Two questions we often see on RV forums and Facebook groups both relate to boondocking water: where to find it, and how to refill it while staying long term. My new video today shows how we deal with both issues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_VlsVWldG8I welcome your feedback! If you've got other solutions I'd love to hear them.

Kind of a bummer the advice on finding water is "use the apps that sponsor me."Apps aren't available for all areas, and don't work when there's no cell service.Edit: I realized my feedback was not constructive. Here's suggestions:Ask the gas station after filling up, more often than not they have a hose available Research your area for municipal parks and sporting areas, they will have water.Research your area for natural springs that allow removal of water, most do, some don't 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.

A small 'garden battery' works fine for transfer pumping.

Interesting. How long have you had the bag? Gordon has a point, most gas stations will let me fill with a purchase.

GordonThree wrote:Kind of a bummer the advice on finding water is "use the apps that sponsor me.".....x2Looking 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 Video TR: Lake Powell (Lone Rock Beach CG) & Antelope CanyonVideo TR: Zion National Park

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.

Video: Finding and Refilling Boondocking Water | Good Sam Community

kerrlakeRoo
Explorer
Dec 28, 2017
Tracks, I've watched your TR's and have enjoyed those, am curious though about your drone. I have been considering getting one, but worry about losing hundreds of bucks after either crashing it or having it go out of range.
What drone are you using? Did you start with the one your using now, or did you go through a couple of upgrades?
FirstTracks
Explorer
Dec 28, 2017
TurnThePage wrote:
Many of us in the north have been in winter's grip for a good while already. I know I can get snarky quick when I'm cooped up too long... DA***IT! ;)

LOL! Were it not for my true love - skiing - I'd either be camped in the Sonoran Desert or climbing the walls myself.

TurnThePage wrote:

However, I too appreciated seeing the whole thing in action from start to finish. Thanks for your efforts.

Thank you! Truth be told, I would far rather be doing RV travel videos. That's where I can actually be creative. But the nature of YouTube being what it is, I get a lot more viewer interest from how to videos. So I alternate them - travel one week, how to the next.
TurnThePage
Explorer
Dec 28, 2017
Many of us in the north have been in winter's grip for a good while already. I know I can get snarky quick when I'm cooped up too long... DA***IT! ;)

However, I too appreciated seeing the whole thing in action from start to finish. Thanks for your efforts.
FirstTracks
Explorer
Dec 28, 2017
GWolfe wrote:
Unlike some of the others I appreciate the time you took to film, edit, and post your videos.

Some people on here aren't happy unless they are complaining, trolling, or trying to knock someone down, seems to be getting worse lately.

Thank you! I sincerely appreciate it. As 2oldman said, "Tough crowd."
GWolfe
Explorer
Dec 28, 2017
Unlike some of the others I appreciate the time you took to film, edit, and post your videos.

Some people on here aren't happy unless they are complaining, trolling, or trying to knock someone down, seems to be getting worse lately.
RGar974417
Explorer
Dec 28, 2017
Didn't need 6 minutes to explain that.
2oldman
Explorer II
Dec 27, 2017
Tough crowd.
FirstTracks
Explorer
Dec 27, 2017
badsix wrote:
good video,we used one of the bladder bags as described, it worked great.

Great example! Sounds like you've had similar success to ours.

GordonThree wrote:
Dude, you made a plug for Campendium wearing their t-shirt. Tell yourself whatever you want, to me the impression is "sponsored."

"Dude," I see you drive a Dodge Ram. You buy yourself a Dodge Ram T-shirt because you like your truck. You wear it, so therefore Dodge "sponsors" you? Sheesh. Whatever...I've already explained it to you but that doesn't seem to matter, so at this point I just don't care. Go troll someone else.
GordonThree
Explorer
Dec 27, 2017
Dude, you made a plug for Campendium wearing their t-shirt. Tell yourself whatever you want, to me the impression is "sponsored."
badsix
Explorer
Dec 27, 2017
good video,we used one of the bladder bags as described, it worked great. we were wilderness camping for the first time with the B/L a hose came lose under our T/T and we lost our water. i'm thinking i'll have to hook back up and tow 15mi. back to town to get water what a hassle. but the B/L had one of the bags so we drove about 8 mi. to a fish hatchery where they let us fill the 40 gal bag. back at camp we pumped it into the T/T with a 12 volt pump and all was good. the bag folds up to a 12"x 12" x 4" package. i'm going to have one soon, it should be on your list if you wilderness camp.
Jay D.