School me in public parks camping...
I'm woefully embarrassed to admit that, after 10 years of camping, we have extraordinarily minimal experience with county/state/national parks. We've always done the 'rv park' thing. The kids are ol...
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You may very well find that you enjoy the state and federal park much more than you might think. Around me, state parks have MUCH larger campsites - like 3 or 4 times larger... or more. "campsites" will vary greatly from park to park, and within the park itself. My favorite state park (Macedonia Brook in Connecticut) doesn't even have running water, it has old fashioned hand pumps in the park.
You will learn to conserve water, and may be surprised how long your freshwater tank can last - easily a long weekend with "navy" showers, a whole week if you are able to shower somewhere else in the campground.
It is very easy to do a 3 or 4 day long weekend camping trip on just battery. Treat the camper as a big tent, with a water pump and, joy of joys, your own toilet! Only use power in the camper when you really need to, like late night bathroom trips. We use battery camping lanterns in the camper when "dry camping".
Your refrig needs power even on propane (non-power frigs are rare campers these days), but uses very little electricity.
Be careful with hot weather camping - the vent fan(s) in the camper will drain the battery. We usually dry camp in the spring and fall when it is cooler at night, just leaving windows open is plenty for ventilation.
A lot of parks around us are putting in water and electric only campsites, which means you just have to be careful about filling up your grey tank too fast. You will learn how to conserve!
We love dry camping. Huge campsites, much quieter campgrounds, beautiful scenery.
You will learn to conserve water, and may be surprised how long your freshwater tank can last - easily a long weekend with "navy" showers, a whole week if you are able to shower somewhere else in the campground.
It is very easy to do a 3 or 4 day long weekend camping trip on just battery. Treat the camper as a big tent, with a water pump and, joy of joys, your own toilet! Only use power in the camper when you really need to, like late night bathroom trips. We use battery camping lanterns in the camper when "dry camping".
Your refrig needs power even on propane (non-power frigs are rare campers these days), but uses very little electricity.
Be careful with hot weather camping - the vent fan(s) in the camper will drain the battery. We usually dry camp in the spring and fall when it is cooler at night, just leaving windows open is plenty for ventilation.
A lot of parks around us are putting in water and electric only campsites, which means you just have to be careful about filling up your grey tank too fast. You will learn how to conserve!
We love dry camping. Huge campsites, much quieter campgrounds, beautiful scenery.
