srschang wrote:
mkirsch wrote:
According to some on here you should not be allowed to own any sort of RV if you're not willing to "boondock" whatever that means.
To me it means TRESPASSING. I don't know how you can just pull off the road on to some random trail and set up camp wherever you feel like.
I guess the question is, how can you just stop on a whim and be sure you're not on someone's private property? Or do you even care?
I know I'd catch you just once. You'd be waking up at 2AM to your truck and camper being dragged on the end of a chain by a large 4WD tractor, and the county sheriff's deputy right there, cheering me on.
People seem to think that just because there's no house visible, that the land belongs to nobody, and they can just do what they want.
Agree 100%. Won't camp anywhere unless I know who owns the property and it's OK to camp there. Not a lot public land here in New York State, and even if it is public land, usually can't camp there unless it's an organized campground.
Pretty good job of acting tough like we are doing something wrong.
The problem is, you are wrong. There is a lot of public land if you get out of the parts of the country where states are the size of counties. Yep, there is a county near me that is bigger in square miles than some states near where you live.
Seriously, park your attitude, and your camper next to us sometime. We love showing people how to do this, it really will change your life, and outlook.
By the way, many on here do seem to have a warped sense of "boondocking". Boondocking is out in the, well, boondocks. Otherwise it is just dry camping. Not "wally docking", "relative docking" (whatever THAT is), it isn't a boat term. It is a term for those of us that don't live near a metropolitan area. You know, out in the boondocks. ;)
