Can We Survive 1 FULL WEEK Off-Grid In Our RV... In The Desert?? - No Water, Power or Sewer 😱
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- Can we survive ONE FULL WEEK living off-grid in our RV in the Utah desert?? That means no power, water, sewer, and worst of all, no showers 😬 This is gonna be rough. Get over 60% off a lifetime subscription of Rosetta Stone! Head to partners.rosettastone.com/the...
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We're Eric & Allison and we're on a journey to find the most interesting places and unique foods this planet has to offer! We've traded in our steady paychecks and permanent home for a life of travel and adventure. Come along and see the world with us!
“i’m not very good at the star photography” - drops an absolute banger photo 🔥 📷
🤣😅🙌
Heres a tip from someone who offgrids fulltime. When I go to walmart to stock up, I take everything out of its packaging and throw it away at Walmart so I dont have all that trash while out in the middle of nowhere. 💜👍
Also, I dont have an RV, but I've heard about a gadget you can add to RVs that keeps the water from coming out while it heats up so you can save water that way 👍
Ditto for cruisers on sailboats. We do not want the trash & here in MX (Tropics) roaches are notorious for laying their eggs in cardboard boxes.
Terrific advice. 👍
Use an old milk carton or similar to catch the water as it comes out and then use it for flushing toilet.
Yrs this is great advice!
@@safepetproductssomeone with a brain
Get a camp shower. Heat the water on the stove, then use your shower stall. When I use my camp shower I only use 1 gallon to wash my hair (long like Alison’s) and my body.
I feel so old. Back in the days she said, we picked a random DVD. Back in the days I picked a VHS.
Right😄&Rewind it before u drop it off at Blockbuster!
Man. That photo of clementine amongst the stars🤩
Stabilizing jacks would make a great investment for clementine.
Love that you guys are doing your RV life. My husband and I have been tent camping for 40 years. Finally, we bought an RV and live our home on wheels! However, my husband was diagnosed with cancer, so our travels were limited to every 3 weeks, so he could be home for his chemo treatments. Our 53 years together were great, but our camping trips were my best memories. So, if you are working nonstop, try to figure out how to spend time now while you are young. I had an aunt who would say. "You are not like a fine bottle of wine. You don't get better with age!"
I'm sure someone already commented but you need a Berkey water filter so you can drink your tank water. We got one for our RV and we like it so much we use it at home too. Apparently you can put creek water in them and drink it.
I would love for Allison to show us how she manages to workout in such a tiny space, I need the inspiration 😁
Next time you go on an adventure like this I would like to recommend, as a van tourer. Use a tub with a tight fitting lid, fill it with cold boiled water, then add some tea tree essential oil. Fold micro cloths and place in the tub. The best antibacterial body wash there is, no more questionable wet wipes 😉 have a seperate sealable tub for the used cloths 😁 your welcome 🙏
Oh I am 💯 going to try this out! Rv/ sailor who loves this tip!
Chock blocks would help prevent accidental rolling.
Only 8 min in and already 6 freakings. Love y’all’s adventure but not sure how many freakings I can take 🙈.
I agree. Sounds too much like the other word. I like your wholesomeness.
haha
Bag trash and store in Ruby when it overflows your RV space. Tightly tie off any food-trash to reduce smell. Camping trick - Pop-up laundry hampers plus border clips make a great large trash can.
Hygiene hack - baby wipes or body wipes, paired with dry shampoo or “no-rinse” shampoo. It helps.
Why not get a portable outside shower????
I was literally just coming on here to say the same thing!! You have a great big storage container on wheels you're pulling behind you! Ruby is a great place to store food especially to keep animals from smelling it!!✌🐢
Omg Allison!!! You're literally the only other person I've ever heard say "my hair hurts" 😂 you get it!!! My hair is so thick and wavy like yours and when it gets dirty it gets so heavy and pulls the scalp and hurts so bad !!
I understand this also. When the roots of your hair hurt too much to even touch.
Haha! Sorry you know my pain, but also happy to not be the only one whose hair hurts 🤣
When Hubs and I were van lifing in WY... I woke up with a cow🐮 less than 12" from my face.... Sliding door was open and yeah. Opened my eyes to a cow nose in my face.🐮 No joke..🐄
We were tenting and woke up to large bulges in the roof and side where cows had slid down the hill...
