FAQs

Selling my RV in Alberta?  Q. We are about to vacation into Alberta and our relatives are interested in buying our RV, can we do this? If we sell while on the road in Calgary do...

How do you save your site?  Q. I plan on boondocking for about three months this summer and am wondering how you save your site when you drive off in your van. I also have a class...

Does size matter?  Q. Just looking to buy a motor home, so very pleased to have found this fantastic website. One of the many questions on our mind is, if all else was...

Unhooking a travel trailer while boondocking  Q. I will be pulling a 28' travel trailer next Fall across the country. I bought four of your books about boondocking. I am very new to this, so I...

boondocking with 40' Motor home  Q. Do your boondocking guides note limited motor home lengths/sizes? A. Yes. Every boondocking area in the guide is referenced with a foot note that...

Considering RVing  Q. I am getting ready to retire and I have just now considered selling off everything for RVing. Don't know diddley squat about it. Have a lot of questions,...

Battery Usage and Scooter Idea  Q. My wife and I are recent rv'ers, with a Roadtrek 190 P and we also bought it used ...it came with no generator. We've registered on boondockerswelcom.com...

What to do with your home?  I have been RVing for a few years now but only on long weekends and weekly vacations and only in Ontario. I love it. I would like to take a year and...

Beach Stays  We like to go to Southern CA beaches but it is next to impossible to get a camp site at the state campgrounds and very expensive to stay in private ones....

Safety in Leaving Unattended Popup Tent Trailer  Q. I would like to hike while boondocking in southwest Utah, but I'm a little hesitant to leave my popup unattended, as they are easy to break into....

cats?  Hi, I'm planning to rent out my house and travel around for the winter in a Class B starting in October, until April. I have 2 cats. Does anyone have...

class A or class C ?  We are looking for a class A or C. Used. Don't want to pay more than 40,000. would like to pay a little lower. We know what an A and C looks like, but...

5th Wheel Extended Warranty  Hi, Does anyone have any experience with Go RV Warranty? We're thinking of purchasing the extended warranty through them for our Open Range 5th Wheel....

Boondocking with a 40' RV  Q: What is the percentage, would you say, in all your books that this size of RV pulling a tow can get in and out of without difficulty? My other question...

A newbie, but loving it. 8)  Last July (2011) I decided I was tired and chose to retire again. (I had retired in 2005 but got bored) so I purchased an old (1984) 26 foot class A. ...

Boondocking Effect CPP?  I can't help but think working part time for half the year is going to drastically effect your contributions to CPP. I love your website and love the...

A comment of sorts   I'm an older woman who will be traveling alone. I've recently bought a 1965 travel trailer, it needs some work on it, which I hope to finish by the end...

Newbie, and a Full-timer - Looking for list of RV safe/worthy roads  I'm new to the RV lifestyle, and also a full-timer. Had my first road trip last week from San Jose, California to San Diego, California and back. The...

Warm and Free Camping Spots in the Winter  Where are the best places in the United States to go in the winter to find warmer weather and free camping? My boyfriend and I are tired of the rat...

California Coast Camping  I'm a newby to RVing. I've been to a paid rv park but now I would like to explore the road. I'm taking my travel trailer up the coast between Cambria and...

tow cars?  What is a good car to tow when rving with a class a? ...

IS ARIZONA SAFE ANYMORE ?  The BLM is putting up signs close to the border warning US Citizens not to camp below Highway 8 or close to the border. Not only is dope smuggling and...

Finding Work On The Road  Q. Hi, I just landed on your website and I LOVE it! We are about the same age, losing our home in Georgia and have been looking for an RV and work....

"Maintaining your RV "  Hi there, Just a thought, and this maybe out of season - maybe every six months check your small fan over the stove and in the bathroom for Wasp nests,...

Is Arizona Safe from the Mexican Drug Cartel and all the Kidnapping?  Q. I was on the web a while back and spotted a US Government BLM sign that read beware of drug smuggling and kidnapping anywhere in this area, suggest...

About your e-books  Q. Hello we were interested in buying your Arizona and Utah e-book, but I noticed that you said you found sites in California and Colorado also! We were...

