Comments on: RV Boondocking Basics

By: Diqui

Diqui — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:38:38 +0000

Peter and I just have a Westy that we took for 10 days on the Oregon/NoCal coast this summer.

Along the coast, it’s a no brainer to boondock along a river or creek to conserved onboard water. We let the dogs do the “prewash” on the dishes, then use an eco-friendly soap to wash dishes in the river. Clothes and selves are also washed in the river. 2 5-gallon water jugs filled from the river using the fabulous PUR Hiker filter. It’s a really lightweight and easy-to-use filter for backpacking, but I take it on most trips because it not only has a silt filter (large particles) and 0.4 micron filter (every microbe except viruses), but it also has a charcoal filter for taste. I filled my CamelBack from a muddy stream in Belize (not while boondocking!), and got 2 liters of clear, pure, tasty water. I took it on a cruise with my family and used it every day to filter the stale water that came out of the faucet in my cabin. I *love* my PUR filter.

Hair: Hat or bandana. I’ve found that after 5 days, your hair really just *can’t* get much dirtier (this discovery made on a 12 day canoe trip in MN), so tie it back and hide it under a hat or bandana. Need to look/smell better than that? I’ve gotten block braids/corn rows put in. You still wash your hair, but it takes very little water. Not up for the hippie braided look? Cut it *short*. It’s just hair and will grow back ; ).

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 14 May 2010 02:35:06 +0000

Thanks for the great comment!

By: shallow well pump emory

shallow well pump emory — Fri, 14 May 2010 01:00:03 +0000

I have been rving a lot over the last few years and some of me and my wifes little adventures can take on some length thanks for great tips. I find that the biggest thing that has improved our boondocking lives out there is a larger solar panel, we have outfitted our rv roof with all the panels we can afford and can store enough power to get by now. We both work in online marketing so we love being free to go anywhere and work anywhere love the site. Conserving electricity is a biggie so we have outfitted our rv with low consumption technology so a laptop instead of a large tower. we use a satellite for internet and it is ok little pricey though, we had a verizon air card which used cellular services and as long as we didnt get too far out in the boonies we were ok but what can we say we really like to get away from things so the satellite won in the end.

Thanks
Emory in idaho

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By: Carolee

Carolee — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:43:05 +0000

Hm….I could go for that beer part

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:04:03 +0000

We found boondocking on the East Coast to be far and few between. Check the BLM website and rv.net. Good luck and have fun!

PS: WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING!?!?

By: MARY SCOTT

MARY SCOTT — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:30:12 +0000

HELLO TRAVLERS I NEED YOUR HELP,WE WANT T GO TO GEORGIA AND FLORIDA TO THE BEACHES, I AM A SEA GLASS HUNTER AND NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO STAY, BOONDOCKING IN THESE AREAS AS ALL THE PARKS WILL BE FULL THE SECOND WEEK IN NOV. SO WE DECIDED TO DO SOME BOONDOCKING BUT DON’T KNOW IF WE CAN STAY ON THE BEACH OR AT THE CURB ALNITE WE HAVE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE . ALL THE PARKS I CALLED IN FLORIDA WILLL BE FULL THE 2 ND. WEEK IN NOV.I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR IDEALS AND TIPS HAPPY TRAVELING AND BE SAFE MARY SCOTT

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:31:39 +0000

Great tip! Thanks for sharing.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:32:29 +0000

we keep a clean cooler stocked with ice only. it holds 4 bags of ice or so we use the ice for cold dranks and the water for cooking and washing up ist cold but on a hot day it fells so good. no water used from the camper at all

By: Rene

Rene — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:18:48 +0000

I will, thanks for the clarification!