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We take a pump up garden sprayer. It is for taking a shower. You will use hardly any water at all. Fill it up and set it in the sun and the water will be hot. Also good for rinsing dishes
I have a garden sprayer also; I spray painted it black, along with a couple of empty, rinsed out laundry detergent bottles. The water heats up much faster, and you can refill from the detergent bottles.
I've learned a lot from Burning Man campers. The pump up sprayer is one of the best lessons, both for "showers" and for cooling down. And if you're dry-camping (boon docking) for an extended period, then things like an evaporation device to dry grey water to solid waste, solar power, and most of all just being a human without technology has the biggest impact. I'm often wondering what John Muir would have thought about a 30'+ RV in the redwoods.
As a plumber what I did to the kitchen faucet and shower head is install a water saver disk in the aerator of the faucet and the hose where it attaches to the shower head. They're about the size of a dime with a 1/8th inch hole in the center and will conserve water very well. The lavatory faucet I installed a low flow aerator that they use with an instant hot point of use electric water heater that you install under the lavatory sink it's below .5 gpm flow. This has worked great for two of us boondocking.
Great video with lots of great ideas. One thing we do while extended dry camping is while taking a shower we stand in a rubbermaid tote. This captures much of our water used while showering and in turn we keep a water pitcher to fill the toilet bowl prior using the restroom. It keeps the water out of our grey tank and we are able to double use the water to aid in flushing our toilets. Cutting down on water twice. Keep up the great content. Take care and Safe Travels.
I have two suggestions: 1. Regarding the wipes, Walmart has the Equate wipes, they are as good as Cottonelle, but a lot less expensive. I buy the 3-pack for almost $4, and/or the 6-pack for $5.96. 2. I make a great body wash in an 8 oz spray bottle. Mix together, 2 oz olive oil, 2 oz alcohol, 4 oz of pure water, a few drops of peppermint oil, or tea tree oil (whatever you scent preference is.). Shake and spray on your face, etc. to wash. wipe off with a wipe or damp cloth. Thank you for this video, I always enjoy your show. Traveling Mercies and God bless you!
I am a boondocker at heart also. Don't forget those solar panels! If you are a serious boon docker, you will have to generate power to put back into those batteries, plus, a good controller (MPPT) to ensure that you are making good use of every little bit of power generated! As for the water, don't forget the "hows to's" of taking those low water consumption showers, water only needed to flush in the toilet, etc. For most couples (in an Airstream) you can last at least a week boon docking without having to go to town to dump and refill. We also save the dirty dishes for one massive clean up rather than using water each time you dirty a fork or spoon. Thanks for this video!!!
We're ordering our new motor home with an Onan diesel generator and a 400W roof top solar system. We don't plan to boondock but we are concerned that a bad storm may take out an RV Park/Resort's electric service. We both use electric shavers and too many other things in the RV will be useless as well. We don't have water flow restrictors in our house but can see using them in the RV so noted to the shopping list! The RV comes with an inverter but we're adding a 'whole house' surge protector. Another GREAT video, THANKS!!
One trick we used on the boat was a 2 gal. hand held sprayer. You can see the water level. You just pump it up to get the pressure, adjust the nozzle and do a quick rinse. Another, one of my very favorites is the 5 gallon Super Solar Shower. They're black so when put in the sun they heat the water. Both keep you keenly aware of just how much water you are using. Thank you for the great tips.
I generally take 13 gallons of water with me if I'm going to be out long. We ran into a situation once where we ran out of water in the rig, and we still had one more day left. So we started using those big blue guys now for refills to the rv. Ours didn't come with a nozzle so we made one from a Gatorade bottle that worked great. The bottle now goes.with us always
I have used wastewater totes for years and recommend them for everyone. If you are in a campground that doesn't have sewer hook-ups, this is easier than moving the RV just to dump. Great suggestion about the jerry can. I recommend keeping a package of sanitary wipes where my dump valves are.
Blue boys are used for black and grey water. Many can be hooked to your tow vehicle's ball and towed to the dump site. There are a lot of RV parks these days without sewer hookups, making these items essential for all RV'ers.
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I’m so glad I found your videos. So I am not a camper and my first time boondocking was this year for 30 days. At which point I had a meltdown and we found a motel. At least I know my limit lol. You two are so funny. Now that I have recovered I’m strangely wanting to be out in nature again. If you guys are ever on the Oregon Coast I have a driveway you can boondock in.
S and K, Two things I like to have for boondocking: A charcoal grill and disposable eating tools like plastic flatware, paper plates and cups. A charcoal grill saves propane makes BBQ flavor in most food items and keeps cooking oder and heat outside. I purchased a cheep folding grill at Walmart for $15, I also keep a non-stick, fiberglass grill mat (check B,B&B $10 for two) on hand to allow for grilling vegetables, some fruits, sandwiches and pizzas. Disposable eating tools have the upside of no water use and minor cleanup effort with a down side of more trash to dispose. Gotta weigh the pros and cons, i.e. it might be less hassle to haul trash than to haul water and regarding the grill some food is not grill friendly and it can be a bother to add fuel (charcoal) to extend the cooking time. Thanks for your list, I enjoy your channel and hope to run into you some day. Jim
Sean your wife is a saint. She uses waterless shampoo and travels with you all over the US in a camper. Buy her a lot of flowers. You are a great, happy couple. Don't forget the whiskey.
I had a hi-lo trailer that held only about 11 gallons of fresh water. My remedy was to get a 45 Gal water bag. I built a wood box that was 4 x 8 x 6". With plywood top that was hinged to open from back and put water bag in there. And stored other items on that. Then when needed I would transfer that water via hose to trailer tank.
I used organic coconut oil to remove my makeup. It is also a moisturizer and it is a natural sunblock. I just spoon the coconut oil into an small jar for my personal use and the rest goes in the kitchen.
