You don’t ‘stealth camp’ on people’s private property. That is trespassing and is one of the main unwritten rules of stealth camping.
koolerb on
What a dick.
Checked_Out_6 on
This is how you get yourself shot. Don’t stealth camp on private property.
Edit: don’t stealth camp on private property in the USA
SuperStian on
wtf! I hope the police charges that farmer with assault or something! At least I hope the farmer has to replace any broken equipment and some compensation to the camper! Not at all a proportionate response!
Aegishjalmvr on
What an absolute c**t. He could have asked the bikepacker to leave nicely by saying its private property…
ParkieDude on
If you stealth. Set up at dusk, be quiet, and be gone by sunrise. No cooking dinner nor breakfast, I’ll stop at a ~~pubic~~ public park and cook breakfast at a picnic table. Leave no trace.
In Ireland & UK, small villages I often stopped for dinner and just asked “where is a good spot to pitch a tent” and gotten invtations on a good location.
I have been cycling “looking for that elusive camp site, but no idea if 2 or 20 miles down the road” and stealth camped.
edit: what a typo!
oeffoeff on
I usually don’t camp when cycling, but I remember when we were kids and “stealth” camping near an allotment garden and some grumpy old man woke us up in the morning and started actually kicking my friend and insulting us. Back then I wasn’t even aware that you cannot just camp anywhere, even if it is (or seems) public.
When people say it is ‘private’ property it sounds like they are camping in someones backyard, when in reality it is some forest or open field. Farmers can be quite the entitled cunts sometimes.
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plantmic on
This is absolutely awful. I can’t even begin to think about how would even begin to go about cleaning that up. That stuff fucking stinks.
It’s just so uncalled for.
For contrast – I bumped into a farmer in a Scotland after camping on his land and he couldn’t have been nicer.
RedditBeverage on
Wow! Could have just asked the guy to leave. It’s not like he was doing anything to provoke that. Wtf
ithinkitsahairball on
It is trespassing. Trespassing really has no stealth function attached.
doctorvanderbeast on
I mean this isn’t the stealthiest camping I’ve ever seen. Farmers a dick, obviously.
phearce1 on
I’ve always asked for permission on private land in the US. I always phrased it with “is there a place to set up a tent for the night” as opposed to “can I camp on your land”. I think “camping” evokes fire, cooking, trash, etc. Regardless, I was always offered an invitation to camp after asking and everyone was very friendly. Usually led to a meal and some good conversation.
Freddyfixedgear on
Wow what level is your self entitlement at. Perhaps you should ask permission before trespassing on someone’s property. Not just their property, but their livelihood. 🤡
prudent__sound on
What is slurry? Is this the equivalent of sewage sludge?
SuperCambot on
Farmer’s an asshole but I can tell by that sun the camper was there too long.
Just_observing1909 on
What it has brought to my attention is that fellow wild/stealth campers are entitled knobheads.
Pitching up on Farmer’s land without even asking for permission, land thats being worked….
Then cry like victims when the Farmer gets fed up.
Saikuringo on
In the UK these are the places I chose to stealth camp and not once did I consider a farmers field, in addition to following the general rules of bike stealthing:
– any forested area
– secluded parks
– church grounds
– abandoned pubs (regional)
– next to / near football/ cricket pitches club houses
Selection was always a place that felt unused or that might attract people to come across your camp. Not once did I have any alterations.
But in saying all that, as has been mentioned, the farmer is a dick
superbadshit on
Look I get there are a lot of people who camp and leave litter behind and that is a super dick move. However this sort of aggressive response is not necessary at all. The only thing this farmer ensured is that he now has an enemy who might retaliate.
crazymonk45 on
How are people defending the camper?? The dude had NO right at all to be there! Rule #1 of camping find out who owns the land! Dummy 🤦🏼♂️
A lot of farmers would’ve done a lot worse than that
Honeybadger747 on
All the farmer did is guarantee that the tent will get left behind as it’s a mess
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You don’t ‘stealth camp’ on people’s private property. That is trespassing and is one of the main unwritten rules of stealth camping.
What a dick.
This is how you get yourself shot. Don’t stealth camp on private property.
Edit: don’t stealth camp on private property in the USA
wtf! I hope the police charges that farmer with assault or something! At least I hope the farmer has to replace any broken equipment and some compensation to the camper! Not at all a proportionate response!
What an absolute c**t. He could have asked the bikepacker to leave nicely by saying its private property…
If you stealth. Set up at dusk, be quiet, and be gone by sunrise. No cooking dinner nor breakfast, I’ll stop at a ~~pubic~~ public park and cook breakfast at a picnic table. Leave no trace.
In Ireland & UK, small villages I often stopped for dinner and just asked “where is a good spot to pitch a tent” and gotten invtations on a good location.
I have been cycling “looking for that elusive camp site, but no idea if 2 or 20 miles down the road” and stealth camped.
edit: what a typo!
I usually don’t camp when cycling, but I remember when we were kids and “stealth” camping near an allotment garden and some grumpy old man woke us up in the morning and started actually kicking my friend and insulting us. Back then I wasn’t even aware that you cannot just camp anywhere, even if it is (or seems) public.
When people say it is ‘private’ property it sounds like they are camping in someones backyard, when in reality it is some forest or open field. Farmers can be quite the entitled cunts sometimes.
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This is absolutely awful. I can’t even begin to think about how would even begin to go about cleaning that up. That stuff fucking stinks.
It’s just so uncalled for.
For contrast – I bumped into a farmer in a Scotland after camping on his land and he couldn’t have been nicer.
Wow! Could have just asked the guy to leave. It’s not like he was doing anything to provoke that. Wtf
It is trespassing. Trespassing really has no stealth function attached.
I mean this isn’t the stealthiest camping I’ve ever seen. Farmers a dick, obviously.
I’ve always asked for permission on private land in the US. I always phrased it with “is there a place to set up a tent for the night” as opposed to “can I camp on your land”. I think “camping” evokes fire, cooking, trash, etc. Regardless, I was always offered an invitation to camp after asking and everyone was very friendly. Usually led to a meal and some good conversation.
Wow what level is your self entitlement at. Perhaps you should ask permission before trespassing on someone’s property. Not just their property, but their livelihood. 🤡
What is slurry? Is this the equivalent of sewage sludge?
Farmer’s an asshole but I can tell by that sun the camper was there too long.
What it has brought to my attention is that fellow wild/stealth campers are entitled knobheads.
Pitching up on Farmer’s land without even asking for permission, land thats being worked….
Then cry like victims when the Farmer gets fed up.
In the UK these are the places I chose to stealth camp and not once did I consider a farmers field, in addition to following the general rules of bike stealthing:
– any forested area
– secluded parks
– church grounds
– abandoned pubs (regional)
– next to / near football/ cricket pitches club houses
Selection was always a place that felt unused or that might attract people to come across your camp. Not once did I have any alterations.
But in saying all that, as has been mentioned, the farmer is a dick
Look I get there are a lot of people who camp and leave litter behind and that is a super dick move. However this sort of aggressive response is not necessary at all. The only thing this farmer ensured is that he now has an enemy who might retaliate.
How are people defending the camper?? The dude had NO right at all to be there! Rule #1 of camping find out who owns the land! Dummy 🤦🏼♂️
A lot of farmers would’ve done a lot worse than that
All the farmer did is guarantee that the tent will get left behind as it’s a mess
that’s ugly and unkind!
Sad video.