Friends Locked This Guy Out Of His Own Camper Because “There Wasn’t Enough Room”, He Packed And Drove Away The Next Day
It is often hard to accept that the person you considered your friend or even best friend doesn’t care for you as much as you do for them. You may not want to see that because you invested so much in that friendship and you still remember the good times you had, but it’s important to realize that your energy is not worth wasting on people who don’t appreciate it.
The event that made Reddit user cameronjames222 open his eyes about his best friend was when he was left locked out of his own camper after he drove his friend to Spartan races in another state because there was no room left for him. He actually got his sweet revenge, but now is second-guessing his judgment at that moment, because after all, it was his best friend we’re talking about.
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Man got in a huge fight with his best friend who was mad at him for being left stranded in a different state with no way back home
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The Original Poster (OP) is 25 years old and has a best friend of 6 years who is really into going to the gym and likes going to Spartan races, which are essentially races with obstacles along the way such as walls and rope swings. Maybe something like you would imagine physical military training would look like.
The friend and his group of friends the OP wasn’t part of heard about a competition that they really wanted to go to, but it was out of state and they didn’t have a place to stay. So they asked cameronjames222 if they could borrow his camper and truck for the weekend.
The OP’s friend wanted to go to a Spartan race competition out of state and asked him if he could borrow his camper to have a place to stay
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The OP was doubtful they would have returned it in one piece and in a reply to a comment, he said, “I truly think if I had let them take the camper themselves, they would have either wrecked it on the road, or destroyed it once they got to where they were going.” So he offered to go with them.
After 3 hours, the group reached their destination and they should have slept together inside the camper that night. The Redditor explained that there was plenty of space: “The two friends of my best friend were going to share my king size bed in the bedroom at the back of the trailer, and me and my best friend were going to take the two couches in the living room portion of the trailer towards the front. It’s a big trailer with three slide outs.”
The man agreed with the condition that he would be going as well as he wasn’t sure if the camper would have survived his inexperienced friend
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However, when night came, the OP found himself locked out of the trailer. Before bedtime, he was wandering around outside because he needed to take a call, and when he returned, the door was locked. One of the men told him through the window that there wasn’t enough room for him.
As cameronjames222 wasn’t expecting such a situation, he hadn’t taken the key to the camper, so he couldn’t get in and his only hope was his best friend who wasn’t planning on doing anything.
The OP called several times, but the best friend turned off his phone, so fortunately, his truck was unlocked. The Redditor said that he had left the truck unlocked by accident but replying to the comments, he wondered if his friend went and unlocked it before going to sleep in the camper.
They reached their destination and they were all supposed to sleep inside the camper, but the friend’s group locked the OP out
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In the morning, the OP was woken up after an hour of sleep by the men as they needed to drive to the location where the race took place. The man mentioned being locked out of his own trailer, but his guests who did that to him didn’t say much and didn’t even apologize.
But even before that, cameronjames222 had already come up with a revenge plan. While the men were at the race, he prepared the camper to head off, which took about the time of the race. And as the athletes came back, he just drove off.
He was really mad that they decided there was no room in his own camper, so in the morning, he made sure they would see him head off alone
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The OP’s phone was bombarded with calls, which he ignored until he drove all the way back home. Not surprisingly, the best friend was mad because he was stranded in a city they didn’t know without a vehicle to go home. When the best friend said that there were better ways to handle this, the OP realized that he might have overstepped.
The verdict redditors in the comments gave was that the OP was not guilty. They agreed that there were plenty more ways to end this conflict in a more civilized way, but that is reserved for people who are mature enough to deserve it, and in this situation, they felt the OP’s actions were justified.
Now he is kind of regretting it and fighting with his best friend, especially since he said that there were other ways to react
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What is also unfair is that the friends agreed that they would only pay half of the expenses. In the comments, the OP revealed that the trip cost him over $200 and now the friend is refusing to pay. However, he has hope to get back the money as all of their belongings are still in the trailer.
It is unfortunate that a friendship would end like that, especially because that person who the OP has known for 6 years has saved his life twice, although cameronjames222 admitted that he has been seeing red flags here and there that he missed at the time it was happening.