Guys: I have extensive experience wilderness backpacking ( carrying everything on your back for a 1 week hiking trip) . There are some excellent water filters for filtering stream or lake water. Some of these will filter substantial volumes of water for safe use. This would be excellent supplemental source of fresh water when boon docking. Enjoy your videos greatly.
Love your videos. One thing we really like for our RV is our "Berkey Go" travel water filter. We have Big Berkey at our home and at our farm cabin as well and love it. Our grandkids ask for Berkey-juice instead of soda. The Go-Berkey is small so it requires more refilling than the bigger versions, but we store the Berkey juice in the Fridge and it is so good.
If your camper is equipped with a winterizing port I will use a short hose to suck the water from my Jerry can so I do not have to hold it. It can either be left this way and change the cans as they empty or, with our camper, the gravity fill hole and outside shower is right there. I stick the outside shower hose into the gravity tank fill. Turn on the shower and the pump sucks the water from the jerry can and puts it right into my tank. Lets me walk away and do some other things for a few minutes while it drains the jerry can.
We bought a hand held drill pump to transfer water from our gerry can to our fresh water tank. Found it on Amazon for about ten buck's. It works great!
We have found that we can put a clean bucket or container in the shower to catch the water as it's heating up and then turn the Oxygenics shower head off and remove the cantainer of clean water for use later or save and collect more for whatever you want and then get in to a hot shower!! Two birds and one shower!!
Great info, thank you! Also look into NO-Rinse Shampoo and No Rinse body wash. Please let beginners know NEVER to flush body wipes, face wipes, tissues or "flushable" wipes in a black tank.
Our camper has an auxilliary shower on the outside. This does not help with water consumption but helps alot with grey water tank. I use it for everything I can. Showering, dish washing, hosing the kids off after swimming in a pond, etc.
Great video and suggestions as always. We have been at the TT life for a long time, and I have got to say - the blue pooper, should be one that comes with a built in loop for towing (poop is heavier than water :) Not to mention, many remote locations allow for gray water dumping (not black for anyone that reads this and PLEASE DON'T) but not at campsites. Sure would like to see how you haul yours (or do you put it in the back of your truck). We placed ours on a hitch basket, but a better and cheap solution has got to exist.
Sunscreen or other chemicals on your face also transfer to your pillowcase making more laundry sooner too. Those cleaning wipes and dry shampoo are essential (used a lot this past summer, esp. having 2 teenage girls! ) Great video!!
We freeze a few gallons of water for the ice chest if we take one. It keeps the ice chest items cold and gives us drinking water that's cold. A garden sprayer left in the sun warms up great for showers , or rinsing the kids off.
Great ideas. My wife has complained that it takes hot water so long to get from the heater to the kitchen sink that we now but the teapot on the stove and use that for hot water in the sink.
I appreciated this video very much. We do not boondock but many of these suggestions are useful even for park camping. The dry shampoo is a good example.
Great tips! Being new to rving one of my biggest concerns is not getting stuck at the gas station. My travel trailer is under 23 feet from Hitch to bumper but with the truck the combined length is 42 feet. It would be great to see videos on navigating between the refueling Islands. Another concern is getting safely on and off of an RV roof. I’ve probably watched 50 videos of people climbing a ladder and never showing the transition from the ladder to the roof.
It was your video mentioning that you were switching over to LED that got us started on it. It's a bit of an experiment with what to use and where. We found the soft white lights were good in some areas of the trailer but were not enough for the reading lights over the bed.
If you don't want to use dry shampoo, use baby powder, just sprinkle on sectioned off areas, on roots, poof your hair to get the white powdery look off, I've done this for years, when I needed to be on the dance floor every night.
YES! More Kristy lady-camper tips and more cooking videos too!! Also, you guys recommend a LOT of things throughout all your videos, but I can't imaging you take nearly half of the things with you, maybe a video of your 10 Ten items you don't leave home without (i.e. Bikes, the inflatable boat, generator, etc?).
thanks Erin, you make some great points. We have limited storage space and sometimes things don't make the cut! We always take our generator and the boat is currently on board too -- but the bikes and grill sometimes stay behind! Agreed about the lady camper tips from Kristy -- I love her insights (you'll probably never catch a camping guy speaking with any authority about grapeseed cleansing oil -- lol). :)
Terrific points as always guys! As my wife and I contemplate our future RV travels I do think water conservation will be our biggest challenge. If I use water on the road the way I use it at home I'm sure I'll be out of water the first day out too!
If you don't want to use oil to clean makeup off your face, use lotion. I just use my moisturizer, but there are other lotion cleansers out there. Lotion won't leave your skin feeling oily.
Great list - the Niagara Aerator comes in a switchable version (tri max) >> .5 -1.0 and 1.5 model - great for when you need to save water and when you do not.
There is a product out there called Epic Wipes for adults. Hebards Travels did a review on these and they are great. Next time we boondock, we will have these with us. They can be purchased on Amazon.
I just love ya'lls videos!! Very useful tips! Side note: In Kentucky we call "water totes", honey wagons!! Or as my Grandpa would say "selling lemonade" 😜
I like watching your videos for RVing, as they give me at least one or two ideas for things I may need to make life easier on each video. LOLOHO, I hope to see you on the road some day. Cheers
Alternate shower suggestion: rub yourself down with baby powder, scrub down with Walmart "Assure" bath cloths. I did this for 23 days while camping and white water rafting on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. The baby powder works like magic - dirt and sand just sloughs right off. Felt fresh as a daisy and smelled great, too! Preemptive answer to questions: No, you cannot bathe in the river or the side streams because (1) no shampoo or soap allowed; (2) the water is 49 degrees and full of Sandy sediment; (3) the water is so swift you'll get swept away and your body will never be found; (4) No, there are no motels on the river through the GC - except Phantom Ranch - pay showers two weeks in.
