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rocmoc
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Aug 03, 2016

40 days Boondocking / Dry Camping

Just returned from a 51 day trip thu Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Nevada. Boondock & Dry Camp 40 days of the 51. Would have been more but someone caravan back with us to AZ who needed shore power since the Temps were 100+ degrees. Drove only 200 miles on freeways on the way to Pacific Northwest but drove freeway 700 miles of the homeward bound leg. Used Free Campsites, https://freecampsites.net/, and US Campgrounds, http://www.uscampgrounds.info/ for all the camping. NO Walmarts, LOL! Great Trip!

rocmoc n AZ/Fld/Baja
720 Watts Solar
660 amp hours of Battery
Boondocking
Dry Camping
Public Lands

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  • Tiger4x4RV's avatar
    Tiger4x4RV
    Nomad
    Aug 03, 2016
    My kind of trip! I have no solar, no generator, A/C in truck cab but not in coach area. 2 6V batteries charged when driving by the truck's heavy-duty alternator.

    A Fantastic Fan and one of those high-tech "cooling towel" thingies do really help in hot weather. I did shorten a recent trip because of heat issues; a person can take only so much.
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Aug 03, 2016
    lc0338 wrote:
    S Have portable solar generator.
    Moveable panels?
  • rocmoc's avatar
    rocmoc
    Explorer
    Aug 03, 2016
    lc0338 wrote:
    Sounds great. I have 540 Watts Solar and 500 amp hours of Battery. Have portable solar generator. Couple questions:
    1) Is your 720 watts on top of your rig?
    2) You mention friends needed AC...which implies you did not. Are you able to run AC for short periods


    All solar is on the roof.
    Have to run the gen when using AC, takes two units to cool the rig. We tried to stay high enough in the mountains to limit gen use. Mostly successful. No replacement for a gen when it is hot and you need AC. Leg home was just too hot so we also used the shore power. Sorry about not being clear.

    rocmoc n AZ/Fld/Baja
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Aug 03, 2016
    Excellent. I would have needed power too if it's that hot.
  • lc0338's avatar
    lc0338
    Explorer
    Aug 03, 2016
    Sounds great. I have 540 Watts Solar and 500 amp hours of Battery. Have portable solar generator. Couple questions:
    1) Is your 720 watts on top of your rig?
    2) You mention friends needed AC...which implies you did not. Are you able to run AC for short periods

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