RV Upgrades for long term boondocking.
I'm new to the forum, and have found a lot of help with google searches that land me on this site a lot, so thought I'd give back a little on what I've done with the information I have gathered. I ...
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Some time ago a Class C owner posted about an additional 100 (or 150?) gallons of water that they carried in tanks up underneath their rig. I believe that these were tanks mounted high up underneath between the drive shaft and the two side frame members.
I've looked under my Class C, and indeed there is a lot of unused space up in between the frame members. Of course any water carried there would be exposed to freezing temperatures unless you had electric tank heater pads installed onto each tank.
Where our horizontal propane tank is carried there is more room for at least an additional 5 gallons of propane.
I'm with you on not wanting to tow anything. Carrying everything within and on the main vehicle is more compact, reliable, and flexible for off pavement travel to/from boondocking locations. I see very few photos of expedition vehicles pulling a trailer of any type ... they may have stuff on the roof or hanging off the front, back, or sides ... but no towing.
I've looked under my Class C, and indeed there is a lot of unused space up in between the frame members. Of course any water carried there would be exposed to freezing temperatures unless you had electric tank heater pads installed onto each tank.
Where our horizontal propane tank is carried there is more room for at least an additional 5 gallons of propane.
I'm with you on not wanting to tow anything. Carrying everything within and on the main vehicle is more compact, reliable, and flexible for off pavement travel to/from boondocking locations. I see very few photos of expedition vehicles pulling a trailer of any type ... they may have stuff on the roof or hanging off the front, back, or sides ... but no towing.
