New Trend?

[Lolaspeople]

Anyone else noticed how many coaches pull into their sites rather then backing in?
I know some do it to take advantage of a view, but that means you're now sharing a front yard. And your dog has a fit every time they leave their rig, and they want to chat.
Not that we're antisocial but one of the joys of the RV lifestyle is enjoying the quiet of the outdoors in the privacy of your campsite.
Just wondering.

[Mr_Mark1]

jwolf55 wrote:
On large coaches you must park with the rear higher than the front, The parking air brakes are applied to the rear wheels only, so when you use the leveling system you should not/can not lift the rear tires off the ground or you will slide down the hill and possibly bend your jacks.
So the site slope may be the reason they are driving in.
This is not the case on a TT or 5er that just pivets on the center axles but a long wheelbase coach is it an issue.

We had that happen with our previous coach (raising the rear wheels off the ground) at the American RV park in Albuquerque. The new area has all pull-through sites and are angled upward.

I put down the leveling jacks which raised the rear to level. Early, early, in the morning I felt a vibration. We were slowly sliding rearwards on the leveling jacks. So, I started up the engine, raised the jacks and leveled on the air bags, problem solved.

The new coach has air only leveling so we'll never lift the rear wheels.

Safe travels,
MM.

[jwolf55]

On large coaches you must park with the rear higher than the front, The parking air brakes are applied to the rear wheels only, so when you use the leveling system you should not/can not lift the rear tires off the ground or you will slide down the hill and possibly bend your jacks.
So the site slope may be the reason they are driving in.
This is not the case on a TT or 5er that just pivets on the center axles but a long wheelbase coach is it an issue.

[Playtime_II]

In extreme summer temps (e.g. TX 106, LA 103) we try to get a space that gets our roadside out of the direct afternoon sun. Our refer works better when it is out of the direct sun. At one park, all the spaces were the same direction so we asked if we could reverse park (park was empty) and was denied. We do cover the windshield from the outside which helps greatly but it was still darn hot.

[lazydays]

When my brother and us go camping together we do this all the time. One of us pulls in and the other backs in. This allows us to walk out in the same area as we all sit outside together. Now not all campgrounds are set up to allow this but when we can we do it. Never an issue in 10 years.

[down_home]

In Michigan we have do it at one of our frequent favorite RV parks. Nice big field and trees the other side and not facing thee road.
On the other side of the road facing the lake too and not facing the road.
Nothing worth seeing on the road through the Parks. We try no to choose parks where the only sight is more rvs behind and the road in front.
Most Parks were laid out when the only RVs were Towables and the window was in the back. So you backed in so you can see the lake or the fields or whatever.
A lot of the Parks still have hookups on the wrong sides.

[et2]

No. Really don't care what others do as long as rules aren't taken advantage of.

[RPreeb]

I don't care what direction my camper faces as we don't live inside anyway. I can point my camp chair any direction I wish. 🙂

[scrubjaysnest]

Our living room is in the front, the bedroom in the back. We don't sit in the bedroom. If the view is out the front I'll pull in. Most CG's we use it doesn't matter as they have large sites.

[Dutch_12078]

Why wouldn't I want to drive in to a site with this view at Robert Moses SP in upstate NY on the St Lawrence Seaway? I can easily reach power up to 75 ft away, and that site does not have water or sewer connections.

[NJRVer]

So what about sites that are advertised as "Pull Through"?
If you pull through and your neighbor doesn't.....

I would be more concerned about hookups being easy to get to.

[zigzagrv]

If you go to Association Island campground, you WANT a drive-in site as the view out your front window is Lake Ontario. Plus, the water/sewer/electric connections are setup for pull-in instead of back-in.

[RandACampin]

Lwiddis wrote:
This old warhorse never wants to back out of a spot when leaving. Some dope could park in a way....

Or some dope with no control of their rig could back into a car.

[Cloud_Dancer]

I will not stay in a RV park where that is allowed. I've never run into that problem at a Walmart parking lot, and I will not put up with it at RV parks either......:B

[lc0338]

Bucky Badger wrote:

lc0338 wrote:
they just pull in because they are not good at backing maybe 🙂

:B Good luck getting out

I saw a girl do this at a horse camp. She pulled in such that she only had to back straight back to continue down the road. Actually she pulled into a site and then moved to another side across the road.. pulling in both times.