Am just home after 3 months wandering. Some of that was a *gasp* hotel..Louisiana and Mississippi...two weeks.
Anyway...my camp on The Slabs in Ca.
On Stuart Lake, BC..Fort St James.
Same place..sunset
I have no idea where, but in Ca..by a Carl Jr's..on edit..it 's in Williams. Right off I-5. Parked in the lot beside the grass. Was perfect.
I paid for one campsite..in Brookings, Oregon..one of the nicest anyplace on the west coast.
Gary Haupt
Anyway...my camp on The Slabs in Ca.
On Stuart Lake, BC..Fort St James.
Same place..sunset
I have no idea where, but in Ca..by a Carl Jr's..on edit..it 's in Williams. Right off I-5. Parked in the lot beside the grass. Was perfect.
I paid for one campsite..in Brookings, Oregon..one of the nicest anyplace on the west coast.
Gary Haupt
Rolled into the Okanagan this afternoon and parked here for my daily lunch/nap/reading time....this is Peachland.
Then motored over to town proper...
Right across the street is a pub...*cough cough*
Boondocking..another way to say...."roughing it."
Gary Haupt
Then motored over to town proper...
Right across the street is a pub...*cough cough*
Boondocking..another way to say...."roughing it."
Gary Haupt
I spent Wednesday night here drycamping at the roadside, at the entrance to the rhododendron gardens on Roan Mtn on the NC/TN line: 
These are the natural gardens, taken a few years ago at nearer the bloom peak:
There's acres and acres of these 10'-15' tall shrubs, along with hiking trails and views. The Appalachian Trail crosses Roan Mtn.
Jim, "Boycott shampoo! Demand real poo!"
These are the natural gardens, taken a few years ago at nearer the bloom peak:
There's acres and acres of these 10'-15' tall shrubs, along with hiking trails and views. The Appalachian Trail crosses Roan Mtn.
Jim, "Boycott shampoo! Demand real poo!"
The panel is 230w , weighs around 50 lbs and stores on the bed. It rides on the Expedition or on the bed. Here it is on the Expedition using a ratcheting tie down strap with foam to protect it. You can see the piece of carpet I lay up there when it loaded and parked.
As for deploying it, I use two pieces of pine I had in the garage and a pair of clamps to hold them on. Moving the legs back and forth adjust for tilt and they fold flat for when the wind comes up.
You could set something similar up for around $400 including panel, controller and cords. You might be close enough to SolarBlvd.com to pick the panel up and save shipping. They have great prices. You could get two smaller panels and hinge them together if you wanted a more manageable set up.
As for deploying it, I use two pieces of pine I had in the garage and a pair of clamps to hold them on. Moving the legs back and forth adjust for tilt and they fold flat for when the wind comes up.
You could set something similar up for around $400 including panel, controller and cords. You might be close enough to SolarBlvd.com to pick the panel up and save shipping. They have great prices. You could get two smaller panels and hinge them together if you wanted a more manageable set up.
We spent 6 days up in the South Parke Rangers district in the Pike Nat. forest. Not much for views this time as we took a secluded spot in a clearing.
Here is the new solar panel that made it so we didn't need the Champ for charging any more.
After this it's time to move to the Terryall area as this was the last spot in the Rock Creek Rd area that we wanted to camp at. I don't think we will get out again for at least a few weeks.
Here is the new solar panel that made it so we didn't need the Champ for charging any more.
After this it's time to move to the Terryall area as this was the last spot in the Rock Creek Rd area that we wanted to camp at. I don't think we will get out again for at least a few weeks.