Do you think the OP should have been more considerate and forgiving? Or are you of the opinion that people who play stupid games win stupid prizes? Let us know your judgment in the comments!
Redditors disagreed and believed the friend group deserved such punishment for treating a person who was doing them a favor like that
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Zero chance that you're the A. Ditch the "best friend". I feel like punching him in the face and I'm a really nice old lady.
Very rude of them. I would have packed their stuff, left it out, when they came back, also have left them there. How dare they lock you out. You aren't an Uber. They are adults. You HAD a friend. He had a free ride and rooming for him an his buddies. I suppose they didn't offer fuel money either or buy you dinner for being the great guy bringing them there. I'd contact the dudes dad an explain what they did an why he had to go get them. I'm sure he would have done the same.
Same. Leave 'em their stuff, and a note. Don't even wait for them to see you leave. Just go. What they did? That's like having houseguests throw you out of your *house*. Big no-no!
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Everything else has been said, but why would they cover only half of the costs? As if half of this trip was for his benefit? At the very least, let's say it was supposed to be a nice weekend away for him as well, they should split it evenly into all of the members of the group - not him paying half and the however many assholes paying the other half.
It would even have been appropriate for them to cover the OP's expenses completely, as he was providing the vehicles, which depreciate with each mile driven. Another red flag.
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NTA. They wanted to use your truck and camper but, based on their actions, they didn't want you around. What they did was payback for you not allowing them to take the truck and camper without you. What you did was entirely appropriate. These people are not your friends, but they are entitled jerks.
If they hadn't locked the door, I would have said this wasn't the most mature way to handle it, and that he should have asserted himself the moment it happened. But these people essentially carjacked him and left him out in the elements to fend for himself. Too bad he didn't have a spare set of truck keys, or he could have driven them all right back home the night before the race.
People show you who they are. When they show you, listen. Dude was not your friend and he showed it.
I honestly shudder. Best friends first ask was to borrow the truck and trailer, what would have happened to those objects if OP had said yes to that? As it is, I want to know the condition of his trailer when he got it back. No, he did the right thing in my opinion. They're grown adults, they can manage to get themselves home, this is the time of cell phones. My dad once stranded himself in the states after he graduated high school and his mother refused to send him money because he was stupid, he still made it back to Canada. They're resourceful, able bodied and this was a prank meant for college, not grown ups, especially after you did a nice thing for them. If not for the trailer, I would have spun tires to get them muddied up.
I'm also suspicious of the part where they'd cover half the cost as soon as the trip was over. I believe OP would have a fight on his hands about that. No, take the loss of money and the friend. It's best not to waste anymore time and energy on it.
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If OP was doing this as a favor and had no other reason to drive 3 hours out of state, I'm wondering why the 3 other people couldn't share the $200 on their own. I mean, that's really not a lot to split 3 ways. OP shouldn't have to foot any of that bill. He already pays for maintenance and insurance on his truck and camper.
Not revenge. More like natural consequences. Your feelings were hurt; the part of you that felt sngry...maybe you'd call it revenge. But taking a step back it was also the logical thing to do. How else could it have played out? Reading between the lines I'm betting the 2 guys didn't want to share a bed and the rationalization " if he'd just loaned us the truck and camper he wouldn't be in this position." The friend faced 2 or 3 decision points and kept choosing wrongly."
I would really like to know just how much “room” there was in the trailer. Not that it justifies anyone’s behaviour but, was there an expectation for the 3 of them to share a single bed or something?
He said two were sharing his king sized bed whilst OP and his friend were having a couch each, it’s one of those campers that extends out to make enough space for them all
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To resurrect an old saying, with friends like that, the OP doesn't need enemies.
Number one !!! Find new friends !!! He/ they will just try to screw you again !!!!
A bit harsh, in my opinion, but definitely NTA and thinking about it I mightve done the same thing. Seriously, I dont understand people who act this way.