Enjoy your videos. I made a few notes on what to get before we head out to the Mighty Five. However, a basic power inverter is a "Modified Sine Wave" and not recommended for electronic devices such as computers and tvs. It is best to have a pure sine wave inverter for sensitive electronics. Basic inverters are good for lights bulbs and small electric motors (or my soldering iron).
Boondocking! Ah, now we come to what my wife and I are thinking we are going to be doing a lot of. Thanks for the tips! Oh, and we just bought our first diesel pickup to replace or gas one. We opted to go 2-WD, my first of 5 pickups that I have owned. Mileage, mileage, mileage....hopefully!
You know, when I was researching the 2WD/4WD issue a decade ago, I read a lot of opinions. The bottom line is that 2WD has many advantages especially for towing (better mileage, lower ride height, better handling, less maintenance, and lower up front cost). I once did the math; we've probably saved over $10k in fuel costs alone by opting for 2WD. But of course 2WD has one big disadvantage - if you get your rear wheels in slippery grass or loose sand, you will discover it. ;) The only time we've ever gotten stuck, 4WD vehicles also got stuck (long story, but a huge group of us were camping in a muddy field). I think you should probably carry some sort of traction aid with you, just in case. We carry one now, though we've never used it.
Reminds me of a story once....long ago...when a group of us were "four-wheeling: 3 4-WD's and one 2-WD. I and the other two with 4 WD all got stuck, not once, but twice, in a large and rather infamous mud bog. My friend with a 2WD Ford had to pull us all out, twice each! LOL True story. Thing is, HE knew how to drive and we, having 4 wheels, didn't - relying on the highly over-rated 4's. As I've said, I've owned 5 pickups and this is my first 2-wd, and my first diesel. Already, it has payed off in dividends. Ours is a Ram Ecodiesel and we are seeing 18+ mpg towing - nearly 30 when not.
I just wanted to comment on the small battery pack. I started to prefer to get the ones that can also function as jump starter. I now carry one in my pickup and found there are some that can even start diesel pickups with low batteries.
Another great video! Thanks so much! A video that might be interesting is what time of the year do you like to travel to where,,, southwest, northwest, northeast, southeast ect.. Advantages and disadvantages of that particular time, trip, place.. thanks again so much!!!
Small water pump and bucket makes filling water tank easier. Would love a future video on your experience with bears and campsite preparation for bears.
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Check out Goal Zero products. We always travel with our Yeti 400. Plenty of power even to charge my husbands laptop. Can be recharged from the car or solar and our trailer is lacking outlets so we even use it when hooked to power.
Hey guys thanks for the great tips ...cant think of any new tips for dry camping yet ,you already know alot of what i know ...and cant wait to go to quartsite for the first time..we so enjoy you both and your show on here thank you...
Love you guys I’ve seen almost every video y’all have on TH-cam twice, I can’t wait to get an RV and start living the life! Thanks to your videos my family will have a leg up when we start.
As a matter of fact, I am a new subscriber and have enjoyed every video I've seen thus far that y'all have produced. Thank You, and as always, hope you have a great evening.
For the showering situation look into dude wipes shower wipes they are a larger wet wipe and exfoliate a bit more should check them out used them on my last trip worked out great for boondocking.
Thanks again Sean & Christy! I love the sky shots during the show! Do you have a list available of every place you've been and if you boondocked or hooked up?
you guys are awesome, I watch all your vids. I am getting ready to head out on a yearlong road trip, and a lot of your videos are helping me prepare. Thanks for sharing !
tip: make sure you are familiar with your tank monitor system...also that it actually works, is calibrated..."RV geeks" had a good video on that as I recall...not sure yall ever did one on that...I verified my micropulse monitoring unit when it went "red" in the gray tank, that it had perhaps 3 more gallons to go before backing up into the shower. video suggestion: have yall done any video on a mattress...we are still using our stock airstream mattress from buying in 2013, and I am done with it....no idea where to go now.
Most new campers come with an inverter if they also opted to have a Residential Refer installed at the factory. If you didn't choose to have a RR installed then the factory, as a rule will generally not install an inverter.
Hey guys thanks for the tips on must have items for boondocking, just would like to let you know that I am finally getting my Class c Rv on Mon 12th Happy BD to me. looking forward in traveling in it and who knows we might see ea other out there.
Marcia, my wife, loves her air conditioner and because of that I am having a hard time convincing her to do some boon docking. We are planning an out west trip for July (our first cross country with an RV) and I want to so a little BLM land, she wants to stick to independent parks, and state/national parks with shore power. I keep showing her videos like this in hopes of convincing her it will not be as "horrible" as she thinks. Thanks for your videos!
In certain parts of the west you can get by without A/C. (You need to be north, though.) I agree it is tough in the middle of summer. Honestly we wouldn't camp in the South without A/C (at least not for most of the year!). With a 3000W generator you can have A/C wherever you please... :)
Look into the Micro-Air Soft Start (Easy Start) attachment for your A/C. You can run many A/C types with a single 2200W Honda gen. Instead of 2. Cost is $300+, but worth it
Power banks are great for bus and plane travel since so many of the usb charger ports don’t work. Mine will charge my IPad twice before needing to be charged.
A pure sine wave inverter is best for sensitive electronics. I have two questions, have you ever used a fuel transfer tank in your pick up. It would seem safer and it could be filled when you get closer to your destination. Would you suggest a winch for the front of your truck?
Great video!! I always think about using aerosol! Not good for long function or our environment!!!!!! Suave uses the worst chemicals!! Go green on your household products and personal. You are being pro active for yourself and our planet!!! Luv U guys and I truly learn a lot from your tips! Each one teach one.
