Boondocking has become hugely popular as more and more RVers discover the freedom of escaping the rules, costs and noise associated with staying in a campground by camping off the grid, without hookups and usually in scenic and uncrowded locations.

But with so many now enjoying boondocking have come problems. Some areas are being closed to boondockers because of inconsiderate RVers who, perhaps unwittingly, are causing major issues and harming the environment and wildlife..

Our guests this week are Kerensa Durr and Brandon Hatcher of the Escapees RV Club. The Escapees, and its Xcapers subgroup of RVers who work from the road, have recently put out a list of suggested best practices for RVers who like to boondock.

You'll meet them in our interview of the week. Also this week, RV News about the effect the Coronavirus is having on the RV industry, your RV Lifestyle questions and a great off the beaten path report from Tom & Patti Burkett.

Show Notes for Episode #285 Best Practices for Boondocking of The RV Podcast:

WHAT MIKE AND JENNIFER ARE UP TO THIS WEEK

 

* We recap our Florida travels and meetups

* Update our upcoming new 7 Day RV Adventure Guides …coming soon!

* Talk about our plans to speak at the RV Entrepreneur’s Summit next week in Alabama

* Share our thought on all the concerns about the Corona virus and our future meetups

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RV LIFESTYLE NEWS OF THE WEEK

JENNIFER

Coronavirus means all bets off in predicting RV sales for 2020

Everywhere we read about how the coronavirus is spreading, leaving seemingly no aspect of life untouched. So it was with interest we read a story from the epicenter of the RV industry, examining how the virus is expected to affect RV manufacturing and sales. The story highlighted how shipments were up 29 percent in January 2020 verses January 2019, and an excess inventory from previous years had worked itself out of the supply line. Then this virus hit. To see the South Bend Tribune article click here.

MIKE

Campground reservations rise as Japanese head outdoors as schools, public gatherings close because of coronavirus

Speaking of coronavirus, Japan is a nation that has closed schools and canceled many public gatherings to reduce the virus' spread. And according to an article out last week, the way some in the island nation have handled this is by going camping. Apparently many campgrounds have experienced a rise in reservations, with many families deciding to experience the outdoors rather than stay in the city in their homes.

JENNIFER

More than half a million sandhill cranes expected to pass through Nebraska in next couple weeks

The sandhill cranes are back in Nebraska, with some 600,000 expected to pass through a roughly 80 mile stretch of Nebraska within the next few weeks. The first of the birds were spotted last week on their an...