I am in the process of boondocking a 31 foot TT in WTX, in the desert (Terlingua Ranch). We are 15 miles off pavement, rough road, takes about an hour to get back to our site. Alpine, the nearest town with supplies, is a 2 hour drive so the process of getting up and running has been a labor of love. But, it is fun. The kind of work that we know will pay off with long stays in pure solitude with a perfect dark sky at night. Not many places that you can roam 225,000 acres on 1200 miles of unimproved roads and not see a soul.
My issue is water. Building a steel shelter 25 x 40 and installing 2 x 1600 gallon tanks to harvest rainwater for showers/sink/head. Potable water is another issue...we just plan on bringing it in as needed. Also installed a septic with leach lines. I too am leaning on purchasing a pair on Honda 2000's that can be linked for backup power. Probably add a solar panel in the future to limit gen useage. I just want the gen for backup and when I need to run A/C. The gens are portable enough that I will transport to/from permanent residence where I can also use as home backup. I must admit, after buying the property, I was like, "What have I done?" Logistics were a major hurdle. The first being getting the TT back to our site. I hired it out to a few locals that had a small CAT and 1 ton P/U. We managed to get her on site in just over 3 hours and all intact....only one flat. I felt a huge load lifted off my shoulders as this was my main concern. Hopefully, the shelter will be finished by the end of the month and I will have the TT under cover. Then the mantra is "please rain, please rain." The sky has been holding back since last sept. Until tanks are full I will be hauling via my P/U non-potable from the Ranch Headquarters.
Interesting place for some snowbirders....I have met a host of folks from the northern latitudes that spend winter in the area. Not for everyone...the desert is unique and for some reason attracts the same. Big Bend NP HQ is about an hour drive away. Check it out....
Where rainbows wait for rain.....
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