Mix baby powder or cornstarch in a spray bottle and you've got a DIY dry shampoo with none of the chemicals or the fuss. Plus, who doesn't already have those 2 things in their bathroom or kitchen cabinets?
This might be a no Brainerd but most people don't know how to wash dishes while boondocking....so make your own set up. 1st-Dont put dirty dishes in the sink, use the paper towel or spoon to scrape off all of the residue, if the plate is oily, use a spray bottle with a bit of Dawn, and vinegar, I use 3 teaspoons to a litter, this gets grease off. 2. Use a collapsible bucket with clear water to dunk debris free dish to rinse. 3. Use a clean dish rag to dry off the dishes to put away, that way if there is any spot you missed it won't cake on. 4. Use that rinse water to clean your windows, stairwell, I save it for next days dishes or to wash all my rags. P.S. If you use Dr. BROWNS, and vinegar in your spray bottle you can also use that mixture on washing body. 1 spray bottle, 2 or 3 jobs
The phone battery that you showed in your video is good, but I love my battery bank even more: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017QUHB44/ I own all Mac products (MacBook Air, iPad, iPhones, etc) and this battery bank is AWESOME to recharge all of those products, not just a phone. It also charges anything that recharges via USB or mini-USBs, such as walkie-talkies and cameras. One battery pack that does it all! We even left it out on accident and it got DUMPED on by a really wild rainstorm, and it still works like a champ! I can't more highly recommend it. The only part I don't love is that it won't recharge directly from a solar panel. You can only recharge by plugging into a 120-volt outlet. Otherwise, it's awesome - wouldn't leave home without it!
Hi Sean and Christy is your Airstream your first travel trailer and have you ever owned any motorhomes and class B camper vans in the past? Are you currently traveling for the summer or are you at home in Alabama?
I'm a new sub, have clicked the bell, and loving your vids. I have also been sharing them with my Florida friends who are beginning a journey with RVing. I'm originally from FL. and currently living in VA. We are working our way toward becoming full time nomads. I know that camping equals nature...and rodents and bugs. Do you have a video on how to deal with pest control in your RV? If so, please link me here! I saw your vid about important kitchen items, where you briefly showed an interesting mouse trap you used, but would love to see a video completely dealing with RV pest control. I enjoy certain bugs, but "outdoors". Then there are certain bugs that I could completely do without. Please inform on the good, bad and ugly of it. 😂 Thanks for all of your info!
I love my portable phone charger. Not sure if you're supposed to or not, but I plug my phone up to it while it's charging, when I'm not able to charge them separately.
Paper plates for sure... We sometimes carry a small portable propane grill. We love the grill, the question is usually whether we have the storage space to haul it around.
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We take a pump up garden sprayer. It is for taking a shower. You will use hardly any water at all. Fill it up and set it in the sun and the water will be hot. Also good for rinsing dishes
+Dave White very clever idea! We may give this a try. 👍
I have a garden sprayer also; I spray painted it black, along with a couple of empty, rinsed out laundry detergent bottles. The water heats up much faster, and you can refill from the detergent bottles.
WE use that too ! We love our weed sprayer pump!!
I've learned a lot from Burning Man campers. The pump up sprayer is one of the best lessons, both for "showers" and for cooling down. And if you're dry-camping (boon docking) for an extended period, then things like an evaporation device to dry grey water to solid waste, solar power, and most of all just being a human without technology has the biggest impact. I'm often wondering what John Muir would have thought about a 30'+ RV in the redwoods.
As a plumber what I did to the kitchen faucet and shower head is install a water saver disk in the aerator of the faucet and the hose where it attaches to the shower head. They're about the size of a dime with a 1/8th inch hole in the center and will conserve water very well. The lavatory faucet I installed a low flow aerator that they use with an instant hot point of use electric water heater that you install under the lavatory sink it's below .5 gpm flow. This has worked great for two of us boondocking.
My hubby made a 40 gal fresh water tank with a water pump so we can reload our water tank on board. Smartest thing ever!!!
Great video with lots of great ideas. One thing we do while extended dry camping is while taking a shower we stand in a rubbermaid tote. This captures much of our water used while showering and in turn we keep a water pitcher to fill the toilet bowl prior using the restroom. It keeps the water out of our grey tank and we are able to double use the water to aid in flushing our toilets. Cutting down on water twice. Keep up the great content.
Take care and Safe Travels.
Reuse that water and save on soap too!
I have two suggestions: 1. Regarding the wipes, Walmart has the Equate wipes, they are as good as Cottonelle, but a lot less expensive. I buy the 3-pack for almost $4, and/or the 6-pack for $5.96.
2. I make a great body wash in an 8 oz spray bottle. Mix together, 2 oz olive oil, 2 oz alcohol, 4 oz of pure water, a few drops of peppermint oil, or tea tree oil (whatever you scent preference is.). Shake and spray on your face, etc. to wash. wipe off with a wipe or damp cloth.
Thank you for this video, I always enjoy your show. Traveling Mercies and God bless you!
2 oz of what ?
2 oz each of olive oil and alcohol, I also put a few drops of Dr. Bronners peppermint soap if I don't have the peppermint oil. either one works great.
Guess how much they are at Dollar Tree.
I am a boondocker at heart also. Don't forget those solar panels! If you are a serious boon docker, you will have to generate power to put back into those batteries, plus, a good controller (MPPT) to ensure that you are making good use of every little bit of power generated! As for the water, don't forget the "hows to's" of taking those low water consumption showers, water only needed to flush in the toilet, etc. For most couples (in an Airstream) you can last at least a week boon docking without having to go to town to dump and refill. We also save the dirty dishes for one massive clean up rather than using water each time you dirty a fork or spoon. Thanks for this video!!!
