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[Wallowa]

Out West Maverick Gas Stations have potable water faucets for filling RVs.....we did this in Moab...but lots of these stations out here.

[Smokecreek1]

What everyone else said plus , I always carry a couple of  water cans and just top off the tank when needed (a little hard to lift sometimes, but you have to be tough to drive a p0p-up!

 

Smoke

[Wango]

So far

RV camps

Visitor Centers

Grocery stores

Gas Stations

Campgrounds

and a very nice old lady

All of these i just went up to and asked, offered money and filled up from a spigot.

I have a 27-30 gallon tank and i usually carry an extra five of water and fuel

i also can pump and filter out of creeks

[ntsqd]

Going to remember the Mavericks tip. None local, but we travel in their region frequently.

[Stray Dog]

We use commercial potable water purchased in 1 or 2 gallon containers once we have used our stock of water from home. 

 

For bulk water, I am leery of "potable" water systems at campgrounds and rec sites as a result of my work experience.  In monitoring many of these systems for a national agency, I have seen that they rarely meet standards for potable water systems and can be contaminated, especially with E. Coli.  We refill, when opportunity presents, from a trusted domestic system.

 

Because it can be difficult to fill bulk water tanks from the factory fill location, I installed a marine port on our bulk tank.  Available at marine suppliers and Amazon for about $20, it gives me an easier port for filling the tank from containers than the original fill location.  It also gives me access directly to the bulk tank for cleaning and sterilizing when needed.  I find it very convenient and no longer use the original fill port.

 

[SigSanDiego]

For drinking water:

In our Grandby we don’t worry about drinking water. We use a Zero Water pitcher for cooking and drinking water needs.

Flush system once every 3 months.

Running out of water is another story (haven’t yet). Others have outlined collecting water in the wild so I won’t comment on that.

[FowlinFleet]

The iOverlander app is a great resource for finding public filling stations.

[desertmtn]

The iOverlander app is a great resource for finding public filling stations.

And the more we all add to it the better it will be 😉

[ri-f]

If you are dispersed camping, as you say, on NF and BLM land, you can easily find creeks and rivers and streams and waterfalls where you can find clean water that you can directly filter, or simply boil if you're just making coffee. We recently finished up a 60-day trip while topping off our drinking water containers each day using an inexpensive, backpacking Sawyer water filter to eliminate any potential harmful bacteria, in otherwise clean mountain water. We experimented this year by camping primarily at, or closeby creeks off of forest service roads. We brought along a few jerry cans just in case, including a Lifesaver Expedition water jerrycan, which can quickly filter and hold up to 6 gallons of any type of water, but to our amazement never had to touch any of the jerrycans we brought along, as mountain water was all we ever needed and the Sawyer water filter was convenient and bulletproof and easy to carry on long hikes, where you can access mountain streams for nice cold refills along the way. Even if you don't have a dispersed campsite with an accessible creek you can always stop at one along the way to top off. We just backwashed the Sawyer filter once after two months of use, to clean it out and it's ready to quickly filter another 1oo gallons of water. They last, seemingly, forever. The larger Lifesaver expedition can's filter is good for 5,000 gallons before the filter needs replacement. 

 

Rich

[MountainSufi]

Howdy from Jackson Hole!

 

Wow! I started this thread & am super impressed by the helpful community hereabouts. 

 

Maverik & Pilot Flying J also have apps to help us out. They're friendly to truckers, RV'ers & FWC type people needing water.