Boondocking Basics
Learn the core concepts of off-grid camping, boondocking, and overnight parking
Is it Safe to Leave Your Camper While Boondocking?
Yes, it is very safe to leave your camper while boondocking. Very rarely do campers, RVs, and trailers get broken into or stolen when boondocking. In fact, we've never heard of boondockers experiencing this situation before...
How to Get Internet While Camping
Getting Internet while camping is primarily done one of two ways... either through your existing cell phone provider, or through a satellite Internet service. Most boondockers use a hotspot through their existing cell phone provider...
How to Avoid Chiggers While Camping
Chiggers are tiny red mites that you can barely see with the naked eye. How to avoid chiggers while camping depends on the clothing you wear, the repellents you use, and knowing what places to avoid...
Can You Run a Generator at a Rest Area?
Yes, you can run a generator at a rest area in all 50 states. Only the State of Idaho has a regulation prohibiting you from running a generator in such a manner, and at such a time, that it disturbs other visitors. Otherwise...
Which States Allow Overnight Parking in Rest Areas?
Most states allow overnight parking in rest areas. Only a minority of them do not. But even in states that prohibit overnight parking in rest areas, those rest areas are still open 24 hours a day. This means it is still...
Which Cabela’s Allow Overnight Parking?
Which Cabela's allow overnight parking? Nearly all of them do. We have not encountered one that did not. However, the cities they have locations in may have laws against sleeping overnight in vehicles or camping within city limits...
Is it Safe to Sleep in Your Car at Rest Stops?
You want to sleep in your car at a rest stop, but is it safe? After all, there are a lot of cars and trucks coming in and going out. How safe is it to sleep in your car overnight at a rest stop...
Can You Park Overnight at Walmart?
Yes, you can park overnight at Walmart. Most Walmart stores allow RVs, van-dwellers, and car campers to sleep in their parking lot overnight. However, there are a minority of Walmart stores where overnight parking is not allowed.
How Do You Make Money on Boondocking?
There are many ways to make money while living full time boondocking. But the three primary ways most boondockers earn an income is through some kind of online advertising or affiliate marketing, managing investments or properties...
How Much Money Do I Need to Make to Live Full Time Boondocking?
At the lowest, you will need to make $500.00 per month to live full time as a boondocker, and still enjoy some reasonable amenities. But to live more comfortably, you will need to make $1,000.00 per month. How much money you will need to...