You can dump the "cold hot water" into the bottle like you did until it gets hot, then use the hot water, and dump the cold water in the jug back into your fresh water tank. Save it up until the bottle is full then dump it back in. You can also buy 5 gallon collapsible water jugs and fill them up before you leave and put them in Ruby since she is being towed behind you, use that girl for all she is worth. Then you have extra fresh water to dump into your fresh water tank as needed. Once its used up fold up the empty jugs and store for later use.
so many good ideas
Wow! That long exposure shot with Clementine and the stars is merch!!!! I see a t-shirt...a hoodie, posters...
You guys have been trying so hard to get Clementine on the road! I love your commitment ❤ and your adventures 🎉
We jug showered after Katrina using swimming pool water heated up by the sun, so I know all about that nasty feeling. We were so thankful when the real water and power came back on 17 days later. Thank you to those awesome power crews from other states that came to help.
Tip. Face the nose of your RV into the wind. This stops the rocking. ❤
I love when you guys hang out with the travel beans!’
I would have definitely done the quickie shower sooner. 😂😂😂
Definitely a great trial boondocking run. I have boondocked many times in Moab and jeeped longs canyon. Couple suggestions:
An overnight bag in your car for day excursions.
Go ahead and dump your grey water.
Navy/bucket showers!
Trash your food cartons in the trash when you leave Walmart.
Buy more beer!
Congrats on your 7-day desert survival excursion. I dry camped while horse camping and learned how to do a bucket bath. I felt clean that way. I used a collapsable canvas water bucket. It was wonderful. We used shovels to dig a hole in the ground for a potty and covered it up. Left no trace. We packed out our trash on horseback.
We are off grid every single time we go out…usually 4-5 days, 2 trips a year for 9-10 days.
You can do it…I have faith.
Yeah otherwise what's the point? I mean they are all set up for it
Hey guys! We've followed you since you bought Clementine- we bought our vintage camper around the same time and went through a lot of the same restoration "fun" as you did. Regarding the tankless hot water system and the cold water "donut" that happens when you turn it off, we installed a diverter valve that sends the cold water back to the fresh water tank- we just turn it back to the shower mode after 10 seconds or so. We estimate it saves us 1/2 gallon per shower AND eliminates the icy cold showers. Pretty easy to install, you could probably do it in a couple of hours.
If you don't use your "black tank" why not plumb it into your grey tank and double your grey water storage, you could even tap into the line and drain your urine diverter straight into the holding tank and stop having to dump it at all.
Stay safe. Love your videos.
You guys cracked me up 😂.. all other travel you tubers are "yay offgrid..freedom 😊"... you guys talk about it like you are being sentenced to a stint in prison 🤣... ah.. you said the same right at the end!😂
Fun vlog 🙂. Stunning area. Thanks for sharing!
Ps. Guys.. you could collect snow, let it melt in the RV and use to wash either cold or you could have warmed it on a fire outside. You could have wild swam in the river and washed hair (without soap)... KingingIT would have been proud of you if you had!.. there were plent of ways for you to wash!!
Pps. I keep games in zip-lock bags.. takes less space and easier to store.
Flatten all boxes and cans so they dont take so much room in your trash can.
We really enjoyed your video. My wife and I are from the UK and just bought a motorhome and have lots to learn but we are enjoying it so far. Look forward to your next video best wishes Phill and Leigh (Motorhome trekkers) ❤
.You guys did it! There may have been some gross aspects, but overall you got to visit some amazing places and spend good quality camping time! Also, the stars were amazing! 🙂
Parchment paper the best I agree
If you’re worried about your water, you could always get a Lifestraw system, or something similar. I have the Lifestraw that filters from a 1 gallon bag (in about 10 min) and the water tastes wonderful!
This is by far one of the best RV/vanlife channels. So much fun and amazing locations. Cheers from Switzerland. 👍
Thank you 🙌😭🥰
The trick with campfire smell before bed, Febreze! Been doing it for years when tent camping. The only issue is the cold spray on your hair is COLD, but you don’t wake up smelling of campfire.
You could use one of those portable shower heads that you stick in a bucket if you want to save water.
You guys are so brave. I'm in Big Bend National Park right now. And I boondocked for 48 hours and it sucked. Keep ongoing, love your channel.
The best thing about your videos is how compatible you guys are. It's so lovely along with all of the fun.
Always good to see another Chaffin!
