Ridiculously extreme boondocking tips
If you have both unlimited power and water, stop reading -- you don’t need these tips. And if you are still reading, you already know the obvious things -- switch to LED lights, use paper plates ...
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Less Stuff, I like your new screen name! The same "pack it out" rules apply in the Mt. Whitney area -- too many folks, not enough places to go to the bathroom.
And I see amazing quantities of horse solid waste on the hiking trails in the Sierra, and mule solid waste on the trails in the Grand Canyon. Very unpleasant, but there is nothing one can do about it -- the animals are allowed by the national parks and the national forests, and it is really difficult to change their diapers.
Frankly, I wonder what I would do about solid waste (or a full black tank) if we were out in the boonies for more than a week. I suppose we would have to break camp and find a dump station. I don't see a plausible alternative, except maybe transferring everything to a tote and then taking the tote to a dump station. Not a fun job.
As DW has told me, "It's not really a trailer. It is the world's fastest water processing facility -- it goes 60 mph, and it converts 30 gallons of fresh water to 30 gallons of waste water."
And I see amazing quantities of horse solid waste on the hiking trails in the Sierra, and mule solid waste on the trails in the Grand Canyon. Very unpleasant, but there is nothing one can do about it -- the animals are allowed by the national parks and the national forests, and it is really difficult to change their diapers.
Frankly, I wonder what I would do about solid waste (or a full black tank) if we were out in the boonies for more than a week. I suppose we would have to break camp and find a dump station. I don't see a plausible alternative, except maybe transferring everything to a tote and then taking the tote to a dump station. Not a fun job.
As DW has told me, "It's not really a trailer. It is the world's fastest water processing facility -- it goes 60 mph, and it converts 30 gallons of fresh water to 30 gallons of waste water."
