Boondocking The Badlands

Part 2 of our 2800 mile cross country RV road trip. Boondocking on the famous "Wall" in the Badlands.
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[@midwestexplorer2105]

What a cool way to visit the Badlands!

[@DriveNorth]

This might be our favorite way to camp. You should get a class C and join us.

[@jenmadison4455]

💯

[@DriveNorth]

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[@jesserevilla992]

Great vid; appreciate bringing us along.

[@DriveNorth]

And thanks for watching!

[@sammydavis7000]

Great to see you guys having so much fun, awesome video!😍

[@DriveNorth]

Yes! Thank you!

[@SuperSushidog]

Thanks for the video. We will be heading there in about 2 months for the first time, so appreciate the info.
Though we have enough lithium batteries to make coffee using our Mr. Coffee electric coffee maker, when boondocking we make coffee on our propane stove. We have both the classic stovetop percolator and a kettle/French press coffee maker for boondocking. BTW, we are FTers who boondock most of the time.
Though there are many benefits of running a generator off of propane, it is usually more expensive to do so. Propane burns a little more efficiently than gasoline, but since it only has 91,500 Btus/gallon vs pump gas w/10% ethanol's 114,000 Btus/gallon it is less energy dense so produces about 10% less wattage than that same generator will on gasoline despite being running cleaner and burning propane a little more efficiently. Propane usually costs a little more per gallon than gasoline too. We are wintering over in S TX, where regular gas is under $3/gallon. My last tank of propane on my motorhome was $3.91/gallon and it's $4.20/gallon delivered. The 20lb propane tank exchange route is the most expensive option at around $5/gallon. So if your propane costs say 30% more and makes 10% less power that means it costs about 40% more to make the same kwh of electricity you would using gasoline. This may not make much difference if you're only going to run your generator a few hours or so on a camping trip, but if you're a FTer, like we are, and find yourself running your generator to power your air conditioner, the difference adds up on a yearly basis.

[@DriveNorth]

This was our first time really boondocking so we got some things to learn! Great info on the generator, never did the math and didn't realize there was a difference like that. We are going to go full time in a few years and the plan is to get a fifth wheel. Not sure if we will do solar or built in generator for off grid power. I'm hoping solar technology will come down in price over the next five years before we hit the road.

[@wenjianbai6221]

Thank you for posting this! I was thinking about doing the same trip from Michigan next spring. Taking the county road is a smart idea when the wind is strong

[@DriveNorth]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jorgepacer9848]

muy divertido

[@DriveNorth]

Hello

[@Tom52540]

Very nice video. Did you happen to record your GPS coordinates? Going there in about a week.

[@DriveNorth]

Sweet, you'll love it I'm sure. We are looking forward to a second visit! The entrance to the boondocking area is here 43.918963368687, -102.23857759076164

[@dougnibins9913]

ITs free right?

[@DriveNorth]

Yup, totally free