Rain Is Good and my O2 provider is happy

Rain Is Good and my O2 provider is happy!

May has been very wet.  This has been a great test for our slide-outs and for our solar panel install to see if we had any leaks.  I am happy to say no leaks. 

Since we are leaving for Florida I had my O2 equipment checked and all is a go.  My O2 provider was interested to see how I set up the motor home to use the concentrator and CPAP.  The two solar panels I have only have one job which is to keep my two dedicated batteries for my O2 equipment fully charged.

We plan to have at least electrical hook-ups every night but if that fails the solar/battery system will provide my nightly needs.  If I have to go several nights and or there is little sun I have two standard O2 tanks on board to cover a night or two as well.

By the end of the summer I hope to add a portable 100 watt solar panel to keep our house battery fully charged as well.  This should reduce our need to run the generator when camping in National Parks and Forests where plug-ins are in short supply.

As summer starts I feel set to camp off the grid for at least two nights with out using the generator and longer if the sun is fully out.  By the end of summer I hope to be able to double this time at a minimum.

Loading up the RV

I am loading up the RV and will miss this weeks normal post.   Will be heading to Florida next week.  Had the breaks, bearings, tires, hoses and belts checked along with a lube job and oil change.  Will de-winterize tomorrow.  See you next week.

8 AMP Air Conditioner for 15 amp cord to house

We will be staying with family this summer for a week or so and can not run a heavy enough cord to their house to pug in to run our main AC.  However, we have a portable unit that only runs at a max of 8 amps so we will bring this along to stay cool.

Here is a view with our slide out in looking forward.  You can see a floor vent and just about straight above it on the celling you can see the AC exhaust I clipped on a celling vent.  I tested the unit for several hours on an 80 degree day and it worked fine with a 15 amp cord to our garage.  Forgot to take a photo with the AC hooked up.

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Dispersed Camping Around the Gorge

 

 

Going south out of Green River Wyoming you come upon this turn off to the first dispersed camping area along the gorge.  You can stay here for two weeks free than move on to another area dispersed area.  Once you turn down this dirt road you go ten miles to the water.  The first eight miles has some wash board then it soothes out the last two miles.

 



The next dispersed camping area just past Buckboard has a few miles along the water.  The road is very smooth compared to lost dog.  This part of the water is easy to walk to.

Looking east across the water is a nice view from this camp site.  There are many level areas along the lake and over looking it.