i am planing to do quartsite this jan, any advice as to where to camp? day to arrive before so to get a "better" site. looking to do the "big show". as now i still have to work at a job, so need to plan vac days.

I will be boon-docking. i carry extra water (on-board and extra 30 gallon bladder, plus jugs) and have power. (gen and small solar). all in/on  a short 5 er.

any theft problems? i do lock everything up as best as i can.

just never been there. so all new to me. hoping to get a friend or two to tag along. if not then just the three of us. me, my self, and I.

You'd have an awesome time if you parked at Boomerville - the Escapees Birds of a Feather group, the Boomers.  I don't know if you are an Escapee member or not but you don't have to be.  Visitors are warmly greeted and included. They will be parked together January 14-27 and people come and go and stay as long as they can.  There are usually around 150 RVs coming and going throughout the time. They have many activities going on - mini-trips around the area, hiking, geocaching, 4-wheeling, mini-seminars around the campfire on various topics, happy hours daily, pancake breakfasts, pot lucks and just plain fun.  You have ample opportunity to take the short drive into 'town' a few miles away.  It's a very welcoming group of all ages, not just Boomer age.  Pets welcome and even a pet walk in the morning.  It's dry camping so come prepared.  There's usually an area for solar and one for generators.  Here's the parking information taken from the newsletter.

Turn-by-turn directions to Boomerville: On I-10 take exit 19 and go south to the T intersection with

Kuehn Rd. Turn left (E) onto what becomes a frontage road beside I-10. There will be an Escapees

Boomers sign and arrow at this intersection (no guarantee). Continue East on the paved frontage

road (go pass the Scadden Wash BLM area) until the pavement dead-ends and turn right (S) on an

unpaved road. Again, there will be an Escapees Boomers sign and arrow at this turn. Continue on the

unpaved road to the edge of the 14 day BLM area -- main road turns sharply to the left BUT you will

turn right (W) at the Boomer Escapees sign and arrow. You will be able to see the gathering from this

turn. Find your own spot. There will be a central “tent” area where you can sign-in and one of the

hosts will be around to give you a hug and give you the low-down on what to expect.

The Google Maps coordinates for the approximate center of Boomerville: 33.650011,-114.1486603

There are usually two hosts parked near the easy-up tents. Sign in with them (we just like to get a

head count for fun and love to greet you.). Then you park wherever you want. You can participate as

much or as little as you want. The more you "hang out", the more involved you become. Volunteering

is also a great way to get to know folks...help with pancakes, the auction, etc.

There is a white board for scheduling activities. It is member driven. If you

want to take a walk every day at 8:00 and you’d like company, put it on the

board and people will join you. If you are curious about solar, suggest a

solar discussion group, put the time and place, and people will join you and

tell you more than you want to know!

It all just happens!

Daily Boomer happy hours are at 4pm with a meeting about what happened that day and what the

plans are for the next day. People will bring light snacks and their own drinks and chairs.

Wow!! Sounds like a blast!! Definitely going to have to put this on the to-do list!!

not sure sbout walking much. ( broken body) but if i tow my little tag along trailer i do have a moto ( kaw klr650)  to ride around .

but yes i havd a gen so thats where i park. this rv will not get solar mounted, but next one will. so just a portable thing for now.

latter today i will know my work hrs/days for the next four months.

but looking like i might be able to do the 16th to the 23ed. ( i work thur am - monday at 4:30am).

good-bad-? still have 8 years till i do not have to work anylonger.

but till then i will try to do and see what and as i can.

for now a small 24 ft 5er. want to buy a bigger and better for retirement. if nothing else my unit can fit in everywhere. and with my class A with doubles i can tow a small tag along trailer ?.

  On 10/17/2018 at 6:51 AM, packnrat said:

for now a small 24 ft 5er. want to buy a bigger and better for retirement. if nothing else my unit can fit in everywhere. and with my class A with doubles i can tow a small tag along trailer ?.

Double tows are only allowed in some states. Be sure you check your route before departure.

Linda

pulling tripples is only allowed in some states. pulling doubles is legal in all fifety states when the driver has a proper commercial dl with the corect endorsments.

i am a commercial class A  driver.with proper endosments.

all pu trucks in ca are regestered as commercial trucks.

first trailer must be a semi trailer, aka: fifth-wheel.  not a bumper pull.

can not be over 75 feet long.

can not excide the tow rating of the truck pulling said trailers.

with this said ca is more restrive than most other states in the west. known, nevada legal, oregon legal, washington legal, idaho legal, colorado legal, 

true i have not driven in arazona or new mexico or texas, oklahoma, montana or the dakotas. but those states are known to be more open to varied trailers (aka: less laws) than ca is.

i have lived under fed dot laws and regs most of my life (35 years class A). i can not site them from memory. but do understand there workings. no i would not try to drive down broadway in new york city. in anything let alone pulling a "set". in the decades i have done this ( little trailer up to a car haluer with a cj7 on it). with my rv i have never been pulled over. for any reason. back country roads to major freeways, back wash "burgs" to major traffic laden city's.

as a rule and just for cause if i can do without the little tag trailer ( it is the larger trailer sold at lowes hardware stores). i would rather do so.

RV multiple trailer configurations are not permitted in BC, WA, OR. 

CA permits double towing noteven a 5th wheel front trailer.  3 jeeps flat towed behind your RV is ok. Brakes on all axles (whaat?)

Oh the humanity!

Actually all 3 of the Jeeps I saw were sweet rigs...

not wanting to get into a fight here. but i know what i know. and have towed many miles in the states i listed. never had any trouble. by state. or local, not even tribal police.

maybe in the thousands of miles i driven in these states i have not been seen by a ticket cop?

  On 10/17/2018 at 4:06 PM, packnrat said:

i am a commercial class A  driver.with proper endosments.

Few RVers have commercial licenses. Does that make a difference?

Linda Sand

yes it does.

sad for me even if i am riding a moto down the rd i am subject to full dot regs. aka: double the ticket price, double the points.( and i get only half as many points as reg folk, before i lose my permit to drive) and i must report said ticket to my employer asap.

so there is a perk. but under many other rules that govern my off duty life.

Our daughter is an OTR driver. When she visited me at Dome Rock near Q she dropped the trailer at Pilot and "camped" in her truck. I guess that makes her a full-timer? Pretty visible camper.

Linda

yes can say that.

i have been trying to use google to find the camp spot. but the gps numbers given do not line up with what i belive is the site.using written direction i find.

my computer program says 

N 33'38'57.12"

 W114'08'42.72

mitchell mine rd

sound right?

close by but a bit north of that point i see one camper. on another dirt rd.

packrat - if you're referring to the Boomer gathering, yes, it's around 46848 Mitchell Mine rd.  One RV?  The pic must have been taken mid-summer!   There will be many hundreds parked along the whole road in January.

Edited October 18, 2018 by 2gypsies

  On 10/17/2018 at 4:06 PM, packnrat said:

pulling tripples is only allowed in some states. pulling doubles is legal in all fifety states when the driver has a proper commercial dl with the corect endorsments.

i am a commercial class A  driver.with proper endosments.

all pu trucks in ca are regestered as commercial trucks.

first trailer must be a semi trailer, aka: fifth-wheel.  not a bumper pull.

can not be over 75 feet long.

can not excide the tow rating of the truck pulling said trailers.

 

CA - (the "excide") - minimum is 1T pickup.

"All pu trucks in ca are registered as commercial trucks." - 99% correct - however there are exceptions.

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