RV "Boondocking" & WATER - How to Stretch It Out
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Would you cover your rv during storage? Possible mildew?
i live in the north so i live a lot in my RV winterized....so using less water is a must...here are some of my tips...use a bowl in each sink to catch the used water and use it to flush....i use a composting toilet with urine diverter so i still use a bit of water to "flush" ..and this gives me two gray tanks and no black tank.....when waiting for shower water to get hot catch it in a bucket, and use it to wash dishes....for dishes, wipe out dishes with paper towels then spray them with cleaning grade 6% vinegar and wipe clean (no water)....in between showers use baby wipes or foaming soap....i dont like the spray dry shampoos as they are flammable gas....i live with two dogs and we are always clean and use about 1.5 gal of water per day for everything...except laundry, for laundry i use a 5 gal bucket with lid and a wonderwash (fancy toilet plunger) and wash light cloths to dark in the same water then repeat the process for rinsing ....saves on laundry money and water.....hope this helps someone.
Great tips for RV winterized water usage! I've been looking for this specific situation. Thank you, Cindy!
The wonder wash is a brilliant idea!
In 2000 my family (3 kids and a 4 month old grandson), my in-laws, 2 cats, a Pomeranian, a 34 ft class C towing a 22 ft trailer was moving from Fairbanks Alaska to Panama City Florida (I had been stationed at Eielson AFB.) After driving for about 16 hrs we were somewhere in the Yukon, I was dog tired and had to pull over to sleep somewhere. It was pitch, pitch black ( early February) but I found what I thought was a little pullout. Long story short.....The next morning I woke up and had to let the Pom go out to do his business...I opened the RV door and started to put him out.........OH MY GOD!!!!! I was literally 2 ft away from a thousand foot drop off!!!! I couldn't see it that night but we were parked on the side of a mountain cliff. I almost had a heart attack! I grabbed him, pulled him back inside, gathered my wits and drove off to a more stable place. The Yukon was a very interesting drive! Took us eleven days to get to Florida.
Boss this is the most awesome story of situational awareness.
Lord have mercy!! Just the amount of kids and animals you had along for the trip would have tested my nerves lol let alone the cliff discovery!! I will keep your story in mind when we begin our first journey / vacation in our first RV this fall
Had to be AF, Army would have tied a rope to the dog and let him out. Then trained the kids. Great story
I live just down the road from PCbch, how did you do through Hurricane Michael !!!
Gonna call the ol B.S. card on that story.
Great ideas! We use two additional techniques to help save water when showering. First, we run the hot water up into a 1-gallon pitcher until it runs hot, then keep that pitcher in the bathroom and use the water for flushing the toilet. Second, we always shower back-to-back when boondocking so that we only have to run hot water up once. We're lucky that our water heater is directly beneath the shower, so very little water needs to be run to get it hot (less than a quart). The water heater in our first RV was in the very back corner, with the bathroom in the center of the rig, on the opposite side. That filled the pitcher a lot more!
Reminds me of the old saying "Help save water, shower with your steady." :D
Wow, a quart is a fair amount of water for such a short pipe to your shower. I would have thought it should be more like a cupful. But I like the pitcher for the toilet idea. I think it could also be used for cooking or used in the kettle?
This is a very charming couple. And they have a lot of practical advice delivered short and sweet. I am enjoying their videos.
Whats so great about your videos is it draws participation from other experienced travelers which really helps me a ton
In our 5 years of Camping in our 15ft Travel Trailer, we have yet to camp with water/sewer hock-ups. Normally we have electrical. This past summer we spent 20 days with just electricity and no water. We do your a Jerry Can (20L) so we can get water, whenever we need it. And at several Provincial Camp Grounds we have a tap not far from our site, so I'll go and fill the kettle for dishes, and coffee. Also we will use the Comfort Stations for showers and as our primary bathroom. This way we never run out of waters.
One thought I had is to wash all fruit and vegetables like apples, potatoes, etc. at home before leaving or a stop at a camp ground w fresh water.
