Vallye of Fire, Nevada
Last weekend we took our second camping trip in our new 2619 TM. We went to Valley of Fire about an hour north of Vegas for 4 nights. We managed to get a very nice campsite and had a great time. The weather was perfect with lows in the upper 40s and highs in the upper 60s. According to the ranger the most popular months are Oct, Nov, March and April. We can understand why. Friday and Saturday night the campground filled up. Other nights some sites remained available.
In the four nights we took a total of 7 showers. Our 40 gallon tank was half empty. That means we can go about a week taking showers before refilling it. We used the trailer water for showering, brushing teeth and as hot water for washing the dishes. We used campsite water for everything else. Our toilet was around 2/3 full after our two trips of totaling seven nights. We can probably go 10 days, if we are careful before draining the black water. Our batteries were recharged every day from the solar so we can go indefinitely on the two 6 volt batteries on the trailer. (We also have a built in 3500 watt generator, if needed). So it looks like we can go a week or so without any hookups and be perfectly comfortable. Most of our future camping will be in places without full hookups.
Our one key item we still have to get is the ability to access the Internet at high speed when we are in the boonies. Satellite is the way to go although the legal approaches are still very expensive (Datastorm). Many RVers take along their home DirectWay or Starband box and dish. It is illegal but aparrently not enforced. Not only do you get the Internet but is a broadband connection to boot!
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