Will Starlink cause campground owners to remove trees?

[Neal]

I'm in the Carowinds Wilderness campground in Charlotte, NC. My cozy stop to/from chassis service in Gaffney, SC. It has a lot of trees although I see one camper has a Starlink antenna out. I'm curious how well Starlink would work in a location like this. One thing I personally really enjoy is the forest camping feeling, not wide open RV parking lots. I remember staying at a nice campground in Canaan Valley, WV across from the ski resort and it was a very forested area, deer coming up to you, really feeling in the woods which I like. People relying on Starlink would not do well if Internet was needed in a campground like this.

While SAT antennas aren't a new thing, I think TV was more optional and less critical than Internet. My concern is Starlink dominating as the RV internet service provider is going to cause clearing of forestation for campground owners that want to ensure tenants come and stay.

Thoughts?

 

[Neemer]

Just my experience, but Starlink seems to be able to work in conditions that I don’t think were possible even two years ago. I’ll bet that if you hooked yours up, you’d be surprised at what you find.

Elon has practically blanketed the earth with satellites and he’s not finished yet.

 

[BGMAC]

I really would not like to see trees go down for that even as a Starlink user. That is one reason I don’t have my starlight on the roof. I can place it anywhere I need to within reason and Starlink doesn’t need a perfect view unless you need really high speed.

 

[MemoriesByTheMile]

I would hope that a campground would not remove trees for this reason.
Think of our own Jim/Trish, they put in their own Starlink wifi for the campground, didn't have to remove whole swaths of trees, but are able to utilize a couple clearings to provide the service.

 

[sheridany]

I swear by the starlink roof install and after 30,000+ speed tests (says @Neal ) I have never had an issue. I have treephobia when it comes to coaches and I won’t stay in a heavily forested park meaning very dense foliage covering across the roof line. Last year at an event a good friend was nearly killed by a massive tree branch that fell without warning not five feet from where he was standing in an Rv park. No thanks.