I can't get enough of you kids. The scenery shots are incredible! I also am starting to change my thoughts about camping. I was always worried about hooking up at a campground before night. You have helped take the pressure off. There is no reason we should be timid about pulling off in a safe area and dry camp. Thanks again for your hard work of putting these together. You have SOOO much talent!!
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When boondocking, gray water can be used to douse your campfire. Just catch it in a bucket from the dump fitting. Saves using fresh water.
A retiree from the US Forest Service: 1st and foremost, always extinguish any fire you start until you can put your hand in it. That means mixing and stirring dirt in it for about 20 minutes, and possibly less if you are efficient and practiced. *A quick douse* of water, even 5 gallons worth is *NOT enough,* throwing dirt on top of it is not good enough, it must be completely cool to the touch throughout. Most people do not know when their fire has caused a multi acre wildfire because they are long gone and assume they did a adequate job taking care of their fire.
I love your channel, I just recently purchased a 28ft because I camped all my life in a tent and as much as that was a great experience, I want to open up a new chapter in my life and start to see north america with a little more comfort because I am not getting any younger
Thanks, we have tent camped and enjoyed it also, but owning an RV takes things to a different level! Safe travels!
One way we use less water is by using foaming soap for hand washing. We can lather up without turning on the water and only turn the tap when it's time to rinse.
Thanks, nice tip! We also use foaming soap.
I have foaming soap as well, thanks for the tip!
Well I guess I won't ever have to worry about the dry shampoo... being bald 'does' have it's perks lol :P
Maybe someone else added these tips - there's a lot of responses!
1. Brush teeth with 1/2 cup of water. Dip brush, add paste, brush, rinse with a few sips, rinse brush out in the cup with whatever water is left over.
2. Wash dishes in a plastic basin so you capture the water which can then be used to flush the toilet.
3. Take sponge baths. Two small basins, two wash cloths. One basin and wash cloth with soap to lather. One basin with clear water and wash cloth to rinse. Also can wash hair by dipping a cup to pour over. Use a tiny bit of soap and shampoo.
4. Use baby wipes to freshen up between showers.
5. Don't have to flush after every pee. Old hippie saying: "If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down."
Can also just wash hair and use a leave in conditioner. I had to do that when I had tubes put in my ears when I was almost 30. (Yes I know that's a kid surgery) 52 years later I still struggle with them)
I'm also looking into the igloo water system where the jug goes into the bottom. That'll help with drinking/cooking water and I can have an extra jug in the SUV. Fill up at any Walmart, etc
You can wash your hair by putting 2 plastic "dish" pans, sized to fit in each side of your double kitchen sink. One side for wetting hair and putting in the shampoo, for a first rinse. The other side for the final rinse. While you've got your hair wrapped up in the drying towel (conditioning), put the dirty dishes into the first plastic basin, to soak. Scrub them off and transfer the dishes to the second basin for a rinse. You may need to use a small amount of clean water in another third basin to dip the items you put in your mouth: cups, glassware, and silverware. You can then use the "dirty water" from the first basin for your toilet flushing and move the rinse-water plastic basin into that part of the sink where the "dirty water" was. A game of moving the basins around. You get 3 uses out of each basin of water. Need to be careful not to overfill the plastic basins, so they are light enough to move without spilling.
Instead of toothpaste, I use baking soda. No funny taste.
Lots of great tips! Thanks! One thing we do to help conserve water while boondocking is keep a couple of 4 litre water jugs full of drinking water and use those for cooking and drinking. They are small enough so they fit into the trailer sinks while travelling and easy to pour, keep on the counter, and can be used over and over. This way, we can use the tank water for flushing and washing. We also find baby wipes are a huge help in freshening up. Great for cleaning your feet before bed after wearing flip flops all day!
Water got real precious to us in Kuwait. There, and in Iraq, for a while, I used 1.5 liters of water to take a bath. It works. Pour it from bottle onto you, lather, rinse. Just pick up other people's cast off water bottles for the purpose. I used a 5 gallon lard can for washing clothes by hand. Go easy on the detergent. Amazon sells water purification stuff. I bought the larger LifeStraw unit if we have to use rain or pond water.
ltcajh Yes, it's amazing what little water you really need to take a bath or shower. I will check out the LifeStraw...looks like a useful camping/hiking gadget for sure. Cheers
Look at the larger capacity LifeStraw. We lost power (and well) for three days. We used water out of our rain barrels, but didn't use it for drinking.
