Originally Posted by
Rowan
We don't allow anyone to camp, one of the reasons being hygiene, and another being the fact that I and the owners don't know if you are there for a night or want to be there for a week. We have valuable farming equipment and various chemicals, as well a fuel in bulk on the property, For all we know, you're there to steal that stuff, and that's a risk we can't take.
You also might think you are stealth camping, but a property owner or manager knows their land intimately. You may think you are hidden, but you aren't.
Hygene is a real issue, particularly if the land is likely to get a lot of visitors, not just one in a million years. But that can be dealt with, the camper just has to do so. I sense that most do not.
Theft or other fears are reasonable, but that is not the business of stealth camping. Yes I would ask to leave, but the reality of someone one an expensive bike with a K of gear staying around for a week, o hauling off your Ag chemicals, is pretty much zero. So what this comes down to is a misconception that if the owner had full information, might not be there. Or of the owner had no information...
As far as seeing the camper, that is terrain dependent. There are many places where a person would not be seen if one walked by at 3 feet. The main limitation here is that the steps required to ensure stealth, make the experience less attractive to campers. Also, it depends on the type of operations. An open thing like a vineyard, may allow the operator to have knowledge of the whole area. But where there are forested areas, it is not uncommon for the owner to only rarely be present in them, such as winter timber cutting.