jetenbu
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I will be boondocking at a motorcycle rally about 350 miles from home this June and did not want to haul there with my fresh water tanks full. I was wondering where you boondockers get your fresh water when you are out for extended periods. Any suggestions?
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Matthew_B
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Some rest stops and some Flying J's have water available for RVs.
You can also try a campground or RV park, they may allow you to take on water for a dollar or two. Most charge $5 to dump and refill for those that didn't stay a night... I can't imagine they charge the full $5 just to fill.
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2oldman
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Truck stops (fuel islands), campground dump stations, convenience stores in small towns, ranger stations.
Small towns are much better for water. Many have 'one stop' fuel stations with gas, store, propane, dumps and water. My most unusual find was a closed restaurant with a spigot with no handle. A pair of pliers fixed that. I suppose technically that's stealing, but I doubt there's an APB out on me.
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I carried an empty 55 gallon plastic barrel to town when I would drive out of my camp 1x a week when I drove out of the mountains for groceries and fill it up at the gas station when I fueled yp, and then tranfer to my tank.
I would trnsfer via gravity feed an 12v pump would work if your TV is lowe to the ground.
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With all that extra fresh water refilling, where would you dump the holding tanks?
If were boondocking, I fill my fresh tank before we leave. We tow to races and a bunch of other places as well. It's convenient to have the water already with you and a pain in the butt to find it away from a campground.
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Rubiranch
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How much fresh water are you needing?
The way my truck and trailer are set up it tows nicer with full tanks.
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jetenbu
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Thanks for the feedback folks. I think I will fill the fresh water tank before I leave and see how that works for me.
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2oldman wrote:Truck stops (fuel islands)
I would stay away from these if you are going to use some of your water for food prep or drinking. Being that the hoses are in a fuel area and used for spraying down the truck rads and filling up when low on coolant water, the ends of the hoses can be contaminated with fuel and coolant.
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I am reluctant to fill at campgrounds...often very hard, discolored well water in some rural locations. I have had good luck filling at home and refilling wherever there is city water. Cabellas is alays great place to exchange fluids on the road.
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Most campgrounds have a potable water faucet somewhere
Camping world has a water bladder, I forget if it's 40 or 90 gallons (i think 40) that you can carry in the bed of a pick up or on the roof.. Though i'd worry about 320 pounds of water on my roof.
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