Bad things happen when good people don't read the rules
Pets
Vehicles
Fires
Occupants
Alcohol
The above list is
1. "Must haves" for a successful camping trip
2. DIY small bomb recipe ingredients
3. Some of the more common references in campground rules & regulations
If you guessed #3 you are correct-o (if you guessed #1 or #2, I will soon be posting my 2008 camping trip schedule, please do not book the site next to mine).
Campgrounds differ on precisely how to effectively maintain social order. If your enjoyment of governance is closer to the anarchist end of the spectrum, I would suggest primitive camping. Be forewarned: albeit fewer, there are still rules. For those of you that, like me, enjoy hot showers and electrical outlets (attention: Dell-I really need a solar powered laptop) rules are a necessary evil.
I myself neglected to read the fine print prior to leaving for a trip to Hammonasset Beach in CT last summer. I was mistakenly under the impression that non-rabid pets were welcome in the campground and told my mother so. A flustered ranger explained otherwise after she made the two hour drive and pitched her tent. You see, Massachusetts welcomes pets and prohibits alcohol while Connecticut welcomes alcohol and prohibits pets.
The moral of the story is: familiarize yourself with the rules before you decide where to go. If having a bottle of Tempranillo with your al fresco dinner will make or break your trip, or if you just can't part with your dog for a couple of days, reading the fine print will save you from heartache, headache, and possible arrest.
Frank inadvertently broke the "no dogs allowed" rule while attempting to vacation on the Long Island Sound last summer
Vehicles
Fires
Occupants
Alcohol
The above list is
1. "Must haves" for a successful camping trip
2. DIY small bomb recipe ingredients
3. Some of the more common references in campground rules & regulations
If you guessed #3 you are correct-o (if you guessed #1 or #2, I will soon be posting my 2008 camping trip schedule, please do not book the site next to mine).
Campgrounds differ on precisely how to effectively maintain social order. If your enjoyment of governance is closer to the anarchist end of the spectrum, I would suggest primitive camping. Be forewarned: albeit fewer, there are still rules. For those of you that, like me, enjoy hot showers and electrical outlets (attention: Dell-I really need a solar powered laptop) rules are a necessary evil.
A few years back, I watched with horrific amazement as a French Canadian family lined up a dozen bottles of wine on their picnic table at the Salisbury Beach State Park Campground in Massachusetts. Apparently, they were unfamiliar with the NO ALCOHOL rule that is enforced in all Bay State parks.
The state troopers on horseback put an end to that quickly. Only their complete foreignness saved them from a night in jail.I myself neglected to read the fine print prior to leaving for a trip to Hammonasset Beach in CT last summer. I was mistakenly under the impression that non-rabid pets were welcome in the campground and told my mother so. A flustered ranger explained otherwise after she made the two hour drive and pitched her tent. You see, Massachusetts welcomes pets and prohibits alcohol while Connecticut welcomes alcohol and prohibits pets.
The moral of the story is: familiarize yourself with the rules before you decide where to go. If having a bottle of Tempranillo with your al fresco dinner will make or break your trip, or if you just can't part with your dog for a couple of days, reading the fine print will save you from heartache, headache, and possible arrest.
Frank inadvertently broke the "no dogs allowed" rule while attempting to vacation on the Long Island Sound last summer
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