New to Boondocking. Tips and Advice? Questions re Water

[JohnE3]

I agree with everything that Mark B1 said, and like Mark, we boondock almost exclusively.

For convenience, we always travel with a full fresh water tank from a trusted source, and have never had any issues. I don't think the weight has a significant impact on fuel economy.

Only real issue we have is that even with a filter at the kitchen tap (maybe we need a better one), I'm not happy with the water from the tank for coffee, tea, and some cooking. We carry separate bottles or a small blue jug just for that, refilling them when we have access to good tap water. Then I'm not so worried about what's in the fresh water tank.

But boondocking is best, so enjoy!

[Upfisk]

We love Jacob Lake campground. The pit privies are clean, have nice sanitizer wash stations. The sites are large but slope somewhat. It is 1/2 first come first serve, and half reserve. We have never seen it full. No water is available there, so travel with a full fresh tank. We dump at Flagstaff or Prescott so cannot point you to a place near Las Vegas, but we'll be passing through LV on Friday heading to Osoyoos. We clean up while boondocking with warm water in the sink and a sponge. A full sink is enough to clean off and rinse. We'll even heat water in the teapot to pour in the sink. You'll run your furnace every night at Jacob Lake, it's high elevation. You and your kids will be fine, go have dinner one night at Jacob Lake Lodge, their cookies are good.