Tearing up roots and exploring new campgrounds and boondocking spots

I enjoy the reference to the traditional place where ‘normal’ (i.e. non-RV) people live as stick homes. So now I have the travel trailer, am taking ownership of my travel trailer this week and want to go out for a couple of test drive / test camping trips over the next few weeks leading up to Thanksgiving.

The roots of home are strong: do I try to leave it cold-turkey and live a minimal, non- elaborate life on the road? or do I take whatever duplicate items I have from my condo and put them in my TT? At this stage I plan on staying within 100 miles of my current roots as a fail-safe in case of complete break-downs or failures. I do hope to throw Newbie caution to the wind at some point soon and head further down the road to Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida… but for now the roots win.

When I bought the RV at Campers Inn they gave me 2 courtesy RV-friendly campgrounds to try out in the coming 12 months. I called one and booked a 2 night stay out in Gettysburgh; based on what they spoke of it almost sounds like they’re pitching a time-share but since they have some compelling locations and are providing 21 free nights over the coming year, I will listen to their pitch.

I heard a podcast featuring Boondockers Welcome – kind of a charitable RV version of Airbnb where fellow RVers offer up their home land to other RVers in search of a short stay (1 to 2 nights). I felt compelled to join, though I unfortunately can’t return the favor since I live in a condo. But the non-land owning option was available for a slightly higher cost and I reached out to a couple down in Delaware to see if they’ll let me make my maiden voyage in the TT this weekend.

So movable roots, changing locales, suffering through time-share pitches, meeting fellow RVers and comparing notes on our respective thoughts on how to best maneuver through the hoops and tricks of keeping the RV and truck running, ready to make the next trip, ready to see what’s around the next corner.

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