Boondocking: How to Camp Without Hookups

!±8± Boondocking: How to Camp Without Hookups

You've probably heard a lot about boondocking--camping without hookups--and wondered why anyone would want to camp where there were no water, sewage, or electrical connections. All modern RVs have been manufactured to be independent of these appendages that hook them up to land-based resources. All RVs have a holding tank for fresh water, and most of the time two holding tanks for waste, one from the toilet and one from the shower and sinks. They also have a house battery or batteries to supply 12-volt electricity to the RV and a generator to produce electrical power to the 120-volt and 12-volt systems, and to recharge the batteries. Camping without these hookups opens up many more possibilities on the vast natural areas and public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the National Forest Service (FS) for enjoying your RV lifestyle. First, though, you have to get comfortable with camping without hookups, which limits your amount of drinking water, battery electricity, and waste disposal capacity. Here are seven ways to conserve your natural resources and transition from hookups to boondocking.

Start off by boondocking for just one or two nights at a campground that does not have hookups, and won't tax your onboard systems. But to go longer than that you need to learn some conservation techniques and alter some wasteful habits.
Conserve your fresh water supply by taking Navy showers-rinse down, turnoff water, soap up, rinse off. Wash your hands the same way. Filling your gray water tank is one of the more limiting factors in how long you can boondock, so prevent as much waste water from entering the tank as you can.
When washing dishes, use a small bowl of soapy water. Rinse dishes in a tub of water, rather than under a running faucet. Wipe food off your dishes before washing. Use a small bowl of soapy water to wash and a plastic tub of water for rinsing. With a little practice you will be surprised at how much water you previously wasted.
Carry extra Jerry jugs or gallon containers of water to dump in your tank when your pump starts sucking air.
To conserve electricity so that your house batteries last as long as possible, turn off lights, TV, radio, porch light, computers and any other electrical appliances or tools when they are not being used. Use rechargeable battery operated book lights for reading.
If you need to use a 120-volt appliance like the microwave, blender, or coffee grinder, or your battery-draining water pump, schedule using these in the same block of time while running the generator, which will power them directly without pulling amps out of your batteries.
To find public land boondocking campsites, stop at ranger stations and visitor centers upon entering public lands and ask about "dispersed camping" areas. Find public lands on state maps that show recreational lands. Most roads to these sites will be dirt but were built solidly for logging and cattle trucks and fire-fighting equipment and most should be suitable for RVs.

For more information as well as RVing tips and destinations visit my Healthy RVLifestyle website or check out my eBook, BOONDOCKING: Finding the Perfect Campsite on America's Public Lands, a complete manual on boondocking.

Boondocking: How to Camp Without Hookups

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YYCCC 2010-11-30 Calgary City Council - November 30, 2010

!±8± YYCCC 2010-11-30 Calgary City Council - November 30, 2010

Calgary City Council recorded on a DVD-Recorder on Nov 30th. Care about the environment, economy, or just love technology? Check out my documentary about the Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor! ThoriumRemix.com www.youtube.com

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Logistic Component of a Plan Presentation

!±8± Logistic Component of a Plan Presentation

Finally it's necessary to focus attention on the logistic component of a plan. The successful execution of a plan always depends on the ability to supply a variety of goods and manpower regularly and on time: fuel, ammunition, spare parts and qualified men. Likewise, when a company introduces a new product, it must have ensured beforehand that it can deliver on time and to specification. When the company fails to do so, not only can the reputation of a company be severely damaged but prospective customers will turn to substitute products or brands and, consequently, these prospective customers will be lost forever. Just as with every part of a plan, the logistics component must have an inherent flexibility in it to be able to cope with the reality of the battlefield (the market), positive or negative.

Case I:

Insurance Company and marketing success

An insurance company did not believe in the possible success of a marketing campaign for the introduction of a new, innovative car insurance policy. When the campaign was launched, it was overwhelmed by the unexpectedly high number of applications for the new policy. Although warned beforehand by its marketing manager, it had abstained from taking adequate organizational preparations to be able to scale the processing of new applications. Many aspiring policy holders had to wait such a long time that they were forced to go to other insurance companies, just to get their car insured in time.

