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RoyB
Oct 12, 2014Explorer II
Most places we camp at here on the East side of the US have a localized bath room/waste water area. We always make note of these places when we are arriving at our off-road camping sites.
We capture our waste water and make waste water runs when full. Then we bring back freshwater to replenish what we have used so far.
We usually have to go off-site to find ice and fresh meat for meals sometimes as well. Not really a big deal deal for us...
I carry 2EA 7.5 gallon AQUA-TAINER totes for waste water and 2EA 5-gallon jeri-cans for fresh water along with a folding two wheeled cart.
We also bring a few gallons of our brand of bottled water to make our fresh ground beam coffee with.. Only way we can insure the good coffee taste we enjoy...
I have on occasion dug a small waste water pit for black water up in the high country...
Always aware of what is allowed where we are camping.
Most of our outings are around 4-5 days but have on occasions stayed a full 12-14 days. This is about how long I can do the 50% to 90% re-charge cycles of my batteries every morning for three hours and not do harm to them. A full recharge of my battery bank takes around twelve hours which is more time that is usually allowed at most camp sites to run my generator so this is a good time to move places.
Roy Ken
We capture our waste water and make waste water runs when full. Then we bring back freshwater to replenish what we have used so far.
We usually have to go off-site to find ice and fresh meat for meals sometimes as well. Not really a big deal deal for us...
I carry 2EA 7.5 gallon AQUA-TAINER totes for waste water and 2EA 5-gallon jeri-cans for fresh water along with a folding two wheeled cart.
We also bring a few gallons of our brand of bottled water to make our fresh ground beam coffee with.. Only way we can insure the good coffee taste we enjoy...
I have on occasion dug a small waste water pit for black water up in the high country...
Always aware of what is allowed where we are camping.
Most of our outings are around 4-5 days but have on occasions stayed a full 12-14 days. This is about how long I can do the 50% to 90% re-charge cycles of my batteries every morning for three hours and not do harm to them. A full recharge of my battery bank takes around twelve hours which is more time that is usually allowed at most camp sites to run my generator so this is a good time to move places.
Roy Ken
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