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07-02-2014, 08:29 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Meridian, ID
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Extra water for dry camping
Hi all -- first of all hope everyone has a great 4th and be safe if you are on the road! We are staying close to home to help our daughter and hubby build a pergola for their new home....can you say hotter than the hubs of hell -- over 100 here in Boise, Idaho !!
We are going to be going on our first "dry camping" trip with our new Fuzion Chrome 331 with no hookups....most of our adult children/grandkids will be coming for a few days and rotating out. We are thinking we may want to take some extra water and fill on our way into the Sawtooths. Has anyone bought/found any great water containers for taking extra water? Years ago with our 23' Prowler we used to have some 50 gal. cider containers we got from somewhere......they worked great.
Any ideas would be appreciated!! Take care!
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07-03-2014, 02:24 AM
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If you have room for them, these work great. Put a couple of them in a utility trailer when we go hunting out in BFE with the Alaskan tent. I don't have this type of space when taking the RV so I just use 5 gallon water containers from walmart that I can keep in the front storage area.
http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/...FQMuaQodkXYAxg
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07-03-2014, 04:06 AM
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we have a local farm supply store that sells horizontal leg water tanks I have used a 75 gallon tank and since have downsized to a 35 gallon, bought an extra water pump and hooked in the trailer cord and pump the water to the trailer with a garden hose when needed. Friends we camp with now count on me to bring the water when dry camping, and we just use the truck as transport like a water tanker for everyone.
http://www.amazon.com/Norwesco-45223...leg+water+tank
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07-03-2014, 04:12 AM
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Usually we did not dry camp for more than 5 days and we left with freshwater full and then a few extra five gallon cans in back of truck plus a few extra one gallon cans in cabinets for cooking, etc.
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07-03-2014, 06:33 AM
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Location: Lacey, WA
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Hi,
I dry camp exclusively. If I go for just 3-4 nights with family/friends I have 2 six gallon plastic Jerry cans I bought from Wally-World that I take. I always brief my guests about h2o conservation.
I have been thinking about buying a 35gal food grade barrel for the 10day hunting trips. I already have a 12v water pump and hose.
Many years ago,.... I have been known to re-fill the 6gal cans from the river I was camping next to Don't do that anymore though.
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07-03-2014, 09:37 AM
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Location: Groton Long Point, CT
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I know Sportsman's Warehouse has 35 and 50 gallon drums for water. Any other outfitter type store around you might have them too. I like the 35 gallon drums the best and you can get a spigot for them as well.
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07-03-2014, 11:23 AM
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Location: Fruitland
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I do not use any pumps so, 5 gal water containers that I can carry and hold while filling are needed. I have 4 of those.
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07-03-2014, 12:57 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Ontario,Califorina
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Never had shortage of water but beer is another story. The main problem I have is finding a place to dump my grey water. So I can use more fresh water so I won't have to bring it home. We only drink the 12 0z bottle water. And we dry camp in the desert. 105+ deg. Also run awning misters all day for 4 days to keep cool.
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07-03-2014, 04:07 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Idaho
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You didn't mention where in the Sawtooths you are planning to camp, but there is available water at a lot of the campgrounds.
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07-03-2014, 04:37 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Liberty, Texas
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I was thinking about getting a 20-30 gallon spray rig that mounts on the back of a ATV. Just use the spray hose to fill the RV tank. Battery clips on the truck battery for the pump.
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07-03-2014, 05:17 PM
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Location: Gaylord
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Curtis,
Be careful doing that. Some of the spray systems for ATV's are not approved for use with potable water. They have some pretty nasty stuff in the plastic mix and can cause some undesirable health issues. Make sure it's approved for use with potable water.
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07-03-2014, 07:13 PM
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Location: Liberty, Texas
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Good thinking....thanks!
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07-04-2014, 11:59 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2014
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I use food grade 5 gal buckets with lids. They stack & take up less room when not in use & are easy to maneuver. You can use the pour spout in the lid with a funnel or use a sump pump with a hose running off the generator like I do. Buckets & lids were from Lowes.
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07-04-2014, 12:53 PM
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07-08-2014, 10:07 AM
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Location: Frederick, Md
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The collapsible water container is what I am going to invest in for the racetrack.
I have the 55 gallon water barrel someone else posted earlier. It worked great in the travel trailer because the bed was empty. Now with the 5th wheel it is a different story.
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07-08-2014, 04:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Minnesota
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We have an RO (Reverse Osmosis) water filter @ home with a 15 gallon tank. We use that to fill 3 or 5 gallon water jugs to take with camping to be used for coffee / cooking / drinking.
Something like that may not solve your entire problem, but if you have drinking water taken care of it will offload some of your need from the fresh water tank. Even without a filter and fill your own, you can either buy water in 5 gallon jugs or buy the jugs and fill 'em at many grocery stores.
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07-11-2014, 04:23 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Essex Junction Vermont
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We always buy a BUNCH of 1.5 or 2 gallon water jugs from the dollar store. We use these for washing and cooking outside of the rig. We have an outdoor kitchen from an outdoor store that's pretty popular that we use for washing dishes in. This helps to keep the tanks from filling up too quickly. You can empty the dish water in the grey tanks to have enough water to flush out the black tank at the end of the trip. When the girls were little, we had a little "bathroom" sink getup that they used to wash their hands and brush their teeth. They thought it was pretty cool and they could reach it set up on a short stool.
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