We're ordering our new motor home with an Onan diesel generator and a 400W roof top solar system. We don't plan to boondock but we are concerned that a bad storm may take out an RV Park/Resort's electric service. We both use electric shavers and too many other things in the RV will be useless as well. We don't have water flow restrictors in our house but can see using them in the RV so noted to the shopping list! The RV comes with an inverter but we're adding a 'whole house' surge protector.
Another GREAT video, THANKS!!
One trick we used on the boat was a 2 gal. hand held sprayer. You can see the water level. You just pump it up to get the pressure, adjust the nozzle and do a quick rinse. Another, one of my very favorites is the 5 gallon Super Solar Shower. They're black so when put in the sun they heat the water. Both keep you keenly aware of just how much water you are using. Thank you for the great tips.
I generally take 13 gallons of water with me if I'm going to be out long. We ran into a situation once where we ran out of water in the rig, and we still had one more day left. So we started using those big blue guys now for refills to the rv. Ours didn't come with a nozzle so we made one from a Gatorade bottle that worked great. The bottle now goes.with us always
I have used wastewater totes for years and recommend them for everyone. If you are in a campground that doesn't have sewer hook-ups, this is easier than moving the RV just to dump. Great suggestion about the jerry can. I recommend keeping a package of sanitary wipes where my dump valves are.
Thanks for not using the term hack in your videos. Thank you. Love your channel.
The only "hack" around this place is me! :D
Blue boys are used for black and grey water. Many can be hooked to your tow vehicle's ball and towed to the dump site. There are a lot of RV parks these days without sewer hookups, making these items essential for all RV'ers.
We're new to the RV world, thanks for all you do! First day I discovered 2 products that few other than musicians or those with experience in studios have heard of and wanted to share. One is "Gaffer's" Tape, it looks, sticks and feels like duct tape, the only real difference is that it lifts clean off nearly any surface leaving no sticky mess behind, available in many colors and widths. The other is "Studio Foam" sound absorbing and insulating 1'x1' panels. Both are very useful, if anyone would like more info let me know. I used both building a sound reducing box for a small generator that converts to a solar hot water heater insulated with 2" recording studio foam panels. A sheet of 1/4" plywood cut in 4 pieces can connect as a 3 sided box & back to 4x8 with attached channels/cleats. 2" clear plastic (PVC also works) is attached to each piece, they connect to make 8 or more winding (like a maze) rows with a valve at the bottom. Leaned against anything in direct sun 2' off the ground on, 8 - 10 gallons can be put in, I leave an 8 gallon garden tank connected on top and a spray tank that fills on the side on the bottom. In bright, hot sunshine it will produce very hot in a surprisingly short amount of time. Thanks again for all your good deeds! info@stspros.com
I’m so glad I found your videos. So I am not a camper and my first time boondocking was this year for 30 days. At which point I had a meltdown and we found a motel. At least I know my limit lol. You two are so funny. Now that I have recovered I’m strangely wanting to be out in nature again. If you guys are ever on the Oregon Coast I have a driveway you can boondock in.
S and K,
Two things I like to have for boondocking: A charcoal grill and disposable eating tools like plastic flatware, paper plates and cups. A charcoal grill saves propane makes BBQ flavor in most food items and keeps cooking oder and heat outside. I purchased a cheep folding grill at Walmart for $15, I also keep a non-stick, fiberglass grill mat (check B,B&B $10 for two) on hand to allow for grilling vegetables, some fruits, sandwiches and pizzas. Disposable eating tools have the upside of no water use and minor cleanup effort with a down side of more trash to dispose. Gotta weigh the pros and cons, i.e. it might be less hassle to haul trash than to haul water and regarding the grill some food is not grill friendly and it can be a bother to add fuel (charcoal) to extend the cooking time.
Thanks for your list, I enjoy your channel and hope to run into you some day.
Jim
We just love our 2016 Ford as it has 100V power coming out of the dash. We use it a ton.
Sean your wife is a saint. She uses waterless shampoo and travels with you all over the US in a camper. Buy her a lot of flowers. You are a great, happy couple. Don't forget the whiskey.
I like using Luci lights at night when boondocking to save on power. Charged by solar. They also have string lights which I put around my awning.
The dry shampoo hack is so useful! It has completely changed my life since I discovered it!
I had a hi-lo trailer that held only about 11 gallons of fresh water. My remedy was to get a 45 Gal water bag. I built a wood box that was 4 x 8 x 6". With plywood top that was hinged to open from back and put water bag in there. And stored other items on that. Then when needed I would transfer that water via hose to trailer tank.
We spent 15 days in Quartziite and it was a blast
I used organic coconut oil to remove my makeup. It is also a moisturizer and it is a natural sunblock. I just spoon the coconut oil into an small jar for my personal use and the rest goes in the kitchen.
Add baking soda to coconut oil for an effective deodorant.
Guys:
I have extensive experience wilderness backpacking ( carrying everything on your back for a 1 week hiking trip) .
There are some excellent water filters for filtering stream or lake water. Some of these will filter substantial volumes of water for safe use. This would be excellent supplemental source of fresh water when boon docking.
Enjoy your videos greatly.
Love your videos. One thing we really like for our RV is our "Berkey Go" travel water filter. We have Big Berkey at our home and at our farm cabin as well and love it. Our grandkids ask for Berkey-juice instead of soda. The Go-Berkey is small so it requires more refilling than the bigger versions, but we store the Berkey juice in the Fridge and it is so good.
If your camper is equipped with a winterizing port I will use a short hose to suck the water from my Jerry can so I do not have to hold it. It can either be left this way and change the cans as they empty or, with our camper, the gravity fill hole and outside shower is right there. I stick the outside shower hose into the gravity tank fill. Turn on the shower and the pump sucks the water from the jerry can and puts it right into my tank. Lets me walk away and do some other things for a few minutes while it drains the jerry can.
