Alcohol

[ScoobyDoo]

Originally Posted by TravelingJer

Use common sense, this rule is to control wild teen age parties, usually happens during spring break. Unless you are very obvious no one will know. If you are rowdy and noisy they can remove you if you don't quiet down after the first warning. After that usually the local sheriff is called. After about 24 months of volunteering/hosting in COE parks, I have only seen 2 groups (usually underage teenagers) get evicted during spring break.

Off duty as CG host in a state park. Thursday, between 6 and 7 PM, I was listening to a weekly newscast from home with laptop on lap. Music starts from another site. I gave up on hearing what I wanted to because I would need to set my volume high enough to be heard in next site. The host duties was at start of quite time was escort the gate keepers to office to drop money, then out main gate to lock it. Then drop pickup, at next host site as shift change. I did not wait until they got back with the pickup, but walked the 100 yards to the loud site, and told them they had to turn the music off. (If I had been camping there, and not a host, it would not of taken 3+ hours to ask them to turn down. And as a camper, I have always felt that if I needed to ask somebody to turn down music, they have stepped past the need for me to be polite. As a host, I tried) One of the "adults" turned the stereo down to a reasonable level, asked if that was better. I said that would of been better at 7, but at 10 it needed to be off. Another "adult" responded "But those rules are for wild collage age kids, we are a family"

[chaps2018]

We stay mostly at COE, Federal Parks, State Parks, Private RV parks with more stringent rules. Most all that I recall have no alcohol policies. My sense is this gives park staff the air cover to squelch or remove anyone out of control. As others have noted, my experience is that if you are discrete there is no issue.

I have seen two interesting situations:
1)State Park: we were having dinner outside, beer, wine glasses, open bottles of wine on the table, etc. Music at the site next door had steadily been getting louder through the afternoon then at dinner time Rangers were at the site (in sight of ours). They made the adults dump over a case of beer out. Of course we stashed our bevs but we were quiet in the first place.

2)COE Park: Rowdy kids (20 somethings years old) warned repeatedly by rangers up to and after 10pm. Sheriff was there at 7am Saturday morning escorting them out. (assume too imbibed to leave the night before)

I am grateful for the opportunity to stay at these parks that have such rules and gladly behave discretely. My limited experience with private parks without these types of rules=up all night loud music, bottle clanking, boisterous partys.

[charliez]

I gave up drinking in 9th grade when my buddy brought over a huge bottle of Mogen David swiped from his dad. I made it within a few minutes of the final bell at school the next day and had to make a run for a trash can. Then sat till dark by a tree making agreements with Jesus to never do that again. How the both me and the tree survived all that is beyond me. We're both still standing today. I drive past that tree every day still and remember what I promised.

[WAKY]

Generally when I worked I had enough work to keep me busy. I did not look too close to see if a person was drinking. But if they “invited “ me to their party I would surly show up. Just don’t invite anyone to your party by advertising what you are doing

[Hit_the_Rhod]

So for all those NA parks, for all you full timers out there, are you expected to dump any alcohol out that you may be carrying in your coach? Even if you aren't planning on drinking while you are there?

[WeLikeCamping]

When there are rules against it, I either don't camp there, or if I must, I am very discreet with any drinking. I happen to like a glass of wine with dinner, and sitting around the campfire, enjoying some whiskey has never been a problem for me. Does that make me alcoholic? If so, pass the corkscrew, I'll start bottle #2.

[Superslif]

What surprises me last year was the National Park Campground stores were freely selling all forms of alcohol (beer, wine, coolers and hard liquor). This was in Tetons, Yellowstone, Mammoth Caves and Shenandoah.

Now on the other hand, a few years back while in a few of the PA. state parks, they (Officers) where actively looking for open displays of alcohol use. And yes, people were asked to leave.

[Solo_RV_Guy]

Originally Posted by Superslif

What surprises me last year was the National Park Campground stores were freely selling all forms of alcohol (beer, wine, coolers and hard liquor). This was in Tetons, Yellowstone, Mammoth Caves and Shenandoah.

Now on the other hand, a few years back while in a few of the PA. state parks, they (Officers) where actively looking for open displays of alcohol use. And yes, people were asked to leave.

In Pennsy, all alcoholic beverages (spirits and wine) are sold in state owned liquor stores (they contract out the operations and management of the stores). Perhaps it's because the state has not established stores in the parks...


That said, YES, these rules are used to prevent or dispatch unruly CG users. YES, they also exist because about 12% of the population can't go 24 hours without multiple alcoholic drinks.


Interesting factoid, found while looking up something else: If the 90th percentile drinkers moderated their consumption to the amounts used by the 80th percentile drinkers, alcohol sales would drop 40%. Think about that when you see advertising for alcoholic beverages.

[twogypsies]

Originally Posted by Superslif

What surprises me last year was the National Park Campground stores were freely selling all forms of alcohol (beer, wine, coolers and hard liquor). This was in Tetons, Yellowstone, Mammoth Caves and Shenandoah.

Now on the other hand, a few years back while in a few of the PA. state parks, they (Officers) where actively looking for open displays of alcohol use. And yes, people were asked to leave.

Not all parks (national or otherwise) bans alcohol. Yellowstone is one of them.

[yogus]

So, my original question was posed towards the Fulltimers. I'll quote it for the folks who jumped in without reading it closely.

"COE - we have a reservation and their rules say "No Alcohol".

So, what do al, you FTers and long timers do? Do you not drink adult beverages while there?"

For the record, we went, we camped, we had a glass of wine with dinner in our MH and we watched TV. Boo. We didn't disrupt a mosquito.

Uh, also, we like beer. We drink beer. I don't recall blacking out either.

Do you all like beer?

[NLOVNIT]

I did read it. I'm not a fulltimer, but I'm a long time RV'r, 20+ years. If you meant something different by "long timer" in your request for input, it was not defined in your opening post.

Lori-

[NLOVNIT]

Several posts have been deleted for personal attacks. This is against Community Rules.

Please discuss the topic & stop the sniping.

Thank you,
Lori-

[rvethereyet]

Originally Posted by NLOVNIT

Several posts have been deleted for personal attacks. This is against Community Rules.

Please discuss the topic & stop the sniping.

Thank you,
Lori-

Thats what happens when alcohol is involved.