Camping in Montana August 1st 2021

[Sir Henry]

I found this spot about 15 miles from the house I came to see. This is a three campsite spot by the side of a lake in the Kootenai National Forest. All free and I’m told they are abundant in the area. They are considered primitive because they have no power or water.

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[Cofisher]

Pretty nice. Like the storage bin. Enjoy.

[GFK]

Seems like a good deal.

[North Country Gal]

I've traveled that country and loved it. Those bear dumpsters are one of the greatest inventions, ever. They've probably saved a bunch of human and bear lives. All the camp grounds in our area have them.

How's the smoke been? We've been getting it all week.

[Sir Henry]

I've traveled that country and loved it. Those bear dumpsters are one of the greatest inventions, ever. They've probably saved a bunch of human and bear lives. All the camp grounds in our area have them.

How's the smoke been? We've been getting it all week.

Smoke is bad. So far the worst has been in Washington. I’m on my way back and stopped at a rest area for an hour or so. I’m not tired but will go for a brisk walk in a few minutes.

[BigAl52]

Looks like a great spot to me

[Hatchdog]

What’s not to like about Montana. Free camping with a wonderful view (other than the smoke of course).

[Sir Henry]

What’s not to like about Montana. Free camping with a wonderful view (other than the smoke of course).

The worst smoke was on the return trip through Washington.

[Sir Henry]

I’ve posted lots of pictures of the outside of the teardrop. Here are a few of the interior.

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It is currently setup for one person. I don’t need a double bed and having just the single mattress allows me to wear shoes on the carpet.

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I raised the sofa and it’s quite comfortable to sit for longer periods.

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[Ernie]

Seen the small trailers every year in Elkhart during the annual trailer show but never stopped to look in them. Thanks for the pictures.

[John E Davies]

Can you please post the name of the campground? We are hoping to get into Canada, as far as Whitehorse YT, starting August 9, if the border actually opens, but if one of us fails our mandatory Covid-19 test, we will most likely head that direction instead. I love the central and western parts of MT.

Yes, air quality has been pretty bad, up around 175 to 200 for the past three days. Yuck. I fitted my Oliver trailer with MERV 12 furnace filters for the three big windows, so I can run the exhaust fan and draw in relatively sterile air.

https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forum ... ke-filter/

John Davies
Spokane WA

[Hatchdog]

^^^^^^^^^

Very clever John.

We’re heading up to Sullivan Lake in a few weeks, if it’s still smoky I see what I can do to put filters in mine. No hookups so it will be whatever we can do to move air to stay cool. Up at Kettle Falls two weeks ago it was uncomfortably hot at bedtime. No A/C of course.

[Sir Henry]

Can you please post the name of the campground? We are hoping to get into Canada, as far as Whitehorse YT, starting August 9, if the border actually opens, but if one of us fails our mandatory Covid-19 test, we will most likely head that direction instead. I love the central and western parts of MT.

Yes, air quality has been pretty bad, up around 175 to 200 for the past three days. Yuck. I fitted my Oliver trailer with MERV 12 furnace filters for the three big windows, so I can run the exhaust fan and draw in relatively sterile air.

https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forum ... ke-filter/

John Davies
Spokane WA

Murphy Lake.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy_La ... ,_Montana)

[John E Davies]

Up at Kettle Falls two weeks ago it was uncomfortably hot at bedtime. No A/C of course.

That is what a generator is for…… I cannot sleep if it gets over about 82 inside.

John Davies
Spokane WA

[Sir Henry]

Up at Kettle Falls two weeks ago it was uncomfortably hot at bedtime. No A/C of course.

That is what a generator is for…… I cannot sleep if it gets over about 82 inside.

John Davies
Spokane WA

I sleep in my teardrop with a/c if it gets too hot in the house which happens for maybe a week a year.

[Hatchdog]

Up at Kettle Falls two weeks ago it was uncomfortably hot at bedtime. No A/C of course.

That is what a generator is for…… I cannot sleep if it gets over about 82 inside.

John Davies
Spokane WA

Agreed. Unfortunately my generator is only one Honda 2K which will not power my 15K A/C. I’m thinking about installing a soft start in the A/C or picking up a second Honda and a pigtail so I can run the A/C. For the most part in the past camping here in the north isn’t so hot that it’s been a problem but it’s seems to be going in that direction. After the sun goes down I can get the trailer cooled down with air flow but my wife and I are early to bed folks so that first hour or two can be miserable.

[GeoBoy]

Hatch, look into a MicroAir for your 15k AC. They claim that they can run a 15k with a Honda 2000i generator.

[Hatchdog]

Hatch, look into a MicroAir for your 15k AC. They claim that they can run a 15k with a Honda 2000i generator.

That’s what I understand from some reading on the Forest River forum. The MicroAir comes highly recommended as you state. Probably much cheaper than a second Honda.

[John E Davies]

Not only cheaper, it is so much easier to maintain and transport just one generator. I don’t know why people use two paired ones, it never made even a bit of sense to me.

Correct the problem, not the symptom! A soft start might be OK with a 15k unit, I have not read anything definite. I know it will work on the smaller ones. You still might need to get a larger generator like the wonderful Yamaha EF2400iSCH. This model has been superceded and you can get if for $900 with shipping (MSRP $1425). I have been camping with one for five seasons, plus a few power outages at home.

https://www.andrewequipmentstore.com/y ... rator-carb

John Davies
Spokane WA

[GeoBoy]

Hatch, MicroAir is $299.00 delivered. I just watched a video where a fella installed a MicroAir on a 6k AC and ran it with a Honda 1000 generator!