boondocking
Camping without hookups
Boondocking is camping in remote areas without hookups to water, electricity, or sewage—typically in an RV or camper.
The term comes from boondocks, meaning rough backcountry.
Boondockers rely on their vehicle's batteries, water tanks, and generators: We spent a week boondocking in the desert.
Also called dry camping or wild camping.
Leisure travel by car
- vanlifeResiding in a camper
- RVingTraveling by recreational vehicle
- nomadHomeless wanderer by choice
- wanderlustCraving for distant places
itinerary · touring · exploration · snowbirding · caravan · destination · journey · cross-country
Spread widely apart
- motorhomeSelf-propelled living quarters
- RVMobile living quarters
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
- caravanTraveling group with goods
campground · generator · inverter · self-contained · primitive · overnighting · hookups · leveling
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
- remoteDistant or controller
- desertTo leave behind completely
- isolationComplete separation from others
- ruggedTough and uneven
terrain · unpaved · trailhead · scenic · pristine · wildlife · seclusion · solitude
Of the star
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- inverterChanges DC to AC
- propaneFlammable hydrocarbon fuel
- renewableCapable of restoration
Independent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- spontaneityActing without forethought
unrestricted · untethered · choice · mobility · liberation · nomadic · wandering · roaming
roadtrip
Leisure travel by car
wanderlust · itinerary · touring · exploration · snowbirding · caravan · destination · journey · cross-country · overlanding
dispersed
Spread widely apart
caravan · campground · generator · inverter · self-contained · primitive · overnighting · hookups · leveling · pullout
backcountry
Sparsely populated wilderness areas
rugged · terrain · unpaved · trailhead · scenic · pristine · wildlife · seclusion · solitude · quietude
solar
Of the star
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- inverterChanges DC to AC
- propaneFlammable hydrocarbon fuel
renewable · portable-power · rationing · unplugged · resourcefulness
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
spontaneity · unrestricted · untethered · choice · mobility · liberation · nomadic · wandering · roaming · unplanned
- RVingmotorhomes, campgrounds, RV parks, campsites, travel trailers
- van lifecampervan, camper van, van conversion, conversion van, stealth camping
- homesteadinghomesteading, self-sufficiency, off-grid living, off-grid, chicken coop
boondockingplugged in
Attached to power source
hooked up · utility hookups · electric hookup · water hookup