1st night camping in our yard, 2023.01.24
OK, time for a good laugh and hopefully some helpful hints. We were thinking about going to a state park just down the road a piece for our shakedown cuise, but it felt better just to stay a few ni...
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SCADAMAN29325 wrote:
As for the water meter, I'm just curious as to how much water we are using. I want see how much we're using, so I'll know for any boondocking. Like how many gallons for 3 days and 2 showers...
There's certainly no harm in this, and it would be good data to know just from a curiosity standpoint.
I use a meter on my fresh water hose when I fill our tanks because it eliminates the guesswork. I've been doing this long enough to be able to estimate that one trip should be a 50 gallon trip when it's just my wife and I for a few days vs. a 120 gallon trip when the kids are all with us for a longer stay.
I miss the dump valve on our old trailer. It was a big 3" valve and I could empty the fresh tanks in 15-20 minutes. It was nice to start at zero and add exactly how much water we'll need. On our current rig I have to think back to the past few trips: "Well, I added 60 gallons last month and 50 a few weeks ago, but then we came home early and we probably only need another 40 for this trip..."
