Video: 10 Boondocking Do's and Don'ts

Too much face time with host. Intro too long. Boring.

No worries, you won't insult my experience...
I made it about 30 seconds into that video.
It's about common sense and unfortunately some people don't have it and those are the ones who aren't going to watch that video and change their ways.
Some are just weekend warriors and maybe rent the rv and don't think the basic rules apply to them.

Good vid. Matches my list.

Enjoyed the video and common sense rules and consideration for the environment and others.

I just cannot understand how anybody could go to such beautiful places and leave their trash behind. So irresponsible and sad.

An above average video. Many people are used to camping in camp grounds and do not get the idea of leaving people alone and not camping near them. Cleaning up your mess is apparently not intuitive for many people and they have to be taught. The US needs anti-littering campaigns like we used to have in the 1970s.

My pet peeve is gigantic campfire rings. They serve no purpose except to block the heat and keep you away from the fire. I make it a practice to break them down and get rid of a lot of rocks, at least on one side so I can cook with a Dutch oven.

I don't know of any boondocking areas that you have the luxury to be "hundreds of yards" away from other boondockers.

Appreciate it, folks! Honestly we were devastated by the rubbish we found at that one camp featured in the video (Oil Well Flats near Cañon City, Colorado), but just about everywhere we found broken glass, shell casings, piles of nails/screws, etc. How people can leave that stuff behind is beyond me.

I enjoyed the video. Lots of references there to common sense. I hope people who camp and boondock appreciate the results from taking care of a campsite. Along the lines of "leave it cleaner than you found it", is my preoccupation of spending part of my visit looking for items to clean up. Usually broken glass is at the top of my list.

gemsworld wrote:
I don't know of any boondocking areas that you have the luxury to be "hundreds of yards" away from other boondockers.

With that state map of yours, I don't know how you don't. In the Intermountain West, we usually can't even see or hear any neighbors -- we're used to being a mile or so from the nearest. Here are just a few from our 2018 season, many in very popular areas:


Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Utah


Quartzsite, AZ


Mojave National Preserve, CA


(feet outside) Grand Teton National Park, WY


Laramie Mountains, WY


Curecanti National Recreation Area, CO


Crested Butte, CO


Mammoth Lakes/June Lake, CA

FirstTracks wrote:
we found broken glass, shell casings, piles of nails/screws, etc. How people can leave that stuff behind is beyond me.

Cigarette butts.