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Oldbaz . I reckon you're just jealous because they didn't invite you to join their **** measuring contest. lol. And good on your wife for standing up to them.

I think you,ll find many people get annoyed at the scene you have painted.
Just cant wait for the day when you will be able to buy a gizmo that will blanket tv reception for about 50 meters. I don't want to hear the latest reality show or some drama on tv when I,m out camping..

Tv might go on long enough for the kids to watch A movie, before bed. If they are lucky. Apart from that, rarely on. (Stuck inside from rain different matter.)

As for lighting, a low wattage led at the door. If i'm inside, its off. Occasionally use those solar garden lights near the ropes/poles. Helps with those tripping accidents.

Excess light bothers us, too.

Our light over the outside kitchen on our van is angled so there is no direct light going anywhere but to the kitchen. Ditto the steps light is low intensity and directly lights only the steps. Reflected light from those is sufficient to light the rest of the small outside area we claim as our camp. And when we're finished cooking we find headlights, campfirelight or natural light are sufficient.

What bothers us more is noise. Why must people have incessant background noise to accompany their activities and spoil the sounds of the bush?

Cheers

Just my 2 bob’s worth.
I am not a seasoned traveller by any means, but in 2008 I took 6 months off work, 5 months in 2010 and 6 months in 2012 to travel around Australia.

I bought a Camps 5 and Camps 6 books. The reason I bought these books was NOT to help me find somewhere to camp, but where to stay away from. I will drive past 10 spots where others are parked and find my own patch of flat ground and pull over. Then if I wish to turn the stereo up I shall, should I like to walk about with every outside light on I will.

The reason I camp away from others is, my wife and I are night time people. On all trips we rarely went to bed before 02:30/ 03:00. We both love reading a lot, talking to each other among other things.
Should some other person pull up and wish to share my secluded path of earth, I will tell them I don’t go to bed early and I could make some noise up to 03:00. If he decides to stay there, that’s his problem.

If, on the off chance I have to stay in a place where others are camped, I will and do obey the noise rules, but still not go to bed before 02:30. Saying that we very seldom get up before 09:00. In the mornings, the people that I tiptoed around all night trying not to make a disturbing sound, do not respect the same noise rules in the AM, which irritates me no end.

I guess what I am trying to say, is that not all of us are the same and go to bed at 20:00 and arise again at 06:00, and I certainly don’t have 20/20 vision in the dark.

Also I have a disgusting habit as well, I smoke, but I don’t drink. Another thing that irritates me is, I can be standing having a chat to a person, I wish to have a smoke, I will ask the person I am speaking to if that is ok. If he says NO, that's fine I don't have one, if he is fine with it, good, I will light up. Then a third person comes along to join the conversation, and all I here are snickers and snide remarks about smokers.

Do I bitch about it, what's the point.

Cheers