Boon docking, Heading into Connecticut today, through Rhode Island for 13th state

 

Scott is headed into his 12^th and 13^th state today, from the Boston area into and through Rhode Island all the way to Connecticut.   Tonight, we are staying at a campground, which gives us an opportunity to pump out the camper tanks, fill up the water tank and do laundry.  We usually stay at a campground on Scott’s days off from biking to allow us to catch up with these chores.

How do we do the boon docking?  First, like almost everything these days, I learned much from the internet and the Facebook groups.  Prior to setting out on this 11,000 mile journey we heard you could stay at Walmart, Cabela’s,  Cracker Barrell, Denny’s, IHOPS,  and even some national park lands.  Many sites have ideas and lists about where to boon dock.  Like all else on the internet – not all information is correct. 

 So far the only store we tried was Walmart – but in each instance both Walmarts’ said no overnight parking!  

What we have loved and been very successful with is staying at hosts through Harvest Hosts.  This program is a paid membership that allows you to request stays at unique locations around the country.  So far, we have stayed at Alpaca Farms, Wineries, Produce Farms, Horse farms, golf course and parking lots of stores.  Overall, the places have been delightful. In the coming week we are staying at a brewery and  a steakhouse!  Scott is quite excited about those stays. 

You must be self-contained.  Our camper has a bathroom, and we bring generators with to run electrical part of the time.  We have two generators to ensure we can cool the camper down with the air-conditioner.   We do not run the generator overnight as respect to other campers, and the dogs ( like everywhere,) have to be on a leash.