➡️ How many of YOU have RV Camped WITHOUT HOOKUPS??? Comment with YES or NO below. I am curious to know which one is most popular amongst us! 👇

@Blastfence1

Жыл бұрын

20 plus years ago I lived in my car 🚙 at the Orlando International Airport does that count!

Thank you sister!!! We are going camping g this weekend-only water hook up. We always take three ways to cook and power up! We carry a gas generator always to recharge the battery which is charging the 12v fridge constantly….and if we decide to use an induction plate to cook a quick meal (usually breakfast) -as not to waste charcoal or gas! Solar is always the back up plan! For a 2-3 day camping trip-we’ve never come close to running out of power or even 50% of battery. People have different needs based on where they are in life (age) but we have friends who don’t think efficiently when it comes to power consumption. They wanna bring their entire house hold conveniences out to the woods. Makes no sense without proper power management. (For tent camping especially) Thank you so much for sharing. You’re very kind!

Instant subscribe ! Love your energy and all the info ✨

Thanks for all tips. I will like to do boodocking sometimes, so you did enlighten me. Thanks and happy travels.

Great updates! Thank you for sharing and be safe.

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I always enjoy your comments! 🙋‍♀️

I love your videos, I have gotten so much information. Thank you!!!

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making my day Andrea! 💙

Another nice job. Appreciate all your work. Thanks.

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! ☺️

Another informative video. We are GLAMping this weekend and glad we have hookups for electricity. :)

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Happy glamping this weekend Janette! I too will be camping with electric hookups this weekend. It’s going to be 90 and humid so A/C will be nice to have. ☺️

Wonderful

Just found your channel, thank you for videos...new at camping as older adults although our parents took us as kids--starcraft pop-up lol...looking for small rv. Thanx again great content!

Informative. Completely new to the RV thing - don’t even own one yet and just starting to research - for now mostly interested in no water/sewer hookup (but will have electric and a shared toilet/no shower), staying in one place for months at a time.

Good tips, I would have to say that 90% of our camping is it national forest service campgrounds with no hook ups at all. Best of both worlds, Boondocking with reservations.

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ranger Rick! I find myself enjoying camping spots without hookups more and more. I wish I had a National Forest closer by me!

So many great camping tips - thank you.

@RandisAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome Jenni!

I love off grid camping. Sometimes I get a little jealous of the little campers though. Mine is 29’ so I can fit a lot of places, but not some of the places I see the teardrops lol

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

I’d get lost in your camper! 🤣

I enjoy my Thursday videos from you. New to having a trailer so we have always camped without service. We got portable solar panels so that we do not kill our battery. Get to learn 9 days when we get to camp again in our mini. Would love a video on the different ways to charge your battery when camping. Help us new owners feel confident

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Big congrats on your new trailer. That’s really exciting! Your solar panels will make camping without hookups easier. And I love your video topic idea. Stay tuned.

We camp without hookups all the time in Northern MN. But I think it's time to invest in a portable power station. It's nice to be able to keep food in fridge instead of coolers. Great vid!

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Hey neighbor! I need to pick your brain about your favorite northern MN camping spots. I am planning a long camping trip next summer by Grand Portage, or the Voyageurs National Park. I’d love to be camp as close to water as possible. Do you know of any hidden gems or have any recommendations for me? Thanks Liza!

@blauer2551

11 ай бұрын

Done with tents and first trip with the camper to Michigan’s UP this week. Bought the Genmax 3300, which got great reviews on Project Farm, and will be boon-docking. Hopefully between that and 4 propane 20# the fridge will stay cold and occasionally use the microwave. Still will cook mostly over the fire but the stove option is nice. Just getting older and want a real bed and not worry about the tent flooding.

Haven’t yet, but will be heading out in September to a local state park for a few nights and days….very excited 😜

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

You might get “hooked” on camping without “hookups!”

Very informative. We have camped at two different state parks without sewer. We have a teardrop with similar tank sizes. We set up an outdoor shower tent next to our outdoor shower. I love showering outdoors. I also use Steam2sea soaps which are biodegradable - much prefer Stream2sea to Dr Brauner’s.

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Terri! I hadn’t heard of Stream2sea so I looked it up. They have a 3 in one conditioning shampoo and body soap. I love that it is biodegradable.

Great overview Randi. My preference is to always dry camp as often full hookup campsites are crowded and can be noisy. Fortunately we have solar with lithium batteries, so electricity is a non-issue. Dry camping, or boondocking, does require being more thoughtful water use compared to full hookups.

@RandisAdventures

6 ай бұрын

Hey!!! Great minds think alike! :) I hope to someday experience lithium batteries. I soooo want to take the lithium battery leap but you know me... I live in MN and they do not do well in cold temps.

Thanks for the info. Water and sewer hook ups I can manage without. Not quite ready to give up electric yet. Have had the experience where I've lost power at campgrounds though. Maybe I'll will put Jackery Explore 1000 on my wish list for next year. Sept is the latest I go out, Oct time to winterize. Had to look up CPAP exactly what it was. Not sure what to say about it. Feel sorry for the people that need one. I am 75 and been blessed with good health.

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Jim! You are very blessed! 75, good health and a camper!!! ♥️

Back in my younger days when traveling with my parents we didn't have a self contained trailer, then when we did we still stayed in NP campgrounds where there was water available but not at each site. Now with our self contained trailer. We have camped without hook ups but we did have a generator to run the Ac. It isn't that hard to do it , it just takes some planning.

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

You nailed it!!! RV camping without hookups is not hard…. It just takes some planning!

Was just behind you on 94. Big fan. K

@RandisAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Cool!!! Thanks for saying Hi! 😁

Great video! We love your dog. Is he a Maltese?

