I started this series in hopes giving the newcomers to RVing and Boondocking some idea of how it goes. Will wrap this up with a few typical days dry camping in my favorite USFS Campground.

In an earlier episode I got all set up and was just relaxing. Time to do something. Think I will fill up my 2.5 gal water can and use it to fill up my dishpan. Will let it set out in the sun to get some warm water. That done, it is time to head into Big Bar and visit my friends at the FS District office. On the way back I will stop off at the Trinity River RV Park & see how many of my fishing buddies are there and pick up a can of Roe so I can make some Roe Balls tonight.

Back to camp & time to fix supper. Set up my BBQ with the 1 gal gas tank and will BBQ a steak tonight. Veggies etc will be cooked on the stove in the MH.  A brief word about propane. Trailers, PU campers & pop tops usually have two 5 gal propane tanks that are removable. When one gets empty, you switch over to the other tank, unhook the empty tank, and head to the nearest place that sells propane to fill up. A Motorhome is different. The propane tank is permanently mounted and when it is empty you have to drive the whole rig to the propane dealer. Camping World used to sell an item called Extend-A-Stay. It is very similar to the Extend-A-Flow kit they now sell, but it had a fitting that allows you to hook up an auxiliary tank to the system and work off that. The Amerigas dealer here in Tahoe sells the fitting and the hoses needed. So I hooked up my spare 5 gal propane tank and will use that during my stay. I do a bit of cooking, have the hot water heater on, run the fridge off propane and an occasional use of the furnace. All in all the 5 gal tank should last abut 2 weeks. If it runs dry during my stay, I switch over to the main tank, take the 5 gal tank to the RV park for a fill up and hook it right back up.

Well, the steak is done, the veggies are ready, and I got a small Macaroni salad from the store. Open the bottle of wine and dinner is served, A little Tschaikowski on the CD. What more can you ask for. After dinner I get my gear out and make up the roe balls for tomorrow's fishing and make sure I have all the rigging I need. It is now about 10 PM so time for bed. I get my 10 cup percolator out, fill it with water and put 3 scoops of coffee in the basket and set it on the stove, ready for morning.

5 AM, time to get up, it is a little cool so I switch on the furnace for a bit. Light the burner under the coffee and get dressed. I am not a good coffee maker, so as soon as the coffee starts to perk, I turn down the flame and set my timer for 7 minutes, my sister-in-law told me that is about how long she perks her coffee and it seems to work fine. By this time the place is fairly warm, so I turn off the furnace. It has only been on for about 20 minutes. Have a couple cups of coffee and a bagel with creme cheese and I am ready to go after putting the rest of the coffee in my thermos.  I usually leave the rig about 6 AM. If the fishing is good, I want to get to the fishing hole before too many others show up. If fishing is slow, I can usually wait till about 0630 before taking off.  From the Big Flat CG I can walk down to my fishing hole. Get up on my rock, pour a cup of coffee and wait for it to get light. There are usually a couple others there so we just visit & get ready for fishing.

Lets be optimistic and assume I have gotten my two fish and it is now about 10 am. Go back to the CG put the fish in the cooler, get in the car and drive down to the Trinity River Inn and get a couple bags of ice for the cooler. While there I stop for breakfast of biscuits and gravy.
Back to camp, and time for a short nap. After I get up it is time to clean and filet my salmon. The yellow jacket hornets are bad this year so I put the Screen gazebo up over my big folding table. Now I can work in relative comfort. After I filet the fish I get out a 2 gal bucket and make up the marinade. Before I go to bed I will put the fish in the marinade & let them soak over night and take them out before I head for the fishing hole to let them air dry. After cleaning the fish, I use the water in the dish pan to wash up and clean the work area. Then toss the water into the bushes. Time to wander around and visit the others in the CG and make arrangements with the CG host to plug my smoker into his electrical outlet.