How important is the city/shore water option to you?

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I bought a new Fleet shell model in 2017. The shell had no water storage so I put in a 6 gallon storage tank plumbed to a sink. I fill the tank via the outside locked compartment entry. I attempted to plumb the city/shore water entry but the cheap plastic hardware always leaked so I just never finished or used that option for the past 8 years. Now I am fixing the rig up for selling and wonder again whether I want to bother fixing the city water connex.
How often do you use the city water? Do you hook up at a campground and use that water while at the campground? I have a Rotopax and have used that by manually carrying and pouring the water in. I know that sounds labor intensive but it's suited me over many long camping adventures.
If I were not to invest in fixing the city water connex would I be jeopardizing my chances of selling this camper "as is"? I've upgraded from the shell standard in so many areas and the city water is the only feature I have not bothered with.
 
I'm 67 and have owned campers for around the last 30 years. Never once have I ever camped with hookups or a water connection.
I am 71 and have never hooked up to water or power with the camper we have or other campers / motorhomes I used.
 
WanderTheWest folks may not be your typical customer! If it were mine, I'd let the next owner decide. They can get one installed at an RV repair place. But to answer your question, we've used full hookups occasionally.
 
If I have been out boondocking and have depleted my fresh water, need to dump my portable cassette toilet and want to get a long, hot shower and regroup, I have no problem heading into a KOA for a night. But, that is not all that often.
 
Even if I could I'd still just use the regular water inlet. We just don't use enough water to justify bother to keeping a hose hooked up.
 
Even when we have an option to a direct hose connection, we still just fill the tank and let the 12v pump provide the pressure. If you decide to twist on a hose and turn on the bib, make sure you have a regulator inline. It is also a good idea to shut off the supply if you are going to be away from your camper and site.

I have seen a boat sink from being hooked up to shore water then experiencing a failure with their internal plumbing. This resulted in filling the boat hull with fresh water all night long! In this case the battery was dead and bilge was rendered useless.

I also had a pop up camper that sprung a leak from shore water pressure. Delaminated the countertop:(

I don’t trust it anymore and manage fine without it.
 

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