Members welcoming fellow members
Original post-- You know, I got to thinkin. Those of you who know me know that's dangerous. This is only a thought, I thought I'd throw it out there. All of us travel. Duh, that's why we have c...
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I was a member of "Boondockers Welcome" ,and you can just put the dot com for the site.
It was useful. You could look on a map for general (within few miles) locations of places to stay. Other RV'ers would let you stay overnight for 1-5 days or more. Hookups, water etc were listed as options.
For areas I would be stuck in and needed a safe place to park while I leave or if I am in the same town several days then this was a great option. Usually I would meet the host, but one particular guy in WI was a jerk, but he still had a driveway and hookups (never use WI water , nasty, nasty stuff).
Most host were wonderful and I got some local flair and to meet people as I travel.
The downside it that you dont just pull up and mind to yourself in reality. The host will want to come out and point where to park, and meet you. This is great if you have time to kill, but not the thing for traveling and stopping for the night. I like to meet the people, not everyone does though.
Having access to water out west is one of the top pros of it. Power in the hot summer for the AC also (usually donate $5 for power).
Feeling safe to leave your rig alone is the best. You really only have to wonder if your host (someone with the money to own a home and an RV) will steal your stuff rather than everyone who happens by a public parking area would. I never worry about the host of course.
I used the service for one year at $20. It was nice, but I did not renew. It takes a lot of effort to find a host that is both home and available. I never know where I will be one day to the next, so I had to plan ahead and commit days or a week ahead to give host time to respond and have reasonable time to know you're coming.
The most popular areas are always full, touristy destinations, and the host do get tired of being a full time host. Most host otherwise just see a few visitors per year.
I do like that this idea would be truck camper specific. Last guy I stayed at was a Class A motor-homer ($250,000) and we had very little on common even though we are both "RV'ers".
To make it work, you give a general location, then the person contacts you and you go from there. The boondockerswelcome site had a rating system and you could read about that person from previous host which helps calm concerns. Ive never heard of anyone buying an RV to impersonate an RVer to gain access to someones driveway in order to commit a crime. If someone wants to find the location of a house then they can just look outside, houses everywhere, you giving your address presents no danger, and on top of that there is an electronic "paper trail" to the person so they can be identified by police, not a very smart plan for a would-be thief.
I was a member of "Boondockers Welcome" ,and you can just put the dot com for the site.
It was useful. You could look on a map for general (within few miles) locations of places to stay. Other RV'ers would let you stay overnight for 1-5 days or more. Hookups, water etc were listed as options.
For areas I would be stuck in and needed a safe place to park while I leave or if I am in the same town several days then this was a great option. Usually I would meet the host, but one particular guy in WI was a jerk, but he still had a driveway and hookups (never use WI water , nasty, nasty stuff).
Most host were wonderful and I got some local flair and to meet people as I travel.
The downside it that you dont just pull up and mind to yourself in reality. The host will want to come out and point where to park, and meet you. This is great if you have time to kill, but not the thing for traveling and stopping for the night. I like to meet the people, not everyone does though.
Having access to water out west is one of the top pros of it. Power in the hot summer for the AC also (usually donate $5 for power).
Feeling safe to leave your rig alone is the best. You really only have to wonder if your host (someone with the money to own a home and an RV) will steal your stuff rather than everyone who happens by a public parking area would. I never worry about the host of course.
I used the service for one year at $20. It was nice, but I did not renew. It takes a lot of effort to find a host that is both home and available. I never know where I will be one day to the next, so I had to plan ahead and commit days or a week ahead to give host time to respond and have reasonable time to know you're coming.
The most popular areas are always full, touristy destinations, and the host do get tired of being a full time host. Most host otherwise just see a few visitors per year.
I do like that this idea would be truck camper specific. Last guy I stayed at was a Class A motor-homer ($250,000) and we had very little on common even though we are both "RV'ers".
To make it work, you give a general location, then the person contacts you and you go from there. The boondockerswelcome site had a rating system and you could read about that person from previous host which helps calm concerns. Ive never heard of anyone buying an RV to impersonate an RVer to gain access to someones driveway in order to commit a crime. If someone wants to find the location of a house then they can just look outside, houses everywhere, you giving your address presents no danger, and on top of that there is an electronic "paper trail" to the person so they can be identified by police, not a very smart plan for a would-be thief.