Another great video. In fact one of my favorites. Love the realness of it... nomad life is messy and not always picture perfect. Live that messy life❤❤❤also have you ever thought of getting a veggie net to hang your fruits n veggies ❤
Love the bad hair day hat. Another great video. 👍😊🇮🇪🇺🇸
A can crusher and a garbage ladder bag to hang outside on Clemetine's ladder would buy you some more time and space inside.
Great job you two, love the parchment you use on your plates to save on cleaning dishes…good idea.
40 gallons of water should be no problem taking showers. I have less water than that but can go a week taking showers.
You can dump your grey water on the ground, some parks actually let you do it. Soap and water is good for the soil and plants. A park we go to in East Texas has signs that say "we encourage dumping of grey water on the ground" so we do. They have a big tank the pull on a trailer with a small tractor called the honey pot and they charge $5 to dump your black tank, they pull up and dump it for you and you hand them $5, its pretty sweet. I guess our black water is their bread and butter and it smells like money to them lol.
NO. There are rules. You have to check with local jurisdictions, ask for permission from the property owner or ranger or camp host, you have to ensure it’s more than 150 feet from any water way including washes, that all products you use are fully biodegradable,etc etc etc. Please don’t give false information that will get people in trouble or ya know, pollute the planet.
Eric, I love how you say you’re not very good at photography but then proceed to show a beautifully photographed picture that requires expertise to get. Lmaooo 😂
he needs to get himself more credit! he's an amazing photographer
You two did an AWESOME job! You totally made the challenge! Thanks for sharing, loved every minute!
Chlorine leaves the water after about 12 hours. there are charts for how much chlorine to add to water to make it drinkable. you can add filters and a UV treatment like some Blue water boats do.
No wheel chocks? I wouldn't trust just a parking brake. 🤨
Repeat this in the summer where there is some privacy and a nice stream. You've done the hot springs but that's an alternative if you go somewhere new.
RE: your toilet paper. I use wet wipes, and I don’t let them go in my black tank, either. I have a trash bin they go in and the moisture seems to keep any sort of smell from being an issue. It’s not a sealed bin, and they dry out fairly quickly. has an open top. Might want to give it a try, so you can avoid all that plastic waste. I usually use 1 to 2 per poo (wipe, fold, wipe, fold, wipe, fold, bin), sometimes 3 or 4. I empty the bin every time I empty the black tank, which is usually about every 2 weeks. I get a box of them at a time from Costco, but you can buy them at Walmart or Sam’s too. Box lasts me a few months (I live in my rv full time, too). ALSO RE your fresh water tank: use white vinegar to sanitize it. Also run it through your lines. You might have to deal with the smell for a week or so after draining and rinsing, but at least it’s safe and it’s as good at sanitizing as bleach is.
In that wind maybe you should look at finding a location near a cliff that provides wind shelter for Clementine to park.
I'm so glad I started following you guys around two years ago. I'm completely awestruck at the scenery and variety of the United States. You do such a great job of promoting your homeland.
Thank you so much!
Some people are made for sustained boondocking and some people just are not.
I think you too well know which group you fit into.
Just be thankful that the violent wind was outside Clementine and not inside. 😂😂😂
For over a year it was baby wipes for me, yes I was homeless living in a Chevy HHR, not a castle like you all. My old iPad which had the Harry Potter series on it ‘twas was my only movie entertainment, fine with me. Slept with a guitar, she does have nice curves. Cold Canned food.
I think you were there while we were getting hit with an eastern wind storm. I do love this state. So beautiful. Glad you visited us.
i’m surprised you guys don’t use wheel chocks when you’re parked for the night i feel like even the $8 harbor freight ones would be peace of mind
This was SOOOOOO much fun to watch! Thanks for the laughs!! (And the beautiful Utah landscape!)
Paint by numbers is so relaxing
Watching that tumbleweed reminded me.
You probably know this, but if not, DID you know that tumbleweed is not indigenous to America?
In truth, the tumbleweed (or Russian thistle, Salsola tragus) is not native. It was introduced into the United States in the 1870's - about the time the Santa Fe Railroad replaced the Santa Fe trail as a major transportation corridor westward.
It was introduced accidentally, because it was used as a packing material which when discarded managed quite easily to seed itself and Voilà 'American' tumbleweed.
