this is all new to us
My wife and I are new to the RV world having just purchested a almost new forest river solera 24s. We are planing our first outing in march to florida and our motor home has nothing in it we need a li...
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dukesbone wrote:
any tips for boon docking the first time?we'er headed for south corolina in early march and dont want too do a 11 hr drive the first day so we'er looking to boon dock for one night.
Thoughts?
If you can ascertain the state of your house battery--how large it is and whether it's worn or not--that would be a good thing to do and, if needed, beef it up before heading out. A single Marine/RV battery in good shape should be adequate to get you through one night of boondocking without much drama. If it runs out, you'll lose heat from the furnace and be uncomfortable, but no lasting harm should be done--even with outside temperatures a little below freezing, the interior of the RV should stay warm enough to prevent frozen pipes for that short time.
Other than that, just have some water in the fresh water tank, some propane in the propane tank, and some petty cash in the petty cash fund. Boondocking for a night isn't much different from camping at a fancy campground, other than perhaps needing to be a bit more conservation-minded about water and power. If you spend the night at a Wal-Mart, you'll have a handy place to buy most anything you discover you really need.