- PRACTICE – Camp in your own driveway for a weekend.
- Should do this when you 1st buy the RV
- Quick access to what you need in the house
- Order what’s missing from ATONRVP aStore or Camping World
- Practice with hookups
- How long freshwater white hose do you need?
- How long extension cords (have the THICK ones)
- “Cheater Box” or “Cheater Cables”?
- Surge protector
- EC30W- a MUST have for driveway camping
- Practice without hookups
- How long do your batteries last till they need recharged?
- How long does your water last?
- How quickly does your grey tank fill up?
- How many showers can you take before you need to shed some grey water?
- Prepare!
- The size of family or friends property is inversely proportional to how much of a nuisance you’ll be to them and their neighbors.
- Use Google Maps with satellite view, or Google Earth to see how large the property is
- If their property is very small, find a local campground or a place that allows overnight RV parking (use overnightrvparking.com!)
- Find an overnight RV parking place anyway, JUST IN CASE!
- Find the closest dumpstation – or be prepared to carry a 'honeytank'.
- Politesse
- Ask ahead of time if it’s okay, and before they can answer, let them know you can park many other places; “(Insert suggested question here)
- Some family or friends may like being hospitable, and be offended that you didn’t want to stay in their home
- Let them know you have what you need: bed, shower, food.
- Don't assume you're automatically welcome to whatever utility you need. Ask them for water tank fill. Don't just do it.
- If the family or friend wants to be hospitable, let them. They may enjoy bring you coffee in the morning, or snacks in the even.
- Monitor your pets – they are out of their normal routine, and their behavior can be unpredictable
- Ours damaged a relatives screen porch
Friday, December 23, 2011
ATONRVP Podcast Episode 10 - Driveway Camping
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