Feel free to develop your own definition of what boondocking is, but be prepared to explain when someone asks you “ what is your definition of boondocking?” What’s Possible When You’re Self-sufficient? It’s just you, your camper, and a piece of land to call your own for a night or two.”īottom line is that it doesn’t matter. There aren’t any bathrooms, water spigots, or picnic tables. When overnighting in parking lots, fields, or no-hookup campgrounds, we consider that dry-camping.Ĭ (our source for boondocking locations) says boondocking is when “…there are no connections to water, electricity, and sewer like you’d find in a developed campground. That is our preferred style of RVing and we generally avoid campgrounds and RV parks. Since we RV almost exclusively off-grid (mostly in remote areas), we see ourselves in the second group and consider that to be boondocking. All other camping without hookups would be considered dry-camping. They’re likely to refer to that style of camping as boondocking or wild camping. Then there are those who prefer to primarily stay off-grid for extended periods in remote areas.
#WHATS BOONDOCKING FULL#
RV owners who typically stay in campgrounds and RV parks with full hookups are more likely to refer to all camping without hookups as boondocking. In our 15+ years of RVing here are our observations. What you may consider boondocking, might be considered by some as simply dry-camping.
This is a great resource to discover public lands nearby that are managed by the BLM! Much of these lands are open to dispersed camping.Your local Bureau of Land Management office.Some of our personal favorite ways to find great boondocking locations include: Lucky for all of us, there are many great resources available to avoid an uncomfortable encounter with an angry property owner, or an unwanted knock on your door by the police at 2 am. Meaning you are now trespassing on private property. Even if you don’t see any houses or people nearby, chances are your perfect spot is somebody else’s too. “Ok great! I want to boondock! I can just pull off any side road and spend the night then, right?”īoondocking is a fantastic way to connect with nature in an inexpensive way, but there are still rules that must be followed, and making yourself at home in any old secluded place is a big no-no. It is waking up to wildlife outside your window, curious instead of fearful to the visitors in their home. It is a quiet not like anything else you have ever experienced. It is looking up at the brightest expanse of stars you have ever seen. It is knowing that you have everything you need to provide for yourself right in your bus. It is finding that perfect spot to park after driving miles down a dusty, bumpy, dirt road. It is a different, more intimate connection with nature and your surroundings, once the manmade elements of a formal campground are removed. Show up, be respectful to the land and any neighbors that you may have, and go on your merry way.īut for many others, us included, it is so much more than just a free place to spend the night. In the day and age where it is nearly impossible to find something that is honestly and truly free, boondocking is just that. You may be asking this question after I just listed off a whole slew of things that boondocking isn’t.
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