Video: Finding and Refilling Boondocking Water

SidecarFlip wrote:

rk911 wrote:

GordonThree wrote:
...Used to be interstate rest area and welcome center were reliable sources of water and waste dump... That era of generosity is mostly over, most States seem to hate RVs now by my observation.

it's a matter of money not hating RVs and RVers. here in Illinois the dump stations were closed years ago after cuts to the maintenance budget. I'm thinking that's the primary reason they've disappeared in other states.

Everything in Illinois is closing, your state is basically bankrupt.

we're all but officially bankrupt. huge debt and some of the candidates for governor want to give more away. residents are moving, er, escaping daily. depending on to whom you listen to or read California is in worse shape but even if true that's cold comfort.

As a rule I don't watch 'how to' You Tube videos because most are made by people who 'think' they have a clue when, in fact, they don't....

If I do watch one, it's for amusement only.

I especially heavily discount the product reviews. Moat are made by people who try a product one time and become an 'expert' on it. I find that amusing as well.

rk911 wrote:

GordonThree wrote:
...Used to be interstate rest area and welcome center were reliable sources of water and waste dump... That era of generosity is mostly over, most States seem to hate RVs now by my observation.

it's a matter of money not hating RVs and RVers. here in Illinois the dump stations were closed years ago after cuts to the maintenance budget. I'm thinking that's the primary reason they've disappeared in other states.

Everything in Illinois is closing, your state is basically bankrupt.

GordonThree wrote:
Kind of a bummer the advice on finding water is "use the apps that sponsor me."

I have no sponsors. I happen to be a user and fan of Campendium as many RV'ers are, but they have absolutely no association with me whatsoever. Your statement above is based on quite the leap of faith, and is misinformed.

Furthermore, the second question -- how to refill without moving your RV from your boondocking site -- is the topic that gets most of the attention in this video, not where to find water.

rockhillmanor wrote:
Looking for clicks to make money by posting his links on the forum.

Bottom of these video's from his other posts shows all the companies that pay him by click.

The misinformation continues. To clarify, yes I put Amazon affiliate links in the video descriptions. These are not "companies that pay (me) by click." To explain how those actually work in fact, if someone is looking for a particular product that we try, they can easily find it via an Amazon link, and in the process we gain a very small commission from Amazon that is only paid if someone actually buys something.

How small is that commission? I make less than $5 per month this way, and it's the only way that my videos are currently monetized. The videos presently generate no other source of revenue. That buys me what, a cup of coffee per month? At that rate, recouping the $3,000 that I've invested in video equipment to create my YouTube channel, and the average of 6 hours that I spend filming and editing each video, will take a very long time indeed. I post my RV videos here simply to share them with the RV community as photography and cinematography -- along with RVing -- are among my hobbies, not my occupation. I take great personal enjoyment in combining those two hobbies.

The bottom line I'm trying to illustrate here is that I produce these videos because I love to, not because I'm going to make money or even come close to breaking even...ever.

2oldman wrote:
A small 'garden battery' works fine for transfer pumping.

Indeed it does.

GordonThree wrote:
...Used to be interstate rest area and welcome center were reliable sources of water and waste dump... That era of generosity is mostly over, most States seem to hate RVs now by my observation.

it's a matter of money not hating RVs and RVers. here in Illinois the dump stations were closed years ago after cuts to the maintenance budget. I'm thinking that's the primary reason they've disappeared in other states.

ksg5000 wrote:
Nice video - thanks for the info.

Thank you!

Nice video - thanks for the info.

I've never had trouble getting water at gas stations. I just fill the gas tank, then go in and ask - it's no problem.

The vast majority of rv parks will also let you dump the waste tanks and fill the fresh water tank for $10 or so. It just isn't the problem most people imagine it to be.

GordonThree wrote:
Kind of a bummer the advice on finding water is "use the apps

that sponsor me

.".....

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Looking for clicks to make money by posting his links on the forum.

Bottom of these video's from his other posts shows all the companies that pay him by click. I will not post the actual link for that reason.

Video: Finding and Refilling Boondocking Water
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Interesting. How long have you had the bag? Gordon has a point, most gas stations will let me fill with a purchase.