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[Rollin Ollen]

I downloaded it and then followed the instructions in the article on what to search for and then downloaded all of the maps. My iPhone has 512 GB of storage so I'm not worried about storage space.

I really really want to explore more off grid opportunity, would be better with others for safety reasons, but I despise RV parking lots. I

How long can you go on tanks and water? I have read people say 5-6 days if you do it right. I imagine you just go into town to take care of that when needed.

We have 60 gallons fresh and the grey and black tank hold 30ish each. In the desert, if it doesn't get too hot we can usually do about 7 days before we have to break camp to dump and fill. We do have a 5 gallon jug that we take to fill when we have to do some shopping. That adds an extra 10 gallons. NO SHOWERS. we use a type of wipe (Hospitals use them for bed ridden folks) in stead. Wash dishes (by hand no machine) once a day. We use our normal toilet but many others have a composting set up that allows them to use less water. Usually, after 7 days I feel it's time to move on to new digs anyway so our system works for us.

Just an FYI, over all of our years of camping we have only experienced two thefts. The first was our entire cooler went for a walk but never came back. The second was the theft of all of the beer in the cooler but they left the cooler with us. Both at private EV Parks. Never anything boon docking.

Darrell

Darrell

 

[Neal]

I have to correct my info. My Oshkosh airshow experience is not a fair assessment as it was an event where I was out of the RV all day and had facilities at the event. Boondocking you don't have that luxury. But I've done rallies such as FMCA, etc. and I think 7 days is reasonable for one person, less for two I suppose.

 

[sheridany]

I wish the app had a satellite layer. I can copy coordinates to google earth as I want see what it looks like.

 

[Fish]

I really don’t care for going into a park while I am enroute unless I have a real reason like dump tanks or want to stay somewhere for a few days. I am not interested in going 4 wheeling in the dirt in my coach but a short jaunt on a decent paved road where I can pull off and spend the night where it’s safe would be a big plus. I want to look at this closer. Thanks for posting.

This video is still etched in my mind. No thanks.

Just watching that made me sick to my stomach. We park on sand and shells on our lot, went to leave last year and I wasn't moving. Got out and looked, driver side buried. Got big wrecker, he couldn't move me. Turned out I had passenger side brake locked up. He used up his coachnet time and left. Once we got the brake unstuck I drove right out. Granted that prevost is 10,000 to 15,000 pounds heavier than me.

I wonder what that tow cost?

My two tows have cost me $189 each, I think that's what my yearly coachnet dues are, well worth it. I've asked coachnet what the tow cost, they won't tell me. Maybe the person I was talking to just didn't know.

 

[Scooterfan]

My wife and I can go four days IF we are careful...which we are not. Three days is perfect without resources. You are correct that boondocking is awesome (depending on where you camp). Telescopes have been mentioned. My Grandpa always had his telescope out...we use our telescope often to scan locations, check out the channel islands from the Rincon, look for critters in the mountains, and just plain see farther than we can without it. It's a cheap way to enjoy the camping experience. Rarely does it point into the sky Blessings...