People who don't understand your RV is your home!

[Toby Dog]

How about the traffic backup where people want to use the bathroom? I point them to the woods. You let one in you'll have 50 standing there before you can blink.

[egwilly]

We have never experienced any of these issues the OP reported. Not in 45 years of camping and rv travel.

If I did, I would tell them to take a hike.

[BillJinOR]

Never had the problems . I’ve made clear to family that the rv is our use only. If I invite someone for dinner inside, they are welcome to use the restroom,after a brief instruction on use. . We travel with like minded Rvers or family who have their own rigs , not a bunch of freeloading tailgaters. If you set yourself up as the “party coach” at the game, reunion or other come all event, you open yourself up to poor behavior. JMO

[Psneeld]

It is like owning a pickup.

No matter what color you pick, all your friends see U-Haul colors and a banner on the side.

[lorim]

Most people don't want to stay with me... I snore something awful, the delicate sleepers can't handle it. Hahahaha

[Duster73]

If I invite people out to the campground for the day, I assume they will use our bathroom, food, chairs, ect. But I do not let people just randomly take our RV, so that mitigates disrespectful issues.

[Bigceasar]

Depends on the situation. If I am using the rig to tailgate at a football game and have 20 friends invited to join in the fun I have no problem allowing those friends to use the toilet. If I was stuck in a traffic jam for hours and a someone requested to use the restroom I would also oblige because it helps out someone much more than it inconveniences me.
On the other hand it isn’t available for community use by people who are just plain unprepared or too lazy to walk to the public facilities. Fortunately, that has never happened and with continued good fortune never will.

[Persistent]

I don't have a problem with people wanting to use my TT. I am Persistent (see my user ID) and annoying (see some of my posts). Problem solved.

[UTTransplant]

To quote Nancy Reagan, “Just say no.” Keith, you must be a very nice person, but you are getting taken advantage of. The only person who can stop the behavior is you. “Hey, Keith, can we take your motorhome to the game next week?” Keith: “No.” Person: “Why not?” Keith: “I have decided to just keep it for us.” Then gray rock (look up the definition if you aren’t familiar with the approach to dealing with invasive questions).

[George Schweikle]

Thinking back through 45 years, not a lot if issues but the most common comment was if whatever we had at the time could be rented. Always "No".

Originally Posted by kenandterry

...Haven’t actually had any of the issues described by the OP.

[The Ward Den]

We have had a few friends ask me or the DW to borrow or rent our RV for a camping excursion or road trip. I just fluff it off, assuming they never would actually ask when the time comes for real. I really don't want to leave such an expensive "toy" in the hands of someone not familiar with it. Now I will probably just say rental is $300 a day, and you have to return it in as good or better shape. Also it has to come back with a FULL tank of gas. At $500 for the gas alone, I'm sure that will change a lot of minds. And when a long weekend ends up costing them close to two grand with the fuel they use, I'm guessing the requests will be recanted rather quickly.



I do let friends use the washroom while tailgating if the Porta-Potty lines are outrageous. But not strangers.

[GOLDWINGER2]

Originally Posted by Dutch Star Don

We don't really have an issue with people expecting to use our motor home like it's a public facility. However, my knucklehead nephew asked if he could take my three-year-old Monaco Diplomat up to mountains on a ski trip with his six buddies. Yeah...I was going to let the clown, who has never driven a large RV, take a 32000 pound DP up into the snow with his drunken friends.

I referred him to my sister, his aunt. He asked her if he could use her four year old DP. He got the same response from her as he got from me.

I don't loan out my 30 year old MH, I know it's old....parts are harder to find though.

[TandW]

The folks loaned out their pop-up back in the earlier seventies to a family that had their home flooded out when the Neshaminy creek left it's banks for the second time in twenty years.

[MSHappyCampers]

We would never let anyone but our kids use our MH, but they would never misuse it for partying, etc.