Rifle and archery seasons are opening across the West right now, and the same forest roads and dispersed sites boondockers have had mostly to themselves all summer are about to …

September and October hand boondockers the best weather and the emptiest sites of the year — right up until the sun drops and the temperature falls with it. Here’s the …

How the Vega Gave Us Another Room in the Middle of Nowhere A truck camper can take you almost anywhere, but even a comfortable rig starts feeling cramped when two …

The last big holiday weekend of summer packs BLM pullouts and forest roads with campers who’ve never dispersed camped before. Here’s how the people who’ve done this for years can …

Ice runs get old fast once camp temps clear 100°F. Here’s how experienced boondockers choose between coolers, 12-volt compressor fridges, and hybrid setups when summer heat finally forces the question. …

By Mike & Twylla – Runaway Parents *As featured in the Summer 2026 Edition of Boondocking Magazine* When people see our truck camper today, they usually assume we bought a …

The solitude is the whole point of dispersed camping — and also the reason nobody’s around when something goes wrong. Here’s how experienced boondockers actually protect their rigs. There’s no …

You won’t find these people on the campground reservation website. But drive far enough down the right dirt road, and you’ll know them when you see them. There’s a gesture …

While the desert floor bakes and the campgrounds fill, the mountains open. Here’s how to follow the elevation and find your best summer sites. Somewhere around the second week of …