First TT for Drycamping
The DH and I are hoping to replace our 40 year old PUP in the spring with a TT. The PUP is still in excellent condition for her age but seems we have to repair something after every trip lately. Plus ...
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Once you start boondocking you will learn a lot .
We can come home from 4 different directions .
We have learned where the dump stations are enroute home from each .
We rarely pay to dump.
If you are buying a new trailer the battery(s) are actually a line item option .
Choose no battery and go buy TWO 6 Volt GC-2 golf cart batteries from costco .
If your tow rig only has one battery look to see if there is a space where the auxilliary battery tray should be . In a Chevy pickup/Sub/Avy that would be on the passenger side just behind the air filter .
If you can only have one battery in the TV then replace the batt with an Exide Edge AGM or Optima AGM. They will stand up to more abuse if run down .
Always leave home with your RV batteries fully charged from a 120V source for 24 hours .
If you spend money on good 12V batteries you can save money on the amount of solar or eliminate it . Once again Heavy Duty jumper cables .
We mount the headband LED lights from costco on our caps at night . The light is always shining right where we are working . AAA batteries . We use the little LED lantern too .
I own 3 solar showers . We have stopped using them . Even boondocking we take a brief shower in the trailer . We get a better shower and we just refill the fresh water a little more often . The 12V does not suffer much .
We carry a little 400 watt inverter to get 120V that clamps on to the tow vehicle battery . These have a parasitic draw so it is only hooked up when we need it . It is used only to recharge the Nook reader , electric shaver , sometimes a laptop .
If you spend some time at the hardware store you can figure how to make a garden hose fitting for your 5 gallon jugs . ProfDan139 uses a broomstick with a hook on it to hold the watercan above the RV fill . Smart dudes , them professor fellas !
The refer is the item most critical to 12V voltage drop . When the refer computer does not have enough volts it shuts off the propane . Watch the refer and you will know when you have run the batteries too long .
Boondocking is by far the best camping we do . We have created a circle of friends that prefer this also .
No genny , no TV , no dagnab text messages , no cell phones .
Just great camping along the stream or lake with no fees or camp hosts .
We can come home from 4 different directions .
We have learned where the dump stations are enroute home from each .
We rarely pay to dump.
If you are buying a new trailer the battery(s) are actually a line item option .
Choose no battery and go buy TWO 6 Volt GC-2 golf cart batteries from costco .
If your tow rig only has one battery look to see if there is a space where the auxilliary battery tray should be . In a Chevy pickup/Sub/Avy that would be on the passenger side just behind the air filter .
If you can only have one battery in the TV then replace the batt with an Exide Edge AGM or Optima AGM. They will stand up to more abuse if run down .
Always leave home with your RV batteries fully charged from a 120V source for 24 hours .
If you spend money on good 12V batteries you can save money on the amount of solar or eliminate it . Once again Heavy Duty jumper cables .
We mount the headband LED lights from costco on our caps at night . The light is always shining right where we are working . AAA batteries . We use the little LED lantern too .
I own 3 solar showers . We have stopped using them . Even boondocking we take a brief shower in the trailer . We get a better shower and we just refill the fresh water a little more often . The 12V does not suffer much .
We carry a little 400 watt inverter to get 120V that clamps on to the tow vehicle battery . These have a parasitic draw so it is only hooked up when we need it . It is used only to recharge the Nook reader , electric shaver , sometimes a laptop .
If you spend some time at the hardware store you can figure how to make a garden hose fitting for your 5 gallon jugs . ProfDan139 uses a broomstick with a hook on it to hold the watercan above the RV fill . Smart dudes , them professor fellas !
The refer is the item most critical to 12V voltage drop . When the refer computer does not have enough volts it shuts off the propane . Watch the refer and you will know when you have run the batteries too long .
Boondocking is by far the best camping we do . We have created a circle of friends that prefer this also .
No genny , no TV , no dagnab text messages , no cell phones .
Just great camping along the stream or lake with no fees or camp hosts .
