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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jefe 4x4 wrote:
Of course, we don't need to worry about baffles with an 18 gal. tank. A 100 gallon tank; yes. On longer trips, I like to keep the fresh tank at about 30%, filling up when we are close to the turnoff to boondocking. Just enough to use the toilet en route. It really is a fluid situation (yes, that's a pun) that we adjust for each day's sojourn. One other thought is a full tank of water does not need baffles as there is no weight transfer or sloshing around.
We use the opposite approach ... we always leave home with every tank full that should be full and every tank empty that should be empty ... to keep our RV off the grid as long as possible right from the beginning of the trip. This approach is in line with my "impossible dream RV" that is able to leave home completely provisioned and never have to pickup or drop-off anything provision-wise until we arrive back home X number of days or weeks later. (Can even the biggest Earthroamer well optioned come close to this? ;) )
HOWEVER, we can start out with all tanks full because of over 2K lbs. of extra carrying capacity, plus one other thing. Since we have a small Class C motorhome all tanks are way down low just about contained within areas existing between the two frame members. Truck campers usually have many heavy things up a bit higher, so sloshing around of liquids could be a bit more of a problem.
