Hey everyone! First time poster here. Me and my family (wife and 3 year old daughter) have a 2020 Subaru Ascent and recently purchased a teardrop trailer to haul behind it. I have my 07 Chevy Silverado 1500 but we enjoy the space of our Ascent for longer trips. Were planning a trip in October. My wife has 2 weeks off for work and my work allows it easily. We originally were planning on going to Japan for the 2 weeks but with the way the world is going it seems unsafe. So boon docking/minimal campsites sounds like the ideal trip for us.
My wife has never been to the Grand Canyon nor has my daughter. Were planning on heading there as well as seeing some family of mine further south in Phoenix, we've also heard beautiful things about Utah despite never being there ourselves. We are open to suggestions from people or if they've taken similar trips id love to see their routes. Campsites are fine however were trying to minimize contact with other people. So any tips or tricks are much appreciated. This is the first time we've ever taken a trip with a trailer/etc.
Another question, the trailer i bought was home-built by a local person. Its not wired for shore power for charging it. It just has a battery in the back to run its outlets, lights, and fans. How easy is it to charge a battery periodically at campsites if I'm figuring it will last about 4 days by itself? if i were to connect a trickle charger at a campsite would that be feasible? At some point Id like to wire it for shore power, I just might not have the time to do that before our trip, especially considering I'm worse than a novice at electrical wiring.
Like i said, first time trailer owner and first time trip. We expect there to be bumps and learning lessons and were here for it. So any help is appreciated! I'm excited to be part of this awesome community and participating more with y'all!
My wife has never been to the Grand Canyon nor has my daughter. Were planning on heading there as well as seeing some family of mine further south in Phoenix, we've also heard beautiful things about Utah despite never being there ourselves. We are open to suggestions from people or if they've taken similar trips id love to see their routes. Campsites are fine however were trying to minimize contact with other people. So any tips or tricks are much appreciated. This is the first time we've ever taken a trip with a trailer/etc.
Another question, the trailer i bought was home-built by a local person. Its not wired for shore power for charging it. It just has a battery in the back to run its outlets, lights, and fans. How easy is it to charge a battery periodically at campsites if I'm figuring it will last about 4 days by itself? if i were to connect a trickle charger at a campsite would that be feasible? At some point Id like to wire it for shore power, I just might not have the time to do that before our trip, especially considering I'm worse than a novice at electrical wiring.
Like i said, first time trailer owner and first time trip. We expect there to be bumps and learning lessons and were here for it. So any help is appreciated! I'm excited to be part of this awesome community and participating more with y'all!