![]() ![]() Our Bambi with one battery always lasted several days. ![]() By the third morning, we had just enough juice to lift the hitch. I should also say that although we had had record daytime high temperatures, the nights in the mountains can be cold, and it got down to 34!!! at night! No heat for us for fear the fan would draw too much power. ![]() Since we didn’t have the generator, we decided to really be careful which meant hardly turning on a light and barely using the water pump. When we left, nothing was on except for the green light on the water pump and whatever drain the fridge (no fan) causes. We had to drive into the nearest town so Todd could attend a quick meeting so we thought we’d read up on it while we had service. That seemed odd but we weren’t sure how to read the new system. We unhooked and checked the volt meter which immediately read 12.5 (not good). Before we unhooked the meter read 13.7 (good). We arrived at the campground with our batteries at 100% They’d been charging for three days at our previous campground (and at home for two weeks prior) so that wasn’t a problem. This time we were able to place them facing the river…plus! We had an amazing view of the campsite and a nice breeze…plus! We had no neighbors…plus! The only downside – our batteries were a HUGE disappointment! I think it’s unfortunate that the window configurations usually have the two big living room windows street side. We pulled into a site that allowed us to situate the windows toward the campsite! That is a huge bonus. And, after having the Bambi, with just one battery and a combined black/grey tank, we didn’t think three days here would be a problem….well…. When we drove by and saw the beautiful site was open, we decided to just go for it and we promptly canceled our reservations at a state park in the gorge. We weren’t prepared for dry camping…no generator, and we’d never tested out our new batteries. We actually hadn’t planned on staying here. The sites are huge and almost all are located directly on the bank of the Hood River. Hood! No reservations and no water typically mean no crowds. Nottingham is lovely! Tied as one of my two favorite campgrounds on Mt. ![]()
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