dry camping

Heading into the mountains for 10 days and need a way to utilize/filter creek water. I have a 6 gallon water container with a spout that fits my water tank inlet. But I would like to filter the water or at least eliminate the larger debris that might cause a problem with the on-board...

We have a 2019 Forrester Class C. We are dry camping, not connected to AC power. We had nothing on but a few lights. Sudddenly everything went out, the coach was completely dead as if I had throw the battery disconnect switch. After about 30 seconds the power was restored. Can anyone give an...

This weekend was our first boondocking / dry camping with the new E-Pro camper. It went great. The 200ah lithium worked great with the 400 watts of solar. We had sun Friday but light rain drizzle with clouds Saturday and Sunday. Solar kept up the 12v fridge, coffee maker, furnace, lights etc. We...

Winter project was to set up my Vibe 26 RK for dry camping. Upgraded to 230 amp lithium battery, 2000 Watt inverter, battery shunt, all enclosed in a Harbor Freight steel trailer box. To the box I attached an exterior 15amp outlet plugged into the inverter. I also attached an exterior...

Hello! We’re totally new to RV camping, and are wondering how to dry camp with our new camper. It currently just has a 12V battery and 1 solar panel. We are going to purchase a generator as well but don’t want to have to run it continuously in order to use the heat, fridge, lights, water...

Dry camping in National Parks. My 2017 FRiver Surveyour batteries will run water heater, etc. The sound bar is wired in also to run off batteries. TV will not turn on because it's set up to run on wall socket. HOW do you wire the TV in(like the sound bar) to run off batteries? I have a battery...

Hello! We last minute planned a dry camp trip with friends and I am a bit confused on filling/using my water tank. GD is closed today (go figure). I have searched this site for my answer, but could not find what I was looking for. We've never dry camped, always had at least elec & water...

Hello. New member from Montana. Long time travel trail owner. I enjoy discussions about boondocking/off grid topics. Especially solar. Why no Aspen Trail forum here?

Happy thanksgiving everyone. I am currently dry camping and using my fresh water tank. I’m experiencing an issue when I turn on the water pump to use the water from my fresh water tank. I’ll get the build up of pressure, be able to use the water but my city water hook up is leaking. I’ve checked...

How much electricity do your RV appliances draw? How low can you drain your batteries? Just made a video to help address these questions on a 2022 Precept 31UL. https://youtu.be/PZI3gfr5xTA

When you have your 5th wheel set for Dry camping an using the fresh water tank is the hot water heater by passed.

We have 200Ah of LFP batteries with 720W of solar panels, a 40A Epever solar charge controller, and a non-Li compatible WFCO 8955 converter/charger. We find ourselves camping with shore power far more often than without. Does that pose any risk to the long-term health of the batteries? Since...

Planning to do dry camping this summer and would need to know if those portable power stations can recharge my trailer battery. i have a noco genius battery maintainer/trickle charger that i use for the winter. can i plug it to the portable power station so i can recharge the trailer battery...

Besides the sensor issue (GD will be sending me one) I had heard that the Furrion is wired with a soft start. Can anyone confirm this. Thanks.

Dry camping day 1 all worked fine I though. While driving I heard the ice maker drop ice. Setup camp notice frig wasn't to cold. Made breakfast next day on cooktop had generator on AGS was running at 13+ volts etc. Day 2 frig still not working cooktop fine. ice cream now soup Day 3 early...

We did a dry camping test last night to see how long the battery would last. We bought a new 2022 261rb about a month ago. It has a new Interstate SRM-27 Deep Cycle battery, but we were surprised when we woke up and the fridge light worked, but was no longer cooling and the heat had stopped...

2016 Forest River FR3 - 1. Have water heater button inside rv on control panel and also a button outside on the water heater.. So the question is.. The button out side do you turn that one on if dry camping to use propane or the inside the rv button? 2. Turn the water pump button on inside...

We waiting a bit to long to find a campground in the Mesa Verde area and most of the glamping sites are booked up. What's available is dry camping at the National Campground, Morefield, inside the Mesa Verde park. They allow generators to run 7 am to 9 pm. My question is will the stock...

I have a 2019 32DS and I dry camped in it for the first time with my four kids, wife and dogs. We only planned a two night trip but by the evening of the second day the batteries were dead right around the generator quiet hours time. We had run the generator maybe an hour each day. What’s...

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Hi, I am planning to go to Joshua tree 2 night camping inside the park. But they do not have water, electricity black water. So I have some question regarding this. 1. I don't want to fill my water up at home and bring it there because of the weight. Do the campsite have restroom where I can...

Looking to upgrade from our 2006 8288 Rockwood to an Alpine 5th wheel, we noticed all the recliners seem to be all electric. So do they have an inverter so you can use them without running a generator, or doesn't anyone use their recliners while dry camping? Thinking since they convert to 24v DC...

I use my 5th wheel during the winter months in my backyard for overflow guests and I fill the fresh water tank so I don't have to worry about hose freezing for those not acquainted with any RV life. Anyway, when I filled it this time and set it to dry-camping, turned the pump on, water flowed...

Hello all - I just purchased a 2020 Kodiak Cub 175BH. My family and I are regular year-round tent campers so the cold doesn't bother us and we plan to use the camper all winter. In order to do so we plan to not use the fresh water tank, water heater, sink, or shower. However, we DO want to use...

Does anyone know of a way to add water to the water tank of an Isata 3 using a water jug/can while out dry camping? On my previous class A, I could fill the tank via a hose using city pressure (like I can w the Isata 3) and also by pouring water into a flexible tube connected to the tank using...