Instead, commit yourself to whims. Decide on where you will camp tonight on whatever comes up that day and wherever you happen to be when you want to stop for the night. You can do this by having a couple of good campground directories, including one that lists free and cheap campgrounds--as well as similar websites bookmarked (you can find these at RV Bookstore).
And learn boondocking skills so that if you don't find a campground, you can stop at a rest stop, in a national forest, at a Walmart, Flying J, Cracker Barrel, or other commercial location--in fact anywhere you find comfortable. You may find this new freedom from reservations both exciting and exhilarating.
"Commit yourself to whims" a great phrase and a wonderful philosophy.
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It is what we have always done. Camping is so much more exciting and refreshing that way. We just end up where we end up for the day and we love it. When people tell us they have reservatons somewhere, we both think to ourselves, why? You might see something that interests you and you have to pass it by because you have reservations.
ReplyDeleteWe've been travelling for 2 months in spring and fall since 1995. No reservations because we never knew where we would be. Never had a problem in the states or Canada. Great way to find places you never knew were out there!
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P. Smith - To clarify, I did not say you could camp at "any" commercial location but at "other" commercial locations. I meant that there were other locations besides those I listed where you could also camp. I should have added, "if permitted by the establishment" to make it clearer.
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