Chevrolet ranger rt Owner's Manual page 81

HOWTO: Setting Up Your Campsite
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Technically, you could set up a sewer connection like the
big rigs' semi-permanent giant sewer hose on an inclined
pathway to the dump, but why bother? Just dispense with
all that unsightly and potentially hazardous plumbing,
and dump your tanks when they're full. Full hookup sites
have a handy sewer dump right at your campsite. When
your fresh water runs low, refill your fresh water tanks,
dump your waste water holding tanks, and you're good to
go, plus you can drive off merely by stowing your
electrical cord.
Simplify, Simplify
Campgrounds capitalize on the helplessness of
non-self-contained RVs by charging a premium for full
hookup sites. You aren't helpless. With an electric-only
Why drive all the way back to town just to smell someone
hookup, you drive a short distance to the campground's
else's woodsmoke? Camp where you are.
fresh water source and waste water dump every few
days. Do it on the way to the store or other trip that you're going to take anyway, and it's no bother. In addition to saving
money, you'll also have a choice of more campsites, since not all of them have full hookups, or the even better choice of no
campsite at all if you have extra batteries and solar or generator capability, or are just careful about your electricity use.
Freedom from hookups also opens up a whole range of national and provincial forest campgrounds with limited or no hookups
to you. There is also dispersed camping in national forests and crown lands and other boondocking options, where you find
your own campsite. There are rules for where you can and can't boondock, so check the forest websites or drop in the ranger
station for information. Once you're out there, don't look around for those big rigs who are dependent on hookups - they're all
back in town. It's just you and nature, with the occasional backpacker.
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