The American Native American did it for thousands of years. Where they could grow crops, the villages were stationary.
Plains Indians moved seasonally. Following the Seasons and the game, Bison, Deer, Antelope, etc.. Moved with the game and seasons. Often using dogs and human muscle. Horses were very late in their history.
Today... after thousands of years tossing their trash at Pueblos, Prairie Campsites of the Central North American "Great American Desert" and the Coasts with boating, plenty of water, game, fish and... left Stone Artifacts as evidence.
Even the Pueblo Indians I consider Off the Grid Boondockers. They had Broken Pottery Trash Heaps (Chaco Canyon) and the Pit Houses used during the warm months and hunting season would break apart broken pottery and toss it around the campsite.
Today... this Trash is protected as it is RARE and Valuable to find. Fields in the Midwest and East are full of Off the Grid Boondocking Indian sites. Your home may be sitting on top of a campsite and the soil is blank and grows vegetables that are better than 'store bought'.
We can find an Artifact and have a good idea of how old it is. Styles changed with time and game. North America was already 'discovered' before Columbus. Chris Columbus was about 29,700+ years too late.
Anyone who says you "HAVE TO HAVE" anything... is a City Wuss: "Fail to do or complete something as a result of fear or lack of confidence". Look up Wuss and get all kinds of nouns and adjectives.
I spent several weeks in NW Nebraska collecting Fossil Vertebrates in the Badlands in a
1956 VW Bug and pup tent. Everything I needed was hauled easily. When water was needed... a Rancher was happy to offer excellent well water from their pump.
Used simple food as sandwiches, eating Tuna from a can (love Tuna), Corn in a can and other simple items. If I ran out of supplies, I could drive into Crawford, Nebraska... and replenish. Or to the Black Hills of South Dakota for some casual tent camping. I was operating on a very tight budget when working for $1.15 an hour, part time. Gasoline as the Number One... need. I did not gain any weight...
Today... French Press Coffee is excellent. Just do not drop it as the glass breaks easily... ends the morning coffee routine.
Hikers in the East travel the Appalachians and not inside a Trailer.
What a bunch of Wuss Off the Grid Boondockers.
Boy Scouts do better roughing it than someone in an Airstream with all of the conveniences.
Some Boondockers need to camp out with some Scouts. Scouting use to be a way for a youth to get out of the City and adapt to... nothing but empty spaces.
You want to learn some Off the Grid Boondocking lessons? Just do it. I was reading a thread about a guy spending 20 or 30 days Boondocking. It all depends on how you prepare. Early geologists lived off the Land in the mid 19th Century in the American West. They were not Wuss.
They had horses. This was before the UPRR... and Indian Guides were able to teach these guys a few things, as well.
Western Wyoming was very popular in the early 19th Century without Dump Stations, Grocery Stores or a Water Fountain. Get Buff and lets get together and... suffer.
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