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clodhopper2006

Goodness me! This thread has brought some 'holier than though' sentiments out. All this banging on about "nuicence wild campers", people being in the wrong etc. If we take nuicence factor to it's logical conclusion lets ban motorhomes full stop lest they offend someones visual amenity or delay a car driver who wishes to travel faster than the motorhome in front.
Personaly I will always wild camp as well as using sites and those who dont like it, well I feel sorry for them as they will never experience the joy of waking to the sound of solitude, the moorhen on the loch in the mountains. Or a sunrise on the Moray Firth silouetting the playing dolphins. Nor will they decend from a hard day in the mountains straight into there motorhome to enjoy a peaceful night without a drive home or to a site.
So all you who must, by all means gather at your manicured sites and believe in your hearts that there is no other way. For as long as you do this you wil be leaving the wild sites to motorhomers such as myself who know that there is an alternative and we will enjoy our peace wether or not we a fround upon by some of the posters on this and other threads. We will spread ourselves far and wide so as to be virtually insignificant, unlike the white cities so many sites are in our beautiful areas and the vast majority of us will leave no trace of our occupancy.

Bob

bandaid

Bit of a quandry there tho' innit?
I do appreciate your thoughts Mr. Clodhopper, Sir, and envy you the vista awaiting you, but can I ask, if theres you, and 10 other vans overnighting in a wild manner.....that reads wrong but what I mean is, if theres 11 vans wild camping in one spot, doesnt that ruin the very solitude of your place?
If you turned up at your wild spot, saw a sign and ignored it, would you also have a problem about the wheel clamp and the fine plus release fee?
( if that was applicable obviously).
I dont care about wild camping, only 'cos my travels, dont put me in a position where I couold wild camp if I wanted to...actually unless the truck stop on the north end of the M3, which hardly qualifies as a place of natural beauty.

clodhopper2006

Being an inhabitant of Scotland I have never encountered the 10 van scenario in many years. Infact 99 times out of 100 it's just my van otherwise as you say, the solitude has gone.
I've also never encountered wheel clamp warning signs in the Scottish wildernes either I'm afraid.
Maybe us wild campers of Scotland have led sheltered lives as I'm afraid you speak with forked tounge Smile

bandaid

Give me a big, obvious clue, very unsublte, because, thus far, I have no idea when I have spoken on this thread, or others with a forked tongue.
Yes, perhaps your Scottish wilderness is a sheltered environment, but areas of great stunningness aren't exclusive to Scotland.

I still cant work out why I have apparently spoken with a forked tongue, and I have to say, I feel insulted that you should say so.
So, rather than carry on, I shall excercise my right to bugger off.

clodhopper2006

Oh come on Bandaid lighten up for heavens sake! Didn't you see my smillie? I was using a light hearted figure of speach simply meaning that I had no experience of what you descibed. Hey, I come on here for amusement not to insult anyone. My appologies though if you took it that way as it certainly wasnt meant.

Bob

EJB

Well done Bob for apologising Smile

I've been waiting sometime for one re the following post but sadly it has never appeared Wink

badger

Ummm......... Rolling Eyes

call me daft if you like............ Wink

but wasn't this thread started with discussion on whether you should overnight in a place where there IS A NOTICE DISPLAYED that says "no overnight camping" In other words, would you disregard the notice and camp anyway.

Don't recall that is was about wildcamping in general............or anywhere else for that matter... Laughing

Mandi

bandaid

Actually Clods old lad, I didnt have a problem with your post, but did have to clear off before I could reply. Just beat my personnal record for hanging on the phone listening to some robot telling me how important my call is...................for 57 minutes: and counting. AND, would you believe I wanted to upgrade my tariff to double the amount....not now tho' just cancelled it instead.

Greggy

Hello,

Good to see a healthy and mostly good natured debate still going on here with some setting out very fair examples - SD, Phill, Dave (Zebedee) and Bandaid illustrate the situation perfect