What is boondocking?

Old-Biscuit wrote:

mowermech wrote:

mockturtle wrote:

Escargot wrote:
Dottie,

This is what Mello Mike, one of the moderators on this site, wrote:

"This subject is often brought up so I thought we'd put our collective heads together for the sake of newbies and others who are curious what these terms mean. This will be posted as a permanent thread at the top of this forum.

Dry Camping: Means no utility hook ups such as water, electricity, sewer, cable TV or telephone and may or may not require a fee. Can either be in a city, state, or federal campground, a sporting venue or a parking lot.

Overnighting: Stopping at a Rest Stop, Flying J's or WALMART overnight to catch a few winks.

Boondocking: Means wilderness or primitive camping out in the "boondocks." Natural beauty with little or no (noisy) neighbors. This type of camping (usually in Public Lands like State, BLM, and National Forests) is usually FREE. Just find a place and park.

Finally, you always dry camp when you boondock, but you don't always boondock when you dry camp."

Although many use the term very loosely, I believe Escargot has it right. :)

I agree. I will add that "the boonies" is actually short for "the boondocks".

And not to be confused with 'boondockers'......NAVY issue work boots :B

That, too, is a true statement. Been there, wore them!

mockturtle wrote:

Escargot wrote:
Dottie,

This is what Mello Mike, one of the moderators on this site, wrote:

"This subject is often brought up so I thought we'd put our collective heads together for the sake of newbies and others who are curious what these terms mean. This will be posted as a permanent thread at the top of this forum.

Dry Camping: Means no utility hook ups such as water, electricity, sewer, cable TV or telephone and may or may not require a fee. Can either be in a city, state, or federal campground, a sporting venue or a parking lot.

Overnighting: Stopping at a Rest Stop, Flying J's or WALMART overnight to catch a few winks.

Boondocking: Means wilderness or primitive camping out in the "boondocks." Natural beauty with little or no (noisy) neighbors. This type of camping (usually in Public Lands like State, BLM, and National Forests) is usually FREE. Just find a place and park.

Finally, you always dry camp when you boondock, but you don't always boondock when you dry camp."

Although many use the term very loosely, I believe Escargot has it right. :)

DITTO! great explanation!
many use the term "boondocking" for when they are actually dry camping. camping in a developed campground that doesn't have hookups, is NOT "boondocking", it's dry camping.

Boondocking is camping where Billy Joe Royal used to live. You know, Down in the Boondocks.

mowermech wrote:

mockturtle wrote:

Escargot wrote:
Dottie,

This is what Mello Mike, one of the moderators on this site, wrote:

"This subject is often brought up so I thought we'd put our collective heads together for the sake of newbies and others who are curious what these terms mean. This will be posted as a permanent thread at the top of this forum.

Dry Camping: Means no utility hook ups such as water, electricity, sewer, cable TV or telephone and may or may not require a fee. Can either be in a city, state, or federal campground, a sporting venue or a parking lot.

Overnighting: Stopping at a Rest Stop, Flying J's or WALMART overnight to catch a few winks.

Boondocking: Means wilderness or primitive camping out in the "boondocks." Natural beauty with little or no (noisy) neighbors. This type of camping (usually in Public Lands like State, BLM, and National Forests) is usually FREE. Just find a place and park.

Finally, you always dry camp when you boondock, but you don't always boondock when you dry camp."

Although many use the term very loosely, I believe Escargot has it right. :)

I agree. I will add that "the boonies" is actually short for "the boondocks".

And not to be confused with 'boondockers'......NAVY issue work boots :B

mockturtle wrote:

Escargot wrote:
Dottie,

This is what Mello Mike, one of the moderators on this site, wrote:

"This subject is often brought up so I thought we'd put our collective heads together for the sake of newbies and others who are curious what these terms mean. This will be posted as a permanent thread at the top of this forum.

Dry Camping: Means no utility hook ups such as water, electricity, sewer, cable TV or telephone and may or may not require a fee. Can either be in a city, state, or federal campground, a sporting venue or a parking lot.

Overnighting: Stopping at a Rest Stop, Flying J's or WALMART overnight to catch a few winks.

Boondocking: Means wilderness or primitive camping out in the "boondocks." Natural beauty with little or no (noisy) neighbors. This type of camping (usually in Public Lands like State, BLM, and National Forests) is usually FREE. Just find a place and park.

Finally, you always dry camp when you boondock, but you don't always boondock when you dry camp."

Although many use the term very loosely, I believe Escargot has it right. :)

I agree. I will add that "the boonies" is actually short for "the boondocks".

Escargot wrote:
Dottie,

This is what Mello Mike, one of the moderators on this site, wrote:

"This subject is often brought up so I thought we'd put our collective heads together for the sake of newbies and others who are curious what these terms mean. This will be posted as a permanent thread at the top of this forum.

Dry Camping: Means no utility hook ups such as water, electricity, sewer, cable TV or telephone and may or may not require a fee. Can either be in a city, state, or federal campground, a sporting venue or a parking lot.

Overnighting: Stopping at a Rest Stop, Flying J's or WALMART overnight to catch a few winks.

Boondocking: Means wilderness or primitive camping out in the "boondocks." Natural beauty with little or no (noisy) neighbors. This type of camping (usually in Public Lands like State, BLM, and National Forests) is usually FREE. Just find a place and park.

Finally, you always dry camp when you boondock, but you don't always boondock when you dry camp."

Although many use the term very loosely, I believe Escargot has it right. :)

I guess I should have said, 'Mello Mike' has it right! :D

It's the closest thing to heaven I've done yet. :) :)

Seems like everyone has a different meaning for boondocking so I just refer to Camping off the power grid or Camping at a campground with hookups.

Some apply the term to dry camping, in a campground or not, while to others it mean pulling out in the boonies and setting up camp. No campground to pay for.

I think in general it means camping with no utilities, water hook up,electric hook up, sewer hook up. The definition varies depending upon wkere one is parked. Boomdock usually refers to the boonies, wherever someone interprets that to be.