I am fairly new to my 2008 Georgetown class A. The prior owner had installed a bank of six batteries and an inverter. The water tank is nice and large at 80 gal and the black and grey tanks are each at 41 gal.What I have found is that if we are doing a short (3 to 4 day) outing that I never bother to connect to the hookups at the RV park. On longer trips I'll only connect long enough to get water and to dump the tanks.For me, the benefit is two-fold; we have no toad so less hassle if we want to go on a "milk" run and less effort at getting camp setup.Sort of like dry camping at a full service park.I was wondering; how many of you do the same thing?

I usually don't connect water - just use it to fill my tank. Don't normally connect to sewer either - just dump before we leave the site. I always hook up to power though. Of course, you need power if you are going to run your air conditioner and it's silly ro draw down your batteries with your microwave if you have power available. Interesting question.jor

Your way is fine if you don't need A/C, heat or a microwave to cook. Also works if you like to take "spit" baths. I see what you're saying and it may work for your type of camping, but you're really limiting power and water. I do what you do on an overnight stop, but not for 3-4 days.I can hook up my power, sewer and water in less than 3-4 minutes (power reel, power hose and SaniCon). I can also dump my tanks from inside the coach. When I'm ready to leave, just a couple of minutes to put water, sewer and power cord away.

With my old MH I hooked up very fast because I left the sewer hose and power cord on the ground and disconnected the fresh water hose and left it on top of the pedestal so it wasn't bad. It only took me a few minutes. With our new MH it will be even faster because with a 107 gallons of fresh water we can last a little while without hooking up water. I do dump my grey tanks before leaving for the day to reduce weight.

When traveling out West we usually boondock in USFS type CGs five out of seven days... traveling and resupplying on the weekends. The beauty of a big MH is how easy it is to go without hookups for a week or longer. By picking CGs at higher elevations and with trees rarely do you need AC. Still takes a hour of generator time in the morning and evening to keep the batteries up as there are no hookups.

as stated, if you can do without electricity, your way is fine. unless you're paying for the hookups anyway...we often go up to 5 days without hookups, even if the water and sewer is there to be had. but we do tend to be heavy power users, so we like our elec hookups. :)

How many of you simply don't bother with hookups?

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Ivylog
Explorer III
Jun 04, 2015
When traveling out West we usually boondock in USFS type CGs five out of seven days... traveling and resupplying on the weekends. The beauty of a big MH is how easy it is to go without hookups for a week or longer. By picking CGs at higher elevations and with trees rarely do you need AC. Still takes a hour of generator time in the morning and evening to keep the batteries up as there are no hookups.
msturtz
Explorer
Jun 04, 2015
With my old MH I hooked up very fast because I left the sewer hose and power cord on the ground and disconnected the fresh water hose and left it on top of the pedestal so it wasn't bad. It only took me a few minutes. With our new MH it will be even faster because with a 107 gallons of fresh water we can last a little while without hooking up water. I do dump my grey tanks before leaving for the day to reduce weight.
DSDP_Don
Explorer
Jun 04, 2015
Your way is fine if you don't need A/C, heat or a microwave to cook. Also works if you like to take "spit" baths. I see what you're saying and it may work for your type of camping, but you're really limiting power and water. I do what you do on an overnight stop, but not for 3-4 days.

I can hook up my power, sewer and water in less than 3-4 minutes (power reel, power hose and SaniCon). I can also dump my tanks from inside the coach. When I'm ready to leave, just a couple of minutes to put water, sewer and power cord away.
joraz
Explorer
Jun 04, 2015
I usually don't connect water - just use it to fill my tank. Don't normally connect to sewer either - just dump before we leave the site. I always hook up to power though. Of course, you need power if you are going to run your air conditioner and it's silly ro draw down your batteries with your microwave if you have power available. Interesting question.
jor

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How many of you simply don't bother with hookups?

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