Flashback… It was June 2011, the first time we visited Yuma, AZ. We were on our bus hunt, looking for our next home on wheels. A nondescript Craigslist ad had lead our Amtrak train adventure to this desolate Arizona town to look at what we thought was an unlikely contender. But we decided to endure […]
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Back to Boondocking: Being Electrically Abundant in a Mostly Electric RV
We’ve seen it advised so many times on RVing groups and forums, if you want to boondock – you have to rely on propane for cooking, refrigeration, hot water heating and heating. If your coach is electrically dependent, don’t bother trying to boondock for long. We say.. phooey to that. It is entirely possible to feel […]
Finding Luxury Wherever You Are
One of my draws to the road is my love of variety. Even while living stationary, I traveled – a lot. My wanderlust and thirst for new experiences, new locations and new views has been strong for a long time. Life on the road is a fantastic balance for me. My itch is scratched on […]
Re-Charging near Cibola National Wildlife Refuge
Oh goodness, it’s amazing how quickly two weeks can pass us by like the blink of an eye. At our last travelogue, we were wrapping up our first ever visit to Quartzsite. Instead of waiting in line at one of the dump stations in town after our boondocking stay off Plomosa Road and paying nearly […]
Desert Boondocking off Plomosa Road – Quartzsite, AZ
We were sitting at the corner of the Borrego Salton Sea Way and Highway 86 after dumping our tanks at the Arco station there (free!), completing our awesome and overly-social Anza Borrego boondocking experience. The world was ours to discover, on our own schedule – we could go anywhere we wanted to. We literally pulled […]
Back to Boondocking: Keeping Warm while Chilly Camping
In our continuing series on boondocking, today we’ll be sharing some our tips for keeping warm when it gets a bit nippy out there. Boondocking is staying in places without hook-ups (water, electricity or sewer) and generally out in the boonies’. You might also hear terms like wild camping and dry camping to describe it. Now, […]
Finding Magical RV Boondocking
So, I promised I would write about how we found our awesome wild camping location along Magic Reservoir in Idaho a few weeks ago. There are tons of methods for finding boondocking locations, and finding a great location really comes down to how much time and effort you’re willing to put into the search. There are several styles […]