Best way to watch movies while dry camping
DH and I are planning our LONGEST ever dry camping adventure at Cades Cove TN in the Smokies just after Thanksgiving...8 NIGHTS! I believe our previous record was 5 nights. We have been doing this fo...
Forum Discussion
We use our laptop on batteries, charging it off the truck when we drive somewhere. Just remember to UNplug the laptop / charger / pads when the truck is not running... many of the "power ports" on vehicles are "hot", meaning they use battery power even when the engine is not running. Would not be fun to kill the battery on your truck!
When we dry camp, we mostly use battery powered camping lanterns in our TT at night. The TT lights are only used minimally. Remember to shut off your water pump when you are not using it, heck just the lighted switch for it is a small power drain (our pump has a lighted switch to show it is on). We rarely use our furnace, the furnace fan can use more power than you think. Thick quilts and sleeping bags keep us warm, and the trailer warms up quickly when making coffee and breakfast using the stove -- speaking of which, I always have at least one window and a roof vent cracked open at all times to allow fresh air in the camper.
Dry camping is a lot of fun, because it is usually in much more open and uncrowded campgrounds!
When we dry camp, we mostly use battery powered camping lanterns in our TT at night. The TT lights are only used minimally. Remember to shut off your water pump when you are not using it, heck just the lighted switch for it is a small power drain (our pump has a lighted switch to show it is on). We rarely use our furnace, the furnace fan can use more power than you think. Thick quilts and sleeping bags keep us warm, and the trailer warms up quickly when making coffee and breakfast using the stove -- speaking of which, I always have at least one window and a roof vent cracked open at all times to allow fresh air in the camper.
Dry camping is a lot of fun, because it is usually in much more open and uncrowded campgrounds!
