Boondocking - the Ultimate RV Camping Adventure

For RV campers, Boondocking is the extreme version of camping. You'll not have external hookups to city utilities such as water, electricity, and sewer. This doesn't, however, mean that you'll be roughing it. As a matter of fact, there is an entire subculture of full-time RV campers who Boondock on a near full-time basis. You're going to learn more about this enjoyable form of camping and why you should do it.

There are two major points about bookdocking that appeal to the enthusiasts: First, you can live in far more remote, and scenic locations. Second, Boondocking will bring out the tightwad in you if there is a single frugal bone in your body.

Boondockers are drawn to primitive areas where camping is allowed to the general public such as national forests, State forests, and lands managed by the BLM (Bureau of Land Management). You'll be camping in secluded areas where you'll have little competition while enjoying wildlife, and scenic beauty. Add in the benefit of free, or extremely low-cost camping, and you have a combination that's hard to match for the right person.

On the other hand, sometimes Boondockers seek the company of other campers, rather than solitude. A good example is the winter gathering in Quartzsite, Arizona where full-time RV campers gather by the thousands to ride out the winter at BLM areas on a budget so slim it's shocking.

As a Boondocker you'll have to bring your own water, and be prepared to comply with rules dealing with waste disposal. Veteran Boondockers have these things down to a science. As a matter of fact, for many RV campers, Boondocking is a full-time, low-budget lifestyle. And, many of these campers live in relative comfort with TV, Radio, Internet, and other appliances all powered by solar panels.