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 ====== Full-time boondocking ====== ====== Full-time boondocking ======
  
  
-People who are [[opinion:frater_secessus:successful_boondocking|successfully boondocking]] may start thinking about going full-time (FT).  IMO anyone who is comfortably making 14d outings can do it FT.  +People who are [[opinion:frater_secessus:successful_boondocking|successfully boondocking]] may start thinking about going full-time (FT).  IMO **anyone who is already making 14d outings without drama can do it FT**.  
  
-There are a few things that will change+There are a few things that will change.
  
 ===== but first ===== ===== but first =====
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 Since you no longer have a home base some form of [[lifestyle:mail_forwarding|mail forwarding]] will be required. It common to have one's mail sent [[lifestyle:packages#usps_general_delivery|General Delivery]] to the nearest post office.  Since you no longer have a home base some form of [[lifestyle:mail_forwarding|mail forwarding]] will be required. It common to have one's mail sent [[lifestyle:packages#usps_general_delivery|General Delivery]] to the nearest post office. 
  
-===== site selection =====+ 
 +===== relocation ===== 
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 +The relo will involve timing, route planning, provisioning, and site selection.  
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 + 
 +==== timing ==== 
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 +Although there are firm limits on maximum stay, it may be advantageous to leave early 
 + 
 +  * tailwinds are favorable on a given day 
 +  * poor solar forecast on a given day could be counterbalanced with alternator charging if we were driving 
 +  * gas prices are traditionally lowest on Mondays 
 +==== reprovisioning ==== 
 + 
 +A checklist on the phone can help the boondocker remember what needs to be picked up in town.   Add it to the list the moment you think about it.  I maintain separate lists for grocery runs, thrift stores, and hardware stores.  
 + 
 +==== site selection ====
  
 Areas where different public lands abut are especially useful;  you can easily jump between jurisdictions to meet time limit restrictions.  BLM -> NF, etc.  If there is a town nearby you can pad in a few [[camping:stealth_camping|stealth camping]] days if the time limits are coming up a bit short. Areas where different public lands abut are especially useful;  you can easily jump between jurisdictions to meet time limit restrictions.  BLM -> NF, etc.  If there is a town nearby you can pad in a few [[camping:stealth_camping|stealth camping]] days if the time limits are coming up a bit short.
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 +A site that might be tolerable overnight might not be tolerable for 14d;  choose carefully.
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