rehoppe
Denver & Nathrop Colo or somewhere else
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teejaywhy wrote:Must haves would be water and food (including coffee). A shovel and some TP.
A battery is nice but not a must have. Less so a generator.
And perhaps a bottle of Jack #7.
Optional Fly Rod, fly box, and waders.
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SuzzeeeQ2012
Washington State
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teejaywhy wrote:Must haves would be water and food (including coffee). A shovel and some TP.
A battery is nice but not a must have. Less so a generator.
Unless a person has apnea and needspower for that (me)
need the battery charged so I can use an inverter at night for my CPAP
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Foy R. Smith
Arkansas
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We have a old 23.5 Hitchhiker 5th wheel. We pull a small trailer with Honda 4 wheeler and Champion 3500/4000generater on it. We have 56 gal fresh water tank and 2 -35 gal holding tanks. We take a satellite dish and a Cowboy grill, that I made. I bake cakes, home made biscuits and etc in a Camp Dutch Oven. We Love our coffee made in a pour through 8 Cup Melitta coffee pot. We have a laptop with aircard.We run the gen everynight, to charge batterys and watch TV for a couple of hours.We take a shower everyday and we can boon dock for 2 weeks with this set up. It works for us. You need to use what works best for your family.![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/cool.gif "cool")
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Foy R. Smith
Arkansas
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![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/doh.gif "doh") We always have a first aide kit, chain saw, 3/8"x16' log chain and a 38, 270, 22, ammo, reading material & Fishing equpment. Our Yellow Lab guard dog!
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buta4
MA
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If boondocking, and in case of generator or RV motor failure, or out of fuel, and dead batteries, I would suggest a a BIOLITE stove/charger.
Small stove burns sticks of wood and has a battery pack attached to one side. Burning wood charges the battery which in turns feeds a USB port that can then charge cell phones, etc. It's a neat little thing to have. You can also cook on the stovetop too.
I feel most are not aware of it's benefits.
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Ray
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RVTT1
Overton
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A boondocker needs to know what type of people, animals, insects, and reptiles are in the area they are camping in. Also if they are active, or not. This can be especially helpful for pets, as well as humans. The survival item here is "knowlege of your surroundings". Of the list above, I pay more attention to knowing what kind of snakes might be in the area.
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Aurabbit79er
South Bay Area, Ca.
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I'm not sure if it counts as a survival item but I added extended range towing for the RV to my AAA roadside assistance coverage. They won't tow me home but at least back to civilization to an RV service center. Sorry to say I had to use it last month. The starter and the ring gear failed in-front of my own driveway. They sent a flat bed and after it was loaded it was only 4" under the height limit. I followed them and watched it go under a freeway and it was close, like 1' clearance. Much money later everything is back to normal and all running good.
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Puttin
Martinez, Ca
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bullmastifflover wrote:We boondock a lot and we never leave home without our Battery Buddy. We've had to jump start our drained batteries on the truck or toy hauler several times. Really helpful when you are in the middle of nowhere.
Just be sure to charge it before you leave.
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Just curious- I have used three of these things over the past several years to try jumping a dead battery in my boat but mostly using it at work to start our dead trucks. I've had no luck with any of them. All they've done is make the engine starter turn a half revolution and then die! How long have you used yours and when you do- is your rv battery totally dead? I'd really like to find a dependable unit so in case of emergency, I don't need jumper cables and another vehicle to get going again.
Thanks-
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bullmastifflover
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We are on our second one over the past 8 or 9 years. We've picked up both from CostCo. The first one lost it's ability to charge because we left it in the garage...the heat ruined it. So, now we are sure to bring it inside. Yup, our batteries have been totally dead. The first one we owned was Battery Buddy and the new one we have doesn't have a name on it, but it's pretty hefty and it's lime green.
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2002 Thor Tahoe Transport 33TB
2004 2332 VW sandrail, 4 seat, long travel
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Puttin
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Thanks, I'll give them another look.
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