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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We bought our first tt completely based on its boondocking potential - 90G water tank, insulated underbelly, small, no slides, 60 lbs propane, 2 batteries, outside shower, etc. After two years of camping, we figured out that 90 gallons is a hell of a lot of water and less than half that got us through five days of dry camping/boondocking. Our second tt is for longer term camping with a heated underbelly, bigger gray tanks but smaller fresh tank, and a huge rear window for those rainy days.
With regard to animal vs. human poop: animals don't leave used toilet paper lying around so I don't mind it as much. If you want to gross yourself out, hike on the Appalachian Trail for a while. Or actually, about 50 feet to the side of it. Euw. Many hikers don't carry shovels because of weight but will carry iphones, ipads, cameras...
We live by clorox cleanups. Excellent for cleaning and wiping things down (including hands) without using water.
We chose our campsites completely based on weather - if its cold, we park in a clearing, if its hot, we park under trees. It can be 30 degrees outside but 60 in the tt within a couple hours of sunrise.
All of our 'stuff' charging happens in the truck overnight - phones, batteries, cameras, etc. The last time we ran our Honda 2000 (about 6 months ago) was because we hadn't run it in 6 months and DH wanted to make sure it still worked. But we carry it anyway, along with our air compressor, just in case.
With regard to animal vs. human poop: animals don't leave used toilet paper lying around so I don't mind it as much. If you want to gross yourself out, hike on the Appalachian Trail for a while. Or actually, about 50 feet to the side of it. Euw. Many hikers don't carry shovels because of weight but will carry iphones, ipads, cameras...
We live by clorox cleanups. Excellent for cleaning and wiping things down (including hands) without using water.
We chose our campsites completely based on weather - if its cold, we park in a clearing, if its hot, we park under trees. It can be 30 degrees outside but 60 in the tt within a couple hours of sunrise.
All of our 'stuff' charging happens in the truck overnight - phones, batteries, cameras, etc. The last time we ran our Honda 2000 (about 6 months ago) was because we hadn't run it in 6 months and DH wanted to make sure it still worked. But we carry it anyway, along with our air compressor, just in case.
