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Boondocking, or
maybe you prefer to call it dry camping. Boondocking can be categorized as
overnight stops with free camping "wallydocking" or extended stays on BLM
land or in a cow pasture. We consider our powwow stays as boondocking,
despite the fact that there are other people camping around us. Fact is
there is no electricity, no campground amenities and no pavement. Just
drumming, singing and dancing into the night.
Our Bounder has solar panels for recharging the coach batteries and a
generator to run the air, etc. We hold 100 gallons of fresh water 30 gallons
black water and 35 gallons grey. We buy bottled water for drinking since we
never know the quality of the water when we fill up. Connie and I cannot
afford to be sick on the road and a little precaution is all it takes to
prevent illness from food or water born bacteria. Normally if the
circumstance allows it I run a garden hose away from the coach and let the
grey tank drain, its just shower water. We use paper plates and cups with
plastic utensils to conserve water, not to mention that with just two of us
its hard to find a volunteer to wash dishes anyway.
Another consideration when boondocking is the cost of fuel. At a gallon an
hour the generator consumes enough money that it makes a camping fee pretty
appealing on hot nights. We have an additional generator that we carry with
us. Its a Honda EU2000 and will run several hours on a gallon of gas.
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