I very occasionally dry camp, and when I do, it is in a regular campground. There are several reasons for this:
- As someone mentioned, many of the BLM or Forest Service sites do not have good cell service, and I need cell service to get internet because I teach online and need to have about 5 hours of internet per day.
- I am a 77-year-old woman traveling alone, and am concerned about being isolated in a place which is not secure. This is enhanced by the fact that about 8 years ago, my college students had to research and report on a business problem. Several of them over a several year period wrote about the thefts occurring in Walmart parking lots!!
- I use CoachNet for my road service and highly recommend it. They have been wonderful, but I do not want to suffer the embarrassment of having to call them to tell them I am stuck somewhere and then having to describe where exactly I am stuck! (Well, it's down this road near the intersection of X and Y. Drive down about half a mile and turn left at the third cactus on your right. Then bear left at the tall pine tree.) Plus, I don't think they would go down anything but a legal road to rescue me.
What I meant is that I take my motorhome grocery shopping, to malls, to McDonalds, etc. I also have almost never found it a problem to go to national parks and museums with my big vehicle. In fact, most of the time, they have sites specifically for RVs and buses. An exception of Yellowstone during the summer. (Long story, but after a bad experience of getting stuck in a parking lot because entering cars blocked the entrance and having to round up a crew of helpers to block more cars from coming in and directing traffic so we could get out, I now rent a car there. And after that event, I drove to the nearest ranger's station and thoroughly chewed them for not staffing that large parking lot!! Also found park manager and chewed her out, as well. We older folks can get grumpy, and I was furious.)
Here is a link to something I wrote about towing a long time ago:
12/20 To Tow, or Not to Tow
So, I am not into stealth camping or Wal-Mart camping as it could be illegal or dangerous. Wal-Mart is a scary place in the daytime, much less at night
I am not really concerned as much with personal safety as I have some self defense training and weapons training in addition to a carry permit. Having said this, I don't know if I will be able to carry in the RV and know there are states where I can't. I will have to research that some, but it's not of major concern cause I can carry knives, pepper spray and any number of other lethal and less than lethal deterrents. I am also thinking on getting a dog to bring along as well which would help.
The internet connection stability is required for me as well, because I will be working M-F. There are cellular boosters that can improve signal strength in the boonies which may work well enough. There are also wifi devices that can pool multiple hotspots into 1 wifi network, but I don't know if it is just for convenience or if there is some additional load balancing between hotspots (more techy research for me). If not, I will want something to take off in on the weekends, even if its just a truck and camper top. I love being in nature and will find a way to get a few days a week there.
I imagine some states will have more to offer than others with regards to wireless signal and park access restrictions, so I am sure there will be times where I am stuck at a campground. Not to mention weather issues because I would hate to get caught in something bad in the middle of nowhere on dirt roads.
Eventually, I will develop a list of places I can boondock on this continent legally with solid internet and then travel between those sites following the seasons. I would use the toad to fan out and explore around the area on my days off. In a perfect world, someone will have made a diesel pusher under 35 feet with a 4x4 transfer case lol, the internet boosters will work and my solar rig/generator will be enough to let me get far enough into nature to enjoy it. It won't work out all the time, but I want to give myself the best chance of working in the boonies. If I can't, I wanna be able to get there another way on weekends, besides being dropped off by an uber
Do you think I am asking too much from RV builders? I think they need to get with my program
There is no consensus on the terminology - the terms are used interchangeably in different places or audiences. Among RVers, triple towing is an accepted term that in fact means two vehicles in addition to the primary one.
Here is a discussion about RV's towing two or more units for a total of three, aka a triple combo.
RV triple towing is a great way to haul all your toys, but it's not easy. Consider the risks and individual state laws before you decide to take the leap.
rvlife.com
Do you know your state's triple towing laws (or double towing laws)?... What about towing laws in the states you’ll be driving through?... In many states it's legal to tow 2 trailers at the same time! Here's a list of states that permit triple towing. Plus, what you need to know before you pull...
rv-roadtrips.thefuntimesguide.com
Yaaaya, we are all right!
. Lou is correct in the commercial realm though as the definition of it was very specific in my CDL class. I used triples here because it seemed the terminology varied for RV's in my research.
Thanks for the links, I will check those out.