They are finding that most people are responsible and pick up after themselves and leave the place as they found it. It’s less maintenance than a formal campground would require. There are a few National Forests in Wyoming and Montana where they prefer you boondock. Our object is to get far away from the highway to camp overnight. Once we had a truck camper we knew that we had the means to have everything with us. There’s so much public land in the West where you can boondock. We also supplement the forest service maps with the Delorme maps. We ask the ranger if there are any roads we shouldn’t attempt. ![]() That will give you a good idea of the forest maintained roads. You can also buy a forest service map at a ranger district station. Rick: Pretty much camping anywhere in a National Forest is okay for boondocking. TCM: Sounds like a good balance between planning and allowing for unexpected opportunities. The trip takes over and tells us where we’re able to camp. Then, we get in the truck, follow the approximate route, and see what happens. That’s the kind of planning I do before we head out. We have every Delorme map from the Rockies on west. When I plan our trips, I look at the destination and make a checklist of what to do, where to stay, and where the boondocking possibilities are along the way. Our goal with retirement is to visit all of the National Parks and National Monuments. We grew up in Colorado with Forest Service campgrounds, so we have those kinds of destinations in mind. Rick: As former backpackers, our view of camping is not going to an RV park. TCM: You have told us that you are a planner, but, once you get out on the road, you let the trip take you. McKinley on a rare cloudless day in Alaska That reminds me of a story when… SQUIRREL!ĪBOVE: Alice and Rick Johnson with Mt. Or maybe it’s just that we’re all very adventurous and interested in a great number of things. Perhaps there’s something to this distractibility and truck camper owners. Okay, Rick doesn’t sound nearly as distractible as we are, but he definitely lets the trip take him, squirrel, or not. ![]() After interviewing him for Truck Camper Magazine, we realized we weren’t the only ones who planned ahead, and then saw squirrels. Hopefully Rick Johnson is reading this introduction with a smile on his face. See a squirrel? You can do more than point. That’s a big part of the freedom a truck camper provides. We’re going along per our carefully laid out plan and, “SQUIRREL!” – off we go chasing something. It’s like the hysterical talking dog named Dug in Pixar’s movie, Up. We both get a bad case of shiny object syndrome and, “Hey, what’s that over there”, we turn, and go see. Then something happens when the rubber meets the pavement, or dirt. We’ll drive this road to see this attraction and then camp here or there. ![]() Even his water is modified.Īngela always makes detailed plans for every trip we take. Rick Johnson boondocks from Alaska to Dinosaur, plans everything ahead, let’s the trip take him, and modifies everything to suit his needs.
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