An oldie but goodie ! I may be breaking out into the boondocking life in a few months. It's time to get the heck out of RV parks and get moving again. Thanks for all the years of great content.
In the last half of the 80's, I took my family 0f 5 (parents & 3 kids) on a tour working for a circus where I was the 'commercial' performing in schools about a week before the circus was going to be there. I stayed on the lots where the circus was going to be long before 'boondocking' was thought of. We did this for four years we didn't go home (Wisconsin) in the winter 3 month hiatus except the year I rebuilt our trailer (from the floor up). Would love to tell you how we solved many problems of the road life.
just purchased our 1st Airstream 25FB Flying Cloud and your advice is helping a lot.i am an over the Road truck driver so i have pretty extensive knowledge of what road life is about...there will absolutely be no problems backing up this little trailer.
Another great vid, thanks! Brita water pitchers don't need to be stored in the fridge. You can transfer the water into any container that fits in your fridge. I would also choose paper plates that are compostable.
We fill a non-potable jug (having used the same in-line filter) and filter it into a Brita dispenser and then fill a potable jug that goes in the Yeti (which functions as an ottoman/coffee table/foot rest for our jackknife couch.
you can always use those paper plates for the fire pit as a way to light it that's what we did as kids growing up when we were camping then there's no waste and who doesn't like a fire.
+Casey Taylor Yes, good point! We do the same.
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Yeah! A fun and informative Video, good job and thanks. My tip for water conservation would be to give Dr. Bronner's castle soap a try. (Biodegradable) I work for an outdoor retailer and we sell it in our camping section where I work. I know Amazon carries it, as you might find it in a health food store. THREE drops of this soap on your hands with about FIVE drops of water and it will clean your hands better than any that I have tried. I use it in the shower, wash my hair, etc, with minimal water. My wife stained a shirt when we were RVin' in Missouri and we used a bit of it to take the stain out. I used it in a small bucket and sponge, and it took the bugs off the front of my car & RV !! It says 18 uses, but I can't see the fine print that well, LOL. Good Luck and Happy RVing!
Castile soap! Rubbing alcohol (70% plus it could probably be diluted farther for just rubbing off sweat & dirt) is a consideration.
I got this tip from watching another RUclips video on boondocking. If you coat your plate with Glad Press 'n Seal you can just peel it off and throw it away, instead of having to wash the dish.
Thanks for all the info, we just purchased our 5th wheel RV last year and your videos have been both informative and fun to watch. Thanks and keep up the good work. Neighbors from Georgia.
They have something new to me.
My husband was in the hospital for a week can't take a bath at all for 5 days.
So they give us the package and tell us to wash yourself with it.
So we got back to TN I was looking for the package so I can was him.
This stuff is the bomb it's great for camping I'm looking forward to trying it when we go camping but I felt very clean and very refreshed.
Here is the name of this Assurance Premium Washcloths Ex large pre-moistened.
For fresh water, look up atmospheric water generators. Its basically a dehumidifier taking water out of the air, they are small, even come with a solar panel and it can generate up to 3 gallons a day depending on humidity, more water, lower less water. Its just basically a DC dehumidifier ran through a filter, there is your coffee and drinking water or even a solar shower. There are a million different ways to save water, but also make water. I have solar panels and Lithium ion batteries in my Camper and a 2000 watt full sine inverter, so its not big deal just to plug it in and 5 hours later I have 1 gallon of water, If I don't need the water I dump it in my fresh water tank and you can get up to 5 gallons of water per day. Grey water you can dump anywhere. Install a composting toilet and eliminate the whole black water tank experience. Unlimited fresh water, more then you will use per day, just pour what you don't use in the tank. You can also find units that are DC and come with a solar panel so power is not an issue, free unlimited water!!
Wow.
no they cant unless the found a way to defy the laws of thermodynamics. Even if you were in a 100 % humidity even the most efficient units can only produce a few liters in 24 hours, thats with 1500 watts
"Grey water you can dump anywhere." -- No, you're actually NOT supposed to do that. If you're caught doing so on public land you can be cited and fined.
