When did boondocking become weird?
I always thought RVs were supposed to be self-sufficient; that they had water tanks and generators and waste tanks so that you could use them to go camping wherever you wanted and be independent. Now,...
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2oldman wrote:toedtoes wrote:Yikes!
My last trip, the gps took me into nowhere land. I ended up parking by a lake (I had no idea where I was) at dusk and hoping there'd be people around tomorrow.
I've had a few of those learning experiences.. like getting stuck in sand or pulling off on a soft shoulder and sinking to the axles. Not fun, but makes a good story.
Definitely good stories. :)
Having a 42 year old rig has helped deal when this stuff does happen. I had several years with an intermittant starting issue - never knew when it wouldn't start or for how long. So, when things start looking dire, I usually just say "go take a hike, go to bed, etc., then see what happens when you get back/wake up.
Back when I had the tt, I got the Durango stuck in loam to the axels. Cost me 3 hundred bucks to watch it go bounce bounce bounce over the forest and out of the loam as a repair service guy pulled it out with his truck. Can't imagine trying that with a motorhome.
