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Old 04-02-2020, 10:59 AM   #1
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Hi All,
just wondering what experience everyone is having while camping or boon docking right now. we just purchased our bus a month ago, and our lease is up on our apartment on April 15th. We've got a spot here in Big sky Montana that we can rent for the bus if we need too, but until this storm passes we have no work here so we were considering disappearing into the wilds. Any advice? BLM land still open? most campgrounds here are still seasonally closed, but i imagine they wont be opening until later than usual.

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Stay in place, no traveling
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Old 04-02-2020, 11:33 AM   #3
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Hi All,
just wondering what experience everyone is having while camping or boon docking right now. we just purchased our bus a month ago, and our lease is up on our apartment on April 15th. We've got a spot here in Big sky Montana that we can rent for the bus if we need too, but until this storm passes we have no work here so we were considering disappearing into the wilds. Any advice? BLM land still open? most campgrounds here are still seasonally closed, but i imagine they wont be opening until later than usual.

I'd stick with the spot in Big Sky if I were you...at least as a fallback for if/when ya need it. We'd be relieved to have a home base right about now, and Big Sky is a nice area. If it's a place you could reliably return to then it might make sense to travel. BLM dispersed seems to be open for the most part, but BLM campgrounds seem to be mostly closed. Most other public campgrounds (state parks, nat'l forest, etc.) are closed. Some BLM dispersed is closing too, around Moab and Sun Valley some other popular destinations...the locals don't want the medical systems being overtaxed by nomads. Things might really start to get tribal out here the longer this goes on.
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If you've got a spot right now, keep it! No need to gamble by driving somewhere else only to be kicked out by the sheriff when you arrive. Nevermind that we all have a duty to reduce our traveling to the max extent possible (key word is reduce).
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Old 04-02-2020, 12:56 PM   #5
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I’ve been feverishly working on my bus on preparation of hitting the road. I had even given my landlord notice. Then all the shelter on place orders came down. Fortunately I’ve been able to extend my tenancy by a month. My bus ain’t done anyway.

Stay where you are if you can. With so much closed, you probably won’t be greeted with open arms wherever you go.
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Old 04-02-2020, 02:37 PM   #6
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This has all thrown a wrench in my plans as well. I was going to put the house up right around this time- now, when will that happen? Where will we go, can we go anywhere... etc. Being stuck like this will no end in sight...



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Things might really start to get tribal out here the longer this goes on.
I really wonder about this. Sports for the year is basically cancelled, people aren't going to be able to take vacations and we're just coming out of a winter where lots of folks have already been holed up at home for extended periods.


People are losing their jobs, businesses and there's no bread and circus to cover for it.
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I’ve been feverishly working on my bus on preparation of hitting the road.
I see what you did there!

> I’ve been able to extend my tenancy by a month.

3-6 would be more realistic
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Old 04-02-2020, 03:56 PM   #8
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3-6 would be more realistic
I have another place to go after this one. I was planning on being mobile for a month.

I’d rather be fishing
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Old 04-02-2020, 04:05 PM   #9
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We really need to set aside our plans, wishes and desires these days.

The public interest requires everyone stay where you are, in place.

Only go out briefly for necessary food or medicine, or to work at an essential job.

No travel!

Forget about the law, what some stupid leaders are doing or not doing.

Do what is right.
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This has all thrown a wrench in my plans as well. I was going to put the house up right around this time- now, when will that happen? Where will we go, can we go anywhere... etc. Being stuck like this will no end in sight...



I really wonder about this. Sports for the year is basically cancelled, people aren't going to be able to take vacations and we're just coming out of a winter where lots of folks have already been holed up at home for extended periods.


People are losing their jobs, businesses and there's no bread and circus to cover for it.
Yep same boat here. Was thinking of selling the house. Wish I had 2 months ago. I'd be crashing in my folks basement or something holed up right now.
Sports being off sucks. We were at the last 1/3rd of the Scottish football season and Celtic were set to win their 9th title in a row. now its all in limbo and nothing to watch. At least the Scots are taking this seriously though. They're locked down pretty tight.
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I have another place to go after this one. I was planning on being mobile for a month.

I’d rather be fishing
I hate fishing, but I'd rather be fishing too bud.
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We really need to set aside our plans, wishes and desires these days.

The public interest requires everyone stay where you are, in place.

Only go out briefly for necessary food or medicine, or to work at an essential job.

No travel!

Forget about the law, what some stupid leaders are doing or not doing.

Do what is right.
If this were reddit I'd give you a gold award.
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You would not believe the piles of useless Reddit gold my accounts there have accumulated.

Your kind words are more valuable, thanks!
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We really need to set aside our plans, wishes and desires these days.

The public interest requires everyone stay where you are, in place.

Only go out briefly for necessary food or medicine, or to work at an essential job.

No travel!

Forget about the law, what some stupid leaders are doing or not doing.

Do what is right.
Bang on!
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Old 04-02-2020, 08:33 PM   #15
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I hate fishing, but I'd rather be fishing too bud.
I got sh*t canned two weeks ago because of this so ya I’m going fishing! I live pretty remote so I can hike to the river cast a line for an hour or two not see anyone and pretend this ain’t happening. Oh ya and work on the bus.
Stay safe everyone.
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Old 07-27-2020, 04:46 AM   #16
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When it comes to campgrounds it’s not the staying in a tent part that puts you in danger of catching cooties or giving your cooties to someone, it’s the shared facilities. The bathrooms, showers, water spigot handles.

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We had big plans to be out camping several times this summer. We made it out once by choice, and once because our town was evacuated because of wild fire. Summer is more than half over and I have 18 days off starting Thursday. We were planning on going on a 4000 mile road trip back east, but that's out now. I have one 3 day camp planned on some private ground up on the Snake river, hopefully that doesn't fall through too. I may have to go out in the back 40 and set up camp just to say I did it this year!!!
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