First time Rocky point questions
Hi Folks, we have been RV'ing for decades, but moved to southern Arizona 5 years ago - finally getting ready for a spring Rocky point trip. I know people have answered many questions, but I hope for m...
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There are all kinds of tips about how to disinfect your fresh water tank and some say you should do it on a somewhat regular basis no matter where you travel. We do it once in awhile and I even have a sort of injector device I rigged up with my regular tap connection water filter so I can add some Clorox once in awhile. For drinking water I have both taste & odor filters as well as a small UV system ($100) which I also use all the time for drinking water (there is lots of bad drinking water in the US too). Some areas of Mexico do have safe drinking water but you have to ask some of the local Gringos to find out where. Some buy bottle water in Mexico (big 5 gallon jugs called garafons I think) but I have seen them filling those jugs on the side of the road and don't believe they are any safer than tap water. Which is why we have our own water purification system on board - never had a problem.
As far as other tips you can look at the "stickies" at the top of this forum to learn about border paperwork and insurance etc. It is something of a pain to go to Mexico with the technicalities (we don't have to do this stuff when we go to Canada). But we go every year and we do the border stuff and get all our permits and insurance and other paperwork and find it is all worth the effort. But don't stop at Rocky Point - really Puerto Penasco - Rocky Point is just a Gringo nickname. You may not see road signs for Rocky Point - I don't know as we have never been - another suburb of Phoenix. Check with your insurance companies about whether they cover comprehensive in Mexico - but you must buy Mexican liability as no US liability is valid in Mexico.
As far as other tips you can look at the "stickies" at the top of this forum to learn about border paperwork and insurance etc. It is something of a pain to go to Mexico with the technicalities (we don't have to do this stuff when we go to Canada). But we go every year and we do the border stuff and get all our permits and insurance and other paperwork and find it is all worth the effort. But don't stop at Rocky Point - really Puerto Penasco - Rocky Point is just a Gringo nickname. You may not see road signs for Rocky Point - I don't know as we have never been - another suburb of Phoenix. Check with your insurance companies about whether they cover comprehensive in Mexico - but you must buy Mexican liability as no US liability is valid in Mexico.
