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ISBN10: 0071490655 | ISBN13: 9780071490658
ISBN10: 0071490655
ISBN13: 9780071490658
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Here’s Your Guide to Camping Off the Beaten Path Ever feel frustrated by crowded RV parks? Yearn to camp out in the wild beside a babbling mountain brook or before a remote panoramic vista? Bill and Jan Moeller have been doing just that for more than thirty years, and The Complete Book of Boondock RVing is their complete guide to camping without hookups (aka "dry camping"). Whether you’re planning to spend an occasional overnight in a parking lot or an extended stay in the wilderness, you’ll learn how to equip your rig for boondocking, find great campsites, manage and conserve electricity and water, and camp in complete RV comfort and convenience. Increase your independence by learning how to camp "off the grid" Save money by finding cheap or free campsites anywhere--even in large cities Ensure your comfort, convenience, and safety when camping in the boonies Learn how to conserve and manage electricity, water, and waste, and to establish reliable communications Enjoy the quiet, solitude, and beauty of nature by getting away from crowded RV campgrounds
Acknowledgments
1. What Is Boondock RVing?
Why Boondock?
Extended Boondock Camping
A Sample Boondocking Trip
2. Where to Go Boondock RVing?
Public Boondocking Sites
Boondocking Sites: Private and Commercial Property
How to Find Boondocking Sites
3. Selecting a Rig
What’s Available?
Selecting Your Rig
4. Water, Sewage, and Trash
Water
Holding Tanks
Trash
5. Food: Stocking, Cooking, and Storing
Propane Supply
Stocking the Pantry
Cooking
Storing
Good Food, New Friends, Great Fun
6. Heating and Cooling
Heating
Cooling
7. Communications and Navigation
Cell Phones
Internet Access
Satellite Radio
Global Positioning System (GPS) Receivers
8. Boondock Electricity Made Easy
Basic Boondocking
Your RV's Electrical System
Battery Basics
Types of Batteries
Battery Capacity: The Elusive Amp-Hour
Building a Battery Bank
Phantom Loads
Wet-Cell Battery Safety
Wet-Cell Battery Maintenance
9. Monitoring and Charging Your Batteries
Monitoring Your Batteries
Charging Your Batteries
Charging Methods
Battery Life Cycles
The Rule of Twenty-Fives
Charging Devices
10. Engine Alternators
Alternators and RVs
Voltage Drop
Testing Alternator Efficiency
Battery Switches, Isolators, and Combiners
11. Generators, Converters/Chargers, and Inveters
Generators
Converters and Battery Chargers
Inverters
System Size
A Few Words of Caution
Charging Devices
12. Sun and Wind Power
Solar Power
Selecting a Solar Power System
Solar Panels
Solar Panel Tests
Solar Controllers
Installing Your Solar Power System
Wind Generators
Appendix 1: A Selected List of Boondock Campgrounds
Appendix 2: Resources
Appendix 3: Bibliography
Index
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