NTA, but OP should be careful about keeping or selling any of the property left inside. They could call the police on him. He has no proof of what they did and even if he did that probably would make no difference in the eyes of the law (although if he had proof I suppose he could press charges himself). Even though I agree in principle that he would be justified in selling the property to get his expense money, it could backfire on him.
I was friends with someone for 35 yrs. We lived in the same city for many years. She followed her sister to another state and when I was laid off, I moved to FL to be with my sister. One day we were talking on the phone (at least once a month) and as we were saying goodbye, she said not to call her anymore that she didn't have much to say to me. Frankly I was shocked. I tried calling her twice more and stopped calling altogether. To this day I have no idea why this all happened. It's been 4yrs now. It makes me sad that this happened, but it is what it is. My point is that if they don't want your friendship (seems like that's why he stabbed you in the back) you are better off without him.
The problem started when you, OP, didn't stand your ground in the first place. You didn't want them to use your truck and camper, which was your right. But you felt guilty about that, so you volunteered to drive them to their destination, which you had no obligation to do. Your friend and his friends regard you as a soft touch, and having no consideration for you, they are comfortable taking advantage of you. It should be clear to you now that your best friend and his friends are not your friends. I can't imagine driving them home after what they did; I would have left them too.
He should have taken one call from his friend and said sorry bro nothing I can do. Just like he did. Not a friend.
Holy cow. I would have called the police, and then never spoken to that person again.
The first thing that popped in my head after reading this is why wasn't he invited to go with his best friend in the first place? Instead this "best friend" asks to borrow his truck/camper and only agrees to him going after he said that he wasn't comfortable with lending it them. Hell I would have taken my best friend on my honeymoon if it wouldn't have been inappropriate lol I love her she's the sister I never had!!! Ditch the loser "best friend" find a real one...you'll truly know when you do because they would never in a million years make you feel like that or lock you out if your own camper!
I would have gone to sleep with my feet supported on the horn of the car... See how long of the honking they could handle or how well they do on their precious race without sleep
Who the fck would lock someone out of their own fcking trailer, after he just drove them three hours to some stupid race?? Who does that???I'd have called the police in the night and kicked them our right then and there. Edited to add. I still have a hard time wrapping my brain around that one. It refuses to believe that anybody in their right mind would actually do this. Unfckingbelievable.
Your best friend is not a friend. He's a user. You need new friends or maybe one less friend.
Ditch the best friend and all of his friends who were in the camper. Change all locks to your house and code where he can come in. He may seek revenge.
I’m still stuck on what rationale the friends had for locking OP out. I have two theories: 1. Some kind of ‘roid rage’ resulting from their preparations for the next day (ie, they were taking performance drugs that radically shifted their personalities), or 2. They were doing something in the camper - drugs? sexual activity? - that they didn’t want OP to know about.
Don’t give into his fake apology, he got what he deserved and you are better off without him!
The only thing I would have done differently is waiting for them to watch me drove off... I wouldn't waste my time waiting for their race to finish, I would just get the hell out of there and chill the rest of the day in my house...
I’d say the first pointer as to whether or not that person is their friend was the fact that they didn’t want OP to come along in the first place. I can’t even grasp the audacity on those people, locking him out of his own RV. It definitely seems like he’s just being used and not really considered a friend. Poor guy.
Life is a boomerang. Kharma's a b.... His so-called friend needs an attitude adjustment.
By still having their stuff in the van you have leverage to get the money for fuel. You are definitely not the Arsehole!
So what does the little van with the catdog on it have to do with the story? I read all the way to the bottom.
I’m breaking into my trailer and whooping some Spartan a*s. Get the f**k out my trailer. If my buddy did that for me I’m bringing a tent or sleeping in the truck bed.
Very odd situation. Was there some kind of weird sex thing going on? Why else would a bunch of dudes give a s**t about who sleeps where... Or maybe it was drugs. Something is amiss in this scenario. Unless the driver guy snores like crazy loud. Then maybe I can see why it happened.
Likely they were just upset that he wouldn't let them take the truck and camper on their own. Which was completely immature.