Gray tank is soap and water. Both are good for grass and plants. Find a private spot and pull your gray valve. We also did drink our fresh water after Clorox
If you are not sure, boil it and put boiled water in drink bottles. Your learning and doing great
Love the videos. God Bless.
This episode was so good guys! The shors of Long Canyon Road were worth the trip. I love the colors of the rocks. I was concerned about getting your baby vehicle through the fallen boulders. Please keep up the videos.
Go ahead & get the giant log of meat, the key is to portion it out into zip bags & flatten them out as flat as you can get them to save space in the freezer 😊
Thank you for sharing this with me. Loved it.
A few months ago, I found your channel searching for Michigan camping. I have since been binge watching every video since that trip you took in 2022? It took a bit, but I am finally caught up to real time watching!
Y'all are hilarious - very entertaining. Like anything else, the more that you boondock, the easier it will get and the more you will like it. If you are set-up for it, it's not a hardship at all. It's a way of life for us. We're retired FTers who boondocked 10 of the last 12 months last year in an older motorhome. Water is everyone's limiting factor, as its heavy, so there's only so much you can take with you. We usually make it the 2 weeks BLM and FS camping limit on the 110 gallons we carry with us, (95 gallons in our fresh tank and 3, 5-gallon collapsible jugs in our toad) though we only have 50 gallons each for gray and black water storage. We are set-up to transfer gray water to our black tank if needed. We drink from our sanitized fresh tank - after it's filtered, of course. We filter the water going into the tank, we have a filter mounted under our sink and a PUR water pitcher type filter for the water we actually drink. Many swear by the Berkey filter. Choose what works best for you. Occasionally we will take our toad to town to replenish our water supply if we must shower more. I recommend adding an Extend-a-stay kit to allow you to attach a 20lb portable propane tank that you can take to town to refill or exchange as needed, without the need to move your motorhome.
We just finished the second phase of our massive solar system. We're living this lifestyle off of a limited retirement income so had to take the low budget route, foregoing name brand components for more affordable options. It took us 5 years to gather the resources to complete it, doing all the work ourselves. We started by building a 620-watt liftable solar array on the side of our motorhome. It makes a nice bedroom window awning too, practically lifting itself with a couple gas struts, and it's easy to clean, standing safely on the ground. We finished the 12v part of our build a year ago, with the addition of a LiFePo-4 battery that we built with 8, 280ah prismatic cells, a Heltec 330amp BMS with a 5a active balancer. It cost us less than $1,500 to build this 560ah 12v, 7.1 kwh battery. We chose these cells rather than a pre-built battery because they fit perfectly under the steps of our MH where our old pair of golf cart batteries used to reside. Our 12v system uses an 80A Progressive Dynamics LFP converter/charger, a 1,000w Renogy inverter, a 50a Epever MPPT charge controller and a Lnex battery monitor.
By mounting the solar array on the side of our coach, we left the roof free to rack 8, 550w solar panels (4,400 watts) down the length of our 35ft Class A, 15" off our roof, above our AC, vents, etc. This huge array covers our entire roof, providing some nice shade with plenty of cooling air underneath, increasing solar output and reducing the heat load on the air conditioners too, though our overall height is still just under 12 ft. You guys could probably fit at least 4-5 of these panels on your smaller roof if you were so inclined. We mounted our Sungold Power all-in-one 48V, 5,000W Inverter/100A charge controller/battery charger, breakers and a Lnex battery monitor on the wall in our bedroom, saving us space as well as money. The 48v battery that resides under our bed uses 16, 320ah prismatic cells and a 200amp BMS to keep it safe. Together with our 12v battery, we have a total of 23.5 kwh of batteries onboard - kept charged by 5,020 watts of solar.
We removed the 13.5k btu rooftop Dometic AC we had in the bedroom and replaced it with an EG4 28.5 seer-2, 12k btu mini-split heat pump on the upper rear of our motorhome. It's super quiet, and only uses about 1/3 the power as our 14.5k btu soft start equipped Furrion we have up front. This second phase provides 24/7 off-grid air conditioning and heat from the heat pump, sparing our propane use too. We can run both A/Cs and charge our batteries at the same time, even in winter. We have a total of 6,000 watts of 120v inverted ac power, giving us off-grid electrical self-sufficiency for a total budget of under $10k (excluding the heat pump.) This is only a fraction of what a similarly sized, professionally designed and built system would be.