Colorme Dubious the video states they were out of the country but that it was not acceptable in the US
@@kimthompson5631 I know some campers do release gray water. The main problem is that gray and black exit the same discharge. In my 20 years and two motorhomes, all black water dump valves will leak a little. When you take the cap off, usually an ounce or more will be there. So releasing gray may have a small bit off black with it. Again, releasing gray would not bother me if rv's had a faucet up stream from the dump valve like mine to hook a hose to, then run it down hill from the camp site. But then, you always have the irresponsible few. I've witnessed them too! So! We humans need to be 100% sanitary. But we walk our pets in the campgrounds. But do we take a tray or pan with us and tell fido to urinate and deficate in it, no...
Another thing you can do if you are in short supply of water is to do what the boy scouts do. Dig a whole put a cup or something to hold water, make a tent over the top of your hole and than put a rock in the center so that the recycled water will collect on the underneath side of the plastic and drop into the cup or tall clean can etc., check out any boyscout hand book for drinking water. You can also put plastic bag in your toilet and use that to collect your Restroom Habit, I would recommend two bags. After you use it a couple of times collect the bag up and tie it off and put it into a dump station site, if you are short of water.
Thanks for the great tip!
Love the Channel! I grew up with motorhomes and when I got old enough the water and dump became my job. Dad always called it the "The Mother Load"! I think just to piss mom off! Thanks and happy trails!
lol... Mother load!
Another thing you can do, when washing dishes, is use rivers and creeks if any are around. You're going to boil the water any ways so why not. You don't even have to boil if for that long to be germ free.
I hope you use a safe soap when dumping grey water,especially in a river
Excellent thank you we are first timers in Canada a lot of helpful information
Thanks for that glimpse into your travels and the great boondocking info! We really enjoy boondocking when we can. We've been out for 3-5 days at a time, but usually with 2-3 teenagers in addition to ourselves. The water goes down quick as the tanks fill up. I usually have to be the water Nazzi. No fun. Our class-c has a water tank about the size of yours and I have been thinking of picking up a couple 6 gal auxiliary water containers to carry around this year. We'll see. Thanks for the tip on the shower head also. I just added one to my Amazon wishlist. Love that scenery up north and those cool drone shots. We enjoy your channel!
Love the sense of humor you guys display!
Y'all are awesome! I'm so excited to start my teardrop living journey and I love y'all's tips!
I was impressed to hear that your favorite campground is our favorite as well. That was the best camping experience ever.
Asian shower- fill up 10L bucket, use a large cup/small pot to scoop water, 1st scoop lather up, pretty much the rest is then used to rinse. A bucket of soapy water is enough to wash a car!
My wife and I find your videos very informative. Thanks!
Very useful information. What you didn't mention though is that using different soap makes a lot of a difference. I use those Method Foam dispenser soaps (don't like the soap itself, but the dispensers are great and you refill them with a 50/50 mix of water and your favorite liquid soap - in my case Peppermint from Dr Bronners or African Black Soap - Whole Foods has that one). If you foam the soap using a foam dispenser it rinses off a lot quicker. You can basically wash your hands with less than 3 oz of water. The African Black Soap rinses off real well and is perfect for showering.
So it does make a difference what type of products you use. The basic potassium based liquid soaps rinse off easier than shower gel, same goes for the good old soap bar vs. some fancy stuff (Trader Joe's has great soap bars for cheap). Let alone, the good old products cost a lot less.
Agreed, and great point about the different soaps! It makes a big difference with regard to how easily they rinse off (and therefore how much water is consumed).
Re using alcohol-based hand sanitizers: though these can be generally effective using proper technique (which includes scrubbing your finger tips in the palms of your hands), they are NOT effective against "cooties" that originate in your gut (colon). Hand washing with soap and water is the minimally effective method (better using Hibiclens or Betadine soap) to sanitize your hands after they become, shall we say, 'contaminated.' And, this from an RN with a lot of experience dealing with nasty cooties.
