Couple Baffled by Fellow Motorhome Owner's Actions in Parking Lot: 'Creepy'

The actions of an unnamed motorhome driver in a popular holiday destination parking lot have sparked a number of weird and wild theories.

Wendy from Hampshire in the U.K. regularly holidays in the motorhome she shares with her husband, John, and their two dogs, Elvis and Bertie. In recent times, Wendy has taken to chronicling their exploits on TikTok, with videos of their travels posted under the handle elvis.bertie.

They have been getting a lot of attention recently, thanks to a clip posted from a trip to Bognor Regis in West Sussex—but for rather unsettling reasons.

Recreational vehicles (RVs) are a part of life for tens of millions of Americans following a boom in the number of people operating motorhomes. A 2021 study by the RV Industry Association found that RV ownership had increased 62 percent over the previous 20 years, with some 11.2 million households now owning mobile homes in the U.S.

Maybe that's why Wendy's video has proved so popular, with over 300,000 views and counting. It captured the bizarre scene that she and her husband came across when returning to the vehicle: a virtually empty parking lot, and one other motorhome parked directly next to theirs.

"I have no idea why they parked so close," Wendy told Newsweek. "We had parked to go for a walk on the moor and were gone for about an hour."

Wendy branded the other motorhome's owner or owners "inconsiderate " over their actions. "We couldn't get into the driver's door as it's a right hand drive," she said. "We could access from the passenger door or the habitation door so it wasn't a problem as such, just couldn't understand why."

The close proximity of the other vehicle put them off hanging around for much longer though. "We had intended to have lunch there but to be honest it felt creepy being so close and being able to see right into their motorhome and them into ours so we just left," Wendy said.

Despite the weirdness of it all, Wendy did take some solace from the fact others commenting on the video had gone through similar situations. "So many people shared the experiences of sitting on an empty beach and having people come next to you or in supermarket car parks or even public toilets but this was just bizarre," she said.

This being the internet, of course, several interesting theories were also put forward. "People suggested security as a reason but this was midday in a small village. Another was they wanted to be sociable and make friends," Wendy said.

"There were a few sinister theories like they wanted to break into the van undetected or steal the fuel, though (our tank is actually on the other side). Some said maybe their door was broken on that side so they parked like that to stop someone getting in."

Wendy said many also pointed to "herd instinct" and the idea that "they just saw another Motorhome and wanted to park next to it."

There was also what Wendy describes as the "pineapple theory." She explained: "If you have a pineapple on view, which we didn't by the way, it means you are up for a bit of swinging fun."

Ultimately, the response to the video made them "chuckle" and the incident amounted to little more than an invasion of personal space, but they have never encountered anything like it before and may well never again. Wendy has been left baffled.

"We just couldn't work out why when it was so empty," she said. "It just seemed very strange to us and a bit weird...I just couldn't work out what mentality would make some do this. I might be wary of vans with pineapples in them now."