How long can you realistically dry camp?
Never having dry camped before, we plan to do so on our trip out west this summer. We'll be gone for 3 months, and we'll be looking for ways to camp a little cheaper for some nights. We have a gener...
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I drink about 1/3 gallon of water per day.
My freezer keeps food frozen for 3-4 nights without power, and cold for a few more nights after that.
Eggs will keep for weeks or months without refrigeration, if they are uncooked. Hard boiled eggs will make you very sick if they sit out overnight.
I use only battery-powered light when dry camping, and only turn it on for a minute to see something. I cook with propane.
I don't run the heater. If it's cold out, I use extra blankets and a heated mattress pad in bed, and two layers of long underwear plus a heating pad when out of bed.
I wash my face with a wet 1/2 paper towel, and other key areas with baby wipes.
In cool weather, I am ok with 3-4 days between showers. In hot weather, I swim!
Doing this, I can last a long time.
My freezer keeps food frozen for 3-4 nights without power, and cold for a few more nights after that.
Eggs will keep for weeks or months without refrigeration, if they are uncooked. Hard boiled eggs will make you very sick if they sit out overnight.
I use only battery-powered light when dry camping, and only turn it on for a minute to see something. I cook with propane.
I don't run the heater. If it's cold out, I use extra blankets and a heated mattress pad in bed, and two layers of long underwear plus a heating pad when out of bed.
I wash my face with a wet 1/2 paper towel, and other key areas with baby wipes.
In cool weather, I am ok with 3-4 days between showers. In hot weather, I swim!
Doing this, I can last a long time.