Case II:

Senseo Crema

Logistics problems also beset Philips in 2001 when they introduced their unique "Senseo Crema" coffee machine, as a consequence of its great success. In the beginning buyers had to wait 2 to 3 months before they received their coffee machine. Luckily at that moment there were no competitors offering the same kind of machines.

In the art of war good logistics has always played a decisive role. That is why actions to disrupt the supply lines of the opponents were often a strategic goal in itself. The importance of logistics has to be given due attention in every aspect of planning and decision-making, in the 'grand strategy', in the local strategy, as well as in the tactics.

Case III:

Anti shipping war

The submarine warfare conducted by the German Navy in the Second World War was a war ofattrition aimed at the sea routes from the USA to Britain. The supply of Britain, both to keep the bridgehead as well as to prepare for the invasion, was a logistic grand-strategy that was eventually won by the Allies by the introduction of the convoy-system, the development of technical innovations like sonar, radar and by the introduction of the "baby-flattop"65 that would protect the convoys by providing continuous air support.

Case IV:

Afrika Korps (1941/42)

After his victory at Gazala and after the conquest of Tobruk, when the German Marshal Erwin Rommel in June 1942 resumed his march to invade Egypt and reach Alexandria and the Nile, his supply lines became so long (around 900 km) that he suffered great fuel and ammunition shortages. Without this vital fuel, his technically superior tanks became immobile. Moreover, the British successfully disrupted his supply lines over sea from Italy. Finally Rommel, the 'Desert fox', was forced to halt his invasion within sight of his ultimate goal.

In the military context logistics influence the functioning of a military organization in several ways:
It influences the "fighting power"; It influences the resilience of the forces; It influences the flexibility. Similar effects can be seen in the industrial enterprise.
To satisfy the logistical demands, armies have stimulated innovation from which we still
profit today.

To name a few:

Napoleon introduced tinned food; The American Army popularized instant coffee; The Germans invented the "Jerry can" (strong and leak free fuel containers); The American Army, to realize its fantastic amphibian operations in the Pacific, developed a series of innovations like the roll-on-and-off-ship, refuelling on the high sea etc.; Several kinds of mathematical models were developed during World War II to predict required supplies, calculate the loading of ships, etc. (e.g. sequential analysis,queuing algorithms). In short, the science of war has provided modern management with all kinds of logistic tools that help to manage the supply and delivery requirements of a company more efficiently.

Case V:

The container

The logistic invention with probably the greatest impact on present day logistics is the 'Container' -invented after the war (1956). Malcolm Mc Lean (USA) can reasonably claim to be the man who conceived the idea of container shipping to replace the traditional break bulk method of handling dry goods. Containers produced a huge reduction in port handling costs, contributing significantly to lower freight charges and, in turn, boosting trade flows. Almost every manufactured product humans consume spends some time in a container. The container is now of course also intensively employed by the military.

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The Long Way Down - 10 Tips to Prepare Your 4x4 Vehicle For Africa

!±8± The Long Way Down - 10 Tips to Prepare Your 4x4 Vehicle For Africa

From years living and working on the African continent, providing services to thousands of tourists and meeting dozens of independent travellers it was due time to explore the top ten tips for those wanting to embark on an African adventure in their own 4x4 vehicle.

You have spent years reading every book written about Overlanding from Cairo to Cape; you have bought all the lonely planet guide books and spent days on the internet researching your epic journey. The decision is made to go ahead and do it. But before you run out and spend thousands kitting out your beloved 4x4 or worse buy the ideal vehicle you should read this.

1. Concerned over not knowing what is out there many people take their car to the Expedition Preparation shop. These people would sell you anything under the sun "as long as it is checker plate it must be good". "You must have these tyres for Africa" but they don't tell you that particular tyre size and make is not available anywhere in Africa. So after your first blow-out you are stranded. The USD00 latest technology aluminium roof rack looks great but chances are it will crack on African roads and the two places that have a specialist who can weld aluminium are in Nairobi and Cape Town.

