qtla9111 wrote: It's a real shame that some people just don't care anymore. Let somebody else worry about it. We have been able to undo in less than 200 years what it has taken Mother Nature 4 billion years to create. Sure, the planet will survive, it will recover but at what cost.
I guess there isn't much of a relationship between rving and camping although I thought there was when I got into it. I see more people trash state parks, national parks and forest land than ever before. Of course, the response is always the same, don't worry about it, we pay our taxes.
I don't hug trees but my parents, my religion, my years in Boy Scouts, and my education have taught me to respect my surroundings, not to use things in excess, and to recycle whenever possible. Reducing your footprint may be a Gen X term but it sure doesn't mean much. It wasn't long ago that bottled water didn't even exist. If you were out and about and got thirsty, you either waited to get home, drank from a water fountain or asked for a glass of tap water. Now, you're not cool unless you have a bottle, plastic mug, soda can, or something else to suck on. They have finally proven not all people need to drink eight glasses of water.
As to the OP, there are many ways to eliminate the plastic waste as stated above. Filter your water and save a ton of money.
Sorry for the rant but some people can really hack me off.
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I don't think having a water bottle means you "don't care" as you said. Who do you think is using more of the earth's resources, the tree hugger with the Prius that get's 45mpg and sips from a water bottle or the guy driving the moster sized truck that gets a whopping 14MPG?
I think we could get side tracked with this thread, I think there are many opportunities to recycle out there if that is what you want to do. Personally I like the convenience of a water bottle (and I realize most are tap water) - but I also recycle my bottles, my home waste and camping waste. I also use no harmful chemicals around my home and we buy in bulk at SAM'S club which means little to no packaging waste, less trips, no plastic grocery bags and cheaper prices for me.
I am glad the OP. is thinking "green".
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qtla9111 wrote: It's a real shame that some people just don't care anymore. Let somebody else worry about it. We have been able to undo in less than 200 years what it has taken Mother Nature 4 billion years to create. Sure, the planet will survive, it will recover but at what cost.
I guess there isn't much of a relationship between rving and camping although I thought there was when I got into it. I see more people trash state parks, national parks and forest land than ever before. Of course, the response is always the same, don't worry about it, we pay our taxes.
I don't hug trees but my parents, my religion, my years in Boy Scouts, and my education have taught me to respect my surroundings, not to use things in excess, and to recycle whenever possible. Reducing your footprint may be a Gen X term but it sure doesn't mean much. It wasn't long ago that bottled water didn't even exist. If you were out and about and got thirsty, you either waited to get home, drank from a water fountain or asked for a glass of tap water. Now, you're not cool unless you have a bottle, plastic mug, soda can, or something else to suck on. They have finally proven not all people need to drink eight glasses of water.
As to the OP, there are many ways to eliminate the plastic waste as stated above. Filter your water and save a ton of money.
Sorry for the rant but some people can really hack me off.
I am with ya. I am not goinf out of my way to worry about loading up 10 1 gallon jugs of water when I can take a case of bottle water. But I put my trash in the proper place. When I am home I will recycle but when I am campnid i am not going to bring my trash back home with me I'm with The Weekender on this one.
a true greenie would sell the rv, work from home, not commuting, (not using OIL) use solar , bio-diesel, wind-power, grow their own organic food, raise their own meat (chickens, pigs, cattle) just like folks back in the old days living on small family farms.
It seams to me that we have a new type of class warfare beginning, (I am more green than YOU!)
19Sandie54 wrote: Well after our most recent trip a few weeks ago, I was absolutely amazed or should I say appaulled at how many 16 oz bottles of water we went through in 9 days. We threw bags and bags of them away and each time we did I kept thinking about what we can do differently to help the environment while camping. Have any of you changed the way you do things while camping? We are buying 2 large re-usable jugs to fill drinking water in along with re-useable drinking bottles for when we're dry camping and a Brita for when we are hooked up. Any other ideas other than re-cycling?
AZ doesn't have recycling programs for those bottles? We bring ours back for the CRV, which seh get $40 every once in a while.
Green can be recycling too, versus throwing them away.
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We take 4 ,1 gal.milk jugs from home,keep one in fridge,I want a drink I go to the fridge,no trash,it's well water,it's free,and I didn't even think about being green.
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qtla9111 wrote: It's a real shame that some people just don't care anymore. Let somebody else worry about it. We have been able to undo in less than 200 years what it has taken Mother Nature 4 billion years to create. Sure, the planet will survive, it will recover but at what cost.
I guess there isn't much of a relationship between rving and camping although I thought there was when I got into it. I see more people trash state parks, national parks and forest land than ever before. Of course, the response is always the same, don't worry about it, we pay our taxes.
I don't hug trees but my parents, my religion, my years in Boy Scouts, and my education have taught me to respect my surroundings, not to use things in excess, and to recycle whenever possible. Reducing your footprint may be a Gen X term but it sure doesn't mean much. It wasn't long ago that bottled water didn't even exist. If you were out and about and got thirsty, you either waited to get home, drank from a water fountain or asked for a glass of tap water. Now, you're not cool unless you have a bottle, plastic mug, soda can, or something else to suck on. They have finally proven not all people need to drink eight glasses of water.
As to the OP, there are many ways to eliminate the plastic waste as stated above. Filter your water and save a ton of money.
Sorry for the rant but some people can really hack me off.
I agree! Here in the NW, most of us were raised to respect our environment, but now, even here, there is increasing litter. I pick up trash along our road when I go out for a walk and usually come back with a full garbage sack!
RV-ing need not be an exercise in rampant disregard for our surroundings. And I believe most RV-ers are more considerate than most non-RVers. It is more important than ever, IMHO, to exhibit responsible behavior.
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I put in a separate water system for drinking. I have a 5 gallon colapsable jug that sits under the sink that I fill with fresh tap water at each trip. Gets pumped up to a drinking water tap on the counter via a small Shurflo pump. The whole setup cost about $120. Im not drinking tank or park water. And I don't have to deal with the problems of filters.
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