We bought a hand held drill pump to transfer water from our gerry can to our fresh water tank. Found it on Amazon for about ten buck's. It works great!
The wipes work. We use them after obstacles course races where you can get very muddy at times.
We have found that we can put a clean bucket or container in the shower to catch the water as it's heating up and then turn the Oxygenics shower head off and remove the cantainer of clean water for use later or save and collect more for whatever you want and then get in to a hot shower!! Two birds and one shower!!
Cornstarch is a super cheap dry shampoo. Just put it in a shaker jar like you get with your seasonings. Works fantastic.
Great info, thank you! Also look into NO-Rinse Shampoo and No Rinse body wash. Please let beginners know NEVER to flush body wipes, face wipes, tissues or "flushable" wipes in a black tank.
Our camper has an auxilliary shower on the outside. This does not help with water consumption but helps alot with grey water tank. I use it for everything I can. Showering, dish washing, hosing the kids off after swimming in a pond, etc.
Great video and suggestions as always. We have been at the TT life for a long time, and I have got to say - the blue pooper,
should be one that comes with a built in loop for towing (poop is heavier than water :) Not to mention, many remote locations allow for gray water dumping (not black for anyone that reads this and PLEASE DON'T) but not at campsites. Sure would like to see how you haul yours (or do you put it in the back of your truck). We placed ours on a hitch basket, but a better and cheap solution has got to exist.
Used #7 many times in the Navy and also Navy showers. Thanks for the videos, keep them coming
Sunscreen or other chemicals on your face also transfer to your pillowcase making more laundry sooner too. Those cleaning wipes and dry shampoo are essential (used a lot this past summer, esp. having 2 teenage girls! ) Great video!!
We freeze a few gallons of water for the ice chest if we take one. It keeps the ice chest items cold and gives us drinking water that's cold. A garden sprayer left in the sun warms up great for showers , or rinsing the kids off.
Great ideas. My wife has complained that it takes hot water so long to get from the heater to the kitchen sink that we now but the teapot on the stove and use that for hot water in the sink.
A tankless water heater might be the solution.
I appreciated this video very much. We do not boondock but many of these suggestions are useful even for park camping. The dry shampoo is a good example.
Great ideas! Practical , everyday items. Not the "typical" list. I love the way Loloho always thinks outside the box. Thank you!
Great tips! Being new to rving one of my biggest concerns is not getting stuck at the gas station. My travel trailer is under 23 feet from Hitch to bumper but with the truck the combined length is 42 feet. It would be great to see videos on navigating between the refueling Islands. Another concern is getting safely on and off of an RV roof. I’ve probably watched 50 videos of people climbing a ladder and never showing the transition from the ladder to the roof.
Loved the video! We're slowly switching over to LED lights to prepare for boondocking. They take a lot less power.
Thanks Jim, we'll probably do a complete video on LED soon. We have also switched over most of our interior lights to LED.
It was your video mentioning that you were switching over to LED that got us started on it. It's a bit of an experiment with what to use and where. We found the soft white lights were good in some areas of the trailer but were not enough for the reading lights over the bed.
If you don't want to use dry shampoo, use baby powder, just sprinkle on sectioned off areas, on roots, poof your hair to get the white powdery look off, I've done this for years, when I needed to be on the dance floor every night.
YES! More Kristy lady-camper tips and more cooking videos too!! Also, you guys recommend a LOT of things throughout all your videos, but I can't imaging you take nearly half of the things with you, maybe a video of your 10 Ten items you don't leave home without (i.e. Bikes, the inflatable boat, generator, etc?).
thanks Erin, you make some great points. We have limited storage space and sometimes things don't make the cut! We always take our generator and the boat is currently on board too -- but the bikes and grill sometimes stay behind! Agreed about the lady camper tips from Kristy -- I love her insights (you'll probably never catch a camping guy speaking with any authority about grapeseed cleansing oil -- lol). :)
Terrific points as always guys! As my wife and I contemplate our future RV travels I do think water conservation will be our biggest challenge. If I use water on the road the way I use it at home I'm sure I'll be out of water the first day out too!
If you don't want to use oil to clean makeup off your face, use lotion. I just use my moisturizer, but there are other lotion cleansers out there. Lotion won't leave your skin feeling oily.
Great list - the Niagara Aerator comes in a switchable version (tri max) >> .5 -1.0 and 1.5 model - great for when you need to save water and when you do not.
There is a product out there called Epic Wipes for adults. Hebards Travels did a review on these and they are great. Next time we boondock, we will have these with us. They can be purchased on Amazon.
I just love ya'lls videos!! Very useful tips!
Side note: In Kentucky we call "water totes", honey wagons!! Or as my Grandpa would say "selling lemonade" 😜
I like watching your videos for RVing, as they give me at least one or two ideas for things I may need to make life easier on each video. LOLOHO, I hope to see you on the road some day. Cheers
Alternate shower suggestion: rub yourself down with baby powder, scrub down with Walmart "Assure" bath cloths. I did this for 23 days while camping and white water rafting on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. The baby powder works like magic - dirt and sand just sloughs right off. Felt fresh as a daisy and smelled great, too! Preemptive answer to questions: No, you cannot bathe in the river or the side streams because (1) no shampoo or soap allowed; (2) the water is 49 degrees and full of Sandy sediment; (3) the water is so swift you'll get swept away and your body will never be found; (4) No, there are no motels on the river through the GC - except Phantom Ranch - pay showers two weeks in.