If all the "must have in Africa" equipment was that good and essential then it would sell in Africa and not in the western world.

2. There are a million brackets available to hang jerry cans, gas bottles, high jacks, sand mats, shovels etc to the side of the vehicle. If it doesn't fall off chances are you will wake up one morning and all will be gone. Think about how much equipment you actually need and whether it can all be safely stored inside the vehicle.

3. Keep it simple; I have met people who managed to drive their standard old 2 wheel drives all the way through Africa without problems. Vehicle manufacturers have spent time and money in designing your 4x4 with all its handling characteristics hence keep in mind by lifting your suspension and body you will alter the handling characteristics and steering.

4. Always remember most vehicles in Africa are non 4x4s but they are constantly on the move. A 4x4 can be useful but not essential. Quite often it makes drivers over confident; this can lead to trouble like being bogged on their own in the middle of the Sahara.

Besides you do not have to climb over every single rock face and force your vehicle through metre deep mudpools. Just drive around the obstacle!

5. GPS and other electronic gadgets are great toys but electronic gadgets hate 3 things;
heat, vibrations and dust. And this is exactly what they are going to get on an overland trip through Africa. Do not rely on them and make sure you are capable of navigating without them. In 2004 while crossing the Sahara desert in Mauritania we tested traditional sun navigation, compass and GPS. While climbing sand dunes the GPS had us positioned 30kms out to sea - we couldn't even see the sea from where we were! The sun won, compass came 2nd and GPS 3rd! Here is a tip; have your compass professionally installed by a qualified technician to ensure it is calibrated to your vehicle.

6. The lighter the better. Small engine vehicles consumes less fuel which means you don't have to carry gallons of extra fuel. Heavy vehicles are more likely to get stuck in soft sand or mud. Light vehicles handle a lot better and are more fun to drive. In 2006 a mate of ours lead a rally from Paris to Bamako; at the start line he arrived in a standard Nissan Bluebird equipped with a tool box from the supermarket, 2 second hand spare tyres, and 1x20lt jerry can for water. He was the only one to finish in Bamako without getting bogged in the Sahara. All the others had USD0,000 fully decked out 4x4s (very heavy) and were constantly bogged.

7. Food and Water - unless you are going to spend weeks in the middle of the Sahara there is no need to bring tons of food supplies. There are millions of people who live in Africa and they do eat. In most big cities there are supermarkets for expats and surprisingly you can buy the little luxuries from home i.e. Pringles, parma ham, bacon and cheese. Bottled water can be bought or water can be taken from wells and be boiled or treated with iodine or other water treatments.

8. Paperwork - for all vehicles travelling through Africa on foreign number plates they must have a Carnet de Passage. Obtainable from your Automobile Association. This document is a customs paper to allow you to temporarily import your vehicle into the country. Do not leave home without this document.

9. Latest technology 4x4 vehicles have better power and fuel efficiency but are packed with electronics and high tech turbo chargers. These technologies are unknown in Africa. Chances are something will go wrong and no one can fix it. This can leave you stranded for weeks while waiting for spare parts to be flown in from your home country. Add a few extra days, bribes, import duties, stamp fees and nervs to get them cleared through local customs.

10. Never travel at night. An area that is totally safe during the day can turn into bandit country at night. Local vehicles tend to have no or faulty lights, trucks travelling at low speed, donkeys, cyclists and wild life are all over the road. Travelling at night can easily turn into a suicide mission.

The more basic it is the less that can go wrong. You want to enjoy the trip and experience Africa instead of spending half of your time fixing your vehicle and all your gadgets. Surely you can survive without the 12 volt hair dryer that plugs into the cigarette lighter.

Africa is an amazing continent and with a bit of know-how and common sense anyone can take The Long Way Down.

The Long Way Down - 10 Tips to Prepare Your 4x4 Vehicle For Africa

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