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Post by Is it spring yet, dormouse? on Nov 23, 2012 8:10:09 GMT
I'd never heard this term until now! I see in the US they refer to it as "Dry Camping" ;D Guess they aren't planning on visiting Somerset right now
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Post by X on Nov 23, 2012 8:16:26 GMT
Our village was an island ! Took me 45 minutes to do a 10 minute trip on wednesday as every road and short cut I tried to use was flooded ! Met one poor guy who had sucked water into his engine so was wading about with shoe`s` and socks off looking very sad
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Post by Firefox on Nov 23, 2012 11:37:41 GMT
It is a US and I think Aussie term too. I only used it a couple of times on the page to attract search engine visitors who search for that particular term
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Post by vwT5surfbus on Nov 27, 2012 16:41:24 GMT
boondocking is american word for free camping
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Post by Mini on Nov 27, 2012 19:36:34 GMT
The boondocks used to be an American term for places that were off the beaten track and usually poor, not nice or just not popular. Now it just means somewhere 'in the country' and maybe quite remote. I'd never heard of boondocking until now but it makes perfect sense. You learn summat every day
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Post by hussar on Feb 13, 2013 12:14:37 GMT
When I was in the Army, we referred to the great outdoors as the "uluu". Maybe just a cavalry thing?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2013 12:29:01 GMT
When I was in the Army, we referred to the great outdoors as the "uluu". Maybe just a cavalry thing? I grew up as a pad brat and was then in the WRAC attached to infantry with some time with Int Corps - never heard "uluu" before so maybe it is just a cav thing
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Post by Lee & Linda on Feb 13, 2013 14:32:46 GMT
I was a pad brat as well as dad was RAF. can't say I remember uluu either Linda
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Post by Oldish Hippy on Feb 13, 2013 14:49:03 GMT
it is a little soggy in zumm erset
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Post by Pollik on Feb 13, 2013 14:55:51 GMT
It is very big business across the pond, several millions estimated. But it still has same prejudices and hostilities of rv parks to deal with - cheaprvliving.com/Boondocking.html
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Post by Etienne Le Croq on Feb 15, 2013 22:16:36 GMT
Its becoming bigger here now,I see different living vans in my area every week now.Seen quite a few with woodburners in lately.My brother full times in his van now and moves around locally only staying one night in each location ,but he's only had one van join him in the last month.I think that the cost of living and the sorry state that this country is in now is driving more people to van dwelling .
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Post by n8rbos on Feb 27, 2013 7:25:13 GMT
I had 6months living with new age travellers 4yr ago @ wiltshire, but ben back since andthe local council has put boulders etc everywhere to stop folk spending time round there. Agree with you ellis bout the cost oliving and can see more folk doing it as the economy gets worse.
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Post by n brown on Feb 27, 2013 8:36:33 GMT
couple of traveller sites here have gone from illegal to having water and bogs supplied,others have quietly been here for ages,and loads more round the backstreets.obviously i'll spot them where someone else wouldn't, but have seen vans tucked away in trading estates and other places,down lanes etc.we even came across tents in the woods,proper little encampments!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2013 8:37:47 GMT
I'll be spending most of this year in van whilst I clear house to sell up, hopefully before it's repossessed and then I'll be full-timing. Not having a winter up north in van though, planning to find a nice winter spot in Cornwall or maybe even abroad.
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Post by Etienne Le Croq on Feb 27, 2013 10:26:47 GMT
There's quite a few vans fulltiming my area, one of them's my brother from another mother and he loves it!
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