Truck motor size,  Q. Hi Marianne, Just wondering what size motor in your Van I have a 460 in my Motor home. check ya later, Happy Traveling SOnny A....

Travel Dreams Come True?  Q. My husband and I are both 44 years old and we are about ready to sell everything in this ugly economy and enjoy each other and stop working just to...

New hobby for you   Think about getting a metal detector and finding treasure out in the desert. You can find a good used one for sale cheep down here in Arizona. Just look...

Canon 10x30 IS Binoculars  Image Stabilized binoculars are WONDERFUL. I will never go back to regular binoculars. Just press a button and the image that you are looking at is stabilized...

Abduction by UFO at Boondocking Campsite  Hi, Is it not better to camp with others than alone? Suppose a flying saucer spotted me out on the vast deserted desert. What would stop them from beaming...

Rattlesnakes in Arizona  Q. Howdy, My wife and I are snowbirds roaming around central Arizona in our 17' Casita travel trailer. The high axel wheels on the trailer and the...

RV Traveling on Desert Back Roads  Q. Okay, so we two gals would really like to start boondocking with our 30 Ft. Class C Jayco. We are concerned about traveling, towing our toad, on...

Going in Reverse  Q. Glad to find your website. We have been going frugal since around 1970, however, we lived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and have traveled during...

Filling Propane Tanks  Most grills and small campers use standard 20 lb propane tanks. A 20 lb tanks holds 20 pounds of propane, right? Not necessarily. Blue Rhino and similar...

A problem adding gas to tank  Q. I have a 99 Damon. When adding gas to the tank, say 40gals., the first half goes in fine. The last half has to be pumped very slowly as the gas foams...

rving to arizona in march  Q. Is this a good time to go? A. I presume you're asking about the weather and temperature. Arizona is a big state and the weather will vary according...

RV Insurance for Full-Timers?  Q. I'm thinking of becoming a fulltime RVer with no fixed address. Any suggestions for getting drivers licenses and RV insurance? A. I'm going to...

Boondocking And The State Of The Economy  Q. With the state of the economy I expect the number of boondockers to go up substantally, not out of choice, but out of necessity. Will this (1) decrease...

Disabled Traveller And Caregiver  Hi, I am Anne, the sister of Hugh, an ambulatory 52-year old man who sustained a brain injury when he was 15. I am administering a supported living program...

Outdoor Showers  Hi Marianne; One device we purchased last summer and use at out lot up near Bancroft was a portable shower unit from Coleman. (available at Canadian Tire,...

Arranging for Mail  Q. If you have no one to take care of your mail, how do you arrange to have it delivered -- mail such as bills, etc. The postal service will hold it...

Access To Free Camping Areas  Q. We plan on doing a trip like the ones you suggest, but we have a 30' 5th-Wheel. Would it fit in the campgrounds you suggest? I know you say about...

Keep It Free And Pay It Forward  Q. My husband and I have doing pretty much the same thing you have done in the southwest. We are gone from home for about 3 months every year exploring...

Living In A Small Space And Water And Waste Tanks  Q. Really enjoy your website, and that it is from Canadians. It's given me a whole new perspective on RV's, which I always associated with $300K motorhomes...

How Do You Get By Without Hook-ups?  THANK YOU for all the tips; we are going on our first ever RV road trip and I find your website insanely useful. Q. I am looking at free campgrounds...

Gazeteer Atlas Books  Q. We have a 32' class-A (travel with 3 dogs) all set up for solar. This year we went over a 125 days without paying for a campsite. Love it! We have...

Showers And Laundry When Boondocking?  Q. You're my hero's !!! I love your site. I'm almost 65, recently widowed and still working fulltime. Hope to retire to your lifestyle by the end of...

Public Libraries  Q. May I suggest that in the “Do More, Pay Less” section of your website you mention public libraries. Almost the first thing that we do on arrival at...

Food Budget  Q. Thanks for having this site. About the food - How do you spend an average of about $200/mo including food and miscellaneous when we spend about $600...