![]() We love this way of boondocking because it both embraces the weekend camping trip and keeps us moving on to new places, which is what we love about RV life! It also allows us to fill up with water at our RV park before we leave and dump our tanks at the RV park where we’re headed, so we don’t have to find a separate dump station or Flying J to take care of that. For example, on our first boondocking trip we were going from Tucson, AZ to Grand Junction, CO, and decided to boondock in Moab, UT for the weekend along the way. We’ll leave on a Friday, boondock Saturday and Sunday, and move on to our next spot on Monday. Then, we look for a boondocking spot somewhere along the way, using Campendium and Google Maps to scout. This is what our favorite kind of boondocking trip looks like: First, we decide where we want our next longer stay to be (for us, that’s somewhere between 2 weeks and a month). ![]() Our residential refrigerator (so much space!) now ran on battery power instead of propane, and we also had a new roof-mounted 50-watt solar panel that came preinstalled on the RV itself (pretty cool right?), so we had to get used to how the new fridge and solar panel worked together. For example, when we moved into our new East to West Alta, we had 2 new factors to consider in terms of power. Stand at some distance from the wall (almost 2 feet) Place the hands against the wall at your shoulder-width apart and shoulder height. ![]() This simple strength exercise for seniors improves the strength of your entire upper body, especially of your chest and arms. It’s also a good idea to poke around and really get to know your RV. You can also check out videos of exercises for seniors on YouTube. To run the test on how much water you use in a day, we love this water flow meter that shows the exact amount of water you put into your fresh tank. If you are new to boondocking and worried about pushing your rig too far, run some tests before going out into the middle of nowhere – we did our own tests before our first boondocking trip ! Some good things to test are seeing how much power you can use before running your lead-acid batteries past 50% (below that and you can start to cause damage) and how much water you use in a day while practicing being efficient. So we made up our own rules and found a way to balance boondocking with our normal life, and a year ago we went on our first boondocking excursion.Įven though we appear to be in the minority, we just can’t believe that we are the only ones who find this balance of city life and wilderness so appealing! So today we are sharing how we do it. Boondocking seemed time-consuming, super expensive, and overwhelming to say the least, and more often than once, we thought we weren’t cut out for it.īut in the Hixson household, we are hard-headed and scrappy, and we decided we wouldn’t let 4 to 5 figure price tags keep us from boondocking. They were full of mathematical equations to calculate power usage, complicated installations, and expensive equipment we would need to invest in if we wanted to live fully off-the-grid. This is the full version of the trailer Boondocking - Living Free For Free Shop the Steve Wallis store 9.99 9.99 24.99 24.99. If you look at boondocking trends on Instagram and YouTube, it would seem like we are in the minority with our opinion! When we first wanted to boondock, it certainly seemed that way – every blog and article we turned to only considered boondocking as a lifestyle.
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