Dry camping

As 2gypsies says, unless you have very small tankage; if you use water conservation techniques 4-5 days for 2 people should not be a problem. On the
electric side a pair of 6v golf cart batteries and conservative use of lighting and you will be good.

Fire Instructor wrote:
......3) Electric - Generator, solar, or combination of both.......

We are able to comfortably dry camp with our two 6-volt batteries for up to a week. No solar or generator necessary.

Conserve and you should easily go five days unless ya got six or eight people .

For 4-5 days: Fill the water at your previous stop then if you conserve you can go the 4-5 days without having to refill. When you leave, your park might have a dump station. If not, here's some help:

http://www.rvdumps.com/

Some help with conserving:

Don't let the water run when washing hands; showering; brushing teeth

Take paper plates and you don't have to do dishes at every meal and perhaps not even every day.

Do dishes in a dishpan and use that water for flushing the toilet.

Grill outdoors

Showers: Catch the water in a jug when trying to regulate the water temperature. It's clean water so use it for dishes, etc. Do a quick wet down. Turn off water. Soap up. Do a quick rinse. It's amazing how little water you'll need.

Good luck. You can do it!!

mdgalusza wrote:
Thanks for the input, same things I've read from a couple of other people.

Lots of tech stuff to know about, I'm going into this really green

Call me anytime Michael. I have a lot of experience and willing to share.
Jerry Parr

go to RVtechlibrary.com, read and learn GREAT web site. JMO

Thanks for the input, same things I've read from a couple of other people.

Lots of tech stuff to know about, I'm going into this really green

Ask around when you get there.
Many private campgrounds will let you dump and fill for a fee.

Dry camping is completely different than full-hook-up camping.... Much of what we do is dry-camping, so for us, we've perfected it to fit our needs.

1) Water - Many start by hauling 5-gallon water jugs, but I found a 40-gallon water bladder at Camping World that is designed to drain my gravity to your tank. Instead, I rigged a 12v pump that is supplied by the trailer hitch jack on the truck. This allows me to fill completely every couple of days, instead of it being a daily chore.

2) Dumping - Only three possible answers that I know of....
a) Blue Tote
b) Avoid using your facilities, and use CG facilities instead
c) many CG's will pump your tank, or have a vendor do it, for a fee

3) Electric - Generator, solar, or combination of both.

Hope that this helps!!!! We get to see a LOT that we wouldn't otherwise get to see, because we've mastered dry-camping. Don't miss the adventure, strictly because you become dependent on hook-ups!