Just spent 10 days in the city. Today, I'm boondocking. The nearest services are 17 miles away.I'm pretty sure I've had enough of garbage trucks, diesel pushers, sirens, dogs, helicopters, constant traffic, chain saws, leaf blowers, lawnmowers, and my neighbors being close enough I can see what TV program they're watching.Not that a city doesn't have its advantages, but, it's sure nice to be able to take a break from it. Now, all I hear is my fantastic fan, an occasional bird squawk, and the ringing in my own ears. For anyone considering outfitting your RV with the capabilities to be 'off the grid', do not worry. That stuff just costs money. The freedom is priceless.

my home town has no police, buses, grocery stores or shopping malls. I can't see my neighbors and the road turns dirt when pass our house so not much traffic goes buy. When we go out to eat the closest restaurant is about 12 miles away. When we go off with the TT we don't mind being near the city from time to time.

Quote:The freedom is priceless. And gives me time to think...... and be wrong without anybody finding out.

2oldman wrote:The freedom is priceless.Absolutely!I lived 35 years in Los Angeles, the last 25 in a 2,000 sq ft house on a 35x100 foot lot with 8 foot separation (wall to wall) from the neighbors on both sides. Now we have a 1200 sq ft house on 10 acres and surrounded by thousands of acres of BLM and State land. The nearest neighbor is almost a mile away as a buzzard flies. And, we are totally off-grid. ;)LS

Amen, brother, amen.22 years ago (how can it possibly be that long ago) my bride and I bought 27 acres on "the wrong side of town" but outside the city limits a mile and a half. While the city was expanding, IT WENT THE OTHER WAY, so we live 5 miles from the city center, but have no neighbors. Our land is bordered on one side by land the state bought for a road, and on the other sides by 1500 acres that have been essentially abandoned since the 1970s. We got the best of both worlds. We can run laps around the house stark naked, screaming at the top of our lungs, and never disturb a soul.When we travel, we love to go camping, and we prefer lots of room, site to site, or even boon docking. And even though it is snowing right now, yer makin' me jealous, @2oldman.

Oh, and how could I forget tracking RV park black asphalt grease into the RV?

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tpi
Explorer
Feb 19, 2015
2oldman wrote:
Just spent 10 days in the city. Today, I'm boondocking. The nearest services are 17 miles away.

I'm pretty sure I've had enough of garbage trucks, diesel pushers, sirens, dogs, helicopters, constant traffic, chain saws, leaf blowers, lawnmowers, and my neighbors being close enough I can see what TV program they're watching.

Not that a city doesn't have its advantages, but, it's sure nice to be able to take a break from it. Now, all I hear is my fantastic fan, an occasional bird squawk, and the ringing in my own ears.

For anyone considering outfitting your RV with the capabilities to be 'off the grid', do not worry. That stuff just costs money. The freedom is priceless.

Nice post..

I'm not a hard core boondocker but I sure enjoy a few nights away from it all mixed in with my RV travel. Plenty of food, water, battery power, solar, good books-and I'm set. I've planted my rolling home in many great remote spots. For southern Californians the Mojave desert is great in the cool season. If the wind is calm the silence can be absolutely amazing.

And for a couple nights here and there, you don't need a heavily modified RV. Just a couple good batteries and a bit of 12 volt knowledge. Good way to get the feet wet...
LenSatic
Explorer
Feb 20, 2015
LenSatic wrote:
2oldman wrote:
The freedom is priceless.

Absolutely!

I lived 35 years in Los Angeles, the last 25 in a 2,000 sq ft house on a 35x100 foot lot with 8 foot separation (wall to wall) from the neighbors on both sides. Now we have a 1200 sq ft house on 10 acres and surrounded by thousands of acres of BLM and State land. The nearest neighbor is almost a mile away as a buzzard flies. And, we are totally off-grid. ;)

LS

Just bought 5 more acres to block a guy that thought he just had to be our neighbor. ;) It's not adjacent, but too close, nonetheless. :D

LS

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