Well, I finally did it. I have been wanting to try my hand at boondocking in my big old van for some time, and this weekend was the first time I actually slept in it while on a trip. I've thought for a long time about getting out and away - but thought a single woman just didn't go traveling and sleeping in their van. That was until I found the RVBuddies and Boondocking forums on Yahoo.
I don't intend to live in the van. I just want to go/see/play/do as much as I can. I hope to make many friends out on the road and to cram as much living into each day as possible. No more thinking about it...it IS time for action!
For the next several years I'll be taking my van on weekend and longer trips while maintaining my home base. I will come home long enough to finish some jobs (I'm self employed) to make enough money to go on the road again.
My primary interest is in Native American cultural activities. I'm Native and will be boondocking at Pow Wow's near and far. All it takes is time, gas/food money and for the old "Squeelin Gypsy" to make it another mile down the road.
If you're wondering about the name of my blog, my old 1992 Ford van squeels. I've had it worked on a couple of times and neither mechanic could stop it. You know, the kind that when you hear a car going down the road you have to stop and look at it? Yep, that'll be me....squeelin and rollin down the road! The Gypsy part of the name comes from one of my relatives referring to my somewhat unconventional lifestyle as that of a Gypsy. Works for me...I'm just glad he didn't refer to me as the Village Idiot or my blog would be called the Squeelin Village Idiont!!! LOL The squeel will probably make slealth parking somewhat less effective, so I'll just have to make sure I'm settled for the night before it gets too late and I wake everyone up!!!
What I learned this week: IF you're already parked in a sweet spot for sleeping, don't go wandering around trying to find someplace better. I thought I didn't want to sleep in a field by the Pow Wow grounds so I ended up in a hospital parking lot. It was a small town, so there wasn't much going on at the hospital, but there were plenty of lights on. I should have stayed parked out in the field where it was really dark and quiet. Lesson learned.
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when sweet mike was in the hospital in brawley, california, heidi and i were staying in thwe parking lot right next to the helicopter landing pasd....now that was an experience!
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Frequently when traveling, I'll sleep in the back of my van in a hospital parking lot, usually try to park right under a light, with the darkened windows and a hung towel, those lights aren't too bad. Haven't been to a pow wow, probably should put it on my bucket list. I enjoyed your blog.
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