What is the strangest thing you have ever seen "camping" neighbors bring along for their vacation?

[Isaac-1]

If we are sharing photos of creative packing how about this one spotted at the Cabella's RV park in Nebraska about 5 years ago.

 

[Larry N.]

Larry,
The second picture in your post is from the back door of my Stacker trailer and has the Huey that I flew in Viet Nam on it.

I used to get lots of looks and waves from people, (especially VN Vets) as they went passing by.

Yes, it's one of several I took at our Q site when you were there in 2018, Bill. I just thought that, with the close cropping, it looked at home with some of the other "unusual" pictures.

 

[UTTransplant]

In a mall parking lot in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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You blurred the tag, but if it was from Iowa, it could have been the result of one of the tens of thousands of trees that fell over during the derecho a year and a half ago. I saw people using fairly crunched cars, and I saw people living in bourses and mobile homes with significant tree damage. Wouldn’t be surprised if this was one of them.

 

[8Muddypaws]

We were set up in Morro Bay State Park right next to the tent sites. Tent sites there have no power, no water, nothing but pine needles and dirt. Two middle aged women set up a tent and moved a fairly large tube TV. Then they brought out a crappy little generator which they ran 12 hours a day to power the TV.

 

[JudyJB]

At least these folks didn't unpack everything for their short stay!

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I was going to ask why the front end looked as if it was higher than the back end, but the second photo shows that all that stuff on the front was there to act as a weight balance to the rear load of stuff. I am guessing that they would have to unload it by taking one thing off the front and then one off the back so it would not tip over!

 

[JudyJB]

Last summer, Labor Day weekend, a minivan pulled in to the site next to us and a pair of lamas climbed out.

I have seen a camping pig on a leash, but I think the llamas take the prize.

 

[JudyJB]

Seen in the WY Welcome Center, Cheyenne, WY
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On the way to my son's house in Napa, I often stop for a few days at Hidden View Campground at Hensley lake. The campground is off the beaten track and often mostly empty. It is also very hilly there so the campground roads curve around and go up and down steep hills. One year, I was walking around and a big Class A was backing into the site near mine. The road did a quick hairpin turn, and the RV was on the upper side, and I was walking below it on the lower side of the hairpin. There was one of those cement parking lot bumpers at the back of the site to keep a vehicle from going down a very steep hill, but for some reason the driver was gunning his motor trying to back up past the bumpers. He even would drive forward and then gun it while he drove backward. I was right in the path down the hill had he been successful, but luckily the bumper kept him from dropping about 20 vertical feet. I have no idea what he thought he was doing, but I quickly got out of his way!!

 

[Ex-Calif]

If we are sharing photos of creative packing how about this one spotted at the Cabella's RV park in Nebraska about 5 years ago.

Thanks for sharing that. I had a thought to do something similar. This photo definitely made me rethink...

 

[Old_Crow]

Speaking of weird RV's, did anyone beside me see the boat RV in Quartzsite? It was on the north side of the freeway, east of the Catholic church, backed right up against the freeway fence. Either last year or the year before. It was there for quite a while. Had steps and an entry door cut right into the side of the boat.

 

[Lou Schneider]

Reno casino RV Park 2016. Cinders was parked opposite us.

Before or after Burning Man? Looks like an art car they'd take out to the Playa for the event.

 

[Lou Schneider]

“Skooliepalzooza” finished a couple of weeks ago near Ehrenburg. AZ. This would be a middle of the road build, nothing exceptional at all. Of course there were also numerous posts about mechanical issues with the busses people had. I always wonder about the weight capacity of some of the Skoolie conversions; they seem to prefer using using wood and stone and even cast iron stoves!

66 kids at an average weight of 100 lbs each means the basic bus has at least 6,600 lbs. payload capacity. More like 10,000 lbs. if you assume an average adult weight of 160 lbs. It's hard to build that much weight into one, even using wood and stones.

 

[Jackiemac]

Before or after Burning Man? Looks like an art car they'd take out to the Playa for the event.

No idea but it was early October I think.

 

[whiteva]

Was born & raised in La, Alligator was just something we hunted, killed, cleaned & enjoyed along with fish, deer, oysters, crawfish, shrimp, blue crabs, ETC.

Best childhood ever. At at young age, entertainment was riding your horse along with friends from our country school up river to camp one or two nights. (No adults) We ate what we caught from the river or "harvested" from up in the trees with our single shot 22 cal rifles.

When my Dad passed away my mom admitted he would often follow way behind on his horse to make sure we were OK. We never caught sight of him, silent as an injun I guess.

Cheers Y'all

 

[Lou Schneider]

No idea but it was early October I think.

Burning Man takes place over Labor Day, which is in early September. So that art car would have been partially disassembled for transport home after the event. Reno being the closest major city is a convenient stopping point for Burners to regroup after a week of boondocking there. The city also sees a major uptick in trash being disposed of after the event.

 

[Kirk]

Burning Man takes place over Labor Day, which is in early September.

Are you a regular?

 

[Old_Crow]

In Bishop, after the weekend, we see a steady stream of vehicles returning to LA from the desert. You can tell the Burner's rigs...they're all covered in about an inch of Nevada dust.
You'd probably have to take every last thing out of the coach to clean the inside after that trip.

 

[Wasillaguy]

I know this is a really old thread but it fits the subject matter.
I think it was a COE park in Louisiana, family had a fence set up in about a 10ft wide circle and had at least 10 chickens.
No llamas or pigs, so we still have that to look forward to.

 

[bigbAZ]

When the dust bowl refugees came West they brought chickens and goats along for eggs, milk, cheese and the occasional meat. I remember seeing a picture of an old Model T with a goat on the running board.

Owning a Sprinter based RV I've never been accused of packing too much stuff along.

 

[jymbee]

I know this is a really old thread but it fits the subject matter.

 

[Firstime RVer]

I have had gator bites and agree that it tastes a lot like white meat chicken--very mild, so good with a dip of some sort.

Also, the freezer these guys had was about 4' high and 3' x 3' wide. I am guessing freezers, especially older big ones, use a lot of power.

Had alligator tail piquante in Luling La. great stuff !!!
One of the very few times I tried alligator tail, that I liked better than fried.
Safe travels and all the best.