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« on: August 08, 2010, 11:35:24 AM »

We enjoy -- among other things, like game playing, reading, and photography -- "walking the loop", a term we got from, uh, walking around the camping loop at our favorite state park. We enjoy the exercise, and we like to check out the campsites: how different people camp, their units, their tarps/screen rooms, etc. We're always on the lookout for new (and better) equipment and ways of doing things, and we get to meet interesting people.
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« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2010, 11:39:16 AM »

We do the same thing, just dont intrude.
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« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2010, 12:51:54 PM »

I do the same thing after getting settled in.  I like to check out our neighbors (just like I check out patrons at a public place before taking my seat) and look for good ideas at the same time.  Before we bought our pup I would say a friendly hello to someone hanging out near their camper and attempt to start a conversation with them.  I was never pushy and I was never turned away when I started asking questions.  We used a relative's pop up for a while before buying our own, and I certainly learned a lot by seeing different pup's and their layout/accessories.  I even had several people offer for my wife and I to take a look inside and check their unit out.  I've never had a bad interaction with someone while camping and I'm hoping that continues!

I don't think there is anything wrong with getting exercise and checking things out, but like OREO57 said, don't intrude.

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« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2010, 01:52:04 PM »

 I thought this was required after dinner! 

I take our Miniature Dachshunds.  Magnet for good looking women and if the conversation takes a long time good for a beer as well!

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« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2010, 02:08:44 PM »

We always walk around the campground, with or without the dog, to check out the other sites. A lot of times it's the people at the sites that your looking at that actually start the conversation with a friendly 'hello'.
  Last time we camped, I had about 4 different campers stop to say hi while I was setting up. I didn't mind a bit.
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« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2010, 07:29:51 PM »

I push my son around either in the stroller or on his tricycle w/a push bar, and we check out the scenery.  I now know I need a fold out table, a portable gas or charcoal grill and stand, some new chairs, tacky lights....  we get to exercise and shop at the same time! Big Smile
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« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2010, 08:29:00 PM »

I love people watching!  I love seeing what other people have and get ideas from them!  I'm pretty nosey in general though.... :)
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« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2010, 10:11:12 PM »

We usually just look around as we drive in or out of the loop. I tend to be more interested in our site selection for next time rather than other people's rigs.

What I prefer to watch is other people setting up...and all the comedy that sometimes comes with it. Tongue
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« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2010, 05:07:50 AM »

We love "walkin' the loop"... excersize, good ideas, people watching, conversation starters...
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« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2010, 07:32:44 AM »

We often "walk the loop" and I am being pushed in  a wheel chair. Like others, we love looking at others campsites and just saying hello to fellow campers. I am a people watcher, by nature, but I don't consider myself nosey, rather I think of myself as friendly.
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« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2010, 07:43:16 AM »

I enjoy "walking the loop" and have met so many nice people while taking my walk.  I have found that it is also a great way to get new decorating ideas.  It would be hard to imagine just sitting around my HTT and not venturing out to check-out my surroundings.
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« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2010, 08:25:14 AM »

we like to check out  their units

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« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2010, 08:47:26 AM »

We have always done this in the early evening.  We started it back during our tenting days.  We call it a "gear walk" because we are checking out others gear.
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« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2010, 12:05:35 PM »

I don't consider myself nosey, rather I think of myself as friendly.


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« Reply #14 on: August 09, 2010, 12:07:19 PM »

we like to check out  their units

 Shocked   Big Smile

You have a dirty mind. (I like that in a person!!!) LOL!!!
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