I’ve talked about ALLSTAYS before. It’s my go-to app for traveling. In addition to all sorts of places to stay (campgrounds, overnight locations like Walmart or casinos, national, state and county parks and government land) it has important info for folks on the road like fuel and propane suppliers, low clearance bridges and steep grades, RV service and dealers and so much more.

A couple days ago, I was investigating BLM (Bureau of Land Management) locations. If you aren’t familiar with BLM, a large amount of federal land is controlled by them. And since it is public land, we all are entitled to use it. Numerous BLM areas allow “dispersed” camping. This is boondocking at its finest. And in most cases, it is free.

To get back to what I was saying, I found conflicting information. One source said that BLM managed Bastendorff Beach in Oregon was open but I could not find any information on ALLSTAYS supporting this. ALLSTAYS’ app has a feedback feature ( It’s a great process where we travelers can review and comment about various points on their maps) so I asked that they update and include Bastendorff.

Shortly, I received a reply from ALLSTAYS. It was from Adam L., the founder of ALLSTAYS himself. He was very courteous and explained that he had been contacted by BLM and asked to remove Bastendorff as camping was no longer allowed. We corresponded back and forth onece or twice and each time he was very helpful and obviously willing to work with ALLSTAYS users.

So, here’s my point: You can find entirely too much information on the Internet, the majority of it comes from questionable sources and the quality of the information is equally as questionable. And, everybody and their cousin is willing to sell you some app or access to their “special” website. How many of these apps and websites are regularly updated and how reliable is their data?

Here is the big question. How many of these apps and websites have a founder who is committed to actively making their produce work for you. One who will actually talk with you???

ALLSTAYS. Seriously, if you spend your time on the road, you should have the app in your phone. It takes a whole lot of uncertainty out of your life.

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Cheers and safe travels.

Paul and Heyleigh the wonder dog.