Do you boondock or dry camp in your TT?

[Octopus Prime]

I notice it gets talked about a lot.

I can't imagine doing this at anytime other than winter. A few weeks ago, our TT was rather warm when we went inside and it was a cool day and the TT was under cover.

Curious as to your experience with this, or if it is more a motorhome thing.

[Flyrotor]

We boondocked in Port Aransas on the beach in March a few years ago and it was really nice. But in Texas you’re not going to find Boondocking to be a lot of fun unless you have enough generator to power the A/C.
In Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana it’s pretty easy to camp without needing A/C.
I know the Washington and Oregon coasts are cool enough to enjoy Boondocking

[Midnightmoon]

90+% of our nights are boondocking here in PA. Most of the time, we get by with just open windows.

On the very warm nights, we will run the AC via generator. But, that isn't very often.

[Fire_Instructor]

At many state and national parks, boondocking, or partial boondocking (without full hookups) is the only option. Same is true for camping at most NA$CAR races, where you camp in a big mowed field.....

[Atlee]

8 to 10 weekends every fall, beginning in Sept and running through the end of Dec. Our traveling band of merry folks do all our home football games, and varying numbers of us also do many away games.

None of these venues have hookups. So we deploy our generators to 1) Cool us early on, or 2) to heat us later on.

Even during during the nice weekends, I'll usually deploy one generator and let it run on Eco. Doesn't hurt anything, and my batteries stay topped off.

My friend who happens to pull a 34' triple axle Airstream always must deploy both of his Hondas. His Clubhouse serves as the center of our group. He always runs his electric smoker for cooking, and a 3 handle keggerator where he always has, on tap, 3 different home brews.

[Kim Gass]

Of course.. We like State Parks and National Parks and Forests and there are no hookups.

Not an issue. We have a generator but rarely need to use it.. We have an A/C and rarely need to use it.
Houses up here rarely have A/C.. Maybe one window unit for a bedroom
I'd need a whole bunch of propane to camp in winter at minus 40.

[NewBlackDak]

The best camping here(Utah) is boondocking. In central and northern parts of the state, even on a hot day it’s nice at night. Just open windows on one end of the trailer, and vent on the other end. The whole trailer is ambient temperature(mid 60’s-low 70’s) in about 15 minutes.

[RAurand]

Yes several times every year. Especially at fly-ins that we go to.

[RogerR]

We also are forced to boondock at some state or federal parks. But we don't go there unless temperatures are low enough to allow comfortable sleep.

If weather permits keep windows and roof vents open.

I am looking at a 12 volt dc fan, but the battery draw would limit us to one night unless I invest in solar.

[therealsafetya]

All the time here in BC, Canada. Pretty much all of the Provincial Parks are boondock only, and generally it is the best way to get large, private sites in the woods.

It takes a bit to figure out how much you can use your lights and managing your water (keeping the grey's from filling up), but you figure it all out pretty quick.

Evenings cool off enough that it is always comfortable.

[SouthCo]

Have camped without full hookups twice and didn’t care for it. No plans to ever camp without full hookups again. I live in the country so I don’t feel like my vacation spot has to be remote to get away from others or in to nature. I enjoy those things everyday. I do pay for larger sites in the campgrounds though....

[2edgesword]

We've done it in late September when the weather is cooler but since most of our camping is done in the mid-summer months, and given the limitations on running a generator (even a very quite Yamaha) at many campsites, we couldn't handle evenings and nights without A/C.

[proride]

We live in the So Cal area and like to go off-roading on my dirt bike, so we boondock in the desert at different times during the year. Luckily, it always seems to cool off in the evenings enough to make it comfortable enough to sleep. We do use the generator to power the AC if it gets too warm inside the trailer during the day.

We do like to mix up the camping though, sometimes we go to a full hookup campground and enjoy the facilities and sometimes we go out in the wild and try to find places with not many people.

[Duke4857]

I was raised on boondock/dry camping. Our mom and dad, us four kids in a 17 foot 1967 (guessing the year)Shasta camp trailer with a honey pot for a night time bathroom. Mom and dad's best friends had a 16 foot whatever. We had the best time in our lives as kids back then. That is what a RV is built for. Now those lakes have paved roads, full hookups and charge $45.00 a night. I stay away from those lakes now. I camp a couple miles away from the lake for free on BLM land. It does not bother me to drive to the lake to fish from the bank. One of these days, Lord willing, I might get the 11.5 foot Trailerboat on top of the new pickup to use it. We did spend money for the Honda twins for the A/C if needed. I can get along without it, but the wife has issues with being overheated. (Hmmmmm is that the correct word?) Still a couple gallons of gas is cheaper than full/ele-water hookups.
We all need to have our own fun at the best cost for us. I can buy a lot of gas for the $30.00 $40.00 or $60.00 a night for a cramped parking place at the camp ground. A big plus is we can make lots of noise as long as no one is close to us (please be considerate of others) and party BIG!!

[RVhiker]

We can be perfectly comfortable without water, electricity or sewer connection - depending on the weather. If it is comfortable outside a trailer, the inside can be comfortable, too, if there is an adequate fan to bring outside air to the inside. In Texas, this is early spring and middle to late fall and possibly early winter.

The size of your fresh water tank and waste tanks may determine for how long a period you can boondock.

Battery power can be adequate to run the fan, refrigerator, lights, water pump and etc. if you have several batteries and a way to charge them up, probably daily. If the heater is needed, the heater blower motor will be a rather large consumer of battery power.

[Kenelz]

I do both. If I was going to be cooped up inside for A/C, I might has well stayed home. But, I don't have A/C in house (Michigan) either, I live back in the woods.

[Cannon]

Last time I boondocked was 1981 July 4th it was 101 and everyone was miserable and wanted to go home. I said never again and so far I haven't. I do stay outside most all day but want nice cool a/c when it's time to go to bed.

[travelingjw]

We boondock at least once a year at a State Park that has no hook-ups. We will also boondock for a few days at State Parks when on one of our extended trips. We are building up to it slowly, trying to get to know all the challenges. We purchased a solar panel after our first outing to charge the battery. This year we will record our water and propane consumption so we can prepare for a trip to Death Valley.

[travelingjw]

We boondock at least once a year at a State Park for 4 - 6 days. We also will boondock for a few days on one of our extended trips. Purchased a solar panel to charge the battery last year and will test in out in July. Also trying to record water and propane consumption so we can prepare for a boondocking trip to Death Valley.

[rtiedeken]

Boondocking starting tomorrow at IMS for the Indy 500. We have it down to a science!