How often do you dry-camp and other ponderings

[TheViking]

I'd say 90% of our camping is Dry.

[dthurk]

Hard to estimate, maybe 50-60%.  We're dry camping more frequently as DW becomes more accustomed to it.  Last time out we almost didn't realize we didn't have hookups.  Our longest was last summer, 6 nights in Acadia NP.  We stayed in my sister's driveway in VT on the way, so 7 nights total as we went.  We have solar panels, 7 gallon water containers and a 25 gallon waste tote.  Just about covers the bases.

[minerz]

My wife works road construction and she has been out in the boondocks since the 7th of May. She does have access to a water faucet so she has plenty of water. Her Black tank is at about half full. She puts no paper in the tank thus she does not fill it up as fast. The Gray water is running free. We are equipped with an auto tracking solar system. Two 130's and (6) 6volt batts. She has had to crank up the generator once because of a 6 day cloudy run. She gives up nothing. Runs everything she needs to, but she is frugal. Everyone seems to be proud of there generator and we are too. Ours is a Honda 3000 and get good hours on gas use, but even at $4.00 a gallon if she ran this thing everyday we would be putting in at least $16.00 a day. $112.00 a week and roughly $480.00 a month. We filled the generator when we set her up and she still has 3/4 of a tank. Propane is spendy too, but the company has worked out a deal and she is getting a cut rate of $2.90 a gallon. She only uses the hot water heater when she is getting ready for a shower and does the dishes at the same time, then offit goes. Furnace is shut down except at night, but rarely uses it because she has a heated mattress. We were not to concerned when gas was $2.20 a gallon, but at double the price it would take one days wage just for fuel if we had to rely on the generator. It makes for a good time and we are saving money at the same time. Whenever we move into the mountains we do not have any problems or worries about how long we can stay. Happy camping.

[stewartlittle]

So,100% of our camping trips have been dry.

Three times tent camping,longest of those 4 nights.Liked to killed my DW to go that long without fixin her hair,but we cheated,went a local S.P. and took showers 2 times.

Three times in the Pup,One time at Boggs Creeks.It had outhouses on one side and a shower stall on the other,but you had to hang a bag of water on a hook.

One time a Desoto Falls,it has real bath rooms,and hot water for a shower,but its outside.It also has a few water outlets so you can get fresh water.But no power.One of the best places I've been.

One time at Shoals Creek,Lake Lanier,primative side.Nice place and only about 20 minutes from the house.

It's just hard for us to plan a camping trip,seems like we got too much goin on.Two trips,three max a year is all we go.