bobx2
Colorado
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Sometimes we go here instead.
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Becky, Bob, Taylie and Bode
2009 Silverado Duramax/Allison
2014 Heartland Sundance XLT 245RL
2015 Polaris Sportsman 570 Touring - Mine
2015 Polaris Sportsman 570 Touring - Wifes
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bobx2
Colorado
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Or you might find us here.
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profdant139
Southern California
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East Fork of the Cimarron River, Colorado, October 1, 2015:
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Goosenecks State Park, Utah, October 2, 2015:
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(In that shot, the Milky Way is a little washed out because the moon had risen.)
2012 Fun Finder X-139 "Boondock Style" (axle-flipped and extra insulation)
2013 Toyota Tacoma Off-Road (semi-beefy tires and components)
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Salvo
California
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Hey Oldman, I spend some time at Rufus every year. There's some awesome wind there.
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2oldman
NM
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Salvo wrote:Hey Oldman, I spend some time at Rufus every year. There's some awesome wind there. I'll look for you next time! Yeah, it can get windy. I love seeing the dam at night out my picture window.
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profdant139
Southern California
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November, 2015 -- this is darn close to boondocking, but not quite. We were at Lodgepole Campground in Sequoia National Park. The rangers let us park in the parking lot next to the river -- the campground itself was not open to RVs, and there was nobody else in the whole campground but us. This is the morning after a six inch snowfall:
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monakayk
CO
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profdant139 wrote:November, 2015 -- this is darn close to boondocking, but not quite. We were at Lodgepole Campground in Sequoia National Park. The rangers let us park in the parking lot next to the river -- the campground itself was not open to RVs, and there was nobody else in the whole campground but us. This is the morning after a six inch snowfall:
WOW! That is great view! I gather you do not use any of your plumbing/RV water but just use container H2O for drinking/cooking/washing, etc. or else your pipes would free...right?![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/confused.gif "confused")
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monakayk
CO
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profdant139 wrote:East Fork of the Cimarron River, Colorado, October 1, 2015:
Great spot! We have been really lucky here in CO....so far....with warm weather this far in the 'fall'.
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profdant139
Southern California
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Monakayk, actually we have had almost no problems with freezing (until one night on this last trip when it got down to 11 degrees). But on many nights of camping in the high teens and low 20s, we have had no freezing at all, even though our trailer is not really "four-season" rated. I put some insulation (reflectix) underneath, and it seems to do the trick.
After that one really cold night, we just left the breakfast dishes in the sink, went hiking, and came back in the afternoon to find that the ice had thawed -- hurrah! We figured out later that the outlet pipe leading from the fresh water tank to the pump was the problem.
The next few nights were around 20, and we had no more trouble. But just to be safe, I am intending to add some real insulation (a layer of solid extruded foam), with a layer of coroplast under that for protection. That is my next big project!
Here is a shot from another really cold trip -- we were boondocking at 9500 feet in the Eastern Sierra, and the wind was so strong that I had to park the truck right next to the water heater so that the wind would not blow out the flame:
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Sounds miserable, right? Nope -- nothing is so wonderful as boondocking in bad weather, buttoned up inside a comfortable (albeit small) RV!
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ReneeG
Meridian, Idaho
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A smaller space is easier to keep warm. When late fall camping, and it's in the upper 20's at night, we close the bedroom door. In the morning, when I open it, it's so much colder in the living area.
2011 Bighorn 3055RL
2011 F350 DRW 6.7L 4x4 Diesel Lariat and Hensley TrailerSaver BD3
1992 Jeep ZJ and 1978 Coleman Concord Pop-Up for remote camping
Dave & Renee plus (Champ, Molly, Paris, Missy, and Maggie in spirit), Mica and Mabel, both Rat Terriers!
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