boondocked

Camped without hookups

Boondocked is the past tense of boondock, meaning to camp in a remote, undeveloped area without hookups to water, electricity, or sewage—typically in an RV or camper: We boondocked in the desert for a week.

The term comes from boondocks, slang for rough backcountry.

It can also mean stranded or stuck in an isolated place.

camping

dry camping

Camping without utility connections

self-contained · wilderness camping · national forest · solar panels · generator · water tanks · public lands · campsite · remote · backcountry

stranded

stuck

Unable to move

remote · isolated · stranded · lost · wilderness · backcountry · marooned · helpless · roadside · rescue

military

Philippines

Southeast Asian archipelago nation

deployment · backwater · overseas · stationed · military base · posting · hinterland · assignment · tour · naval

Opposites
camping infrastructure

boondockedplugged in

Attached to power source

hooked up · glamped · connected · serviced

location remoteness

boondockedin town

Present in the area

urban · suburbanized · accessible · suburban · downtown

Phrases
Family

boondocks, boondock, boondocking

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G