Boondocking Article
This was a very interesting article regarding boondocking, our TC's are made for boondocking with a few modifications and our 4x4 capability. TC Boondockers
Forum Discussion
garyhaupt wrote:
"I think one also needs to recognize that Roadtrek has a large constituency in the "Stealth Camping Community" which really are not boondockers as they aren't camping in the boondocks; but on public streets, parking lots and vacant lots sometimes where it is not really legal to do so. They object to just about any attempt by communities to control inhabitating an RV (which is not parking) on the streets or private property. In my discussions with campground owners, their biggest complaint about blacktop boondockers is that the companies that encourage it do not have to go through all the regulatory requirements that they do to open their property to overnight guests."
I guess you drink only bottled water? I mean...you have to support those people too, right? They have to pay all that money out, to bottle the water and so on.
Shop only at stores with US made goods and make sure that they pay the proper wages? I mean..you wouldn't ever shop at a discount store or nothing like that, right?
Once you begin defending one business group you have to defend all..and you have to be able to stand up and declare that you are 100%, paying thru the nose.
I love stealth camping. I get to meet lots of people I wouldn't otherwise. I get to save $1,000 a month. I usually get to sleep in a quiet place, not jammed up next to another RV. Where mom and dad or the kids might be scrapping. And, oddly enough, I never have to listen to a generator banging away.
Gary Haupt
Where did I say I supported anything or defended any one business. I made statements based on my observations, personal conversations and speculation of Roadtrek's motivation. However, if stealth camping was legal stealth would not be required.
I remember all the hoops you jumped through to volunteer at a U.S. National Park so know you have at least some respect for the laws of the U.S. Or was that only because it was to your benefit to do so, because you could loose your privilege to enter the U.S. if caught without the proper visa? Many communities in the U.S. have a number of land use(zoning) and public health regulations. Inhabiting an RV is not parking as many proponents of stealth camping and Wallydocking assert.
By the way, I boondock frequently and don't have to stealth camp because the places I go are not paved parking lots in cities and dispersed camping is completely legal.
