Hi all,
You probably don't remember me, but I joined near the end of 2012 after I lost my job, and was losing my home, and rapidly running out of money. I ended up moving to Oregon with some family, but after the first year, ended up living in a motor home (belongs to my mother, but she's not using it) on 1.5 rented acres, which i have loved! Granted, I've been "plugged in" to power, septic, water, and internet service, but I did survive two weeks of -15degree temps, no water, and a frozen septic line. Unfortunately, the County caught up with me, and I have to move again (third time in a little more than two years). I've applied to 26 jobs with BLM, Forest Service, and NPS and have so far been "referred" on 10 of those jobs, so I'm waiting to hear if I'm getting a summer job with one of the agencies, and continuing to work as a Caregiver at an Adult Foster Home in the meantime. I live a little north of Bend, OR, currently, and mentally I feel ready for some boondocking. However, I do have a lot of questions.
1) Should I attempt to hang onto this motor home, and add solar panels, and bring accessory propane tanks with me, or are the dispersed campsites typically too rugged to access with something so large? I'd have to tow my car, I imagine.
2) I just read Bob's blog about the "suitcase solar panel" which looked great. But, I know nothing about anything, so how much power would I need for a 26' motor home (water pump, lights, receptacles, etc.)?
3) I can't remember the name of the site that lists the approved areas for boondocking, and I'm hoping to find something pretty close to this area to stay until I've saved some more money, and paid off my credit card. Is anyone familiar with sites in Central Oregon?
Thank you!
Tammi
You probably don't remember me, but I joined near the end of 2012 after I lost my job, and was losing my home, and rapidly running out of money. I ended up moving to Oregon with some family, but after the first year, ended up living in a motor home (belongs to my mother, but she's not using it) on 1.5 rented acres, which i have loved! Granted, I've been "plugged in" to power, septic, water, and internet service, but I did survive two weeks of -15degree temps, no water, and a frozen septic line. Unfortunately, the County caught up with me, and I have to move again (third time in a little more than two years). I've applied to 26 jobs with BLM, Forest Service, and NPS and have so far been "referred" on 10 of those jobs, so I'm waiting to hear if I'm getting a summer job with one of the agencies, and continuing to work as a Caregiver at an Adult Foster Home in the meantime. I live a little north of Bend, OR, currently, and mentally I feel ready for some boondocking. However, I do have a lot of questions.
1) Should I attempt to hang onto this motor home, and add solar panels, and bring accessory propane tanks with me, or are the dispersed campsites typically too rugged to access with something so large? I'd have to tow my car, I imagine.
2) I just read Bob's blog about the "suitcase solar panel" which looked great. But, I know nothing about anything, so how much power would I need for a 26' motor home (water pump, lights, receptacles, etc.)?
3) I can't remember the name of the site that lists the approved areas for boondocking, and I'm hoping to find something pretty close to this area to stay until I've saved some more money, and paid off my credit card. Is anyone familiar with sites in Central Oregon?
Thank you!
Tammi