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When you choose to do what their "friends" did, you don't get to choose your punishment. The OP could have called the police for theft by taking, and I think it would have been a felony due to the value of what they took. They got off easy.
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Zero chance that you're the A. Ditch the "best friend". I feel like punching him in the face and I'm a really nice old lady.
Very rude of them. I would have packed their stuff, left it out, when they came back, also have left them there. How dare they lock you out. You aren't an Uber. They are adults. You HAD a friend. He had a free ride and rooming for him an his buddies. I suppose they didn't offer fuel money either or buy you dinner for being the great guy bringing them there. I'd contact the dudes dad an explain what they did an why he had to go get them. I'm sure he would have done the same.
Same. Leave 'em their stuff, and a note. Don't even wait for them to see you leave. Just go. What they did? That's like having houseguests throw you out of your *house*. Big no-no!
Load More Replies... Everything else has been said, but why would they cover only half of the costs? As if half of this trip was for his benefit? At the very least, let's say it was supposed to be a nice weekend away for him as well, they should split it evenly into all of the members of the group - not him paying half and the however many assholes paying the other half.
It would even have been appropriate for them to cover the OP's expenses completely, as he was providing the vehicles, which depreciate with each mile driven. Another red flag.
Load More Replies... NTA. They wanted to use your truck and camper but, based on their actions, they didn't want you around. What they did was payback for you not allowing them to take the truck and camper without you. What you did was entirely appropriate. These people are not your friends, but they are entitled jerks.
If they hadn't locked the door, I would have said this wasn't the most mature way to handle it, and that he should have asserted himself the moment it happened. But these people essentially carjacked him and left him out in the elements to fend for himself. Too bad he didn't have a spare set of truck keys, or he could have driven them all right back home the night before the race.
People show you who they are. When they show you, listen. Dude was not your friend and he showed it.
I honestly shudder. Best friends first ask was to borrow the truck and trailer, what would have happened to those objects if OP had said yes to that? As it is, I want to know the condition of his trailer when he got it back. No, he did the right thing in my opinion. They're grown adults, they can manage to get themselves home, this is the time of cell phones. My dad once stranded himself in the states after he graduated high school and his mother refused to send him money because he was stupid, he still made it back to Canada. They're resourceful, able bodied and this was a prank meant for college, not grown ups, especially after you did a nice thing for them. If not for the trailer, I would have spun tires to get them muddied up.
I'm also suspicious of the part where they'd cover half the cost as soon as the trip was over. I believe OP would have a fight on his hands about that. No, take the loss of money and the friend. It's best not to waste anymore time and energy on it.
Load More Replies... If OP was doing this as a favor and had no other reason to drive 3 hours out of state, I'm wondering why the 3 other people couldn't share the $200 on their own. I mean, that's really not a lot to split 3 ways. OP shouldn't have to foot any of that bill. He already pays for maintenance and insurance on his truck and camper.
Not revenge. More like natural consequences. Your feelings were hurt; the part of you that felt sngry...maybe you'd call it revenge. But taking a step back it was also the logical thing to do. How else could it have played out? Reading between the lines I'm betting the 2 guys didn't want to share a bed and the rationalization " if he'd just loaned us the truck and camper he wouldn't be in this position." The friend faced 2 or 3 decision points and kept choosing wrongly."
I would really like to know just how much “room” there was in the trailer. Not that it justifies anyone’s behaviour but, was there an expectation for the 3 of them to share a single bed or something?
He said two were sharing his king sized bed whilst OP and his friend were having a couch each, it’s one of those campers that extends out to make enough space for them all
Load More Replies... To resurrect an old saying, with friends like that, the OP doesn't need enemies.
Number one !!! Find new friends !!! He/ they will just try to screw you again !!!!
A bit harsh, in my opinion, but definitely NTA and thinking about it I mightve done the same thing. Seriously, I dont understand people who act this way.
NTA, but OP should be careful about keeping or selling any of the property left inside. They could call the police on him. He has no proof of what they did and even if he did that probably would make no difference in the eyes of the law (although if he had proof I suppose he could press charges himself). Even though I agree in principle that he would be justified in selling the property to get his expense money, it could backfire on him.
