spoon059 wrote:
I'm not sure what my employment will be by then. I'm hoping for a type of job that I can do remotely. If I can work remotely, longer than 4-6 weeks is feasible, but my kids will be 14, 12 and 7... so we'll have to see how attitudes hold up. If things go well and I have a job that allows it, maybe we do southwest in the early spring and northern midwest in the fall in the same year.
I'm hoping to be able to make some reservations in advance to ensure that we can stay at some specific locations, but I am also hoping to have some chances to boondock and might use something like Boondockers Welcome to have some less traditional camping options. We plan to have a smaller generator if we need it, but I'm hopeful that April and May nights may be cool enough and dry enough not to need AC.
Generally a good plan.
If you can extend those trips to 3-4 months, lots of oppurtunities open up to be flexible and figure things out as you go.
I would keep reservations to a minimum with only absolutely key sites reserved. Especially if you are going off season, reservations are rarely needed. We did Yellowstone last fall and Banff/Jasper this spring...got reservation inside the parks about a week out for both as the school kids were all back in school and the crowds gone. We usually call ahead no more than 2-3 days out (or has become more common, reserve online). This avoids the stress if you run into issues (something comes up with work or issues with the RV and you can't travel for example).
Out of season camping also benefits boondocking. Mid summer when it's in the 90sF, boondocking without aircon is miserable, so you have to break out the generator or pay for a site with power. Spring/Fall, power demands tend to be much lower making boondocking easier.
