Back Home from Prospector

Another camping trip is wrapped up.

We left the Prospector Campground around 9:30a and arrived home a little after 1:00p. The traffic coming back on I-70E was much lighter ... an uneventful, easy drive.

We had a wonderful time with our friends and enjoyed their company as we explored a bit of the area. That said, there was a purpose for this camping trip that went beyond visiting with friends — trying out our dry camping systems. The test went off without a hitch.

It's not that we've not dry camped before. We did so while we were full-timing in the Phaeton — our one-bedroom condo on wheels. But it was just for a night here ... a night there. Mostly overnight stops going from one place to another.

We've now proven to ourselves that the upgrades — solar panels and sealed house batteries — will sustain us comfortably on longer dry camping outings. So, we’ll be adding some boondocking opportunities to our plans. Where and when? Well, that is still TBD.

Our next camping trip is scheduled for the week of 10 August ... at a state park where we will have electricity. We won't have to travel nearly as far to get to our campground this time 😉Read more