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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dahkota wrote:
If one is dry camping at a camp ground, one can use the toilets and/or shower there, extending your length of stay by days - potentially up to the 14 day limit.
If one is boondocking, one is limited by the size of one's fresh water tank. Our fresh water tank is 85 gallons. We can stay 8 days if we are conservative and don't add water while there (we carry a five gallon tank portable tank).
We travel with our fresh water tank at least 2/3 full all the time. We have never had any problems. The problem people typically encounter with traveling with full tanks is the weight limit/cargo capacity of the rig - as long as we travel with less than 100 gallons (800 lbs) between our various tanks, we are not over weight. TTs often have a lower cargo capacity and so are more sensitive to the weight of the water.
Typically, we go 5-7 days between dumps. Even with full hook ups, we try not to dump until 2/3s full, minimum.
Not to get off topic but: I think what should be considered with hauling all that liquid is this: those tanks are not baffled. Therefore you have all that weight shifting side to side and back to front. In a sudden maneuver (which we all strive to avoid) this may be enough to shove the trailer out of control. At the very least it may induce sway. Something I never experience. Also many tank designs really are not made, from a support standpoint to be hauled full.
I just see no reason to haul all that liquid around when tanks are so easily filled so many places.
