thanks everybody for the input. My wife likes to wash the kids up in the tub at night with a little water but it is amazing how fast a person can go through water when you are not used to rationing it.
When we first added a second FW tank we filled it through the top using that green funnel. Our 2 FW tanks are connected so they fill and drain together. Trying to add water at the through the outside fill was difficult.
I have since added a second water pump and it transfers water from the barrels in the back of the truck directly into the main FW tank.
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I use one of the Wallyworld 7 gal blue aquatainers. It has a threaded cap on it for the spigot. Instead of the spigot, I performed surgery on a 10' fresh water hose. I cut off 2' hose with the male end and I use that in place of the spigot. The hose allows my to hoist the aquatainer up onto my shoulder while I fill. Do I get wet - yes. It isn't perfect, but gets the job done better than a spigot and a funnel. Incidentally, I used a $1 hose repair kit to replace the male end I had to cut off, so now I have an extra 8' hose.
Mr. B
Reading, OH
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Go to your local car store. Buy a gas siphon tube with a squeeze bulb as part of it. Stick the tube into the water tank, squeeze the pump a few times, and hold the 5 gallons on your shoulder while gravity does its thing.
Second solution. Get an electric pump that does the same thing as gravity. Usually runs on AC. Got a generator? If not, a small 400 watt inverter should do the trick. Small fish pond or water feature motors will also work. Put a tube on each end and turn it on! Or, buy a DC water pump - same as your trailer has - and run it directly off your DC battery. More efficient than a AC unit. Rig an electrical quick disconnect and you are ready to go.
Third solution. If you have a ladder on your rig put the 5 gallons on the roof and let it drain in (using a siphon tube of clear 1/2" or 3/4" plastic). In fact, put two or three 5 gallons up there near the edge and do them all at the same time.
Fortunately my Nash 25S holds 58 gallons of water.
Steve and Bobbie (and Shotgun - my 115 lb dog)
Down sized to a Nash 25S
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