It’s not just the Police you have to worry about😝

[BreweryDave]

Now the locals are turning vigilante

Locals carry out night raids on camper vans and tents

Locals have carried out night raids on the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park on camper vans and tents.

www.portugalresident.com

 

[Bonkers the Dog]

Baseball bat and a container of pish wielded by an angry, naked Scotsman. That will give any vigilante pause for thought!

 

[Wildbill]

During time times of covid is it any wonder that folks are getting a bit twitchy folks not stiking to covid rules and wanting there wee brakes at any cost
They walk among us on this forum i wild camp but at this time would not dream of it better to stay home and help to control this virus
bill

 

[Dramfineday]

There was Vlogger on You Tube the other day (Vanlife - I think) had their van graffitied with spray paint.

 

[JJ]

I would tend to believe what Trump says about him winning the election over anything written in the Portugal Resident...

JJ

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[nicholsong]

Well if Police and Vigilantes in Portugal want to clamp down on wildcamping, Covid aside, I would be quite hapy to avail myself of the hundreds of Aires and the like in other countries.

Geoff

 

[emjaiuk]

Nothing new under the sun. Years ago locals used to drive past the Motorhome parked overnight on the Sete beach road making as much noise as possible late at night.

 

[grumps147]

Well if Police and Vigilantes in Portugal want to clamp down on wildcamping, Covid aside, I would be quite hapy to avail myself of the hundreds of Aires and the like in other countries.

Geoff

And theirin lies the solution Geoff, you would avail yourself of an aire (as would I if not on a site). From reading the article it intimates they were camping where camping is banned, little wonder locals get hacked off. Most vloggers I follow going around Spain and Portugal appear to make a point of not staying where camping is specifically banned, and do their best not to upset either locals or police in those areas. There are apparently lots of wilding sites they show that do not have bans.

 

[sedge]

Nothing new under the sun. Years ago locals used to drive past the Motorhome parked overnight on the Sete beach road making as much noise as possible late at night.

Yes then when the road collapsed into the sea the council built an aire, but it didn't stop the ones revving past it in the early hours and making a racket, and we'd paid for that entertainment ...... you might not have minded had there been a campsite on the coast other than Oltras Freres.

 

[Luna123]

Don't think so Bonkers ( I know you're probably messing). More likely a smashed up campervan as they were throwing rocks and had spray paint ready. Also they will remember the RV as they were taking photos of number plates and probably target it again at a later time. There was about twenty of them with hoods up and scarfs over their faces so if you take out a weapon it might end up getting used against you.

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[Jim]

Don't think so Bonkers ( I know you're probably messing). More likely a smashed up campervan as they were throwing rocks and had spray paint ready. Also they will remember the RV as they were taking photos of number plates and probably target it again at a later time. There was about twenty of them with hoods up and scarfs over their faces so if you take out a weapon it might end up getting used against you.

Were you there when this occurred?

 

[Luna123]

Yes in one place.

 

[Luna123]

It could of easily kicked off into something serious with the smallest of sparks..... Think a group of football holligans, it was that kind of energy. Probably mostly cowards on their own. Got the feeling they were mostly surf airheads but hiding behind the group they could be dangerous. If there were ten aggressive Scots that were really prepared to fight, I reckon that would of done the trick because most of them would have bottled it.