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I congratulate you on the Frugal Shunpikers guide for New Mexico, and for the Basic Boondocking book. They both are top draw -- great writing. Keep up the good work. Bernard Fuller |
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I purchased your Utah book for a trip we took last July. Because I don’t like crowds, I wanted to find some good, off-the-beaten-path camping spots where we could be alone. For this reason, and the fact that I am cheap and wanted free camping, I bought your book. Near Bryce, we stayed at the place you mention on page 44. It was high season and Bryce was packed but we were all alone at this wonderful spot. Thank you for the great resource. As we continue our motorhoming experiences, we will continue benefiting from yours. Martin Van Enoo
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After a three month trip, using your guidebooks every step of the way, we are back. What a trip.The weather was crazy and made us change our plans a few times during the trip. We were starting out with your guide to Texas, planning to drive down to Padre Island and follow through with a visit to Big Bend. Well, let's just say that when we woke up in Marathon (the morning before heading down towards Big Bend) to find our motorhome transformed into an ice sculpture, we decided to head out to Arizona asap. The trip was wonderful. We followed your guides through most of it. All in all, a wonderful experience and your guidebooks were very helpful. As soon as I finish looking through the 3,000 or so photos, (!) I will send you a couple with more notes as I have kept a diary of our trip. Rachel & Denis Laniel
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We just LOVE your guides. Wow, this is exactly what we've been looking for. We plan to take your trips. (This is hard for us because we are the "known travelers" around here and "we" tell everyone where to go - not literally of course. lol We are from Michigan and have traveled to 16 countries, 11 provinces of Canada and all 50 states all on a shoestring. People just don't realize how cheaply they can have the most fabulous vacations. AND YET you have discovered some of the most terrific places. "Free camping" wow! We do this whenever we can, but to have it in a book, it is an answer to our travel problems. We have searched the Internet for just such a perfect guide and Internet site and there you are. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Arlean and Bruce Parker
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Downloading your Texas boondocking book and reading it was a highlight of today! Fantastic! You're obviously very skilled at synthesizing information and organizing it into a wonderful, usable format. Love all the suggestions too. Am looking forward to doing more boondocking now. I just finished a 13 month trip with my 3 kids via RV, that included 28 countries. Time to enjoy the U.S. for awhile! Thanks for all your hard work - I really appreciate it.
Tessa Hill
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Well, on my 6th day here in Arizona and your e book information has been invaluble - haven't paid for a camp site yet!!!! I love all the info on the sights and hikes etc...one complaint though, the boondocking you describe at the Grand Canyon south rim, in the forest - I stayed there last night and there were NO elk in my campsite, I demand a refund!!!!!!!! Just kidding. I am in Utah today for three weeks. Any chance you could send me a rough draft of the Utah e-book? Thanks again.
Les Pearson
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I am a traveler via bicycle. Like you, I try to find places to camp for free or for little money.Your books are terrific and I look forward to following many of your trails. I pull a Croozer trailer with camping gear and have a hand-held PC for wireless communication. Of course, I have a cell phone... who doesn't? At the end of June I start a future without boundaries - basically living on my bicycle while traveling throughout the country.
Kathy Wolff
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Just wanted to send you a short note to say thank you! I was in New Mexico last week and had my first chance to rely on your great eBooks. Admitadely I took the easy route and stayed at the Blue Water State Park, but I wouldn't have known about it were it not for you. Thanks for the great books & good luck with your business!
Jay Shapiro
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Complete with a comprehensive table of contents and index, maps, and pictures, these e-books are very professionally designed. My favourite part is the 'tips' sidebars. The books will also appeal to campers (ie. tenters) as Marianne offers plenty of information for them, too. In addition to boondocking information, she also offers suggestions for what to see and how to get there. In short, all three books about frugal shunpiking through the southern US are comprehensive tomes on how to get to the state and tour the state frugally while making sure that you see what needs to be seen. Rae from Travels With Miranda |
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I don't know how you did it. I really thought we had found most of the free and cheap camping in our neighbor state. But your Frugal Shunpiker's Guides list about 40 places we hadn't discovered. The funny thing is, we've probably passed very close by to them on several trips and paid dearly for camping instead. The guide is definitely going with us on our next trip which, with this new information, should be a lot cheaper so may be sooner than we had hoped.
