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07-24-2013, 07:51 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 24
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In our area we have Forestry Service camgrounds. Many are located near lakes, accessable by logging roads. Most are free. This is where we like to camp. Camping in a large group, or on pavement, just isn't my cup of tea. Paying an exhorbitant fee, or paying $8 for an armload of firewood doesn't work for me either. So, we are drycamping, and boondocking. We love it.
Gerry
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08-24-2013, 01:24 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 1,910
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Originally Posted by WrongWayRand
I don't solicit business at Walmart in any way, shape, or form, so I can't verify this, but I've spoken with numerous people who have stated that many Wal-Marts no longer allow overnight parking. According to Wal-Mart's web page "Permission to park is extended by individual store managers, based on availability of parking space and local laws. Please contact management in each store to ensure accommodations before parking your RV"
- Randy
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That doesn't mean it's a thing of the past. When it isn't allowed it's usually some kind of city ordinance, not WM's manager. I'm sure the manager's like the extra income too. As you see rigs pulling in, in minutes you'll see someone leave their RV and go into the store just like we do... or my DH does as I'm usually getting the cats settled into the TT and making coffee. If all the WalMart stores stop it, we, like the other RVers, will simply find other places like truck stops and behind closed malls.
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1999 32' Fleetwood Southwind Class-A. Ford V10.
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08-25-2013, 07:41 AM
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#17
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Nor'easters Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hometown is Schenectady, NY
Posts: 639
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We use "Boondocking" for all free no hookup parking although we admit that dry camping is a broader term and boondocking is out in the wilds away from cities etc. We use one word for simplicity and WE always know what we mean. 8-)
Every morning I go for a long walk but now I'm not sure if I really do!! Maybe I'm going for a saunter... or a sojourn.. or walkabout, jaunt, stroll, saunter, amble, trudge, plod, dawdle, hike, tramp, tromp, slog, stomp, trek, march, stride, sashay, glide, troop, patrol, wander, ramble, tread, prowl, promenade, roam, traipse; What do YOU call it when your doing it cause you're in need of losing weight and getting a morning paper. hmmmm.
have fun!
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2004 Winnebago Vectra 40AD - 350 Cummins ISC; Toad 2012 Wrangler 6 speed
SKP, WIT, FMCA, FCOC, GoodSam, Cummins Power Club
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08-25-2013, 08:05 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 8,777
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Francesca
Hi, All
I really like this forum about boondocking!
But the WORD is kind of new to me- it sounds like what I've always called "drycamping": camping in dispersed settings, usually free, without amenities such as power, water, etc.
That's the way I like to camp!
But I'm wondering- is "boondocking" different, maybe in degrees or something?
There sure are a lot of folks doing it more or less full time...is that real "boondocking"
Or is it just another way of saying the same thing as drycamping?
Thanks for answering a newbie's questions...
Francesca
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Francesca
Everyone seems to define RV camping/parking/living deferentially.
To me both "drycamping" and "boondocking" mean:
" camping without hookups".
IMO parking overnight in a rest area, truck stop, Walmart or other parking lot is NOT "drycamping" or "boondocking"...
(it's simply " overnighting").
Mel
'96 Sahara, 132k miles
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09-04-2013, 06:52 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 2,080
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Francesca
Hi, All
I really like this forum about boondocking!
But the WORD is kind of new to me- it sounds like what I've always called "drycamping": camping in dispersed settings, usually free, without amenities such as power, water, etc.
That's the way I like to camp!
But I'm wondering- is "boondocking" different, maybe in degrees or something?
There sure are a lot of folks doing it more or less full time...is that real "boondocking"
Or is it just another way of saying the same thing as drycamping?
Thanks for answering a newbie's questions...
Francesca
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Yep newbie's. 2600 post. love that. LMAO
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09-04-2013, 07:30 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 8,777
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChallengerRN
Yep newbie's. 2600 post. love that. LMAO
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ChallengerRN
Please explain what that means??
Thanks
Mel
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09-04-2013, 08:13 AM
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#21
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 2,080
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mel stuplich
ChallengerRN
Please explain what that means??
Thanks
Mel
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Francesca says he a newbie He has 2600 post and got sure no newbie. Lol.
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09-05-2013, 07:47 PM
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#22
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Near Toronto, Canada
Posts: 1,842
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChallengerRN
Francesca says he a newbie He has 2600 post and got sure no newbie. Lol.
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First off, SHE clearly said SHE was unfamiliar with the word, "boondocking", ergo SHE is a 'newbie' with regard to boondocking.
Secondly, Francesca is a woman's name........
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09-05-2013, 07:58 PM
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#23
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Senior Member
American Coach Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 344
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Might have been a newby 2 years ago when the OP was posted.
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09-05-2013, 08:16 PM
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#24
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Member
Monaco Owners Club Spartan Chassis
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mel stuplich
Francesca
Everyone seems to define RV camping/parking/living deferentially.
To me both "drycamping" and "boondocking" mean:
"camping without hookups".
IMO parking overnight in a rest area, truck stop, Walmart or other parking lot is NOT "drycamping" or "boondocking"...
(it's simply "overnighting").
Mel
'96 Sahara, 132k miles
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Perfectly stated and my definition as well.
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2003 Monaco Dynasty Dutchess '42 w/tag axle
Traveling with our 2 Boxers - Always a ride to remember!
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