boondocking Do any of you women boondock

[mockturtle]

Congratulations, Becky!&nbsp; <img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"><br>

 

[yesican]

<p style="margin: 0px;">Yea Becky...Just overcoming a fear is a great step, but this step will allow you more freedom and enjoyment and open more doors to explore...Hope you have the time of your life...</p><p style="margin: 0px;">Rae</p>

 

[Becky&Thea]

<span id="post_message_1273811682"><p style="margin: 0px;">Yea Becky...Just overcoming a fear is a great step, but this step will allow you more freedom and enjoyment and open more doors to explore...Hope you have the time of your life...</p><p style="margin: 0px;">Rae</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">Exactly!!!</p></span>

 

[sl1966]

I do, but only when I'm in drag.<div><br></div>

 

[rvwandering]

Congratulations! The more you do the easier it will be until you get to the point where you wonder why you were worried in the first place. <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"><br>

 

[Becky&Thea]

<p>Tonyand Karen&nbsp; right on.&nbsp; Actually I'm going again today for two days!&nbsp; So I won't be on here to thursday.&nbsp; Can't wait thanks again</p>

 

[tinythetrucker]

<p>Good Day Ladies, I was at the K&amp;H Truckstop and heard a young female driver parked next to me do this when she left her rig to go shower in the early morning, She stood at her door and talked back into the truck and said in a big voice "Ronnie Ill be right back Love You", Meaning to indicate she was not alone i later learned Ronnie was her kitty, "clever girl"!!!!</p>

 

[Becky&Thea]

<p>tiny the trucker, right on, I'll use this!</p>

 

[giulialatini]

Hello all,
I'm going out to the state owned woods today for three days... i really need a break from myself dealing with people  
 
This will be my first time by myself, up to now I've been scared out there.
 
I should be fine.  I am very cautious.  I have a dingo looking dog, who makes this possible.  As you all have taught me, I arrive late and leave early, don't stay in one place for long, always aware of my surroundings.  I just hope I can relax and get some spiritual peaceful strong energy going. 
 
My question is women doing this alone?  Men have you run across bad situations out there?  As i said I'm very careful, this is almost a necessity at this point.

Yes, I have been van dwelling for years (I'm a woman, solo), in towns and out in the wilds. The only issues that I have had have been with the cops, twice. Once for parking in a private parking lot (it was too foggy to proceed safely and they woke me up at 4 am and insisted I leave, in Petaluma, California). The other time when a local woman had reported a bearded man (!) in a van of my description, stealing money from a laundrymat machine. They also came at 4 am (apparently this is their favorite time to surprise you!) and were disconcerted to say the least to find a middle agey woman in a flannel nightgown.... sweet. Otherwise, I have heard the wolves and coyotes and all sorts of other creatures outside of my van but never had any troubles with them. Keep your chamber pot inside and don't go out to pee in the snow at night!

 

[roguedogg]

<p style="margin: 0px;">I'm also a solo woman and I boondock all the time.&nbsp; I feel safer upriver by myself than in many campgrounds.&nbsp;&nbsp; Durring the winter steelhead run I try for a campsite with electric for a heater.&nbsp; Camp grounds are pretty empty then.</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">I have had three experiences with local police. I cooperate within reason and have never found them to be a problem.&nbsp; In all cases they wanted to know if I was having some kind of trouble.&nbsp; I just offered my drivers license and let them know that I was going fishing.&nbsp; No problem.</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">roguedogg</p>

 

[gypsydreamer]

Edited:<br /><br />I would rather deal with a bear in the woods than a stranger in a WalMart parking lot.

 

[yesican]

Its nice to finally learn of women who feel the same as me.&nbsp; I've felt like an outsider (and treated that way by family and ex) my whole life because I've always felt more comfortable in the wilderness than in cities.&nbsp; I hope to run into you ladies sometime.<br />Rae

 

[Salida Scarlett]

<br />I'm planning on being a female boondocker in the not too distant future. Going solo seems a bit daunting to me for a number of reasons, and I mean not just braving the wilderness alone, but just learning the ropes. But, I have to admit I'm so excited just to think I am finally going to be doing something I've wanted to do for years that I'm sure I'll get over any fear of being out there alone. <br />If you other gals can do it, then so can I!

