Water Supply

[rjap]

Thanks for the tip on the water bandit. Was not aware of those.

 

[GflGdog]

I have found Pilot/Flying J a pretty good option if there are any on your route. We always run an inline filter between the fill source and the tank. As some of our fill sources may be questionable, we do not drink the water from our storage tank.

We carry our potable water in rotopax with AT Overland holders. These mount to the jack brackets. We have found that water is the best thing to put in there as the rotopax filled with fuel swell and are impossible to get out! Water jugs do not have this problem.

AT Overland Rotopax Holder for GEN 2 Rotopax

The AT Overland Rotopax Holder is designed specifically for the Gen-2, 2 Gallon Rotopax container and fits Four Wheel Campers or any camper using the 13” Rieco Titan HD Corner Bracket system. The holder fits both right and left side on the rear bracket of a slide-in or flatbed camper, and on the...

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We also have a water bandit that allows us to "borrow" water from any sink or those pesky hose bibs that have no threads.

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I recently purchased and have been using an inline fill meter. We need to be mindful of our weight and the readings from our water tank gauge in the camper are inaccurate and vague at best. This unit allows me to see how much water I put in. This is helpful on short one or two day trips when 5 gallon or so is a sufficient amount for dishes and quick "navy showers".

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Good Stuff!!

 

[DesertDog]

Any recommendations for what brand of in-line RV water filters? Seems to be a several dozen companies on Amazon selling variations of what appears to be charcoal filters with sintered (brass?) debris screen.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

I typically use the Camco.

 

[craig333]

Anyone know if filters should be changed annually? I use the charcoal filter when filling but I also have a 5 micron or so filter under the sink for drinking water. Gallonage wise it doesn't get much use but I wonder if I should change it out every now and then anyway.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Craig, I think it would be wise to replace it.

 

[DesertDog]

Every 6 months or sooner if not used for a while. At least that is what Fridigaire recommends for the water filters on their refrigerators.

 

[GflGdog]

We change ours annually

 

[Vic Harder]

I have found Pilot/Flying J a pretty good option if there are any on your route. We always run an inline filter between the fill source and the tank. As some of our fill sources may be questionable, we do not drink the water from our storage tank.

We use ALL the water in our 30 gal (custom) water tank... how the heck to carry enough water in Rotopax containers to cover an extended boondock?

 

[CPT Davenport]

We use ALL the water in our 30 gal (custom) water tank... how the heck to carry enough water in Rotopax containers to cover an extended boondock?

Rotopax is only for drinking water. Longer trips we also bring a large Gott water cooler. We use the 20 gallo storage tank in the camper for showers/dishes.

 

[DesertDog]

I typically use the Camco.

Thanks, just got mine!

PS: Re question others asked about replacement interval, this is what came with the filter.

 

[Vic Harder]

i think the "3 months" is for folks who are campground parked and using the filter non-stop. More useful might be "xxx number of gallons filtered". My Camco filter that I use for filling the 30gal fresh tank is 5+ years old, with maybe 1000gal filtered. Still smells good to me.

 

[Beate]

Sorry, but I have a maybe silly question:
Do you really use the water from the water-tank for drinking? We don't even do that from our private camper. We use this water only for dish-washing and showering. For drinking and cooking we always have a lot of bottles/canisterers , filled with trinking water and refilled whenever we can.
I feel much safer this way, because I cannot see what is inside the water-tank, maybe there is contamination, dirt, or even mold?

 

[Vic Harder]

Sorry, but I have a maybe silly question:
Do you really use the water from the water-tank for drinking? We don't even do that from our private camper.

of course. That's what it is for.

 

[rjap]

I am careful what I put into the onboard water 20 gal tank and treat the water from it like I would the tap at home. Certainly tastes fine.

Sorry, but I have a maybe silly question:
Do you really use the water from the water-tank for drinking? We don't even do that from our private camper. We use this water only for dish-washing and showering. For drinking and cooking we always have a lot of bottles/canisterers , filled with trinking water and refilled whenever we can.
I feel much safer this way, because I cannot see what is inside the water-tank, maybe there is contamination, dirt, or even mold?

 

[rjap]

Camco Tastepure filer:

 

[Beate]

Thank you. But as we don't need to tread the water from the tap at home, we are not used for drinking "treated" water. And as I wrote, I cannot look into th water-tank, so cannot see if there maybe a mold is crowing, I feel much safer by trinking bottled water, even if I filled up the bottles by my own, with our water out of the tap. Here I can be sure that the water is clean.

 

[rjap]

I see you are in Germany. In english the word "treat" can have many meanings and what I wrote might be misunderstood. What I should have written, to be more clear, was that I drink the water from my camper tap the same as I drink the water from the tap at home.

 

[Beate]

rjap, if it is ok for you, than it is ok. For me it would not be ok, because of all what I wrote above. I'm always wondering how any (all) companies can build a water-tank where you cannot look inside, so cannot see if there is something "growing".

 

[pnwlife]

We sanitize our tank with bleach at the beginning of the season, that will take care of any nasties that may have taken up residence. We use a Camco filter when we fill up. Our 20 gallon tank is our drinking water supply.

Given that in the US the latest statistics show that 11.2 million households own RVs and that our news industry loves clickbait and controversy if even a small percentage of people were having mold/health issues from their RV's water supply you'd know about it ad naseum (pun intended).

With some basic care I don't see any problem with using one's tank for drinking water.