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Thank You!!! I'm a frequent cruise ship traveler. Princess Cruises now has very nice hand washing stations outside each buffet entrance PLUS an attendant who motions you to the station, then gives you a squirt of alcohol based sanitizer before you enter.
We enjoy your informative videos so much. We started RVing when we were 70 so it is a new adventure for us and you have helped us learn the ropes. Thanks so much! Tom and Joanne
Great info for a newbie doing research prior to purchasing a trailer. Thank you.
I think you two are living the dream.Thumbs up.
You two have been so helpful, I really appreciate being able to just go to YT and find a wealth of information. Practical and sensible, with a dash of humor....... I am just getting set up and ready to go. RV is in the shop and being 'gone over' in preparation. Thank you, I will be following you two, great information and advice. Happy Trails (:
I too use the black water tank for dish water. When waiting for the hot water to get to the shower, I use the dish pan to collect that water and it can be used for washing dishes.
I noticed that you mentioned Camping World as a possible dump location. Free dump service is a selling point for their Good Sam Club. They claim to offer this service at their “super centers”. The CW near me dumped my tanks once and then six months later refused to do it claiming they would have to take a tech off of a more important job and that they had never done that before. Most Flying J and Pilot truck stops have them and you get a discount with Good Sam card. KoA campgrounds will also allow you to dump. Prices may vary. The two I visited charged $10 & $15 respectively.
Thank you so much for all the help in a fun format!
THE NEXT EXIT is my travel bible, too. For hand washing you can also use the waterless jells that mechanics use.
thanks for those nice tips!
here's one for you. We use it a lot in our small winnebago Rialta.
To clean our hand we use baby wipes and to clean the rv, counter top, etc... we use lysol wipes. For "small jobs" they are trowable and don't use water at all.
Thanks again.
Thanks, and you make a good point about the baby wipes. We also carry Clorox wipes (similar to Lysol). They really are helpful. Cheers!
Hey guys - I really appreciate your seasoned insights. Living vicariously through you - sans the broken foot of course - ouchhh...
Just bought an RV. Waiting for it to come in. You have help me to understand the RV travel life. I have been a tent camper for over 50 years with parents and family. Now to old to sleep on the ground. Thanks for all the tips!!!!
new bees,,, hit the road tue, 4/4/17 , our 47 wedding day. keep up the good it is a big help to us. jem & smm
Excellent video production! You two are inspiring. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
This was great! So many little details that make the difference between pleasure and oh-oh.
Just want to let you know how much I am enjoying your posts. We are beginners - have a new Tab 400 and have done only one weekend so far. All of the issues with a large trailer are the same ones we have in a small one. The learning curve is very steep. I'm learning so much from your videos; thank you. Hope we run into you (not literally) someday "on the road".
Thank you for all this great information. We are starting out on our first trip in June and are a little nervous. It has really helped to listen to you videos and we both love your occasional bouts of humor. Keep it comin!!!!
Love your youtube submissions! A near-retired chap looking to embark on the "RV life!" Good information
I drove through Canada and saw those areas by the road. I didn't know what they were for. Learn something new everyday.
Oh, and the photography/videography is outstanding.
Enjoyed your video ..... And yes I will be more than glad to carry my water with me I know it's a little poundage to drag around but Nancy and I have been caught twice and thunderstorms and no water connections and we are so glad our tanks were full
as always - great tips! the only thing I can add is that I keep a 5 gallon jug of drinking water in my class B. Then use the holding tank for everything else. I just use an inexpensive hand pump. I have a personal thing about drinking water from campsites and the fresh water tank. When the water gets low I can usually refill it with filtered water at Wal-mart and the like or at least the gallon jugs of drinking water from any grocery. Safe travels
Thanks! Yes, the 5-gallon jug of drinking water sounds like a good idea.
Many Wal-Marts and grocery stores have reverse osmosis water filtering machines that charge around 39 cents per gallon. You can use your container or buy one. The hand pump is a great idea. We use a 3 gallon jug with a built in handle.
Great info to think about when planning some dry camping! Thanks!
