Boondocking Questions, Tips, Etc.

[Bob Denman]

The MIssus used to consider it "Camping"; when room service shut down before midnight...

How she has changed!

[M&M_MURPHYS]

Get solar panels

[Bob Denman]

Originally Posted by M&M_MURPHYS

Get solar panels

What if it rains?

[rudyhehn]

We have a 2014 33.3 Palazzo with a small residential Westinghouse refrigerator. In average weather we are careful not to open and close the fridge a lot. We run our on-board generator for one hour each morning while making breakfast, and an hour and a half in the evenings. That gets us through a 24-hour period. I charge my 4 x 6v deep cycle batteries when they drop down to 11.9 volts. The only other major power consumer is the water pump, and we try to do our showers and dishwashing when the generator is running.

[Squerly]

Today’s tip. DON’T leave the Oreos out where they’re easy to reach. Sigh...

[The Gritz Carlton]

I see the cork laying there also...what wine goes best with Oreos?

[Squerly]

Originally Posted by The Gritz Carlton

I see the cork laying there also...what wine goes best with Oreos?

lol, I saw that too and I thought, I wonder who'll be the first to say something. Funny, I thought it would be Bob.

[m1noel]

Originally Posted by The Gritz Carlton

I see the cork laying there also...what wine goes best with Oreos?

Obviously Cabernet, or an old vine Zin. Duh.

[The Gritz Carlton]

Nah...probably more on the lines of a Gamay Rouge...must be a desert wine.

[wrapped]

Fist time with new motor home to dry camp at the dragstrip with son racing and his family,only worry was gray water. We carry 100 gal freshwater but with bath and a 1/2 we have 2each 45gal gray and black tanks. No worries about black but a lot of showers,2 little grandkids,and with endless hot water heater can't take camper showers, on wet off soap on rinse. Front gray tank just kitchen sink and washer which we won't be using, rear tank only shower. Soooo picked up 2 sewer caps with hose fitting for tank rinse,2 hose on off fittings and a male to male fitting. All valves closed put both caps on hose between them open both hose valves when shower tank hits 3/4 full open both grey valves SHOULD equaliz both tanks. When done close both grey valves then hose valves disconnected hose,a little grey spill from hose, done. Will it work?????

[TyCreek]

Originally Posted by Squerly

Today’s tip. DON’T leave the Oreos out where they’re easy to reach. Sigh...

I have what looks to be the same clock/temperature display. Mine ate batteries about as fast as those Oreos disappeared from the bowl, so I got a different one last year and haven't needed a battery swap yet.

Anyway, I made a 3D printed wall mount with magnets that worked great even for really rough back road travel. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2863690

[Bob Denman]

Originally Posted by The Gritz Carlton

I see the cork laying there also...what wine goes best with Oreos?

http://www.thorforums.com/forums/att...1&d=1559581187

[Bob Denman]

By the way: what the heck is going on with these new Oreo Thins?
(Mega-stuffed ones are the BEST!)

[Squerly]

Originally Posted by Bob Denman

By the way: what the heck is going on with these new Oreo Thins?
(Mega-stuffed ones are the BEST!)

Apparently it's been awhile since you bought Oreo's. The mega are now the same as the old regulars. Gripes me how they do that.

But then again, I remember a pack of 5 sticks of gum for $0.05 cents.

[Bob Denman]

I've noticed it...
I'm getting pretty good at peeling them apart, stacking up the good stiff in the centers, picking out two good shells, and pitching the rest outside for the squirrels!

[Long & Winding road]

Originally Posted by wrapped

Fist time with new motor home to dry camp at the dragstrip with son racing and his family,only worry was gray water. We carry 100 gal freshwater but with bath and a 1/2 we have 2each 45gal gray and black tanks. No worries about black but a lot of showers,2 little grandkids,and with endless hot water heater can't take camper showers, on wet off soap on rinse. Front gray tank just kitchen sink and washer which we won't be using, rear tank only shower. Soooo picked up 2 sewer caps with hose fitting for tank rinse,2 hose on off fittings and a male to male fitting. All valves closed put both caps on hose between them open both hose valves when shower tank hits 3/4 full open both grey valves SHOULD equaliz both tanks. When done close both grey valves then hose valves disconnected hose,a little grey spill from hose, done. Will it work?????

They are all to busy talking about Wine and Cookies. LOL.

So your connecting two gray tanks right? I dont see why it wont work. Keep in mind once the water is in the flexable hose it will sag so it may either disconnect or not empty fully. You might use a combo of flexable pipe and 3 inch PVC pipe and use hose clamps and use some sort of straping to keep pipe relatively level?

[Long & Winding road]

Or You could use 2 inch pvc pipe too.... nothing chunky in the Gray tanks.

[wrapped]

Yes 2 gray tanks tanks are only 8 feet apart,hose just lays on the ground then turns straight up about 2 ft sewer hose caps are pretty sturdy,thanks for the quick opinions.

[The Gritz Carlton]

Solution:



https://www.amazon.com/Camco-39000-P.../dp/B07DN8X8M6

[Long & Winding road]

Yeah I thought about this portable waste tank but its something else to haul around and dump out later. I think since he has two small gray think connecting them up makes sense. I think I would hookup something permanent with a valve at both ends of this line.