Boondocking in the Snow* -- Trip Report
We just got back from several days of snow* camping. The asterisk is because the snow quickly turned to slush. But we really did have six inches of fresh snow on the ground when we set up camp, so t...
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The pump is a good idea, but as Tiger said, battery power is very valuable. As of now, I am still able to lift the cans and pour them into the funnel -- it is very fast, even though it is not easy. Each can of water weighs almost 50 pounds. If (or really when) I can no longer do that, it'll be time for a pump for sure! Thankfully, the fill tube on my latest trailer is only about four feet off the ground, so it is not a big lift.
Except, of course, when we are in an un-level campsite (which is very often when we are boondocking), and the fill tube is on the downhill side of the trailer. Then the lift can be five feet -- not so easy. I have not yet had to stand on a step-stool to fill the water, but that day may come.
Except, of course, when we are in an un-level campsite (which is very often when we are boondocking), and the fill tube is on the downhill side of the trailer. Then the lift can be five feet -- not so easy. I have not yet had to stand on a step-stool to fill the water, but that day may come.