I was friends with someone for 35 yrs. We lived in the same city for many years. She followed her sister to another state and when I was laid off, I moved to FL to be with my sister. One day we were talking on the phone (at least once a month) and as we were saying goodbye, she said not to call her anymore that she didn't have much to say to me. Frankly I was shocked. I tried calling her twice more and stopped calling altogether. To this day I have no idea why this all happened. It's been 4yrs now. It makes me sad that this happened, but it is what it is. My point is that if they don't want your friendship (seems like that's why he stabbed you in the back) you are better off without him.
The problem started when you, OP, didn't stand your ground in the first place. You didn't want them to use your truck and camper, which was your right. But you felt guilty about that, so you volunteered to drive them to their destination, which you had no obligation to do. Your friend and his friends regard you as a soft touch, and having no consideration for you, they are comfortable taking advantage of you. It should be clear to you now that your best friend and his friends are not your friends. I can't imagine driving them home after what they did; I would have left them too.
He should have taken one call from his friend and said sorry bro nothing I can do. Just like he did. Not a friend.
Holy cow. I would have called the police, and then never spoken to that person again.
The first thing that popped in my head after reading this is why wasn't he invited to go with his best friend in the first place? Instead this "best friend" asks to borrow his truck/camper and only agrees to him going after he said that he wasn't comfortable with lending it them. Hell I would have taken my best friend on my honeymoon if it wouldn't have been inappropriate lol I love her she's the sister I never had!!! Ditch the loser "best friend" find a real one...you'll truly know when you do because they would never in a million years make you feel like that or lock you out if your own camper!
I would have gone to sleep with my feet supported on the horn of the car... See how long of the honking they could handle or how well they do on their precious race without sleep
Who the fck would lock someone out of their own fcking trailer, after he just drove them three hours to some stupid race?? Who does that???I'd have called the police in the night and kicked them our right then and there. Edited to add. I still have a hard time wrapping my brain around that one. It refuses to believe that anybody in their right mind would actually do this. Unfckingbelievable.
Your best friend is not a friend. He's a user. You need new friends or maybe one less friend.
Ditch the best friend and all of his friends who were in the camper. Change all locks to your house and code where he can come in. He may seek revenge.
I’m still stuck on what rationale the friends had for locking OP out. I have two theories: 1. Some kind of ‘roid rage’ resulting from their preparations for the next day (ie, they were taking performance drugs that radically shifted their personalities), or 2. They were doing something in the camper - drugs? sexual activity? - that they didn’t want OP to know about.
Don’t give into his fake apology, he got what he deserved and you are better off without him!
The only thing I would have done differently is waiting for them to watch me drove off... I wouldn't waste my time waiting for their race to finish, I would just get the hell out of there and chill the rest of the day in my house...
I’d say the first pointer as to whether or not that person is their friend was the fact that they didn’t want OP to come along in the first place. I can’t even grasp the audacity on those people, locking him out of his own RV. It definitely seems like he’s just being used and not really considered a friend. Poor guy.
Life is a boomerang. Kharma's a b.... His so-called friend needs an attitude adjustment.
By still having their stuff in the van you have leverage to get the money for fuel. You are definitely not the Arsehole!
So what does the little van with the catdog on it have to do with the story? I read all the way to the bottom.
I’m breaking into my trailer and whooping some Spartan a*s. Get the f**k out my trailer. If my buddy did that for me I’m bringing a tent or sleeping in the truck bed.
Very odd situation. Was there some kind of weird sex thing going on? Why else would a bunch of dudes give a s**t about who sleeps where... Or maybe it was drugs. Something is amiss in this scenario. Unless the driver guy snores like crazy loud. Then maybe I can see why it happened.
Likely they were just upset that he wouldn't let them take the truck and camper on their own. Which was completely immature.
Load More Replies... When you choose to do what their "friends" did, you don't get to choose your punishment. The OP could have called the police for theft by taking, and I think it would have been a felony due to the value of what they took. They got off easy.
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