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Sawtooth63
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Nov 27, 2016

Still Boondocking in Colorado

A week ago I spent three days and two nights boondocking along a state highway here in Colorado at an elevation of 9,000 feet. Winter is coming late this year, so I took advantage of the good roads to boondock at the trailhead for my elk hunt. I only spent the evening hours and slept in my trailer, and only ran the furnace fan with the battery. I used AA battery "UFO" lights and it was cool enough that I put my food in the fridge without running it and everything stayed cold. I was pretty happy with the trip, mainly because it was the coldest trip i've made and I gained some insight on what it takes to boondock in my trailer this time of year. Here's my rig on the Continental Divide on the way home.

  • Woohoo another AR-ONE MAXX owner! Snow just started this past weekend in Colorado. Very late this year.
  • Bigger question is how was the hunt? Went a couple times over by Sargents before. Got a doe, but let the elk go by, down in a gulch and not able to carry back over the ridge in waist deep snow.
  • Wow! Who would have thought that anyone could camp in mid-November at 9000 feet in Colorado? Isn't there usually more snow by this time of year?
  • Dry weight is right at 3,000 and I'm not sure what wet weight is, but I would guess around 3,300. My fresh tank was empty. I hauled 5 gallons of fresh water in the back of my truck.
  • Nice rig. What are your unloaded and gross weights with the Extreme package & roof AC? That's a rig I would be interested in.

    What did you do with your water system? Dry camp?