Andrea Burchas
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THANK YOU! For your quick response and help with the download. To travel the incredibly diverse and beautiful southwest part of Utah without the book: RV BOONDOCKING IN SOUTHERN UTAH, is a real handicap. Straightforward and very informative!
Fred Vaudrin -RV Explorer
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These are a series of e books that I can highly recommend (The Frugal Shunpiker's Guides) for the frugal rv camper and one of them is specific to Utah. I have used these books and even have them on my I-Phone. Now let me warn you this is for the frugal traveler so do not expect RV resorts with swimming pools etc.
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I was trying to get enough information for a fall trip to the Grand Canyon and points beyond but it's hard to know what to expect. Now that I bought your Arizona Frugel Shunpiker's Guide it answered many of my questions. I can hardly believe there's places to camp for free so close to the parks. My VW bus and I will certainly follow the route you suggest.
S. Thompson
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We couldn't have done it without you! We had the Internet and Don Wright's free campgrounds book but in the end we found most of our free camping listed in your guide (RV Boondocking In Southern Texas). Because you had just been there, we knew we could trust that these places still existed. You didn't let us down. Your information was "spot on". Thank you.
Greg Harrison
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We really enjoy your e-book about frugal boondocking and shunpiking in Arizona. We have used it for the past month while traveling through SE Arizona and we continue to use it regularly. We are planning to head toward California, and wondered why you haven't written anything about the subject for that state. Are there any resources we may purchase or find over the Internet about boondocking in California? Thank you again. Any advice you may have will be greatly appreciated.
Ann and Erez Bibi
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"More, More, More !! Hi guys. I ordered your e-book last week, and devoured every last word. I love reading about RVing on a budget. I loved your e-book, more so than other resources, because we totally relate to it. We believe in living simply. Our time together and freedom mean more to us than a fat bank account. Also, because you are Canadian, you understand the laws that govern crossing the border and travel in the U.S. It seems that not a day goes by, that I don't find myself daydreaming, for a moment or two, about hitting the road and seeing this great country of ours. Reading about your travels gives me the encouragement I need to follow those dreams. I am looking forward to receiving my next e-book and wanted to encourage you, that there is an RVing couple on the prairies eagerly awaiting the growth of your web page and the release of your next books!! Very well done !!
Trent and Teresa Shipley.
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I just finished enjoying the Guide to Arizona, and I must say that I am very impressed. While I was reading the guide, it felt like you were literally holding our hands, and leading the way for us. This has totally eliminated the anxiety that we would sometimes feel about our future plans. It was bittersweet to finish the guide, because I was enjoying it so much. I must have looked kind of funny, with my huge map of Arizona, a marker, and of course, a hot cup of coffee. Everywhere I read about, I found on the map, and imagined how great it will be, when I am using my guide for real!!
Trent Shipley,
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On our recent month-long RV trip to Texas our printed version of "The Frugal Shunpiker's Guide" literally became coffee-stained from the amount of usage it got. We were absolutely amazed to be camping right on the beach and in other beautiful campgrounds for free or almost no cost. We would never have known about or discovered these places without the guide. Not having done much boondocking in the past, we were also very grateful to the special tips and advice offered in that respect. We won't go on another trip to the States without a copy of the Frugal Shunpiker's Guides for each area we plan to visit.
Lucy Ferguson,
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We highly recommend "The Frugal Shunpiker's Guide." As veteran "Winter Texans" we have traveled extensively in southern Texas. Even with all our experience we were still able to learn about new places to visit, camp, and inexpensive ideas and tips on living frugally on the road, in this handy guide.
