After reading todays RV Dreams we just couldn't resist mentioning the extended choices in campgrounds when you have solar and capability to haul water.  Many state and federal campgrounds are beautiful but don't provide hookups and often we find campgrounds with full hookups that aren't available for a while.  We can easily go 10-14 days without hookups and we can't tell you how many campgrounds we have enjoyed because of our boondocking capability.  We can be down by the water, on the lake, in the primitive areas with reasonable acces and far from other campers if we desire.  We like those options added to the other many advantages of an RV.

Unfortunately you can't have AC but almost anything else when properly equipped.

Larry and Jacki

We agree, mostly. But you have to be set up for boondocking, both in your RV and your own behavior. You have to change behavior to conserve water, waste tanks, and electricity from a full hookup campsite. (Propane does not seem to be a problem when people started with the propane tanks full or close to full.)

We boondocked at Rio Grande Village in Big Bend National Park and the campsite was quite nice. It was nice to walk from our campsite and watch the sunset over the Rio Grande River. The temps did get into the 90s a couple days so we ran our generator for the air conditioning some of the time, but we were not alone doing so. We had birds and javelinas viewable from our campsite.

Yes I agree, boondocking can be a very freeing experience and enjoyable!