bill keitel
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I've winterized my Great West and in late January will head south to Tucson. I realize that I'll be needing to then....fill with water.
Do I take my own water hose? If so....what length would suffice?
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B Traveler
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Most people have a 25-foot hose, and many carry an extra one just-in-case. Make sure you use the white one that is safe for potable water, not the ordinary green garden hose. Also, you should get a pressure regulator. Put it on the spigot end of the hose. I find shut-off valves useful, too, for both ends of the hose.
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Rodger
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I like the RV/Marine flat hose - 50' http://www.campingworld.com/browse/skus/index.cfm?skunum=6515
It's easy to store. I also carry a 25' regular fresh water hose. That gives me 75' of water hose. (I like to be prepared)
Don't confuse this with the flat Handi Hose, which seems to be of inferior quality. http://www.campingworld.com/browse/skus/........-RV-Accessories/HandiHose-50/skunum=1646
In Tucson I suggest filtering the water to keep mineral deposits out of your system. The water here is pretty hard.
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ShapeShifter
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Definitely take your own white "potable water" hose. Some folks use a regular garden hose, but that can give a rubber or plastic taste to the water. The white hoses made specifically for fresh water don't impart a taste.
I carry a 25 and a 10 foot hose. Usually the 10 foot is good enough, sometimes I need the 25, only once did I need both at once. Maybe I've been lucky, but I've needed 100 feet of electical cord more often than I've needed extra hose length.
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tom_kat
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with me its been needing extra sewer hose i carry 35 ft now 2=10s and a 15 that can all be put together ,25ft water hose,and my normal 30 ft power cable carry a extra cable just in case,had to go to a 50 ft tv cable ran short in places
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bill keitel
worthington minnesota
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Could anybody hazard a guess as to what percentage of class b people drink the "on board" water vs just carrying bottled water and using the water on board....for grey water usage.
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jjson775
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Interesting question. We have 2 years traveling experience now and here is how we handle fresh water:
1 We do not hook up to the city water connection at campgrounds. We had troubles with this on several occasions - blown regulators, a flood when we were venting the faucets, etc., and now just rely on the pump. Less hassle.
2. We travel with the fresh water tank full and the waste tanks empty. Our PW Excel handles better with the extra weight of the water, which it is designed to carry. After we dump the waste tanks, we refill the fresh water tank.
3. We always drink bottled water. Cheapskate me recycles the plastic bottles with water from the campground faucets.
4. According to advice from my doctor, water that has been thru the hot water heater is safe for brushing teeth, washing, and other similar purposes. I have also followed this practice outside the country where water quality is suspect.
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Lynne Jayzee
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bill keitel wrote:Could anybody hazard a guess as to what percentage of class b people drink the "on board" water vs just carrying bottled water... My guess is that Rodger is the only Class B person who drinks the water from the holding tank.
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bananadanna
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Lynne Jayzee wrote:bill keitel wrote:Could anybody hazard a guess as to what percentage of class b people drink the "on board" water vs just carrying bottled water... My guess is that Rodger is the only Class B person who drinks the water from the holding tank.
- LJZ
"Get me outta this kitchen!"
Which holding tank?
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baywoodbill
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We drink the water from the fresh water tank and I have often "ranted" on the silly and unnecessary business of buying bottle water. Now jjson775 almost has the idea. But why he goes to the trouble of filling his water bottles from the same faucet he uses to fill his holding tank instead of just drinking what he filled the holding tank with.... well, I don't grasp that one.
And those of you who have paid attention, you may have learned that bottled water, besides being as costly as gasoline, is generally no better than the water you can get from your faucet and that city water in the United States is generally safe to drink no matter where you are.
Golly gee, it used to be the only thing there was to drink and that lasted until travel to foreign countries became so prevalent and everyone felt it necessary to drink bottled water when traveling until we don't even trust our own water.
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