Water & Waste
Know exactly how long your tanks last.
Fresh, grey, and black — the real numbers behind how many days you get between fills and dumps, and the habits that buy you more of them.
Water is the clock on every boondocking trip
Power you can usually make more of. Water, you can't — when the fresh tank's empty or the grey's full, the trip's over. Get the numbers right and you'll know your dump day before you leave the driveway.
The water tools
Water Calculator — coming
How many days your fresh, grey, and black tanks really give you between stops.
Trip Cost — coming
What hauling water and dump-station fees actually add to a trip.
Solar Calculator — live now
Power and water go together. Start with the tool that's already live.
Start here
How long do your tanks actually last?
Fresh, grey, black — and the math that predicts your dump day.
Stretching your fresh water
The habits that quietly double your days between fills.
Greywater, done right
Where it's legal to dump, and how to stay that way.
Going deeper
Black tank care
Keeping it sensor-accurate and odor-free.
Water quality on the road
Filtering, sanitizing, and what you can skip.
Hauling and refills
Jugs, bladders, and finding potable water on the road.
Water, from the road
Two weeks on one fill in Baja
How we stretched a single fresh tank for 14 days — and exactly where it got tight.
Winter and frozen lines
The cold-weather water lessons we learned the hard, slushy way.
Where to go next
Power
Charge your rig without hookups.
Getting Started
New to all this? Start with the basics.
Finding Spots
Where to camp with water access in mind.
Want a plan, not just guides?
Run the calculators and we'll build you a personalized boondocking plan — free, and tuned to your rig.