We packed up a house, moved into a travel trailer, and learned everything the hard way — so you don't have to.
The first time we pulled our Catalina into a campground — Ocala National Forest, middle of summer, 95 degrees — we spent nearly an hour trying to get level. We didn't have a leveling system, didn't understand how the bubble level worked, and definitely didn't know you level side-to-side first, then front-to-back.
By the time we got it close enough, the sun was going down. Our neighbors had set up their entire campsite AND cooked dinner. We were standing there, drenched in sweat, staring at a fridge that still wasn't sitting right.
That night, we sat inside our not-quite-level trailer eating peanut butter sandwiches because we were too tired to cook. We made a deal: every time we figured something out the hard way, we'd write it down so other people didn't have to go through the same thing.
That's how RV Boondocker was born.
Everything on this site comes from real experience on the road — nothing from a manual, nothing sponsored.
Free camping on BLM land, National Forests, and dispersed sites. Solar setups, water management, and how to stay out longer on less.
Browse guidesThe stuff nobody tells you before your first trip. Buying guides, first-night checklists, and the mistakes we already made so you can skip them.
Start hereNo sponsored posts, no paid reviews. If something earned a spot in our limited RV storage, it's worth recommending. No fluff, no filler.
See our picksFlorida, the Southeast, the Pacific Northwest, and plenty in between. We share the campgrounds worth visiting and the ones worth skipping.
Plan a tripWe're laid-back people who traded the 9-to-5 for a life on the road. Tony is the one who researches every product for three hours before buying it. Gina is the one who says, "Does it work? Great. Let's move on." Between the two of us, we balance each other out — and that shows up in everything we write.
Tony loves cooking — especially Indian food. Gina's approach to camp cooking is more "throw everything in one pot and see what happens." Both methods work. Neither of us will judge your campfire meals.
Our adult kids don't travel with us. It's the two of us and the open road. We wouldn't have it any other way.
We publish RV journals and travel logbooks on Amazon for fellow campers. Both are ones we actually use ourselves.
A practical write-in journal for all the specs, measurements, and details you keep forgetting — tire sizes, filter numbers, warranty dates. All in one place so you stop Googling the same thing every three months.
See it on Amazon
A trip logbook for recording campgrounds, mileage, memories, and the places you want to go back to. We started keeping one early in our travels — you forget the details faster than you think.
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