During our many snowbird winters, we have found ourselves exploring the US SouthWest desert area. We’ve discovered there are many beautiful and free or very cheap places to dry camp (AKA Boondock). We love the awesome scenery, wide-open spaces, and have each year embraced boondocking more and more.
Here is an archive of all my boondocking related articles with many containing video clips. Some are howtos, tips and tricks, and reviews. Others are detailing the many gorgeous camp spots we have enjoyed.
Installing the Fantastic Vent Fan into our RV
Introduction Well, I was able to strike another one off the old RV wish list the other day with the arrival of a new Fan-Tastic Vent Fan. I’ve wanted one…
Fun RV Tip Get Yourself a Flag!
Last winter we explored the American South West and spent a good deal of time boondocking (dry camping without hookups) out in the desert. One cool thing I noticed was…
StarLights Brilliant Light LED RV Fixture
Upgrading a 12 Volt RV Lamp Fixture Recently I updated our Keystone Cougar Fifth Wheels lighting systems to new LED bulbs. While installing the new bulbs, one of my fixtures…
Use Vent Cushions to Help Regulate Temperature in the RV
RV Vent Insulator Cushions Tip Cushions designed to fit in the square vent openings on the RV roof can be made or purchased on Amazon. When it is too hot or…
Boosting RV Internet with the Wilson Sleek 4G
Why We Need to Boost the Cell Signal For a few years now we have traveled in our RV using a Verizon MiFi Hotspot as our primary source of internet…
Top 10 Campsites from 2013/14 Snowbird Season
Introduction Another fun-filled snowbirding season is winding down and we now head for our summer haunts on Vancouver Island, BC. I thought it would be a good time to look…
Boondocking at Alabama Hills BLM
Introduction I’ve driven Highway 395 through the little town of Lone Pine, California several times and was totally unaware of the Alabama Hills and the unique landscape hiding just to…
Free Camping at the Whitney Pockets BLM Nevada
Introduction Last spring when we were visiting the Valley of Fire State Park a friend who is local to the area asked if we would like to take a drive…
Install and Review of StarLights LED lamps for the RV
Introduction I’ve been looking to swap out our fifth wheels OEM incandescent light bulbs to the more energy efficient LED lamps for a while now. As luck would have I…
Poverty Flats AKA Snowbird Mesa Free Camping
Poverty Flats AKA Snowbird Mesa in Southern Nevada Last year while visiting the Valley of Fire State Park in southern Nevada I saw a neat looking boondocking location just a…
RV Boondocking in Arizona eBook Review
Introduction I’ve always enjoyed boondocking even back in my camper van RVing days when it was just camping to me. Back then I explored the many back roads of Vancouver…
How Much Money Do We Save By Dry Camping?
Dry Camping (A.K.A.) Boondocking VS. Full Hookup RV Park We have been out exploring the desert of Southern California and Arizona this winter and for the last month of January…
Quartzsite 2014 for Big Tent RV Show
Rolling into Quartzsite 2014 We rolled into Quartzsite (The Grand Gathering) a few days before the start of the Big Tent RV show. This is when Quartzsite reaches its peak…
Salton Sea Camping on Corvina Beach
The Salton Sea Calls Us After boondocking in Anza-Borrego for a week we headed to a favorite casino called the Red Earth Casino. We like it because it has everything…
Conserving Fresh Water During Dry Camping Tip
Use the Dish water for toilet flushing When we are out dry camping the thing that limits us the most is fresh water. Our fresh tank holds 60 gallons and…
More RV Boondocking in Anza-Borrego State Park
New Year Visit to Anza-Borrego State Park This winter we once again found ourselves back in a new favorite boondocking location near Borrego Springs, California. Again, we would to ring…
RV Install and Review of the Mr. Heater Big Buddy MH18B
Big Buddy Indoor Safe Propane Radiant Heater While snowbirding in the US South West last winter we got the chance to do a substantial amount of dry camping out in…
Water Thief Tip
Water Bandit RV Tip In some cases when RVing and wanting to acquire fresh water, you may run into a source where your standard filling hose connection won’t work. Maybe…
Use Portable Propane Heater while Dry Camping
Mr. Heater F232000 MH9BX Buddy By using an indoor-safe portable propane heater when dry camping in cool temperatures you can save a lot of power in your RV batteries. When…
RV Waste Tank Valve Tip
RV Waste Tank Valve Tip I’ve just finished replacing the black waste tank valve on my Keystone Cougar 276RLS fifth wheel and have a little tip for you. The main…
Installing Hard Start Capacitor into my RV Air Conditioner
Why do I want a Hard Start Capacitor? When dry camping there are times I would like to run the roof-top air conditioner to cool the camper down. I have…
Champion 2000 Watt Inverter Generator Review
Review of my Champion Generator I purchased 2 Champion 2000 Watt inverter generators plus the parallel cable so I would be able to run my 13500 BTU RV Air Conditioner…
RV Casino Camping
Why Casinos? Along with our Thousand Trails Zone Pass, Boondocking and Walmart Parking lots we have recently added Casinos to our low-cost camping options. I had heard of overnighting at…
Boondocking Solar Light tip
In order to save our batteries, we use solar lights which you find in lawn and garden centers. We have a couple of pots of petunias outside with a solar…
Exploring Whitney Pocket along the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
While in the Valley of Fire State Park area our new friend Don suggested a trip to see an interesting place called Whitney Pocket. Our trip led us off Interstate…
Trojan 6 Volt Batteries RV Install
I added to the standard 12v deep cycle battery that came with the RV with 2 of the T-105 Trojan Six Volt golf cart type batteries. This update more than…
Love Your RV – Boondocking Basics
Introduction These last few months traveling the US South West we have really embraced dry camping without hookups or also called Boondocking. We thoroughly enjoy boondocking. Usually there are little…
Dry camping at Glamis Dunes
We have a week to kill until our next scheduled RV Resort stint at the Thousand Trails in Las Vegas so decided to check out an area of the Imperial…
Boon-docking near Borrego Springs, California
Our first week of the New Year 2013 was spent boon-docking near Borrego Springs, California. View Borrego Springs boon-docking spot in a larger map We had spent a few days…