Six days, five nights living out of my backpack in the High Uinta wilderness area of Utah.
Longest time out in my Volkswagen camper was 10 days, 9 nights camping in Wyoming. There was a hand pump for water there and I did drive out to replenish my beer supply, so this may not count.
Comfortably, about a week, but have done hunting trips with aux water jugs and generator of 2 weeks, but couldn't take enough showers. The limiting factor is usually too much use of the gray/black tanks - or the fact that some hunter neighbor has been dumping his tanks on the ground and the smell drives us away.
"Six days, five nights living out of my backpack in the High Uinta wilderness area of Utah."
Same here except: Six days, five nights living out of my backpack in the High Sierra wilderness areas of California.
Of course the OP meant using an RV to live in and sustain you! This discussion topic is why I salivate so much over this ER XV-LT with it's 85 gallon fresh water tank, all main-tank diesel powered appliances, AGM battery bank powered A/C, optional 90 gallon diesel main tank capacity, refrigerator that doesn't need to be kept level, capability for drawing/filtering fresh water from streams/ponds, a solar charged AGM battery bank and solar panels both with so much capacity that electrical power is of no concern, and a 3-point mounting system for the coach module so any truck frame twisting does not stress the coach module:
profdant139 wrote: I don't think we have ever made it for more than five nights without having to re-stock on water or food. Electricity is no problem, with two group 31 batteries and a seldom-used Honda generator. But we have done five nights several different times, on the North Rim of Grand Canyon, Eastern Sierra, northern Sierra, and Utah.
QUOTE: "...There was a hand pump for water there and I did drive out to replenish my beer supply, so this may not count."
Ha, everyone is limited by the beer supply -- but this is not a contest. I'm just curious how many stay out for extended times and where.
Camping in general has developed into sites with hook-ups and pools, and CTV etc, everything you need right there, like home with trees and a dirt driveway - and although that is great sometimes, there is nothing quite like waking up with no neighbors but wildlife ... very special experience.
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In 2006 we went from Pennsylvania to Alaska and back with a 5th wheel. Took about 3 months and 13,500 miles. Only stayed in campgrounds 8 nights during the entire trip. Many places we were at in Alaska there were no campgrounds. Stayed next to some beautiful lakes and rivers. Was the trip of a life time. Would like to do it again if I can regain my health and talk my DW into it.
monkey44 wrote: "14 days at Lowe's Motor Speedway. There is lots to do in the area."
But, you have supplies and 'stuff' right there ...
What I'm curious about in this post is the actual boonies, the wilderness, no others around (except camping companions) and where there are no services and no ability to 're-stock' ... the back-country areas.
Longest time and place where you camped without re-stocking ...
If you don't restock how is this any different than the back country?
We do 5-6 days every October at the huge Hershey auto flea market. We don't carry a generator and don't restock or buy food off the grounds other than an occasional ice cream (great homemade ice cream). We run on 1 type 27 battery and the food and water we bring with us. Lots of people around and thousands of other campers. It is my favorite trip every year.
Jim QUOTE: -- "If you don't restock how is this any different than the back country?"
Well, it's not totally different, but I was just looking here for other folks that went out in the wilderness boonies and had no alternative for supplies but what they take with them and for how long they can do it ... just wondering, that's all -- because I've done it alot and am ready to head out again and will do it often over the next few months.
16 days backpacking with no resupply. But I was younger then and could carry all that food weight.
In the TT I try to top off the water after 5 days max.
We normally carry a couple of 5 gal jugs in the back of the truck and fill them any time we are out and about, and pour them into the fresh tank when we return to camp. If we don't, after 5 days we pretty much have to.
We rarely pass by a farmer's roadside stand without stopping and at least checking to see what is offered. So we tend to replenish food on a regular basis.
Gasoline is also regularly refilled. We always start out with full propane. I can't recall having to refill propane on the road.
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