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====== Full-time boondocking ====== | ====== Full-time boondocking ====== | ||
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Since you no longer have a home base some form of [[lifestyle: | Since you no longer have a home base some form of [[lifestyle: | ||
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- | Areas where different public lands abut are especially useful; | + | ===== relocation ===== |
- | ===== reprovisioning | + | The relo will involve timing, route planning, provisioning, |
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+ | ==== timing | ||
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+ | Although there are firm limits on maximum stay, it may be advantageous to leave early | ||
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+ | * 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. | 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. | ||
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+ | ==== site selection ==== | ||
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+ | Areas where different public lands abut are especially useful; | ||
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+ | A site that might be tolerable overnight might not be tolerable for 14d; choose carefully. |