Boondocking at a National Forest
Hi! This is my my and my husband's first time RVing. We are excited and yet nervous. We are bringing our dog and cat and we are only out for a few weeks. We would like to Boondock (dry camp) at Pi...
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rodnelana wrote:
We are renting the RV so they are charging us .35 cents per hour for the generator.
You'll spend that on gasoline driving down the road in a few minutes, so I wouldn't let that cost determine its usage.
As noted many RV refrigerators also run on propane. Cost-wise, propane is a very efficient way to cool a refrigerator.
If you drive the RV much at all during your boondocking days, the house batteries should be charged by the engine. (Check with the rental outfit just to make sure). Even if you don't move, your battery usage won't be that much, unless you run the furnace quite a bit at night. If cold weather is expected, take some extra blankets and keep the thermostat low -- makes for some great sleeping! We typically run the generator for an hour or so every other evening, coinciding with our showers. That tops off the batteries, gives us good water pressure in the shower, and allows Allison to dry her hair. Now we aren't big energy users as we have LED lights and don't have any electronics like a TV or CD player.
Hope you really enjoy your trip and want to do it again often. When I'm stuck at home because of the weather, I spend a lot of time researching our future camping adventures.
