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Best Size/Type of RV to Boondock in?


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We have boondocked in Class A, Class B, and Class C. But we don't do poor roads. My friends who do go way back in say clearance is the biggest factor--undercarriage then tail overhang, height, length and width. After that power and tank size. Weight is also a factor--our daughter chose not to park her bobtailed semi in the gravel lot here when she saw that cars were leaving ruts.

 

Linda Sand

Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/

Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van

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Interesting photo. I wonder which license plate it the valid one, the Washington plate on the camper or the Arizona plate on the truck bumper?

 

It is highly likely that both are valid and legal. Washington state requires a license plate on a truck camper. So if he "borrowed" the camper it came with the required plate.

 

One other comment...a macerator is a good thing, just don't dump it in a Forest Service or BLM outhouse. It fills up the toilet quickly and then requires a very expensive mid-season pumping in many cases. That comes from your tax dollars.

 

This summer in the Alaska, Yukon, and northern BC I have come to the conclusion the best boondock RV is a truck camper mounted on a trailer...and your truck outfitted so you can also put it in the truck bed.

Vladimr Steblina

Retired Forester...exploring the public lands.

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It is highly likely that both are valid and legal. Washington state requires a license plate on a truck camper. So if he "borrowed" the camper it came with the required plate.

 

One other comment...a macerator is a good thing, just don't dump it in a Forest Service or BLM outhouse. It fills up the toilet quickly and then requires a very expensive mid-season pumping in many cases. That comes from your tax dollars.

 

This summer in the Alaska, Yukon, and northern BC I have come to the conclusion the best boondock RV is a truck camper mounted on a trailer...and your truck outfitted so you can also put it in the truck bed.

Wow! That is interesting. I never would have guessed.

 

Thanks for the info.

Al & Sharon
2006 Winnebago Journey 36G 
2020 Chevy Colorado Toad
San Antonio, TX

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  • 2 weeks later...

Here is another rugged boon docking option that I posted the following links to in the travel trailer forum a while back:

 

 

http://conqueror4x4usa.com/

http://conqueroraustralia.com.au/

It looks like they are setting up US HQ in Columbus, OH.

Looks sparse for fulltiming, although ideal for boondocking in the wild.

Best regards,

Tom

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