Renegade Camping, Dispersed Camping, & Boondocking
Dispersed Camping is basically no power, no crowds, no modern luxuries, No Worries! it’s just you and the good old outdoors. Dispersed Camping is also sometimes referred to as , Renegade Camping, Primitive or Backcountry camping and boondocking.
Scattered across the country we have millions of acres of public land for you to take advantage of.
Most people that camp off the grid will pick a road in the national forest or off some other public land, and then keep on driving. When the road ends, The real adventurer won’t stop until they find the perfect spot.
I recommend choosing a road that is not often traveled. Roads with signs usually mean there will be to many people, and might not be the best spots to set up camp. Old dirt roads and old abandoned rail lines are some of the best places to look for.
Unless otherwise posted all National Forest land is open to camping. (but please make sure to respect the land, leaving garbage or driving over vegetation ruins it for everyone)
photo by desert-dweller@Flickr
The Best Kind of Road to look for…..
photo by toughkidcst@Flickr
Top 2 photos by indigoprime@Flickr
It might be a good thing to go out and look some of these places over…you just never know!
That sure is a nice Road to get Ambushed on.
Renegade camping, dispersed camping, boondocking or maybe more simply put… backpacking into remote wilderness is the type of get away that I usually seek out. But one rule that many forget whom participate in this type of activity is… they forget to tell someone where they are going! A recent movie and story that was covered in Outside Magazine is a prime example on what can happen when you do not follow that simple rule. Be safe… be smart… enjoy the outdoors!
T2
Great Point Thomas,
Not telling someone where you are going is one of the biggest mistakes that people make while adventuring outdoors. We highly advice anyone who is trekking out into the wilderness to tell at least 2-3 people where you are going. Telling multiple people your plan will ensure that someone will notice if you don’t return.
I love stuff like this its just i dont have the time to do it as much i would like too.
The problem that I have encountered in telling someone where I am, is the fact that they usually google or GPS my location. I have come home from combat and I really do not like being around “Big Brother” and its ways to pry into my life. The people I know, they just arrive from out of nowhere, even if I leave the state. I am soo frustrated when these people come back into my life and drag my wife and I back into some kind of reality of feeling guilty about going anywhere. If they like to work their way to have a fancy phone or work to pay for a peice of isolation where you can never leave (except for weekends or vacations), that is no way to live. I should not have to feel guilty about being free. And nor should I be forced into following the leader, if I may, never going anywhere.
We all go to school or an institution that tells us to go to college, then we go to college to get this fancy job with our three degrees, and next thing you know, we are on top of the world (so to speak), but they forgotten something, How many of us have to “Support” those on top of the pyramid? We need skilled laborers to support them smart people on top. Guess what, I am going to go out and support myself living freely on my own peice of land and not pay for all of my amenaties.
Leave those people behind who want to just know where you are to either snitch on you, report you, bug you, get you into beleiving that doing what everyone else is doing is the “Right” way to live. Ever hear of Right to privacy, or Standing Upon Your Land? No one needs to know where I am or see what I am doing every minute of the day nor know how much I spend or where I spend it at.
Have Food Stamps, A bike, or a sailboat, will travel. (Of course you have to have lots of free time, oh wait, I do have free time, I am unemployed from the service, ha-ha-ha!) Even a bit of common or what should be common outdoor skills on how to be a bit of a mountain man/woman..
I’m the kid from the big city back east. always love going backpacking. move out to the mountain west and fell in love with the open space. when ever get a chance I’m out there in the wilderness and enjoying every moment of it.
If you dream of doing this, do it now. I have waited until I’m too old, too broke, too unhealthy to try these adventures. If I could find a companion my fear of accidents or worse would be less, but I don’t think that’s in the cards. I have acquired a kayak and do some exploring on local lakes and rivers but still dream of hitting the back roads and trails. My favorite pastime is learning basic survivor skills. The way the political scene around the world is escalating, I might need them. Do it now!
Sad old explorer.
I live SW of Louisville KY. I plan on kayaking and primitive camping from this area going west on the ohio river this spring exploring any caves spotted from the river. Dining on fresh fish, wild greens or squirrel on a stick. I am another sad old explorer just learning or relearning survival skills and would welcome company if any live near. Just safer to travel with others. Also gonna try out land between the lakes in SW KY primitive camping. Have heard so many good things about it.
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