RVing and camping are no longer the economical way to travel that they once were. While the cost of a campground space is often less expensive than most motels, between the cost of an RV, gasoline expenses and space rental fees, RVing can get quit expensive. Some areas, especially tourist spots, can be very costly. So what to do for those of us who love to travel in our RVs? Find ways to cut costs. There are a few ways to cut costs for staying over-night, Discounts, Boondocking, Private Property Space Rental. Here are some items to consider in evaluating your RVing expenses.
- Campground Costs
- Gasoline
- Groceries
- Insurance - RV
- Insurance - Vehicle
- Road Side Assistance (Check that it covers RV breakdowns.)
- Emergency Funds
Private Property Space For RVers
Harvest Hosts - A membership network that invites self-contained RVers to stay overnight for free. Wineries, farms, breweries, museums, and more. - Also says: Get this free 46 page guide to find the best free RV camping locations, to prepare for a low cost trip, to read reviews from seasoned RVers and much more.
ParkRestNGo - Private Property, Overnight and Short-term RV and Camper Parking for Travelers. A website that connects property owners that have a parking spot with RV travelers that need a place to stop for the night. - FREE for anyone to signup. Hosts determine their own pricing. Also On Facebook.
Discounts
Good Sams HipCamp - Search, discover and book over 285,000 campsites, ranches, vineyards, farms, public parks and more. KOA Passport America Thousand Trails
Boondocking - Camping without hookups also known as 'dry camping'.
8 Places to Park and Sleep in Your Car Overnight for Free (Legally)
Boondockers Welcome - Free Overnight RV Parking on Private Property. Make new friends and sleep soundly. Locals invite travelers to spend the night, share their stories, and save their money for the real adventure.
Campendium - Free Camping. - There are many places to camp for free in an RV or tent in the United States.
HipCamp - Campsite search includes some public parks and more.
Roadtreking - Finding Free Place To Overnight In Your RV.
Walmart Locator - Directory of stores that prohibit overnight parking.
WalmartRVing Group - on Yahoo!
Websites & Articles
The Penny Pinching Globetrotter - Learn tips & tricks to see the world for less. Currently traveling in Mexico. Then 18 months in our RV with out of country trips throw in.
CheapRVliving - Bob Wells' YouTube Channel.
OvernightRVParking - US & Canada. Map search with GPS.
There are 13,621 total locations in our database.
- When you're in your RV, where can you park overnight to sleep, just for one night?
- Where will parking overnight to sleep result in eviction, a ticket, or being towed away in the middle of the night?
- Where can you get some rest without having to pay a dime?
Subscribers can search for places to park overnight in their RVs – and can search using a city/state (city/province in Canada), a US or Canadian postal code, or search based on their present location. The cost of a full year subscription to www.OvernightRVParking.com - $24.95
Camper Force In all honesty, I am not familiar with the term "nomadic camper force" that many articles are discussing, but I am including these articles as information sources, but please be aware that I do not necessarily agree with any political positions or comments. Nor do I agree with placing people who work and RV into a "class" system. But knowledge requires reading all sides. Actually I did a little research and only found a couple of articles that were repeated over and over by different sources.
America's forgotten men and women are becoming 'van dwellers' - New York Post.
CamperForce - Video by Brett Story & Jessica Bruder - The Harper's Blog.
End of the road: On the low-wage labor of senior nomads at the end of retirement - Podcast.
Meet the Camperforce, Amazon's Nomadic Retiree Army - Wired.
Nomadland - Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century - by Jessica Bruder.
It has gotten hard to find places that allow open fires, especially large open fires, but this is still interesting where someone might have a reunion on private land, and the fire warnings are low for that area.
SELF FEEDING FIRE THAT LASTS 14 HOURS
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Redfuel Bushcraft