The south end of the beach at Hua Hin, Thailand.
Where are Kevin and Ruth now? Hua Hin, Thailand.

Where are Kevin and Ruth going next? Maldives on March 23rd.

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Another RV'er giveaway!

When we travel, we like staying with people who are local to the area. That's why we're members of the couchsurfing community for when we are traveling without the motorhome. So when we heard that there was a similar website for people out exploring with their RV, we signed up right away!

And now, the good folks over at Boondockers Welcome have offered us the opportunity to give away one free annual membership so that you too can have a free place to overnight and meet some great local RV people in your travels throughout Canada and the United States!

How does Boondockers Welcome work?

It's easy. You simply browse the map and search through the hundreds of opportunities to find one that is close to where you plan on being for the night. For example, let's choose a location around Syracuse, New York. You bring up the map, and you see right away that's there is one host located right near Syracuse! And a lot of them are located within an hours drive...


You notice right away that the prospective hosts have listed the maximum length of RV that they can accommodate. In this particular situation, the one nearest Syracuse can take any size of RV, so you click on that listing. It then tells you a little more about the people who are offering you a space and what amenities (power, water, sewer dump, wifi etc) might also be available for your use.

And it's all for free!

How good is that? You get to meet people who live in the area who are usually also RV'ers, and you get somewhere to park for a night or two or possibly even longer.

We've used the system a few times now and it's always been a great experience...

Sherman, parked up in a suburb of Phoenix.

You can see Sherman parked up between buildings...just outside of Kingman, AZ.

A full year of membership costs less than what you would typically pay for one night of camping.


And here at Travel with Kevin and Ruth, you can get a FREE membership. And if you're already a member, enter anyhow because you'll get a free one year extension! Simply enter the draw below...



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    1. We think it is a great program, especially if you like meeting people that are local to the area and RVer's to boot. :-)

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    1. Other than the cost of the membership (unless you win this one) it is totally free and you get to meet some new people, it's hard to lose.

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    1. Thanks, we think it is! We are looking forward to using it more on our way south this fall.

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  4. I see my wife beat me to this one. We are from Rivers Manitoba and will be starting our fulltime journey this fall. We plan to learn to boondock lots and will be buying a membership in this organization even if we dont win. We hope to make it to Mexico in 2016 and have fallen in love with area around La Penita. Thank you for encouraging us through your devotion to blogging. You can visit us at aplacecalledaway.com We will be keeping our blog up to date weekly once we hit the road. Hope our paths cross one day.

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    1. Congratulations on the beginnings of a great journey this fall. We are so happy that you have been encouraged to travel to Mexico through our blog. For a first time in Mexico La Penita is a great place to start. Thanks for your blog address, we will definitely keep an eye on it and see how you are doing. Good luck with the contest, we really hope that whoever wins the membership puts it to good use.

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  5. We so need this :D It would be great to meet more locals as we cruise across the USA.

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    1. Well if you don't win than you can always buy a year's membership, it would definitely be worth it as long as you use it. We like to meet locals and get their take on the surrounding area and on any "secret" spots that are unknown to the normal traveler.

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  6. We only boondock, and have been full time for 3 years. This could come in very handy at times.

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    1. We almost always boondock as well and have used Boondockers Welcome a couple of times already and have really enjoyed our stays and the people that we have met. Definitely another useful resource.

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  7. What a truly awesome program and what a gr8 way to travel about & meet like-minded 'peoples'! Roll on! *smile*

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    1. We sure think it is a great program and what's not to like about meeting new people and learning more about the local area. :-)

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  8. Thanks for the great giveaway! Been a FB follower for a while now. Would love to win!

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    1. You are welcome and good luck with the contest! We really want to see someone win that is going to make use of this giveaway. :-)

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  9. All right---I have dutifully returned each of the seven days, and have apparently racked up 112 total entries. By my reckoning, that gives me almost a 1 in 5 chance of winning!

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    1. Yep, that's the way to play to win! We'll find out tomorrow if it paid off...

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