Julie and Kel Kohlhaas,
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My husband and I are in our early 40s and are moving into our RV next month, full time. We are going to buy a Thousand Trails camping membership but will be looking for boondocking spots to "fill in the blanks." I like to go wherever there is hiking/backpacking/canyoneering I have been reading a ton of ebooks and I wish they were all as informative and intelligently written as your three guides. How you choose to travel, the places you pick to go, are exactly what I like! Your guidebooks are pleasant to read, well researched, opinionated in a good way, and chock full of smart advice.
Jill Florio
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I'm currently "camped" (I have a 74 GMC Motorhome, 23 ft.) at Aguirre Springs watching the sun come up over White Sands. I'm the only one here in spite of New Mexico's State Parks being shut down this Thursday and Friday. By the way, your writing has been very helpful to me as I travel with a five year old black lab and we like finding places that she can roam and sniff. She is a food thief so I dare not let her leashless near other campers.
Cliff Moore
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I was able to download and print your ebook with no problems, and let me tell you...I absolutely LOVE it! I'll be in Southern Texas this winter some, so perhaps we'll run into you and your husband! Thanks so much for writing the book; you did a great job of it too! Thank You!
Jeff Mapes
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Here's a follow-up, now that I've finished my trip: I found the guide very very helpful. I especially found the advice about some of the free camping areas helpful, as I never would have stayed at any of them without your guide! Thanks again!
Jeff Mapes
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I was very impressed by all three of these books, one each for New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. They detail suggested routes for touring these states, complete with affordable and free dry camping spots along the way. Of particular interest to Canadians is the fact that Marianne is a Canadian! I've heard great things about how cheap it is to boondock in New Mexico, but her book on the state is the only resource I've found that explains in detail how a Canadian can benefit from the New Mexico parks policy. Rae from Travels With Miranda |
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Thank you for my review copy of "RV Boondocking In New Mexico". Although the true test will be in using it, I can already tell that the information is invaluable. Your Frugal Shunpiker's Guides to Arizona and Texas saved us lots of money last year, (not to mention, opened our minds about camping without hook-ups ... that it's a great option to campgrounds). We've been recommending your guides to all our RVing friends. Keep up the good work!
Greg Harrison
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I have been wanting to write you since the day I started using your books (which was immediately, lol!) I love them. I have only used Arizona so far but it is a great resource for me. In fact, I raved about it so much, my buddy Patrick ordered the same series from you and I am sure that you will be getting a request for the Utah book from him as well.
Ted Arabian
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I am enjoying your eBooks and planning my next trip! I have traveled across Texas from one end to the other several times, and yet I learned from your book about an incredible number of wonderful places to visit and to camp that I somehow missed, although in some cases I passed within a few miles of them without being aware of it. I was so pleased with that first eBook that I had to get the rest of them, as I also camp in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Looking forward to one about Colorado! Tracy |
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By Mark Polk If you enjoy boondocking (dry camping), saving money, and witnessing spectacular sights Marianne Edwards E-book series on RV Boondocking are for you. Each e-book (there are currently 3, Arizona, New Mexico & Texas with more titles on the way) is loaded with valuable information for campers on where to go boondocking, how to get there and what to do and see once you arrive. What I really enjoyed is how Marianne separates each state into sections making it easy to concentrate on a specific route you may want to follow, or a specific area of the state you intend to visit. Within each section she goes into great detail on what that area of the state has to offer; from what time of year it is best to visit the area to State & National Parks, monuments, attractions, facts, fees, wildlife, free camping, hiking, information on the local communities and so much more. These books are well organized in an easy to read manner and the photographs highlighting some of the attractions makes you want to load up the RV and hit the road right now. If you are planning to visit any region of any state Marianne has written about don't leave home without the e-book. It is a valuable guide to getting the most out of your trip while saving the most too. Whether you camp in a tent, dry camp in an RV or camp with all of the amenities these e-books offer something for everyone. As an added bonus when you order an e-book you will receive Marianne's RV Basic Boondocking e-book free of charge. It is a great primer on what boondocking is and it is full of tips and tricks to save you money and make the most out of all of your boondocking experiences.
Mark Polk
(Mark is a reknowned, leading RV industry expert and The RV Savvy Guy on RV TV airing on The Outdoor Channel.) |
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