@RandisAdventures

4 күн бұрын

Thanks! Princey was a Maltipoo. Half Maltese and half Poodle. 💕

@marylytle5688

4 күн бұрын

Princey was a beautiful dog! What breed is Thor?

We like camping without the hookups unless it is extremely hot/humid. I think it is wonderful not to smell and/or see your campground neighbor's sewer connections while you are enjoying your outdoor meals/activities. We LOVED Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, AZ. Close by are flush toilets, but other than that, you are boondocking.

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

So true Joyce! 😆 I will remember Sunset Crater for when I get to AZ! Thanks! 😊

That's interesting, Randi. I have a 2019 Max, and mine came with a quick disconnect for plugging a grill in on the side of the camper. I tap right into the camper propane for cooking outdoors. The disconnect is to the rear of the right wheel.

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Great point! You definitely can do that and this might be more convenient for propane gas grills when the campsite picnic table is close enough to your RV or you bring along a portable table. 😎

@robertfriele2417

2 жыл бұрын

Be sure you use a grill that does not have a regulator on it when attached to that LP quick connect port. It's a low pressure LP port (uses the big whole trailer regulator just like the rest of the appliances). A lot of portable camp grills have permanently attached regulators so won't work right (direct bottle screw on to control is a dead giveaway)

I love your videos me and my wife would be perfect in one of these campers

@RandisAdventures

11 ай бұрын

You'd both love it! 👍

We just bought our first camper a few weeks ago, and I e fallen in love with your channel. We got a 2015 Flagstaff Micro Lite FBKS. We haven’t even camped in yet, the two things I loved the most I already don’t like. The Murphy bed is more of a pain in the butt than I expected, and we can’t really use the camper without the slide out because the kitchen is on the slide and blocks access to the bathroom and the dinette on one side, and blocks the murphy bed from being able to be unfolded on the other side. Lessons learned, we’ll deal with it as long as we need to until we get a new camper. Experience is how we learn, right?

@RandisAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Hi! Super BIG congrats on your camper! There are always pros and cons to every camper trailer. I'm so excited for the adventures and lifetime memories you are about to experience! 😁

Love all your insight and tips

@RandisAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making my day Jacqueline! I am glad this video was helpful. 😁👍✨

@teachjacque

2 жыл бұрын

@@RandisAdventures I think we might be neihbors

@RandisAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

@@teachjacque Really?!?! That’s would be fun.

@teachjacque

2 жыл бұрын

@@RandisAdventures I would love to meet you in the upper peninsula

@RandisAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

@@teachjacque Me too! Let me know when and where you will be this summer.

We have camped many times without hookups. We have portable solar panels so we are able to move around the panels and chase the sun. When we are boondocking, I like to refer to the camper as a big, comfy tent.

@deannewalding1074

3 жыл бұрын

I do have to say that with my mind in the gutter, camping without hookups is a no go. 😜

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Deanne! Portable solar panels would be nice for sun chasing. When they are on top of your camper you more limited. ☀️

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Funny girl! 🤣

🚿 💯.

@RandisAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

🤭

We're hoping to get our class B in a week, it's going through it's check out. I'm going to add solar panels and batteries. It has an onboard generator also. Boondocking looks like fun.

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

It’s the final countdown! Solar panels are really nice to have to keep your battery charged for longer boondocking trips. Be sure to let me know when you have your new Class B!

@bah5310

3 жыл бұрын

@@RandisAdventures you'll be the first to know. You guys are our inspiration for camping.

Sending love and support Janette Solero ❤️❤️❤️

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

"Pit toilets, a place to dump your garbage". Could be one and the same. :) I camped one night without hookups, but it was just an overnight stop while traveling. I prefer to have electric, because of heat and a/c.

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Most do prefer electric hookups but I am glad you tried camping without it for one night! 💁‍♀️

Hi Randi! Just came across your videos, so glad I found them! Thank you for making them. I have a question, as my Wife and I are about to begin our RV life, in 3 weeks. I have never done it before, so I am devouring all the videos I can find. I have a question about propane use, for you or anyone else that may have some input. How long does one of those Propane tanks last for you when you are not using hookups? How big is that one on your camper, 5 glns? What are you using that utilizes the propane? Thanks again!

@RandisAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on your upcoming RV life, Rod! How long a 20 lb propane tank lasts depends on so many things. But on average I can go several days to a week. I use propane for the stove, heater, and refrigerator.

@rodh.3594

2 жыл бұрын

@@RandisAdventures Thanks, that's helps a lot with an approximate amount. I was worried it was only a few days for basic use.

I have to have at least two showers 🚿 a day at a minimum Hollywood style!

@RandisAdventures

Жыл бұрын

🫣 You must have a large water tank!!! 💦 🚿

Hi Randi. We just love your videos!!! We watched a video of yours awhile ago about filling your rv with potable water and you used an adapter with a rubber connector that had threads which went over the spigot without threads. Can you please tell me what that is called as we need one. Thank you in advance.

@dlb054647

2 жыл бұрын

I found it Randi, it’s called water bandit.

@RandisAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

Wooooo Hooooo! Glad you found it. If you have any other questions I am happy to help.

Great information Randi!

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! ☺️

Great info how do you recharge your power station

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Robert! I always make sure my Jackery is 100% charged before I leave home. I keep it charged on the go using the car charger cable when driving as needed but the most convenient way to recharge it is with the Jackery solar panels I purchased. Between these two charging methods I have never run out of portable power.

@robertdoyen5434

3 жыл бұрын

@@RandisAdventures thank you very information

@RandisAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertdoyen5434 Your welcome Robert. I am always happy to share what I have learned… ☺️