Robert Johnson from columbia on 7/11/2009 10:28:55 AM:
When I arrived at the campground where I always camp I was amazed at how many giant
RV's were there. There were 550 ( I found out later) of them there and there was obviously
some kind of rally or convention going on. I found me a good spot under a tree and was
probably at least 50 yards from the nearest RV and not anywhere near a RV hookup spot
so I thought I was golden.
When I walked back to my tent at about 10:00 there was a security guy standing there. I
was REALLY surprised when he told me that I was going to have to move. Turns out that
the RV club had rented the entire campground and even though I was not in their way or
bothering them they were making me move. He apologized and said that there was
nothing he could do because they had complained. He said that they indicated that they
were afraid that I was going to "rob them or something." The security man said that they
were "Not being nice about it."
The security guard was just doing his job and I'm sure he was happy that I was not going
to argue with him. I asked him where I could camp and he said, "hop in" and I'll show you.
I rode with him to another part of the fairground. When he dropped me back off at my
tent he even offered to help me tear down and move but I declined his help.
After biking my things over to the new campground he came back out to collect his
$10.00 and apologized about 10 more times.
Then the RV'ers all started honking their horns. They honked and honked for 30 minutes.
The security man told that there were other RV groups coming it campground this
summer. My advice is to call ahead and specifically ask which campgrounds have been
completely rented by these groups. I would also expect at least 30 minutes of horn
honking in the evening.