As I sell my RV online, I’m trying to be as informative as possible for prospective buyers—both about my RV specifically and about the RV lifestyle in general.

For example, I was talking to this guy the other day, and he didn’t know what boondocking was.  I never have considered myself such an expert in all of this, but after several years of something, you pick up knowledge like that without even realizing it.  So I launched into a spiel that surprised even me.  It went something like this:

Boondocking is, literally, wilderness camping, you know, in the boondocks.  Typically you boondock on public lands like state and national forests or BLM lands, and it’s free or costs very little.

The definition of “boondocks” is basically slang for backwoods or bush country, roughing it out in the wilds—in accordance with this image, most boondocking takes place outside of the city and civilization.  In a lot of cases when boondocking, it’s just about finding a place without signs prohibiting overnight parking or camping, and parking.

Then there’s dry-camping, which is a little different.  With dry-camping, you don’t get water, electricity, or sewer hook-ups.  These areas are typically found in city parks, state or federal campgrounds, private RV parks, or parking lots, and may be free or paid.  Stopping overnight in Wal-Mart or Flying J lots constitute dry-camping.

As a seasoned RVer, you assume terms like these are common knowledge, but they’re not.  As you go through the process of selling your RV, spread some RV lifestyle knowledge along with it—for all of our sakes!

I’m in the midst of trying to sell my RV online, and it has occurred to me that I want to be able to communicate with prospective buyers all that I’ve learned in my years of RV ownership and travel—all of the things we as RV owners need to do to promote this lifestyle.

I want to make sure fellow and future RVers know about things like United States Postal Service and CMRA regulations, voting disenfranchisement hurdles, and unfair or unreasonable RV-specific taxes, RV-related restrictions, and overnight parking ordinances.  I don’t want anybody who buys my RV to not be able to get the enjoyment out of it that I have because they weren’t aware of these potential impediments to pleasurable RV experiences.

I also want them to know things like what boondocking means, what dry camping means, and what accepted etiquettes are for both.  We also don’t want new problems cropping up because new owners didn’t observe etiquette and spoiled certain privileges, like being able to stop all night in a parking lot when you can’t find a park.

It’s not always easy to preserve our freedoms, whether in the RV world or in the world at large.  Sometimes it requires the organization of grassroots campaigns and pushing for solutions prior to the institution of detrimental laws.  But as in anything, the first step to solving a problem is knowing that there is one.  If you’re trying to sell your RV, online or otherwise, join me in spreading knowledge of what we can all do to help new owners make glorious memories in our old rigs just like we did.