging on a rope about 10 feet ABOVE his unit - each with what appeared to be 100w bulbs. Neither of his light shined into his unit. Both shined into ours. I wished I had taken my Daisy Powerline 880 on that trip!!
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12-21-2014, 04:01 PM
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#72
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Hattiesburg, MS
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Never have understood that my "stair light" is not above my steps but is to the right of them, pointed to the ground. Really serves no purpose. Lights at night don't necessarily bother me but noise does. I try to be considerous of others when arriving after quiet hours. I keep the noise and lights to a minimum. I even lock the truck door manually so the horn won't toot. If I arrive late to set up the site, I unhook, plug in the power cord and water hose and do the rest in the morning.
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12-21-2014, 04:23 PM
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Retired
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 4mula1fan
Those 5 gallon bucket lights are the ones that tick me off. If you see one at a site, you can bet it will be on 24 hrs a day...
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I have never heard of those so I googled it!
Definitely not on my "to do" list! 
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12-21-2014, 06:52 PM
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#74
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 691
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I have gone so far as to put "Rudest most inconsiderate camper award" certificates on their windshields. LOl
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12-21-2014, 07:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,255
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grumpyer
I have gone so far as to put "Rudest most inconsiderate camper award" certificates on their windshields. LOl
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I'm liking this guy! LOL Even a small light can really ruin your night vision. You're camping... give it a rest.. lol The only light anyone should see it the campfire and the stars. :-) JMHO
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12-21-2014, 07:40 PM
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(Dry Huunday)
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eastern North Carolina
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yarome
I'm liking this guy! LOL Even a small light can really ruin your night vision. You're camping... give it a rest.. lol The only light anyone should see it the campfire and the stars. :-) JMHO |
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12-21-2014, 08:44 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Oct 2014
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We, also, turn off everything before hitting the sack. The chihuahuas sometimes have to go out in the night but the outside light controls are right near the door so it's not an issue.
We've never been bothered by people having bright lights on around us....getting smoked out by campfires is our biggest peeve because we have to close everything up and one reason for camping is the fresh mountain air.
Recently, I have noticed an increase in people hauling motorcycles with them in their toy haulers. That's great BUT many of them have Harley's which are NOT quiet and I wonder where they feel they have to be driving to at midnight or later...waking up EVERYBODY with those ridiculously loud exhaust pipes.....GRRRRR...
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12-21-2014, 08:53 PM
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#78
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 981
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If we're camping with friends or as a group, we'll leave the Orange scare light on. Never know when someone might need to come knocking. Otherwise, we're all off, all night.
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12-21-2014, 11:04 PM
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Infractee
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 796
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 4mula1fan
Those 5 gallon bucket lights are the ones that tick me off. If you see one at a site, you can bet it will be on 24 hrs a day...
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<----- Has and uses bucket light, goes off at quiet hour.
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12-22-2014, 12:08 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Southeast PA
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We had a neighbor this past summer that had a lightpost on the street side of his trailer that he left on all night the first night we were there. We watched for them all day and they never came back while we were there. At night they went right into the trailer and never came back out. We had a tent on the site that was very near it. Needless to say, right or wrong, it got unplugged the second night................then the next day he took it down. We kill all the lights.
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