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Happy_Prospecto
Explorer
Jun 20, 2016

What's your Boondocking Temperature?

I'm Boondocking in the El Paso Mountains outside of Ridgecrest, CA. lots of sun and only supposed to be 107 degrees today- but it is a dry heat. I have found one small gully with shallow bedrock and a goodly amount of Gold. 1.5 oz. for the two weeks I have been working this bedrock. I work it from about 5am to around 11am, then its TTS Time (Tacos, Tequila, and Siesta).
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  • DrewE's avatar
    DrewE
    Explorer II
    Jun 22, 2016
    My boondocking (and commercial camping) temperature is 98.6F unless perchance I've fallen ill. :B
  • mrw8i's avatar
    mrw8i
    Explorer
    Jun 27, 2016
    I know exactly where you are at. I've camped in Jawbone in July, parked the trailer near the west wall of a canyon so I was in the shade after 3PM. Not bad, but still needed the AC for awhile.
  • tpi's avatar
    tpi
    Explorer
    Jun 28, 2016
    Try to keep it to 85 and below in dry air. Above that I'll start generator and run AC. Elevation is friend. What I'm also looking for is someplace which cools off enough at night not to need the AC. High enough elevation or a valley where cool air pools at night.

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