Enjoy your videos. I made a few notes on what to get before we head out to the Mighty Five. However, a basic power inverter is a "Modified Sine Wave" and not recommended for electronic devices such as computers and tvs. It is best to have a pure sine wave inverter for sensitive electronics. Basic inverters are good for lights bulbs and small electric motors (or my soldering iron).
Thanks for that heads up on the pure sine wave inventor. :)
Love our new shower head. Thanks for that. Now to look for a new bathroom airator
Boondocking! Ah, now we come to what my wife and I are thinking we are going to be doing a lot of. Thanks for the tips!
Oh, and we just bought our first diesel pickup to replace or gas one. We opted to go 2-WD, my first of 5 pickups that I have owned. Mileage, mileage, mileage....hopefully!
You know, when I was researching the 2WD/4WD issue a decade ago, I read a lot of opinions. The bottom line is that 2WD has many advantages especially for towing (better mileage, lower ride height, better handling, less maintenance, and lower up front cost). I once did the math; we've probably saved over $10k in fuel costs alone by opting for 2WD. But of course 2WD has one big disadvantage - if you get your rear wheels in slippery grass or loose sand, you will discover it. ;) The only time we've ever gotten stuck, 4WD vehicles also got stuck (long story, but a huge group of us were camping in a muddy field). I think you should probably carry some sort of traction aid with you, just in case. We carry one now, though we've never used it.
Reminds me of a story once....long ago...when a group of us were "four-wheeling: 3 4-WD's and one 2-WD. I and the other two with 4 WD all got stuck, not once, but twice, in a large and rather infamous mud bog. My friend with a 2WD Ford had to pull us all out, twice each! LOL True story. Thing is, HE knew how to drive and we, having 4 wheels, didn't - relying on the highly over-rated 4's. As I've said, I've owned 5 pickups and this is my first 2-wd, and my first diesel. Already, it has payed off in dividends. Ours is a Ram Ecodiesel and we are seeing 18+ mpg towing - nearly 30 when not.
I just wanted to comment on the small battery pack. I started to prefer to get the ones that can also function as jump starter. I now carry one in my pickup and found there are some that can even start diesel pickups with low batteries.
Another great video! Thanks so much! A video that might be interesting is what time of the year do you like to travel to where,,, southwest, northwest, northeast, southeast ect.. Advantages and disadvantages of that particular time, trip, place.. thanks again so much!!!
There's a product called Yuni shower sheets. It's a large wet wipe that can get you pretty clean. Amazon carries them.
Good to know.
New rv owner here.... Been bindge watching ur videos.... You guys are the greatest.... Learning a lot....clovis.nm
Small water pump and bucket makes filling water tank easier. Would love a future video on your experience with bears and campsite preparation for bears.
Scott Carson what pump do you use?
Have you seen this one? th-cam.com/video/qQkoGhJa77M/w-d-xo.html
Homasy 400GPH Submersible Pump 25W Fountain Water Pump with For Aquarium, Fish Tank,... www.amazon.com/dp/B01LHC8UX8/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_p8kozbDAQWKYJ
Check out Goal Zero products. We always travel with our Yeti 400. Plenty of power even to charge my husbands laptop. Can be recharged from the car or solar and our trailer is lacking outlets so we even use it when hooked to power.
💡Coconut oil is one item that has multiple uses. It's good for removing makeup...and can be used all over the body as well as you can cook with it.
Hey guys thanks for the great tips ...cant think of any new tips for dry camping yet ,you already know alot of what i know ...and cant wait to go to quartsite for the first time..we so enjoy you both and your show on here thank you...
Love you guys I’ve seen almost every video y’all have on TH-cam twice, I can’t wait to get an RV and start living the life! Thanks to your videos my family will have a leg up when we start.
I take two merry fans of water and a water pump that fits into my battery drill and use it to pump the water from the merry fans into the tank.
As a matter of fact, I am a new subscriber and have enjoyed every video I've seen thus far that y'all have produced. Thank You, and as always, hope you have a great evening.
thanks for your comment and welcome!
For the showering situation look into dude wipes shower wipes they are a larger wet wipe and exfoliate a bit more should check them out used them on my last trip worked out great for boondocking.
Love all your videos, Most of what you said I knew about but the self cleaning stuff I will have to pass on to my wife. Thanks!
Works well for sunscreen too!
Thanks again Sean & Christy! I love the sky shots during the show! Do you have a list available of every place you've been and if you boondocked or hooked up?
I love your videos.You two are so personable.Thank you and keep them coming.Ron Kirby Cinti.Ohio
I have the exact same Aibocn power bank/charger (albeit with no LoLoHo sticker) and love it.
you guys are awesome, I watch all your vids. I am getting ready to head out on a yearlong road trip, and a lot of your videos are helping me prepare. Thanks for sharing !
tip: make sure you are familiar with your tank monitor system...also that it actually works, is calibrated..."RV geeks" had a good video on that as I recall...not sure yall ever did one on that...I verified my micropulse monitoring unit when it went "red" in the gray tank, that it had perhaps 3 more gallons to go before backing up into the shower.
video suggestion: have yall done any video on a mattress...we are still using our stock airstream mattress from buying in 2013, and I am done with it....no idea where to go now.
Most new campers come with an inverter if they also opted to have a Residential Refer installed at the factory. If you didn't choose to have a RR installed then the factory, as a rule will generally not install an inverter.
Thanks for sharing your experience. ALWAYS looking for something new to learn! Cheers!
Hey guys thanks for the tips on must have items for boondocking, just would like to let you know that I am finally getting my Class c Rv on Mon 12th Happy BD to me. looking forward in traveling in it and who knows we might see ea other out there.
Sounds great Terry, congrats! Hope to see you on the road!
Me too!!! Lol
Love the make up cleaning tips for the ladies! Thank you!
