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tev123
May 26, 2016Explorer
I think I may not have specified my desires clearly;
The reason I am getting into conversion vans/class-B is to get AWAY from the mayhem and craziness and to have the freedom to go enjoy and sleep in places wherever I please, as long as it is not private property of course. The last thing I am looking for is to reserve things or book things - for that, I get on an airplane/car and go to a hotel, and plan ahead.
Maybe I am asking in the wrong forum? or maybe my idea of initial tastings of van-life differ from reality here in the north east.
So, here is what I picture:
- I drive off towards a large unpopulated area that has some interesting natural features (ie. lake, mountain, ocean)
- as I get near the area it turns more and more rural, eventually becoming just dirt roads in the middle of nowhere
- I may see people here and there every once in a while. that is ok.
- I see a lake in the distance, or a mountain, and I get closer to it, then decide to park off road, take out my chair, my hammock, sit out and relax. Unbothered.
Is this possible in the USA? without having to book things? or pay fees? or the likes?
eg. akin to Into The Wild....
The reason I am getting into conversion vans/class-B is to get AWAY from the mayhem and craziness and to have the freedom to go enjoy and sleep in places wherever I please, as long as it is not private property of course. The last thing I am looking for is to reserve things or book things - for that, I get on an airplane/car and go to a hotel, and plan ahead.
Maybe I am asking in the wrong forum? or maybe my idea of initial tastings of van-life differ from reality here in the north east.
So, here is what I picture:
- I drive off towards a large unpopulated area that has some interesting natural features (ie. lake, mountain, ocean)
- as I get near the area it turns more and more rural, eventually becoming just dirt roads in the middle of nowhere
- I may see people here and there every once in a while. that is ok.
- I see a lake in the distance, or a mountain, and I get closer to it, then decide to park off road, take out my chair, my hammock, sit out and relax. Unbothered.
Is this possible in the USA? without having to book things? or pay fees? or the likes?
eg. akin to Into The Wild....
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