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coolmom42
Sep 25, 2016Explorer II
Many National Parks have little or no internet or cell phone service.
IMHO you would do best by planning to stay in a nearby town, or commercial campground, that at least has a good cell signal, and use your cell phone data. You will have to figure out how much you need and if you can afford the cell phone data. (Figure that into your cost of travel.) Sometimes campground wifi is OK but it is not usually secure,and often very slow or weak. In a town, you can often also find free wi-fi to work from, using your equipment, at places like a public library it is sometimes pretty fast.
In your shoes I would look for a small trailer with a floor plan that suits you.
You don't mention if your truck is set up for towing. Even with a light trailer you will need a hitch receiver, transmission cooler, and brake controller, plus a hitch with weight distribution and sway control.
IMHO you would do best by planning to stay in a nearby town, or commercial campground, that at least has a good cell signal, and use your cell phone data. You will have to figure out how much you need and if you can afford the cell phone data. (Figure that into your cost of travel.) Sometimes campground wifi is OK but it is not usually secure,and often very slow or weak. In a town, you can often also find free wi-fi to work from, using your equipment, at places like a public library it is sometimes pretty fast.
In your shoes I would look for a small trailer with a floor plan that suits you.
You don't mention if your truck is set up for towing. Even with a light trailer you will need a hitch receiver, transmission cooler, and brake controller, plus a hitch with weight distribution and sway control.
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