I love your videos! There are so many RV videos out there but you guys add a personal touch to all of your shows that, after watching several, I feel like I am watching some old friends. My wife and I bought our first RV a few weeks ago (a 1995 class C) and we are planning a few local and semi local trips before we go from Texas to Mount Rushmore this summer. There is no substitute for actual experience, but your videos are the next best thing. Keep it up and thank you!
The Loloho Team. are the best ! We are so new at this and they gave helped us a lot !
thanks Phoebe for your kind comment! Glad to hear our vids have been helpful!
We enjoy your videos immensely, as potential Airstream owners.
I'm introducing myself because I have been watching for about a year and I am beginning to feel like a lurker. :) my husband and I bought an airstream, gutted it and are now trying to put it back together. Keep the videos coming! They are informative and keep us inspired to keep working towards getting on the road.
Hey, just getting started in my toy hauler and I ave found your tips to be very helpful. Thank you and keep up the good work guys!👍
wonderful video!! Lots of good tips and captioning too. Can't wait to start full time RVing.
We installed a composting toilet in our 5th wheel. Our black tank is never used. No water usage for flushing. "Gone with the Wynn's" have it all covered on RUclips.
We recently purchased a Coleman Cheyenne Pup and after taking it on several short camps plan on making our first epic trek from Sylvania OH to Devils Tower in Wyoming via IA, MN & SD. I have viewed several of your videos and found them extremely helpful. We hope to be able to tap in to a WiFi signal from time to time and check in on your post. Thanks and keep'em coming.
Hey Tom! My cellphone works as a "hotspot" so I can have wifi for my puter anywhere I go...…. that is if I can get phone signal.
That’s what we’re doing also. 👍
This is a great and very informative video! Thank you both!!!!
Good job on explaining water management!
we stay in Walmarts a lot never had a bad experience and I love alabama rest stops.
Thanks
Tim and Cheryl Putnam from Chandler Az
Beautiful photography and great tips, keep em coming.
Good stuff. Very helpful and I love your presentation style.
Great Video!! Great advice for a newbie like myself!!
Helpful information, as usual. Thanks for sharing your tips.
Very well done. I truly enjoy your relaxed and natural "personas" in your videos. Good information presented well.
Thanks. In these chat videos we are really just being ourselves (which is probably fairly obvious, for better or worse!). It's kind of refreshing to just roll the camera and talk about these topics. I really appreciate your observation.
After 2 years in the Iraq conflict your tips to conserve water are right on the mark. We received lots of goodie bags from home at the contents Hand sanitizer baby wipes were the #1 and #2 requested items. We used 1 liter bottles of fresh water issued and yeah we stank but all of us did so our sense of smell well, you would have to be rotting to stand out. We were lucky enough to get 1,000 gal bags of non potable water( filled from the euphrates river) that we used for close washing actually using a pump and used washer off the 120 ckt on the gen set finding that each load stole about 50 gal. My experience in black tanks is nill as we dug a hole used the side of a tire or used the nice wooden luxury units as shown in forrest gump, later to actually get the real fiberglass out house. So, thanks for the info on the tanks.
I'm not set-up to make videos like you are, so I thought I'd share what I've done in hopes that you'll make a video about it. On the subject of toilets. We do a lot of boondocking and it's always bothered me that we waste perfectly good potable water just to flush the toilet. So, when I upgraded our potable water pump, I saved the old one. I now use gray-water to flush the toilet. The old pump has its own pressure switch, so I just mounted a dedicated switch and relay. The switch is in the bathroom and the relay is near the pump. There hasn't been a problem with odors (I've always treated our grey tank) or plugging. I tapped into the grey-water drain pipe upstream of the drain valve at the 12 O'clock position so that no debris gets drawn into the line. Since the drain pipe is lower than the tank, it always has a little water.
TY! Great info.We are just planning moving up from a small teardrop to a T@B CS-S (small trailer with a wet bath, and sink). The tips will come in very handy as we make this transition.
Thank you for the wonderfully informative video. We have come into RV ing from sleeping on the ground tent camping and backpacking,so this trailer stuff is awesome and so luxurious. So, all your suggestions are helpful. Sponge baths and using less water washing dishes is a normal excercise when backpacking.
