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JD5150
Sep 26, 2019Explorer
jaycocreek wrote:Getting away with something is not making it legal.
That's just it..To many wear it like a merit badge that they camped for free in a city that has an ordinance against it,therefor breaking the law..If someone pulled up in front of my house and tried to camp out,I would call the cops..To many weird-o's out there to just assume he's a good 'ol guy trying to save a dime with his 30K pickup and 30K truck camper..
As for boondocking,Gdog hit it on the head..Forest roads are the gateway..Idaho has alot of city ordinances against staying in the city limits in any RV..Our town will not allow it even if your home burnt down...But you can drive 5 miles and be in the forest and camp anywhere you want for nut-tin.Miles and miles of nothing but forest service/state or blm land to camp on..
My opinion is,if a guy can afford to have a nice RV of any kind,he can afford to pay to park it legal in an RV spot,then they have the option to do laundry/get water and dump with park security..
JMHO
True and who would want to stay in the city on a city street when you can be out of the city in nature. But there is many doing it and the reason why is take like San Francisco. Cost $5000.00 a month for rent for a studio apartment so it makes some live in a vehicle because they can't afford it.
Many will break the laws and many will keep doing it. It's impossible to stop. It's like someone who speeds down the highway. They are breaking the law but it doesn't mean they have to obey it.
As time goes by you are going to see more and more doing it and getting away with it. They will just get more stealth about it. JMHO
Most that I know of don't break parking laws and don't park in front of or around houses but they do park on streets
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