Fresh Water

[Freebirds]

We're getting ready to start our first boondocking experience in Bolivar Flats, Tx.  We'll then be heading down to San Padre Island and then Arizona.  Where do fellow boondockers get fresh water for your stays?  Any other thoughts will be appreciated.  Thanks.

[sandsys]

Many boondockers check into a full hookup campground occasionally. When there they plug in to fully charge batteries, dump and fill, and do laundry if available. It's may also be opportunity to take a long, hot shower.

Other than that, Flying J stations are popular although they now charge a fee to dump.

If you just need water, some grocery stores have a water dispenser where you refill water jugs for a price. Or you stop at the local gas station and see if you can get your jug under the faucet in the sink or fill at an outdoor faucet.

Linda

[Al F]

First we always travel with full or almost full fresh water tank.  Next we stay at city park, state parks, National Forest campground and fill up before we leave.

Websites like Campendium NP, NF, RV Parks,  Free Campsites. Net and others sometimes list dumps and places to fill your water tank.  Also as Linda wrote above a number of gas stations have dump stations and water fills. 

The Escapees RV club, the owner of this forum has a website which lists thousands of free or low cost places to park your RV at and also has many listings of places to dump and fill your water tank.  You have to be an Escapees member to access and download the list.  https://daysenddirectory.com/

 

 

[2gypsies]

Water is easier to get most of the time.  Of course, you'll need a dump station and that's harder to find a FREE one.  Many RV parks will allow you to use the dump station for a FEE.

Here's a good site for locating both:

https://www.sanidumps.com/find.php

According to the web site you can dump at Galveston State Park for $5.  Water is most likely free.

For dumping free - use the wastewater treatment facility in Texas City

Depending how long your grey water/black water tanks last some may spend a night in a RV park or public park and dump and fill with water & sometimes do their laundry, vacuum, etc.

[packnrat]

lots of "free" water out there. but not all is "good" water. pump all fresh water into your rv through a filter, even if from home. if needed can buy at a food store,(pricey) hardware store,(worst choice) and then the "filtered" water in the dispensers outside of many stores.(you need 1-5 gallon jugs).

out of a stream/spring/etc, but you need a pump, and best use filters, chem treatments, as well as MUST know the source, and quality of the water.

for just a short jaunt from the s&b, i carry about 60 gallon (factory tank), spare 60 gallon bladder, and two 5 gallon jugs. (till/if needed they work great to hold down the awning). works great for a week or two. in the forest where i live close to, grey is ok to dump.(pending location).

[Kirk W]

15 hours ago, Freebirds said:

We're getting ready to start our first boondocking experience

Welcome to the Escapee forums! We are here to help and will do our best. You may want to share a little more about yourself and your RV as we could then give better information.

Be very careful in where you take the RV on beaches as it can be a very serious problem if you should get stuck in the sand. Remember that wet sand is much more solid to drive on then is dry sand and avoid spinning your drive wheels. 

[Freebirds]

1 hour ago, Kirk W said:

Welcome to the Escapee forums! We are here to help and will do our best. You may want to share a little more about yourself and your RV as we could then give better information.

Be very careful in where you take the RV on beaches as it can be a very serious problem if you should get stuck in the sand. Remember that wet sand is much more solid to drive on then is dry sand and avoid spinning your drive wheels. 

We have a 34 ft. travel trailer pulled by a Silverado 3500.  This is a new experience for us and I'm sure we'll screw some things up, but we're trying to limit the number of screwups. 

Freecampsites.net is a good tool.  Thanks, AI F.  I have looked at Campendium before.  Also a good tool.