Boondocking 101: How to Find That Perfect Spot

FirstTracks wrote:

LenSatic wrote:
Shh! Remember that part about "... without a neighbor in sight"? Let's keep it that way.

I resisted posting one of my standbys to Campendium for a while, but eventually relented after that site owner convinced me otherwise. There's a metric **** ton of space out there.

There is, but we were boondocking at KOFA a couple of years ago without anyone in sight. One afternoon a Class A pulled in right next to us! I mean about 100' away. Clearly, they wanted to try boondocking but were afraid to be alone. We moved.

LS (MaxEPR)

Blutoyz wrote:
Thanks...do many class A owners use these areas?

Subscribed to your channel

Thanks for the sub! You'd be amazed at how many Class A motorhomes I encounter out there.

LenSatic wrote:
Shh! Remember that part about "... without a neighbor in sight"? Let's keep it that way.

I resisted posting one of my standbys to Campendium for a while, but eventually relented after that site owner convinced me otherwise. There's a metric **** ton of space out there.

Thanks...do many class A owners use these areas?

Subscribed to your channel

Shh! Remember that part about "... without a neighbor in sight"? Let's keep it that way.

profdant139 wrote:
I will try to do that right now -- thanks!

I see that you succeeded, Dan - thank you!

I will try to do that right now -- thanks!

profdant139 wrote:
Excellent video! The discussion of MVUMs was particularly helpful. (I have heard rangers refer to those as "em-vumms.")

A few more tips that you might want to add to your comment section: first, once you have downloaded an MVUM, you can take screenshots of interesting areas. This allows you to put enlarged screenshots up on your screen while looking at Google Maps to check the terrain.

Also, I find that Google Earth is even more helpful than Google Maps when "scouting" for boondocking sites on the computer. You can pan and zoom, so as to check out the view from your intended site.

I also use Garmin Basecamp to examine the terrain -- it allows me to draw routes to see if a certain road is going to be too steep for safe towing.

Finally, I would add that for those of us who boondock in trailers, it helps to scout the area in person in your tow vehicle without the trailer, to make sure that the access road and the site are suitable. Folks in truck campers don't need to do that as much as us trailer people do.

That is excellent feedback! I thank you for taking the time to write that up.

May I make a request? Rather than me posting that information to the comments, I think that it would carry much more credibility if you pasted that information to the YouTube comments in your name. It would be helpful additional information for viewers of the video.

Excellent video! The discussion of MVUMs was particularly helpful. (I have heard rangers refer to those as "em-vumms.")

A few more tips that you might want to add to your comment section: first, once you have downloaded an MVUM, you can take screenshots of interesting areas. This allows you to put enlarged screenshots up on your screen while looking at Google Maps to check the terrain.

Also, I find that Google Earth is even more helpful than Google Maps when "scouting" for boondocking sites on the computer. You can pan and zoom, so as to check out the view from your intended site.

I also use Garmin Basecamp to examine the terrain -- it allows me to draw routes to see if a certain road is going to be too steep for safe towing.

Finally, I would add that for those of us who boondock in trailers, it helps to scout the area in person in your tow vehicle without the trailer, to make sure that the access road and the site are suitable. Folks in truck campers don't need to do that as much as us trailer people do.

Appreciate it!