It’s a great time to own a class B

[peppster66]

It is such a great time to own a class B campervan, and be able to travel in these crazy times ,we have an older 97 Roadtrek,andme and my DW just came back from a 3 week trip out in western parts of Canada, we cooked our own meals and slept in our own bed every night, and when you saw the line ups for the public bathrooms, we were so glad to be able to just use our own bathroom when needed. We really had such a great time, discovering new places, and meeting some great people along the way. My only issue is that I really need to put an effort to eat healthier on the road, I keep reaching for the sweets ,and the treats when we’re in the grocery store,,,,I hope you all get a chance to get out and enjoy, there were hundreds of campervans we seen along our journey, it was so great to see, I really think it’s the best way to travel,,,we love it, and to keep going for many years to come,,,,take care,,,,

[MsNomer]

Ain’t that the truth!! Social distancing at its finest.

We just spent 4 weeks in Central Colorado. Climbed 3 14’ers, including Mt Elbert, in a 9-day period, plus a number of other spectacular hikes. Boondocked except when campground was necessary to position for a hike.

Our primary contamination potentials were groceries and fuel. Folks there wore masks faithfully, as did we. We would normally do laundry every week, but this time I packed enough that there were no laundry stops.

Our biggest hassle was dumping trash. We finally found a can at Safeway. Second hassle was water until we found a good source we could return to.

[rowiebowie]

Beautiful pictures, you're making me jealous.

Living in deep South Texas, we start getting warm (sometimes downright hot) by April and it lasts until October. We've traveled annually to higher altitudes and lattitudes in the April-May period and late September-early November periods. We've found nice, cool temperatures, no bugs, and light crowds.

We were all set to repeat the pattern this Spring until things blew up. Looks like Fall is off our schedule as well. Glad some of you are getting out safely. It gives us hope.

[peteco]

Originally Posted by rowiebowie

Beautiful pictures, you're making me jealous.

Living in deep South Texas, we start getting warm (sometimes downright hot) by April and it lasts until October. We've traveled annually to higher altitudes and lattitudes in the April-May period and late September-early November periods. We've found nice, cool temperatures, no bugs, and light crowds.

We were all set to repeat the pattern this Spring until things blew up. Looks like Fall is off our schedule as well. Glad some of you are getting out safely. It gives us hope.

We haven’t been out either, but the B is very handy around town also. Drive-thru meal pickup then drive to scenic view to eat. Need bathroom; no problem. Wash hands, rest, chill out until crowd thins out... Priceless.

[MagicBox]

Great post and photos,

We just took our first trip in our used B and had a great time. We feel we couldnt have traveled safely otherwise.
RVing is an interesting new world. Some campgrounds were tightly spaced Hoovervilles, some more spacious and woodsy. Our "little" RT 190 was the tiniest rv everywhere we went (besides pop ups). Huge motorhomes and trailers were the norm and their owners cruised around the campground in customized golf carts. With these folks using their outside tvs, accent lightings and sound systems, I do see why boondocking has become more popular.

[peppster66]

I agree with you, we love boondocking whenever we can, on our last trip we found that a lot of the small towns have a campground in the town, sometimes they are free, and sometimes they ask for a donation,, very few people use these, and when you get there, your almost alone, and they have electric hookups and a dump station, it’s great find,,,next time your going through one of those small towns, check it out, you’ll be surprised,,,,take care,,,,

[rockymtnb]

Looks like a gorgeous trip! Where all did you go in western Canada?

[peppster66]

We started to explore in southern Saskatchewan, through the badlands, and the grass lands, small towns and great people, then we went to southern Alberta in the Waterton lakes area, really enjoyed the hiking there, and the lake was warm enough to swim so that was a bonus, then we went north slowly towards Canmore, Banff, Lake Louise, the Iceland’s Parkway, and spent some time in Jasper area.We were lucky to have sunny and warm weather for the majority of our trip. Very RV friendly areas, lots of cool things to see and do, if you ever get the chance to do it, you will love it,,,,