6/23/2023 0 Comments Urban boondocking tips![]() ![]() Water Boondocking Tips Fill Your Fresh Water Tankīe absolutely sure to fill your fresh water tank as close to your arrival at your boondocking spot as possible. If you pre-plan to cook meals on a grill, you’ll save water because it reduces the number of pots and pans you’ll use and thus need to wash.Ĭooking outside on a grill can also keep your RV’s interior cooler, reducing the need to run vent fans and/or the air conditioner, both of which consume power. Depending on your setup, propane is likely consumed whenever you use your furnace, water heater, or when you cook in your RV. Make sure to top off your propane tank(s) before you head out on your boondocking trip. This tip represents a tremendous water conservation technique that ultimately allows you to save the water in your freshwater tank for things like showers (see below!), cooking, and drinking… and keeps all of that water out of your gray tank! Fill Your Propane Tank Pre-washing vegetables and fruits when you’re connected to a city water source saves lots of water for your boondocking trip. when you return from the grocery store and are either at home or hooked up at a campground or RV park) makes a whole lot of sense. ![]() In conjunction with the advanced meal prep, pre-washing your vegetables and fruits ahead of your boondocking trip (i.e. Second, it helps you to save time and resources such as water when your meals are pre-planned and prepared in advance. ![]() If you pre-plan your meals and create your grocery list in accordance with those plans, you’ll have everything you need onboard, and not find yourself lacking something you need. This helps from a number of perspectives.įirst, it allows you to make your grocery shopping list so that you’ll have everything on hand for the duration of your trip. Prior to a boondocking trip, do as much meal planning and preparation as possible in advance. ![]() Food Boondocking Tips Prepare Food/Meals In Advance Without further ado, here are our 27 boondocking tips to help you to spend more time living in nature. We’d love to know what works well for you. We welcome any of our readers with boondocking experience to add more tips in the comments section. We’ve placed the following tips into the categories of Food, Water, Power, and Garbage (yes, garbage), in an effort to keep them organized for you. So, in an effort to encourage you to try boondocking, we offer the following 27 boondocking tips to help you to extend your stay off the grid, or, better yet – on nature’s “grid”. We love boondocking for lots of reasons, not the least of which are the peaceful and beautiful star-filled nights. Trust us – the peace, tranquility, and (often) incredibly star-filled night skies are well worth the effort to get out and enjoy them. And we can’t think of anything more worth the effort.Īnd if we can do it in the 43-foot diesel pusher where we live and work full-time, then we think you can do it, too. That generally means conserving in all of those categories, but it’s not as challenging as you may think. Whatever you’re carrying with you in terms of portable power, water, and sewer is what you have to work with. This means no connection to shore power, sewer, or city water.īoondocking is camping off the grid.
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