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RT39 Roadtreking RV Podcast: Boondocking 101

RV Lifestyle RV Podcast

Mike Wendland

Personal Journals, Leisure, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Automotive

4.7624 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2015

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this episode we talk about what you need to know about boondocking in your RV. [spp-player] Live from the "Roadtreking Montana Boondocking in the Beartooth Mountains Photo Safari," we discuss the ins and outs of RV boondocking. We interview RT Campskunk, the Zenmaster of RV boondocking, who tells us the lessons he's learned from six months of fluttering in a small Class B motorhome, most of it off the grid in wilderness areas. Among other things, he talks about: Black and grey water management Battery conservation Camping in the wilderness Wildlife precautions How important it is to keep a clean campsite [spp-player] Answering a listener question, Mike and Campskunk talk about their experience of test piloting a revolutionary power system for RVs that utilizes lithium batteries. Mike also interviews a recently retired couple who sold their house one day and the next, took off on what will be a multiyear full-time RV lifestyle. And in the Bucket List destination of the week, Mike is joined by award winning photographer Merv Coleman to discuss the amazing natural beauty and RV friendly community of Red Lodge, Montana [spp-player] Please Subscribe and Give Us a Rating and Review! Many listeners are asking how they can subscribe, review and rate the Roadtreking Podcast on iTunes. With a new podcast like this, those reviews and ratings are really important to be able to show well in the iTunes listings. So if you can, I’d sure appreciate it if you’d subscribe and leave me your review. Here’s how: First, open up the iTunes app on your computer or mobile device. Click on Podcasts up on the top > From the iTunes Podcasts page, use the “Search Store” field up at the top right corner of the page. Type in Mike Wendland or Roadtreking RV Podcast. > Click on the logo image of the Roadtreking RV Podcast on the search return page > From there (see photo above), you can… 1) Subscribe 2) Choose and Click on a star (1-5) that reflects your rating. Five stars means you really like it, one star not so much. 3) Leave a written review. Thanks to all for the kind reviews we’ve received so far. That got us noticed by Apple/iTunes as “New and Noteworthy.” I appreciate every review! And remember, you can appear in future episodes. Ask a question or voice your comments about RV topics by clicking the Leave Voicemail tab on the right side of this page here at Roadtreking.com. You can then use the microphone on your computer to record your words. [spp-player]

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's time for road trekking, the podcast, traveling North America in a small motor home.

0:09.7

Exploring, camping, boondocking, embracing the RV lifestyle, and sharing tips, and where to go,

0:17.1

and how to keep things running right.

0:21.0

Here's award-winning journalist, Mike Wendland, and his network of road trekking reporters.

0:29.7

Welcome, everybody. This is episode 39 of the Road Trekking RV Lifestyle podcast, a show

0:34.9

that celebrates the RV lifestyle, whether you have a small RV like the

0:38.8

Road Trek, Jennifer and I travel in, or a big motor home, a fifth wheel, a pop-up, heck, even if you

0:43.8

dry camp out of your car or tent and you're just thinking about getting an RV, this show is for you.

0:48.2

We talk about getting out there, enjoying God's creation, meeting interesting people, finding

0:52.7

great campsites, exploring the

0:54.2

countryside, as well as sharing tips on keeping our RVs running right and using the right

0:58.8

gear and technology to enhance our camping and RV experience. That's what road trekking the

1:03.9

podcast is all about, the RV lifestyle. This episode of Road Trekking the RV podcast brought

1:09.5

to you by Van City RV, where they only sell Class B motorhomes.

1:13.1

Aldi, the only name you need to know when choosing a heating system for your RV.

1:17.8

Leisure Time RV serving Central Florida and the World Wide Web from Winter Garden, Florida,

1:23.1

and Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest 4G LTE network.

1:26.9

Well, you can probably hear the wind in the background.

1:29.1

This episode being recorded from the mountains of Montana, right along the Beartooth Highway,

1:35.9

that famous road, probably one of the most scenic routes in all of America.

1:40.5

We're with a group of about 100 or I guess about 80 road trekkers from all over North America

1:46.3

and we're enjoying boondocking out here.

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