Where do you boondock.

It is definitely a regional language thing. Around here;
• RVing is anywhere you take your TT.
• Boondocking is RVing in remote location with no hookup and no immediate neighbors.
• Primitive camping is 1. Tenting anywhere. 2. Tenting with only pre-1830 equipment.
• Wilderness camping is hiking, canoeing, show shoeing, dog sledding or any other non-motorized method you use to get to your remote area.

It is of course all semantic, but it is good to know what others are referring to.

Uh, no. Terms have specific meanings for a reason. When someone asks where they can "boondock", it should mean they are asking where we camp with no hookups, and preferably, with no one around.

When they ask where they can "dry camp", that can mean parking lots, NF campgrounds with no hookups, or remote areas. The "dry camp" question needs more clarification than a "boondock" question would.

But, I personally feel Americans are getting too sloppy with language. That is my issue, so this is how I cope with it.

I suppose that is the region your from also!Around here it is called camping(not boondocking) until you go to an RV park with hook-ups and then it's RVing but some still call it camping.But then again, campgrounds with hook-ups are few and far between so everything is camping without services,pretty much.

Never heard of boondocking until I started to RV it in RV parks.

Speaking of boondocking and getting stuck. Airdown. Do it before you get stuck and have the proper gear with you.

ARB

Rule of thumb-not below 15 psi

Warn

Bill B's reminder about getting stuck is a very good point -- if you take the trailer onto sketchy forest roads, bring along your "getting unstuck" toolkit -- winch, shovel, prybar, jacks, carpet scraps (for traction), tire chains (for both the tow vehicle and the trailer), etc., etc. It is a lot of work. But worth it, at least to me.

Thanks for the info. I was not looking for anyones secrect hide away, just an idea of where people go.

Not much remote public or BLM land in Indiana.

Sierra Nevadas. Anywhere from Yosemite and north. Nothing against the southern range, just haven't got there yet for some reason. 75% of that is because I'm hunting.

There really is no more beautiful place than the Sierras. For me anyway.

I might be a tad biased though

Dispersed Camping, Random Camping, Boondock Camping, Black Top Camping, Mooch Camping ..........As long as it's got camping after it we're usually happy campers :)

OP = Check into: LTVA AZ/CAL, NFS, BLM, Trust Lands, and we've found some great ones on Freecampsites.net. For years, we've also kept an open Note page for RVing on our Macbook where when we read something of interest posted on a forum/blog as a great place to stay we cut and paste under the relevant State/Area. We've got so many now, don't think we'll ever get to visit them all, but it won't be through lack of trying (LOL).

rbpru,
If you're asking about Northern MN, there are many places to camp that aren't designated campgrounds. There are also many dedicated NFS spots where there are no hookups.
Some of Norrthern MN is in the BWCA and that is pretty tightly governed. For a guy that is out-of-state and not familiar with certain areas, it may be better to use designated campground sites. The MN DNR and the USFS have maps and guidance about these sites.
If you have some particular wants/needs about MN camping, shoot me a PM.

"...the act of camping with no hookups" called dry camping. Dry camping in an area that is not an organized campground is called boondocking."

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"But we can define them however we want, I guess".

Uh, no. Terms have specific meanings for a reason. When someone asks where they can "boondock", it should mean they are asking where we camp with no hookups, and preferably, with no one around.

When they ask where they can "dry camp", that can mean parking lots, NF campgrounds with no hookups, or remote areas. The "dry camp" question needs more clarification than a "boondock" question would.

But, I personally feel Americans are getting too sloppy with language. That is my issue, so this is how I cope with it. ;)

We go into the national forest. The BLM has a lot of reservoirs around here as well that we goto.

The best answer I can come up with though for "where" we boondock is wherever everyone else isn't.