07-29-2016, 08:32 AM
My ability to stay "unhooked" (that's different than being unhinged - at least slightly) is without running the gen depends on air conditioning. I have 240 watts of solar and pretty much everyday stuff can run on that with the occasional boost from the gen. I can go 10 days, for two people, on the 100+ gallons of water we can carry. That means doing laundry out and judiciously using water for cleaning. Stinking and boondocking are not synonymous.
I sailed 41 days across the Atlantic with one crew and used less than 50 gallons of fresh water. Upon arrival in New York we were sticky from salt and a bit stinky. We bathed in salt water and then wiped down with fresh, OK but not ideal. The point is that you can use saltwater for lots of uses on a boat to minimize fresh water use. If fresh water is available outside the coach you could use that for bathing, cooking and cleaning almost to the point of using your on board supply strictly for the toilet. Then you could stay for a looooong time.
I sailed 41 days across the Atlantic with one crew and used less than 50 gallons of fresh water. Upon arrival in New York we were sticky from salt and a bit stinky. We bathed in salt water and then wiped down with fresh, OK but not ideal. The point is that you can use saltwater for lots of uses on a boat to minimize fresh water use. If fresh water is available outside the coach you could use that for bathing, cooking and cleaning almost to the point of using your on board supply strictly for the toilet. Then you could stay for a looooong time.
Jon Kabbe
1993 coach 337 with Civic towed