Quratzite, AZ

Kidoo wrote:

SuzzeeeQ2012 wrote:

Kidoo wrote:
I went through in October, pretty quiet, temperature was OK, free desert camping or near free in the area where there is water an sewer. I also went near Yuma, BLM near the Colorado, I prefer that place since it is near the water, does not feel has dry as Quartz and Yuma is pretty close.

I would imagine there is a lot of Generator noise when the desert fills up, there must be a humming noise floating around all day long, people making coffee at 7 in the morning or watching TV late at night, or running all day long for AC or just running their anoying contractor genset.

I think it could be an experience to live this, but do not think I could stand this crowd for very long, I would prefer going in the desert, far from the noise.

I'm our experience, there's only been one time that's happened with the generators. We were in Hi Jolly and someone pulled right next to us and used their construction generator till midnight. Other than that, we've heard a gentle purring in the distance some times. They are spread out pretty far. People don't usually jam together if there's room. Hi Jolly is pretty jammed in though. We don't camp there any more.

kind of funny, seeing that we're in Glamis right now for New Year's and all I can here are quads, RZr's, Sand Rails. I love the different engine sounds. I can even be lulled to sleep with this. A generator starts up, and I go nuts lol

I thought it would be all jammed up and people close to one another, If you can set camp at a distance, then it's ok with the gen set. I have been to places where they would run contractor genset all night long up until late at night and it is very anoying, I do not mind a car or quad going by once in a while, but the rararara of a noisy genset runs me craizy.

Out on Plomosa, people space themselves out, generally. Last year, there was a generator running ALL DAY LONG but it was a ways out, and I could barely hear it. I like quiet where I camp in Quartzsite, and generally get it, but occasionally can hear a slight hum lol we were at the Imperial Sand Dunes in January of this year, and the dunes were TOTALLY EMPTY as it was a week day. someone pulled up next to us, and went to bed with a huge generator pointed right at us. He even had the wood behind it so THEY couldn't hear it, and it pointed our direction as I said. I was livid. They have 1000's of acres and they parked right next to me???