Just a heads up to everyone that loves winter boondocking in Arizona. Almost all of the prime camping locations along the Salt River that have been beloved by boondockers for eons have been closed by Tonto National Forest.At the same time, the US go...
We've been living exclusively on solar power for over 8 years in trailers and a sailboat, and we've used and installed quite a few different types of solar panels in various configurations.In hopes of helping our fellow RVers that are planning a sola...
After living on 12 volts full-time for 8 years, I've put together a series of blog posts sharing everything I've learned about battery charging, different kinds of charging systems and the unique quirks of solar charge controllers. We've installed a...
We've been living without hookups full-time for nearly 8 years, and I recently put together a blog post describing all the things we've learned about how to boondock happily and comfortably. I'm hoping some of the tips will be helpful to a few folks ...
We went full-time 6 years ago, and it was a wild ride as we got rid of all our stuff, rented out our place, and jumped in our truck to drive away from home forever and on to a new life of adventure. Now we find ourselves doing it all over again as we...
Please read the references in my blog post from the Arizona Republic (the Phoenix daily newspaper) and the link to the bill itself (it is in legal wording but there are legal interpretations that are also referenced for the lay person). It is all ver...
Phon D Sutton is closed to camping with a "No Overnight Parking" sign out front. The USFS website has not been updated. My blog is accurate. I visited each place I mention in my blog post in person during the last few weeks. There are gates acros...
The bill was passed by Congress in Washington, but the supervisor of Tonto National Forest controls the camping areas and recreational access. If we want to be able to camp on the public land on the Salt River, the Tonto National Forest supervisor i...
Thanks westend. Bigger wire is definitely better!As for "voltage drop," it was common terminology in all my physics classes. Maybe not so for electricians...
