We do state parks only, so no water hookups, only electric. I have four of the green, 6gal cheapo jugs that I've been using for 4 years. The plastic spout is tapered and fits nicely in the FW water fill port of the trailer. With the vent plug removed from the jug, I can dump one in the trailer in about 45 seconds. Takes longer to fill them than dump them.
I know I'll need them at some point on an average weekend, so I fill them at the first opportunity and keep them under the trailer. Nothing worse than hearing that empty tank sound late at night when you're ready for bed. If they're already full, just go out and dump them in. Two minutes and you're done. Very seldom need to fill up twice in a three/four day trip. Some folks don't like to mess with lifting the jugs, and I understand that, they are heavy. I consider it exercise.
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mosseater wrote: We do state parks only, so no water hookups, only electric. I have four of the green, 6gal cheapo jugs that I've been using for 4 years. The plastic spout is tapered and fits nicely in the FW water fill port of the trailer. With the vent plug removed from the jug, I can dump one in the trailer in about 45 seconds. Takes longer to fill them than dump them.
I know I'll need them at some point on an average weekend, so I fill them at the first opportunity and keep them under the trailer. Nothing worse than hearing that empty tank sound late at night when you're ready for bed. If they're already full, just go out and dump them in. Two minutes and you're done. Very seldom need to fill up twice in a three/four day trip. Some folks don't like to mess with lifting the jugs, and I understand that, they are heavy. I consider it exercise.
Wow I have 4 of the same green jugs. I also carry 150' of hose.
When using jugs a practice the same technique however I don't fill jugs until necessary occasionally we make it a weekend on fresh tank without refilling
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I have two 5 gal Aqua-Tainers pictured above. I bought a $9 12v pump and 10' of clear tubing. Added some wire to the pump and a connector that matches my battery maintainer connection that is already wired to the battery and I can plug right in.
Take the jugs to the spigot, fill them in the bed of the truck, drive back to the camper, remove the cap off the tanks, drop in the pump, put the clear hose in the gravity water inlet and plug it in. It pumps about a gallon a minute. It's a little submursable pump like you would use on a small fountain or fish pond. Just small enough to fit down through the opening in the aquatank.
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rk911 wrote: stretch your water supply by using the park's showers and washrooms.
One of the main reasons we bought a camper was to never, ever have to use those. In the 20 years we have had a camped Im happy to say I have not set foot in a bathhouse.
We stay mainly at state parks, I fill up the frsh water tank when I arrive, and carry hose to refill if I run out. DW and DD use the RV shower, DS and I use the camp ground shower. However we found the key to not having to re-fill the tank is that we wash the dishes at the camp ground sinks. Its faster and less messy than trying to do it inside the RV.
I built a portable pumping station by mounting a 12 volt water pump to a board. Next I wired the pump to a switch box so I can turn the pump on and off. Added two 10 feet clear water lines that are rolled up and stored. To use, I run an extension cord from pump station to the TT battery. Then bring two 5 gallon tanks of water back to the TT and sit them on the ground. Drop in the suction side hose and put the other into the fill spout on the TT. It takes about 3 minuets to empty a tank. Make another trip if I need more water.
This sure beats trying to hold 40 lbs up in the air while the water drains into the TT.
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concord32 wrote: OK I'll ask if you are using that much water where is it going. Shurley you will also need to dump then. Fill up on the way. No?
We have a tote to bring the waste to the dump station.
What do you do if the IS NO "dump station"? (That is simply a fact of camping life around here!)
Personally, I learned to conserve water. We can go nearly a week without refilling or dumping.
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We boondock alot and we carry 2-7gal and 2-6gal water cantainers. I've rigged up a an old water pump, with a switch, that hooks up to a 12v plug. The inlet hose, from the pump, into the container, the output hose into the fresh water fill spout. Done.
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