Boondocking - how to find a spot
We have never really boondocked with the exception of one time at a country club for a wedding. That was planned way in advance. My wife wants to try it this weekend or next but we are a bit lost abou...
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GordonThree "I would like to boondock more, but I'm too lazy to scout for spots, and too timid to just drive my truck and trailer blindly down forest trail".
We usually scout in our 4 x 4 Chevie (it has extended cab and bed so it is not much for 4-wheeling roads but sure helps pull when we get into sand - never pull in just pull out). One could sure get oneself wrapped around a couple of trees when swing room gets tight. Darned near got jammed between the church and town square in a small town near San Miguel, Mexico.
Have pulled mountain bike off rear rack quite a few times to check out campsites. Pedaled in 4 km to check out a site in Yucatan with old 28' TT. It was fine. We drove into Calukmal Archaeological Site adjacent to Belize in Yucatan (had 34' 5th wheel by then) and decided I would need to be on roof with axe, machete and saw - and were not sure that the Instituto Nacional de AntropologÃa e Historia (INAH, National Institute of Anthropology and History would approve or not. There is a great parking lot in which two campers were set up. It is 60 km off Mexico 180 between Escagarga a Chetumal.
Fortunately for us, Elaine is darned good at backing up. Took a wrong turn near La Paz, Baja Calfornia and she had to back up the 28' TT for about a mile. The locals (on their way to beach) really seemed to wonder what the Gringod perdidos were up to.
"Maybe boondocking would be easier with a 4x4 truck camper? Driving blind down narrow trails, it's a lot easier to turn a 20ft truck around than a combined 40+"
A lot to be said for a 4 x 4 truck camper. Like the idea of a lightweight camper pulling a TT. Then you can just drop the TT and take off. MikeinCO has a good rig (we spent several weeks camped next to them in Yucatan). As noted in their post above, they are shipping a much lighter rig to Argentina this winter.
Reed and Elaine
We usually scout in our 4 x 4 Chevie (it has extended cab and bed so it is not much for 4-wheeling roads but sure helps pull when we get into sand - never pull in just pull out). One could sure get oneself wrapped around a couple of trees when swing room gets tight. Darned near got jammed between the church and town square in a small town near San Miguel, Mexico.
Have pulled mountain bike off rear rack quite a few times to check out campsites. Pedaled in 4 km to check out a site in Yucatan with old 28' TT. It was fine. We drove into Calukmal Archaeological Site adjacent to Belize in Yucatan (had 34' 5th wheel by then) and decided I would need to be on roof with axe, machete and saw - and were not sure that the Instituto Nacional de AntropologÃa e Historia (INAH, National Institute of Anthropology and History would approve or not. There is a great parking lot in which two campers were set up. It is 60 km off Mexico 180 between Escagarga a Chetumal.
Fortunately for us, Elaine is darned good at backing up. Took a wrong turn near La Paz, Baja Calfornia and she had to back up the 28' TT for about a mile. The locals (on their way to beach) really seemed to wonder what the Gringod perdidos were up to.
"Maybe boondocking would be easier with a 4x4 truck camper? Driving blind down narrow trails, it's a lot easier to turn a 20ft truck around than a combined 40+"
A lot to be said for a 4 x 4 truck camper. Like the idea of a lightweight camper pulling a TT. Then you can just drop the TT and take off. MikeinCO has a good rig (we spent several weeks camped next to them in Yucatan). As noted in their post above, they are shipping a much lighter rig to Argentina this winter.
Reed and Elaine
