The real title of this blog entry oughta be Installing a Septic System on Unimproved Property for Recreational Vehicle Parking. I like my title better. This septic system will allow us to park the Old Girl (or any RV) on our 21 acres in Terlingua and it is what you might call an ‘outlaw system’. No approved plans, no official soil tests, no inspections, no nothing — and we are perfectly legal. In Terlingua Ranch, Brewster County, Texas no permits or inspections are required if your property exceeds 10 acres. Simple
Temporary Power Pole– note electric line running on ground
Things are settling here at the job site in Far North Dallas. This is a small acreage of only 17 acres ringed by Suburbia. I told the owner the neighbors have been quite in interested all the goings on here; peering over their back fences to get a better look. The owner said to tell them we were putting in an RV park. 🙂
The electricity is from an older junction box and meter. Our line runs across the ground and terminates on the temporary pole in
It was bound to happen. The Old Girl and me had a run of over 2 years of being a solo act. My bro hates boondocking in any shape, form or fashion. He has to have the unwavering electric hook ups, the pull a valve and dump septic and the 20 minute hot showers. Because of his propensity toward creature comforts, we have not shared a location in well over two years. To tell the truth, I enjoyed the peace that settled around me once everybody was gone and
Saturday was moving day for the Old Girl. It was time to pack up
4 acres of lake just waiting on the water
and head north. All the time I was picking up and stowing away, I was musing about how foreign this lifestyle would be to most people. Living in less than 200 square feet of space with a well spoken and oft opinionated blond and a large sasquatch of a hairy black and tan dog does have its’ moments. Dealing with the aches and pains of an aging RV can be frustrating. I am
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