Roaming and boondocking in Mexico
This coming winter we would like to travel into Mexico and possibly do some boondocking, but also hear of the violence in various areas. Are there areas that are safe to cross the boarder, go camping ...
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My short answer is: no.
But there has to be some safe places in the interior. If you could "helicopter" in there you might be OK.
I live in the Houston area, but have worked in the oilfield near Laredo. I was on a large (100,000+ acres) isolated ranch within 15 miles of the border. We had almost daily interaction with illegal aliens. The ranch managers truck was shot up, with him in it, and we had a big shoot out at the ranch gate with Border Patrol and criminals. Border Patrol was on the ranch daily on horseback with helicopters overheard.
Living with potential violence daily is just a way of life there. Being on the other side of the river in those conditions with no, or questionable, law enforcement isn't something I want to do.
All that said there are many people that RV in Mexico and never have a problem.
I just wouldn't go into this with wide eyed innocence thinking you will be OK wherever you go.
You may want to get down here and hang out on this side of the border and see if the atmosphere is OK with you before you just dive into this head first. If not, you can find a place to winter on the US side.
But there has to be some safe places in the interior. If you could "helicopter" in there you might be OK.
I live in the Houston area, but have worked in the oilfield near Laredo. I was on a large (100,000+ acres) isolated ranch within 15 miles of the border. We had almost daily interaction with illegal aliens. The ranch managers truck was shot up, with him in it, and we had a big shoot out at the ranch gate with Border Patrol and criminals. Border Patrol was on the ranch daily on horseback with helicopters overheard.
Living with potential violence daily is just a way of life there. Being on the other side of the river in those conditions with no, or questionable, law enforcement isn't something I want to do.
All that said there are many people that RV in Mexico and never have a problem.
I just wouldn't go into this with wide eyed innocence thinking you will be OK wherever you go.
You may want to get down here and hang out on this side of the border and see if the atmosphere is OK with you before you just dive into this head first. If not, you can find a place to winter on the US side.
