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campingtrio
Newbie Joined: 21 Mar 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 18 |
Topic: water bags for dry camping Posted: 20 Apr 2021 at 9:12pm |
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That's all good, but the gravity emptying is the issue I'm trying to solve.
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 21 Apr 2021 at 7:49am | |
How about this? Get 6 of these rigid stackable water containers. Fill. Stack them next to your trailer fill port. Siphon the top one in, then swap a full one to the top. repeat.
stacjabkes Or, just tow your pod to the dump station, drain and refill. By the time you're done with the gray water draining, toting, draining again, and all the water jug filling, carrying, stacking, and siphoning you could probably have towed the trailer over and back 3x. Just sayin'... |
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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Olddawgsrule
Senior Member Joined: 20 Sep 2017 Location: New Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1014 |
Posted: 21 Apr 2021 at 8:48am | |
How long do you stay in a spot? We rarely stayed put more that 3-4 days and typically had enough water. Now rationing was used and we carried 7.5 gallons of drinking water in the truck (3- 2.5 gallon carboys) and usually the typical water bottles (dozen or so). Only once did I find myself pouring water into the tanks, because I forgot to fill before reaching the site and didn't wish to break camp... Lesson learned and yes it was a PITA!
If you really require a pump, then how about the small DC types. I have one running on my raised garden for watering. Just 3.6w to run and 240L/hr capacity. |
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fwunder
Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 21 Apr 2021 at 11:11am | |
This has worked very well for me for a number of years.
Two Aqua-Tainer 7 gallon jugs. One 260 gph transfer pump w/switch 25 foot hose cut into two lengths Various 12v power extensions from battery bank SAE connector used for solar or aux. Water transfers very fast. Extensions long enough so I really don't have to remove jugs from TV. Two trips to water source = 28 gal. Jugs slide perfectly under dinette table while traveling. |
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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podwerkz
Senior Member Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966 |
Posted: 21 Apr 2021 at 4:02pm | |
Water jugs, and wood. Both commodities are expensive now.
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r・pod 171 gone but not forgotten!
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campingtrio
Newbie Joined: 21 Mar 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 18 |
Posted: 22 Apr 2021 at 5:54am | |
I like the flat bags because they don't take up space when empty. However...this does give me another idea...the dinette table is movable. Some folks have told me they take it outside to do meal prep. Maybe I can take it around the corner, and put the bags on that. Might need a little more height still, have to measure it, but it might get me a good way there.
Reference earlier post about r-dome.
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 22 Apr 2021 at 6:13am | |
Rdome problem is easily solved. There are generally ready buyers on this forum. Sell it and get a Clam or other pop-up tent.😀 The table might work. Or, get a 4-6 ft stepladder if you don't already have one. It's very handy to clear debris from the slide and for other odds and ends around camp, like putting up that pesky rdome. Put the floppy water bag on a piece of plywood on top of the ladder. Maybe make a "socket" out of 2x2s on the bottom of the plywood so it stays on the ladder. |
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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David and Danette
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 24 Nov 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1214 |
Posted: 22 Apr 2021 at 1:54pm | |
I don't if these jugs would be helpful but they have held up well for us and not that heavy when filled. I have bought several from Walmart they are the "Arrow 2.5 gal Slim Line beverage dispenser blue" and they are only $7.26 each.
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2018 Vista Cruiser 19BFD (2018-
2012 Vibe 6503 (2014-2019) 2009 r-pod 171 (2009-2014) Middle Tn 2014 Ram 1500 Quad cab |
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