Any suggestions for NE Arizona or New Mexico, boondocking to FHU?
Looking for 2/3 week trips thru the winter, for short escapes when cold spells hit here in Colorado. I'm not ready to do 3/4 month Snowbird stays yet.
Thanks, Phil
400+ days on the road
Campground Host Shoshone NF '10
Ranger Station Host Roosevelt NF, Red Feather Lakes Summer '11
Snowbirding in Casa Grande 2011/12
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Oct.'10
'08 Dodge 1500 Quad with Hemi
'09 Jayco Jayflight G2 23FB
We go to Bernardo, NM We stay at the Kiva RV and Horse park they charge 250.00 a month FHU just off I-25 about 50 miles south of Albuquerque.
Happy Traveling
DH DW & little dog
33Ft Titan MH Full Timers
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DesertHawk - Las Cruces, NM USA
2005 16' Scamp Molded Fiberglass Travel Trailer
Side Dinette, Front Shower & Head
2009 White Ford F-150 Reg. Cab
Long Bed with A.R.E. Molded Fiberglass Topper Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. -Confucius
I'm thinking the temperatures in NE AZ won't be too much different than winter CO temps. You might try this web site, plug in your desired variables and see what pops up.
Not where you ask about but might be worth the little extra drive?
Check out the Alamogordo area. 54 hiway is down in a valley so not much wind & lot warmer. Also things to see. (White Sands, Riodoso area)
We have seen blizards in Albuqueque & sand storms at Elephant Butte so we often take 54 on the way to Az.
I spent a few winter months in Deming. I found it an interesting area for day trips. Within an hour or so you can be in Mexico, ghost towns and scenic mountain areas. It is not a costly area. The singles club Loners on Wheels has their campground there(Low-Hi. The only downside the nights are cold( many in the mid 20s) due to the elevation, about 4200 ft.
Auxiliary Fresh Water Tank, Transferring Water---Neat to Have Boondocking.
A way to have access to more fresh water and a way to tranfer it to the holding tank in the trailer is a must for us, one of the very first things we got for ours. A 26 gal water tank which we keep in the back of the pick-up. We have one of these: 26 gal Tank
I'd hate to live without my set-up. We use one of these to transfer water (if gravity or siphon will not work): 12v Pump
I order the one I have, due to the limited size of the Ranger's bed. My son has gotten tanks, but a different kind, more shape of barrels from Farm & Ranch Supply Companies.
We both use pumps to fill the trailers tanks, but one could use gravity to fill smaller containers. With the Ranger, I had to pump it most of the time, with the F-150 being higher, gravity works very well right into the trailer's filler opening. I didn't even hook up the pump most of the time I used it this summer, each day normally.
We seldom use RV Parks.
In photo, Gravity wouldn't work, I used the old siphon method, which will work most times, but not all the time. http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll120/DesertHawk46/Travels%202010/DSC01916.jpg
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Auxiliary Fresh Water Tank, Transferring Water---Neat to Have Boondocking.
