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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Phil, do you have an accumulator for your pump? It seems to cut down on the power use.
And rvfilddleddd, some folks use either the furnace or a catalytic heater on cold nights. A few others (very few) don't use any heat at night, only when showering -- the furnace makes noise and draws power, and I am leery of catalytic heaters and carbon monoxide, even though I know they are safe with proper ventilation.
So we pile on the blankets and comforters, just like the pioneers did. Many times, we have happily camped in weather down to 9 degrees above zero, with the interior of the RV in the mid-20s. Very hard to get out of bed in the middle of the night, but very nice under the covers.
I never sleep as well at home as I do in the trailer, and the best sleep of all is in very cold weather.
And rvfilddleddd, some folks use either the furnace or a catalytic heater on cold nights. A few others (very few) don't use any heat at night, only when showering -- the furnace makes noise and draws power, and I am leery of catalytic heaters and carbon monoxide, even though I know they are safe with proper ventilation.
So we pile on the blankets and comforters, just like the pioneers did. Many times, we have happily camped in weather down to 9 degrees above zero, with the interior of the RV in the mid-20s. Very hard to get out of bed in the middle of the night, but very nice under the covers.
I never sleep as well at home as I do in the trailer, and the best sleep of all is in very cold weather.
