My husband and I are taking our first RV trip in January. We decided to go to the Q for our first adventure. We are staying in a court this first time and may try boondocking as we learn the ropes. Would love to meet other Dreamers and hear your experiences at the Q
LarryW21 said
05:05 PM Oct 2, 2018
Welcome! Dry camping is great! Recharging your batteries is the main issue....unless....you have a solar system. Then there’s no issue. A solar system consists of adequate batteries, panels and controller.
-- Edited by LarryW21 on Tuesday 2nd of October 2018 05:06:51 PM
arcaguy said
05:21 PM Oct 2, 2018
Welcome. I like this forum and I'm bettin' you will too.
BiggarView said
10:40 AM Oct 3, 2018
LarryW21 wrote:
Welcome! Dry camping is great! Recharging your batteries is the main issue....unless....you have a solar system. Then there’s no issue. A solar system consists of adequate batteries, panels and controller.
-- Edited by LarryW21 on Tuesday 2nd of October 2018 05:06:51 PM
Not to put too fine a point on it, but even with solar you can have issues when it comes to charging. One should still have an alternate method to charge... genny, or CG power being the two most common for a 5er, A larger motor home will likely have a genny, a Class C maybe not. One cannot count on the sun to be there everyday for the time needed to recharge batteries. But at Q, in the winter... I'd guess the odds of inadequate sunlight are low given location and time of year. Boondockers could get lucky and not need a genny or shore power at all.
LarryW21 said
02:28 PM Oct 3, 2018
No need for a generator in the last 60 days of camping for me but I was close in the coast Redwoods on two of those days. Adequate panels and batteries are the key.
NWescapee said
03:27 PM Oct 4, 2018
Adequate panels cannot overcome 3 days of rain, no sun and very short winter days. Not that we ever experienced that in Q. Ha, winter of 2016/2017, super wet year and very little sun for part of the time in Q. So glad we had the generator.
ChaseBobby said
05:14 AM Oct 29, 2018
Welcome to the forum! Cheers!
By the way, just in case anyone’s interested, my old associate is selling a few Black Rock Wheels. If anyone’s interested, feel free to PM me.
-- Edited by ChaseBobby on Thursday 28th of November 2019 04:40:24 PM
jrzygrl64 said
09:26 PM Oct 31, 2018
Welcome! We won’t be out west this winter but have been before - you will have a great time! There are always lots of RV Dreamers around during the winter -
Since solar was talked about above - if you have an interest - reach out to Greg and Bill at:
My husband and I are taking our first RV trip in January. We decided to go to the Q for our first adventure. We are staying in a court this first time and may try boondocking as we learn the ropes. Would love to meet other Dreamers and hear your experiences at the Q
Welcome! Dry camping is great! Recharging your batteries is the main issue....unless....you have a solar system. Then there’s no issue. A solar system consists of adequate batteries, panels and controller.
-- Edited by LarryW21 on Tuesday 2nd of October 2018 05:06:51 PM
Not to put too fine a point on it, but even with solar you can have issues when it comes to charging. One should still have an alternate method to charge... genny, or CG power being the two most common for a 5er, A larger motor home will likely have a genny, a Class C maybe not. One cannot count on the sun to be there everyday for the time needed to recharge batteries. But at Q, in the winter... I'd guess the odds of inadequate sunlight are low given location and time of year. Boondockers could get lucky and not need a genny or shore power at all.
Welcome to the forum! Cheers!
By the way, just in case anyone’s interested, my old associate is selling a few Black Rock Wheels. If anyone’s interested, feel free to PM me.
-- Edited by ChaseBobby on Thursday 28th of November 2019 04:40:24 PM
Since solar was talked about above - if you have an interest - reach out to Greg and Bill at:
www.rvsolarsolutions.com/
You are going to love this website.
Mel