Researching to finally hit the full-time thing in the near future. You vids are top notch and extremely helpful! Keep filming!
To fill my fresh tank any time I am close to a pond, creek, or river, I got a submersible pump, whole-house water filter to filter silt and sediment, and the blue RV filter to filter all the other stuff. With 100 foot of hose and 100 foot extension cord, I don’t have to get that close. For dry areas and backup, I also have a 6 gallon and 7 gallon plastic water can. The 6 gallon has a long spout which is handy for putting water into the fresh tank. The 7 gallon has a short spout with a valve. When laid on its’ side on an outside table, it’s great for washing hands, filling the coffee pot, etc.
I must say I have gained so much useful formation from following you. Love your posts. We did our first long distance haul last year driving from NY state to FL. I found your post to be extremely in formative and useful. We just upgraded to a fifth wheel but i like your style and your information is still very helpful. Keep the posts so if. :-)
I can't wait to get my airstream! Keep up the good work
Thank you for all your helpful videos
Great information for new RV folks.
Ty guys , I am learning so much from you guys !!
Loved the scenery, thanks for all the useful information
You two are just so helpful and great to listen to. Bye
My name is Diona and I am brand new to RV'ing. I am actually about to purchase my 1st RV this week. I stumbled on one of your videos and I have been hooked every since!! You always give such useful information and it's entertaining as well!! (sometimes I will sit for 1-2hrs watching RV vids on my phone lol sad but true lol)Thank you so much!!!
Diona Strong How was your first year? I’m purchasing a MH very soon.
Boondocking is the main ideal we have for living full time in our RV with our three big dogs :) We avoid people at the best of times. We might go for an RV place once a week (long shower, wash clothes, fill up, dump, etc).
Another excellent video. Tip: when we are boondocking we put a collapsible rectangular plastic bin in the sink. All dishwashing is done in that bin. When it is about 2/3 full it gets dumped into the toilet. Very little kitchen sink water goes into the grey tank when boondocking. When we pack up that container compresses and stores in the oven.
For long term boondocking water preservation you might check the latest in survival purification technology, both ceramic filtration and UV devices. Thanks for your informative and fun videos.
I enjoyed this video. Thank you for making it and posting it here.
I just bought a travel trailer and retired with the expectation of traveling to enjoy some state and national parking. I am so happy to to discovered your videos. I've certainly purchased some of your recommended items. Thanks for taking some of the angst away. I would like to see more with regard to making reservations and trip planning. Thanks
Hello, from Catonsville, Maryland. Studhubs and I became empty nester two weeks ago and went to our 1st RV show yesterday. Ready to upgrade from tent camping. Starting from nothing - need a tow vehicle first. Stumbled across your channel last night and have watched a few videos already. thanks for content that is so helpful!
Great video. You shouldn't be so hard on yourselves for dumping grey water. I'm sure your gray water is much cleaner than all the car oil residue that goes on the street drains when it rains, or when the snow is plowed on the side of the roads, and has some oil residue in them, and you watch the snow banks get dirty over time, then melts and goes in the street drains. Sure, if I find a dump station, I dump the grey water there. Otherwise I improvise. In the subject of fresh water and holding tanks, I carry two jerry cans extra for the times when I need the backup, and also I carry a 20 gallon container designed for grey/black water. It has wheels and even a hitch so it can be towed to a dump station instead of moving your rig. I can take a shower in 1.5 Gal of water, I use paper plates, plastic silverware and cups, so I use very little water for dishwashing. I thought about the Brita filter, but I use a filter on the kitchen sink instead, because I'd rather have the room in the fridge for food. I'm planning on a composting toilet, so my black water tank will become a second grey water tank. I live full time without hook ups, with a Honda generator, and 200W solar system with two AGM,house batteries a 2500W inverter, so I can go the distance and not hit the panic button when I can't find a RV park or dump station. In any case, thanks for sharing your video.
+javacup912 Thanks much for your thoughtful comment and advice!
I just discovered your videos--thank you. I'm fixing up an RV now and plan to be into it full time by April of this year--information like this is just what I need!
thanks much for your comment and welcome!
Enjoying your tips. Thank You.