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There are just so many places to boondock in that area in the national forests. There are also many, many dry campgrounds in the national forests. That whole area is an all-time favorite of ours. Zero in on the San Juan, Rio Grande, Uncompahgre, Gunnison and Grand Mesa National Forests. We've camped in these areas both boondocking and forest campgrounds: Pagosa Springs, Durango, Silverton, Ouray, Creede, Lake City, Dolores, Ridgeway, Montrose, Gunnison, Buena Vista, Leadville, Redstone and Grand Mesa. To be able to do the whole Alpine Loop you need to plan for it to be open in July - September; sometimes earlier/later but don't count on it. Those are very high elevations and snow is possible at any time. There is nice boondocking down South Mineral Creek Rd. at Silverton and also around Lake City. This may help to get you started: https://www.campendium.com/colorado/free-camping Dow's National Forest Campground site was always a 'go to' site for us. It gave excellent directions and lots of information on each campground. They personally visited each one. Many times as we were driving to campgrounds we'd see a nice boondocking spot to stay, also. http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/pictures/pictures.htm

Here's a map of the area. As Kirk stated, the White River doesn't really exist as a river in the Branson/Hollister area. At this point it is incorporated into the area lakes - Table Rock Lake/Taneycomo Lake. Growing up in Missouri we spent a lot of time on those lakes.... beautiful area. Excellent fishing and very nice Corp of Engineer campgrounds. https://www.branson.com/pdf/branson-chamber-map.pdf

No, not a PR move! Hollister has flooded often by the Taneycomo River. Water coming down from those 'hills' add to it. Here's a time-lapse short video of a flood in 2017. Watch the water rise at the home.

A person can get a document from their doctor stating they have a medical metal implant in their body. We carry ours with us.

Your profile says you're female. There are a few groups for women that you'd probably enjoy. They get together as a group and help each other with RV problems they may be having; do activities such as hiking, boating, potlucks, etc. Sometimes they then break up in smaller groups and travel together. Here are some: http://www.lonersonwheels.com/ http://www.rvingwomen.org/ http://rvsingles.org/

There is absolutely no issue staying close to the border..... no worse and probably much better than any city. Those border towns that boondockers go to - Yuma, Quartzsite, Borrego Springs, have millions of RVers staying there both boondocking and in RV parks. They willingly walk across the border from Yuma to Algodones to shop, buy legal meds and have dental work done. You park your car and easily walk across and normally will be walking with a large group as many go there each day. The streets will be full of Americans.

Since you're new to this forum (welcome!) please don't leave us. However, there's another forum, irv2.com that has an Owner's section and there's a sub section for National RVs. You might want to go there to see of any issues with them. Good luck!

The BLM areas in southern AZ and Southern CA would work for you. You can move between the areas as often as you like. I'd suggest the Yuma/Quartzsite/Blyth areas of AZ or the Borrego Springs, CA areas. Both would offer things to do in the area. Here are some sites that may help you. Purchase the Benchmark Atlas for Arizona and CA which gives good detailed information on the roads in the areas and also gives the public lands clearly marked. There are also YouTubes if you Google "boondocking ..... and the area". Some photos you see will be of Quartzsite at the main gathering time of mid-end of January. After that the crowds thin out amazingly. You can always find a quiet space in the desert! We tried New Mexico in the months of Jan/Feb and found it to be too cold for us. There are also many RV parks in the Yuma area if you need hoookups once in a while. https://www.rv-camping.org/blmcampgrounds/ https://quartzsitetourism.com/explore-quartzsite/ https://www.campendium.com/rockhouse (Borrego Springs, CA) https://wheelingit.us/2016/03/13/boondocking-site-review-plomosa-road-quartzsite-az/ http://publiclands.org/? https://www.blm.gov/arizona

You might also hear to put ice cubes in your tank to clean it. Here's a video for you to see if it's for you..... along with some more videos by the same author on testing various products for the black tank. Enjoy them in your 'free' time. By the way, have you had a chance to sit around a campfire with your camping neighbors and discussing black tanks? That usually happens eventually. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH6acEmqvcw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfTd0Slt_cU .... and more RV videos by this person (The Fit RV): https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFitRV

You'll devise your own system and will soon be telling other folks "the correct way" to deal with the black tank. 😉 I always think.... wouldn't it be nice to have a light in the tank and a monitor in the RV to see what's happening in there! Well.... maybe not! Bottom line.... no one knows for sure what is necessary. I'm sure there are people that don't do any of these recommendation and have no problems. I think the only important thing to remember is to fill the tank as much as possible before dumping. RE: the amt. of water people put in their tank as a starter, you're getting answers from those with varying tank sizes and ways of RVing. None of us really knows. As far as your tank rinser.... since you're only using it on weekends and perhaps it sits a while inbetween, just do a rinse before your final dumping procedure of the trip. You certainly don't have to rinse after every dumping during your trip. Things won't dry up that fast. As full-timers we only rinsed occasionally. Instead of rinsing we sometimes just dumped a bucket of water down the toilet before driving off... thinking the water is swishing and doing the rinsing. RE: your question of rinsing with the valve open. I would advise this. We once had a RV neighbor closing the valve to let the tank fill and he got distracted by someone stopping by to talk. .... not a pretty picture when the tank filled with water and created an eruption inside the RV. Don't over think all of this! We're all just guessing on the best way to do things. Like I said... we don't really know what's going on inside.

Dump stations usually have a separate fresh water source (away from the actual dumping site) - don't use the water directly at the site. Some rest areas have water fill. Flying J fuel has separate RV water fill and sometimes other fuel stations. City parks RV parks will usually let you fill for a fee if you're desperate.

If you use the Escapees mail service you can vote via absentee ballot. You may also get called for jury duty but all you have to do is call them and tell them you're traveling - no questions asked. We used Escapees mail service for approx. 20 yr. with no issues. High quality service.

I totally agree.

We've volunteered a lot for national and state areas. We would never consider Salton Sea. It can be very smelly at times & Feb-March will be hot. It wouldn't be very busy as it's not a destination anymore. Not much around there. There is birding if that's your interest. Have you ever been there? I would recommend doing that before a 3-month committment. Just our take.

After doing all the above recommendations I would guess you will have a tiny trailer.

Here's a Step-By-Step that may help answer some questions: https://rv-dreams.typepad.com/rvdreams_journal/2018/06/setting-up-our-florida-domicile.html

I'm not sure what your problem is. The truck stops we've stopped at have diesel in the rear and gas in the front. Why would you expect gas in the rear? Semi trucks don't use gas. If your Super C is diesel there shouldn't be an issue with getting it in the rear. We always saw RVs using the diesel pumps "out back". No issue.

Some RV parks have a storage area. If not, there are usually plenty of storage facilities in the snowbird areas. It really shouldn't be an issue.

Definitely. If her funds are low there is help out there. Contact social services. You'd be surprised the help you can get with probably no cost. Take the time to go and talk to them. It would be worth it for both of you.

For sleeping have you tried using pillows either under your knee or if you're a side sleeper, between your knees? It helped me.

Since you received a prompt reply, did you ask her to fix the email address on the BOF page? If no one mentions it to her perhaps she's not aware of it.

Documentation needed is ONE of these: Passport, Passport Card, Enhanced Driver's License, Nexus, Sentri or Fast Program Cards https://www.visityuma.com/going-to-mexico.html

I believe the storage lot at Benson is for lot owners.

Glad you added it as it really does help when answering questions. Now.... if you could..... please add the MH length for when you ask if you'll fit in a certain campground. 😁