what is boondocking?

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Originally Posted by jimmini

Come to Quartzsite AZ for a while in the winter and you can learn all the tricks of boondocking from the folks that boondock here by the thousands.
You can have a load of fun learn more than you want about solar power,batteries,way to haul water,way's to haul black and gray waters,way's to save power, way's to save water, way's to save $$$.This is long term or sort term boondocking school at its best.

These are exactly the questions I have. Our family is considering going off grid, but is it really practical and do-able in a city?

We are going full-time in our AS in about a month, and right now it is totally gutted! We're freaking out a little, because it's crunch time.

We should be camped in one spot for the next year on an Air Force Base in sweltering S. Texas. Is it financially feasible to live w/o electricity w/o our young children dying of heat exhaustion? I've heard solar panels are expensive and need to be replaced fairly often.

How long do batteries last with average use? How are they recharged?

How does one shower, etc. without water hookup? Where do you take your waste water?

Do you use a composting toilet? Where do you dump your waste?

Where do you dump your trash?

Since we can't make it to Quartzsite anytime soon, could you tell us any of the secrets you have learned?