Vacationing family gets into a dispute with entitled hipsters over campsite territory: 'Their hammock [is] strung halfway across our spot!'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Sep 5, 2025 2:00 PM EDT

The experience of going camping as a family almost always leads to unintended consequences. It just goes to show that you can plan everything in advance. You can bring all the proper materials and even find ways to cater to everyone's needs. However, there will always be some kind of unforeseen factor when it comes to nature. For some, this is the beauty of going camping. For others, it's the primary reason why they despise the concept.

It's important to know oneself before going on a camping trip. For instance, if a good old-fashioned tent is not your thing, you may have a problem enjoying yourself. This family decided to embark upon a camping trip in Italy. Everything seemed to be going according to plan, and the parents were mindful of everyone's needs. However, like I said earlier, there is always that one unforeseen factor that gets in the way and can make or break the entire experience. 

No, in this instance, that "make or break" moment had nothing to do with the scenic environment itself. Instead, it had everything to do with the hipster family that was violating their rented property. It turns out that this other guy really wanted to set up a hammock, but he hadn't reserved property that included two trees, so he thought he could take over a third of the author's rented property. Perhaps he didn't know that property had already been reserved and thought he could get away with it. That would have been understandable, but when he tried to double down on his entitlement when confronted by the author, that's precisely when the author stopped giving this dude the benefit of the doubt. 

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from members of this online community. 

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  • "Hipster wants to use a third of my campsite"

    A blue tent sitting in the middle of a forest.
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  • At least the so-called “hipster in question” agreed to back off and return to the property he reserved. He must have known that there was no point in arguing with this family when the paperwork clearly sided in favor of the people who actually reserved that property. Still, the author mentioned that he would have been interested in finding a mutually beneficial solution had the hipster been a bit more friendly and a tad less entitled.

  • We went caravan camping in Italy. The spots there are usually pretty tightly packed. We took care to book a place that offered a space that was large enough for our 7m caravan, car and a tent.
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  • So we arrive and are a bit surprised at how small the assigned spot is. But oh well, we should try and make the best out of it. So we start playing Tetris with our caravan. Some other campers offer their help and soon
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  • after we have it parked right at the edge of the spot. Meanwhile our direct neighbors, a hipster family with tent, hammock and Volkswagen California just look curiously at at what we do... chilling in their hammock... which is strung halfway across our spot.
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  • It easily covers the rear third of our spot. I already think to myself ,hmm thats gonna be tight' but you never know. So we continue to set up our tent.
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  • Last step is wedging in our car next to the tent and well... it could fit. But I am not sure. So I ask our neighbor to pull down their hammock. I ask nicely. But our neighbor is not amused. I tell him
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  • "look, let me park my car and if it fits, you can just put your hammock back up. I just don't want to worry about hitting you while I park".
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  • But he is p ed now. And starts to argue that everybody is entitled to two trees (so he can hang a hammock) and goes on that we already have two trees on the other side of the spot (correct). I tell him that I booked
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  • square meters, not trees, and that his spot goes right to a marked corner stone. Surprisingly, he caves in and chooses to sh ot us angry looks all evening instead.
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  • What really bugs me is that it would have been ok for me to park at the entrance of the campsite instead so he can have his hammock. He wouldn't even have to ask, but just be friendly and sympathetic to the shared misery of too small camp spots.
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  • Or maybe come around later that day and offer to share a beer. But instead he lived in his own delusional world where everybody is like him.
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  • They ended up leaving a day early. After one day of no neighbors a sweet Italian family with a small baby moved in next to us.
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  • Haunting_Foot5782. I can't for the life of me think why people would want to cause drama on holiday. Holiday is for enjoyment. So sorry you ended up with his drama.
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  • Commercial_Line_... Your best bet is to park up first, then go and get the campsite staff. Don't bother arguing yourself, let them deal with it, they're the ones who'll enforce the boundaries
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  • Got_Bent 22h ago We have had this happen. Show up to camp for 3 days on a river in a reserved spot and the person next to us in a mobile home parked so their entry was on the line and they setup the grill and chairs in our parking spot.
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  • Each spot has 1 parking spot and the campsite. My dad parked and awalked back to the managers shack and soon enough they were completely gone, People complained about them all week and thought they could just take half our spot.
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  • They had 2 cars and the mobile home. It was funny watching my dad back in and say move it or lose it. Oh they moved it.
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