 

[yesican]

Scarlett, you can do anything you put your mind to.&nbsp; Good luck and keep us posted.<br /><br />Rae

 

[Salida Scarlett]

Thank you Rae! I know your right about that! And I will keep you guys posted. I'm looking forward to this and can hardly wait to get going. Not sure where I want to go first, but if I get started this winter, it will be points south west. I was kinda thinking about going as far south as Truth and Consequences, NM and then zigzagging my way back north in the Spring. <br /><br />Scarlett

 

[josephusminimus]

There's an abandoned state park north of TorC where a person can park free for a while.&nbsp; Still shows on the map [Delorme Street Atlas - NM] as a State Park.&nbsp; There might be 15, 20 folks camping in the vicinity, spread out over a few hundred acres.&nbsp; Water's available from an old windmill, but a person might want to filter or boil it before drinking.<br /><br />You might also find the wildlife refuges a few miles north of there interesting.&nbsp; Bird life is abundant, even when they're not migrating.&nbsp; And the ruins of Fort Craig and the Civil War battleground of Valverde, same general vicinity.

 

[Salida Scarlett]

That's awesome info Jo. I'd love to take the mineral baths overlooking the Rio Grand too. I may not make it this winter, but it's sure on my to do list. <br /><br />About the water from that old windmill. I wonder if a person could use a small battery operated pump or device of some kind to pump it into their RV. I've been thinking about things like that. One would probably not be allowed to drain gray water out, and I don't think that would be very "green" anyways. Camping close to water would always be a plus in my opinion. <br /><br />Scarlett

 

[akrvbob]

Hi Scarlett and all other boondockers. If you are new to boondocking, and a little uncomfortable with it (or an oldtimer doing it forever) you are always welcome in my camp.&nbsp; Over the summer, more than a dozen people have come and camped with me here in the Sierras. Some for the very first time, and some doing it longer than me. About half men and women. Some stayed the whole summer, some for a few days or weeks.<br /><br />I will probably spend all winter on BLM land in Arizona, Nevada or California and you are all welcome to join me for a day, week, month or season. If you are new, and a little nervous, it might be very good for you to be with a safe group of people. Dogs and pets are always welcome. Bob<br /><br />At least come to the RTR!! More info here:<br />http://cheapgreenrvliving.com/Rendezvous.html

 

[akrvbob]

Sorry, Scarlett, I didn't answer your question about water. Most small pumps won't pump water very far or lift it very high. So if the creek is 30 feet away, and 5 feet lower, most pumps won't do that. However, most RV water pumps will do it. So you could buy a Shurflo RV pump that could do it and wire it to your battery. One like this:<br />http://www.amazon.com/SHURflo-2088-...474160&amp;sr=8-6&amp;keywords=water+pump+12v<br /><br />Another option is to buy a backpackers water filter and filter it out of the creek for drinking water. I like gravity filters because they are easy, like this one;<br />http://www.amazon.com/Platypus-0701...9474709&amp;sr=1-51&amp;keywords=water+filter<br /><br />You fill one bag with creek water, hang it on a tree branch and it drains through the filter into the other bag as pure water. It is very fast! Carry the clean water back to the van.<br />Bob

 

[peacetara]

I have to second what @akrvbob just said, I'm single female, alone, vandwelling.&nbsp; My van came with a giant steel gate/door thing between the driving area and the cargo/living area, and the windows all have big grates on them too.&nbsp; So I feel very safe INSIDE the van.&nbsp; There is a door from the living area into the driving area, and I can lock it, so it's really awesome! I'm new, only been doing this a month or so.<br /><br />But on to what @akrvbob said, I just finished a week up there with @akrvbob, I'm new to vandwelling, and I have to say, the thought of bob turning into a creep crossed my mind once, before I met him (I wasn't super worried about it, I read his book, I've been on the forum for about a month, etc)&nbsp; But you never really know how someone is on the internet and how they turn out in real life, and you always sort of wonder in the back of your mind, will this person turn out to be an ax-murder!?!?!?!?<br /><br />Needless to say, I survived, without any axes <img src="/images/boards/smilies/tongue.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">&nbsp; Also, @akrvbob is a total sweetheart, and a really gentle nice guy along with @soulraven.&nbsp; I met 7 people total this past week who all happened to be up there at the same time, all vandwellers, and 3 of them were women, 2 coupled, and the rest men. It was really really awesome experience, and sadly I had to leave this morning, because I unfortunately have deadlines I have to meet.&nbsp; But I hope to camp around @akrvbob again sometime, hopefully before RTR, but if not, then I'll see him at the RTR.<br /><br />Regardless, I'm very honored and glad to have met @akrvbob @soulraven, and the rest of the gang.<br /><br />@Scarlett: Good luck! You can totally do it!<br /><br />With Love,<br />Tara