Depending on the level of "Fire Hazard" we found that we could have a campfire in the primitive campground but not in the dispersed camping areas if the level was high.
I miss not being able to have a campfire.
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Tiger4x4RV wrote: The campgrounds offer me a place to .... test out my new earplugs and see how they drown out other folks' generator noise
That's driving me to boondock more. I can't stand the fact that in the last few years, the number of people who think they need a generator running all day has drastically increased. 10 years ago, they were rare.
The worst are those with "quiet" generators. They think that because they are "quiet" that it's OK to run them all day. I like to call them less noisy generators.
Tiger4x4RV wrote: The campgrounds offer me a place to .... test out my new earplugs and see how they drown out other folks' generator noise
That's driving me to boondock more. I can't stand the fact that in the last few years, the number of people who think they need a generator running all day has drastically increased. 10 years ago, they were rare.
The worst are those with "quiet" generators. They think that because they are "quiet" that it's OK to run them all day. I like to call them less noisy generators.
I understand your point as I come from a background of very primitive camping via tent or small trailer to now owning a Honda genset for my hybrid. We are very sensitive to using it to preserve the peace and quiet but do like the fact that it enables me to make a pot of real coffee in the morning or provide the kids with an opportunity to watch a 60 minute DVD if the weather just stinks. Still, we try to keep it to an hour or two per day, max. We remain campers, not RVers.
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4runnerguy wrote: Sometimes we'll stay in the NFS CG rather than use dispersed camping just so we have a little more privacy!! There are several places we go where so many people are boondocking in every available space, it's actually less crowded in the CG!
Weird isn't it, privacy in a campground, who would have ever thought? There are a few boondocking areas here that are over-crowded too, we've opted not to go there any more.
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Matthew_B wrote: I can't stand the fact that in the last few years, the number of people who think they need a generator running all day has drastically increased. 10 years ago, they were rare.
The worst are those with "quiet" generators. They think that because they are "quiet" that it's OK to run them all day. I like to call them less noisy generators.
JSGlow wrote: We are very sensitive to using it to preserve the peace and quiet but do like the fact that it enables me to make a pot of real coffee in the morning
That's quite reasonable.
JSGlow wrote: or provide the kids with an opportunity to watch a 60 minute DVD if the weather just stinks.
But why would you need to run the generator to just watch a DVD? Can't your battery do that?
However - if you have an inverter generator, and that's all that's charging or is only topping off the battery bank, they aren't too bad. But once they hit about 1/2 load, they do become rather annoying.
This is one of the things we look forward to while camping. The local 7-11 grinds coffee for us and we add a little Irish Cream.
We USED to camp with a couple that had an older MH with a noisey generator. They would fire up the gen about 7:00 AM just to make coffee every moring. I would tell him how anoying it was to listen to that piece of junk and he would just smile and tell me "I need my morning coffee".
We haven't seen them in years.
We have a 12v Rosen LCD TV that draws less than 1 amp. We can watch as many movies as we want and it never puts a dent in the battery.
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Anyone who uses a genset just to make coffee is lazy, ignorant, or just plain rude. We have one of the older glass percolators and love it. No excuse, they can still be found at places like Cabela's. Heck, there is even a Mr Coffee type that will go on a burner.
Even some less than primitive campgrounds can be difficult to get in and out depending on the size of your RV. A lot of the FS sites around this part of the country limit RV's to 27ft. And, it is not to be mean, but, because anything bigger will not fit!
When I have gone to a new area I would park the RV (those days we had a class A) and drive the PU to check out the various areas. When we found an area that we liked we'd drop something there to 'reserve' the site, like an old ice chest. Then go back and get the MH.
I have also been in a couple of areas where we were stuck because it rained and the road flooded.
I really do like dispersed camping better. But, it is hard to find a good spot now days, especially on long holiday weekends. When you find an interesting area take a few hours or a day to scout out good locations. If you are on FS land go to the local Ranger Station. They can tell you where there are good spots and which areas get crowded.
On BLM land I have been known to look up the rancher responsible for the area and call them. A couple have been down right mean, but, some are more than helpful and will even stop by during the stay to see how things are going. One of the best camping sites I had was from a friendly rancher telling me where his favorite spot was.
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I like my espresso's in the morning, so I bought a Bellman on Ebay.
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It does a good job, I just wish I could find a stove top one that is 12V pump based instead of a steam powered one.
Espresso is supposed to be brewed at 125 PSI and 202°F. The pressure on steam powered brews is too low and the temperature is too high. I'm real particular about my espresso. My "good" espresso maker is 900W, so it would have to be a big inverter to run it.
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