Awesome tips!!! Will be boondocking a ton to save money on the road. Your tips are priceless. Thank you more then u know...
Marcia, my wife, loves her air conditioner and because of that I am having a hard time convincing her to do some boon docking. We are planning an out west trip for July (our first cross country with an RV) and I want to so a little BLM land, she wants to stick to independent parks, and state/national parks with shore power. I keep showing her videos like this in hopes of convincing her it will not be as "horrible" as she thinks. Thanks for your videos!
In certain parts of the west you can get by without A/C. (You need to be north, though.) I agree it is tough in the middle of summer. Honestly we wouldn't camp in the South without A/C (at least not for most of the year!). With a 3000W generator you can have A/C wherever you please... :)
Look into the Micro-Air Soft Start (Easy Start) attachment for your A/C. You can run many A/C types with a single 2200W Honda gen. Instead of 2. Cost is $300+, but worth it
Power banks are great for bus and plane travel since so many of the usb charger ports don’t work. Mine will charge my IPad twice before needing to be charged.
Good information plus Christie's beauty make your channel a must see.
A pure sine wave inverter is best for sensitive electronics. I have two questions, have you ever used a fuel transfer tank in your pick up. It would seem safer and it could be filled when you get closer to your destination. Would you suggest a winch for the front of your truck?
Great video!! I always think about using aerosol! Not good for long function or our environment!!!!!! Suave uses the worst chemicals!! Go green on your household products and personal. You are being pro active for yourself and our planet!!! Luv U guys and I truly learn a lot from your tips! Each one teach one.
You can use cornmeal as a dry shampoo. Sprinkle it on, rub it in, then brush it out. No oily scalp and no aerosols.
Mix baby powder or cornstarch in a spray bottle and you've got a DIY dry shampoo with none of the chemicals or the fuss. Plus, who doesn't already have those 2 things in their bathroom or kitchen cabinets?
manual kitchen appliances, solar or even crank. Solar lanterns flashlights or crank. They even have crank blenders,
Great tips for a newbie like us. Thanks.
Love your channel! I have a battery bank like you but mine is solar so it recharges it self by sun or the lighting in the RV.
This might be a no Brainerd but most people don't know how to wash dishes while boondocking....so make your own set up.
1st-Dont put dirty dishes in the sink, use the paper towel or spoon to scrape off all of the residue, if the plate is oily, use a spray bottle with a bit of Dawn, and vinegar, I use 3 teaspoons to a litter, this gets grease off.
2. Use a collapsible bucket with clear water to dunk debris free dish to rinse.
3. Use a clean dish rag to dry off the dishes to put away, that way if there is any spot you missed it won't cake on.
4. Use that rinse water to clean your windows, stairwell, I save it for next days dishes or to wash all my rags.
P.S. If you use Dr. BROWNS, and vinegar in your spray bottle you can also use that mixture on washing body. 1 spray bottle, 2 or 3 jobs
Dry camping for the first time in a couple of weeks. Wish us luck 😁
Regarding boondocking cooking have you guys tried a thermal pot? If so, what's been your experience?
I'd love to know what you cook when boondocking? Do you mostly do campfire meals?
i like my little solar powered spotlight light, about 13 at Amazon, i use it to read.
The phone battery that you showed in your video is good, but I love my battery bank even more: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017QUHB44/ I own all Mac products (MacBook Air, iPad, iPhones, etc) and this battery bank is AWESOME to recharge all of those products, not just a phone. It also charges anything that recharges via USB or mini-USBs, such as walkie-talkies and cameras. One battery pack that does it all! We even left it out on accident and it got DUMPED on by a really wild rainstorm, and it still works like a champ! I can't more highly recommend it. The only part I don't love is that it won't recharge directly from a solar panel. You can only recharge by plugging into a 120-volt outlet. Otherwise, it's awesome - wouldn't leave home without it!
Hi Sean and Christy is your Airstream your first travel trailer and have you ever owned any motorhomes and class B camper vans in the past? Are you currently traveling for the summer or are you at home in Alabama?
NO-- BABY WIPES ARE NOT FLUSHABLE---NONE OF THEM, REGARDLESS WHAT IS ON THE PACKAGING,,,, ASK MY PLUMBER.
Have you looked into upgrading to Lithium batteries for extended power for boon docking ?
I'm a new sub, have clicked the bell, and loving your vids. I have also been sharing them with my Florida friends who are beginning a journey with RVing. I'm originally from FL. and currently living in VA. We are working our way toward becoming full time nomads. I know that camping equals nature...and rodents and bugs. Do you have a video on how to deal with pest control in your RV? If so, please link me here! I saw your vid about important kitchen items, where you briefly showed an interesting mouse trap you used, but would love to see a video completely dealing with RV pest control. I enjoy certain bugs, but "outdoors". Then there are certain bugs that I could completely do without. Please inform on the good, bad and ugly of it. 😂 Thanks for all of your info!
Hmmm, that sounds like a good idea for a video! Thanks and stay tuned. :-)
Not sure if you have ever camped in Kentucky or like caves but Mammoth Caves and Carter Caves are two places my family and I love to go. :-)
Hello there ! Thank you for sharing your experience !
Hi, I thought the yellow vest is a good idea for my car safety kit. Great stocking stuffer for my Husband .
I love my portable phone charger. Not sure if you're supposed to or not, but I plug my phone up to it while it's charging, when I'm not able to charge them separately.
Also, love the idea for the sunscreen (and make-up).
What clothing and foot wear do you think is best for camping/hiking and so forth?
This is a good topic! My opinions have evolved a bit since I broke my foot. :O
What do you think about charcoal grill and disposable dishes? Are they useful for boondocking?
Paper plates for sure... We sometimes carry a small portable propane grill. We love the grill, the question is usually whether we have the storage space to haul it around.