Take care, we hope to see you down the road.
We are a family of 3 and put toilet paper into our compost toilet (same one you have). It composes fast (you would be surprised) and helps from the compost being to moist.
Really enjoyed the excellent visuals, your humor & goodwill. Careful you're gonna get hooked on nature in the back country.
Great video! Really enjoyed it! You guys crack me up!
I love when you film the sky at night and also the daylight when you show the moving clouds. Was a school bus driver in Grand Junction and I did a trip over to Moab we picked up at a school and took them up a hill and just dropped them off and turned around and went back to pickup more until there were no more left. I loved the scenery as we were traveling there. But now I live in Ortonville,Minnesota and I drove school bus less than one year,because I’m not use to driving the dirt roads especially in the winter when you can’t tell where there’s road and where is the ditch.
I see no problem with driving for 5 minutes, dumping the gray tank and driving 5 minutes back! Could hit nearly 2 weeks easy with more food in the camper!
It’s amazing how you’ve had this all to yourselves!
Loved this episode!! Well done guys❤
Love this, the off-grid test I've been waiting for! 😃
I'm surprised the solar got so low, with all the sunshine it seemed like you were getting, I wonder if things got really dusty up there and impaired the panels effectiveness.
I'm also surprised Alison didn't just fill one jug of water until things were running hot and then take a normal shower shower😁
Great work! you have the DVD player now, I've been just downloading netflix and amazon shows to the computer and watching movies that way when I'm out of service
Well done guys. Happy Easter. Hugs 🍀🍀😺😺🇮🇪🇮🇪💚💚🍀🍀
I did not know they still had DVDs...
😂😂😂
I hope they still do dvd players - my son gave me all three seasons of 'Picard' and '2001, A Space Odyssey' and '2010' and I haven't watched any of them because I have mislaid the connecting cables tmy old dvd player ...😢😢😢😢😢
actually, many people are going back to buying DVDs and DVD players. because everything is subscription based, some people prefer it this way
even the games you buy are now subscription based due to licenses and corporation greed
And Blu rays!
This was amazing to watch !
Great video! Congratulations on your week off-grid! I love your tips and all the tips in the comments as well.
It was a great video. You both did an amazing week of off grid 🎉🎉
You folks have made so many great videos. This is one of my favourites. Thanks for sharing your Endless Adventures with us. Also. I know how much work it is to film and make these videos for us. Awesome editing and an amazing final result. Cheers from Canada.
Thank you so much! We love what we do, so it means a lot to us when other people get as much as out the adventures as we do 🙌
How convenient your steaks just walked up to you. Moo . Welcome to the desert 🌵 it can windy often .
Mmmm. Alone in an RV in the middle of the desert. anyone seeing this is going to think you guys are getting your Walter White on! 😟🤣
Or perhaps….their Barry White… only time will tell. The fruits of the labors will reveal all….
Love to watch you. You're so funny together!
LIKE LIKE LIKE! So much fun!! Cheers!
Spirit Island is my favorite game! So good, hope you enjoyed it!
Congratulations guys n thanks for sharing this amazing journey n adventure with me. God Bless Ya'll. Mucho Love Always, Tam ❤❤❤
can you maybe install one of those recirculatory on your shower? I've seen them on newer off grid focused that recirculated the water in the shower so it stays warm while you pop it on/off.
It takes about 20 seconds for our water to get hot even though it’s on demand ,we put a bucket in the shower and capture the first cold water then we use that to wash dishes.
It would be fun to get into new board games. We literally just play the same old ones from the 90s over and over again. Those collaborative ones sound cool!
Fun video to watch. Not so sure making it was so fun. But you two made it look almost fun.
Really enjoyed watching your video.😊
This was so much fun you guys!!❤❤
Very entertaining video! Love you guys ❤
Music tip: The Teskey Brothers. I think you’ll love it
Great video !!
Worth the wait!
Love your vid! It gets crazy windy out there with the "blow dust" from the desert. Be sure and have a drink at Woodys, the best bar in town! Love Moab! Good people and amazing history.
Love you guys and your adventures!!
Love it when you guys are out there in the wild blue yonder. Please do it again and again, love it.
Gotta heat up the kettle, mix in some cooler water so you dont burn your skalp, then wash your hair in the sink! Then then sponge bath! Tis the only way to save your skin from crawling and your scalp from hurting and itching!!