Finally added the solar Next up, water storage

jdc1 wrote:

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:

jdc1 wrote:

ppine wrote:
How long are you going out there for? Water weighs around 7.2 pounds per gallon. Train your crew to use less water as an alternative.

When I had my 37'motorhome, the 100 gallons would last just over 3 days, comfortably. 40 gallons is only good enough for 1-1/2 days, at most.

We must not be showering often enough to more than once a day.:E

We have a 52 gal capacity and we never ran out of water in our 4-day camping cycles.

In fact, I was about to buy an auxiliary water-bladder but never came to doing it because we don't run out of water anyways.

The wife is a retired nurse....she washes her hands when the wind blows.

I bet she sings happy birthday, happy birthday to you... when washing her hands.

And your biggest household expense is hand sanitizer.:D

Okay water weighs 8.3 pounds per gallon, more than diesel.
For boondocking, I think it makes sense to teach your crew to conserve water. The example of 100 gallons per day is out of control.
We can stay for a week with a 35 gallon tank, and 5 gallons of drinking water.

Backpacking teaches people to get by on a gallon a day per person.
I like solar showers. I usually heat water on the stove instead of firing up the 5 gallon hw heater. Do whatever you want, but realize what is possible.

rrupert wrote:

ppine wrote:
How long are you going out there for? Water weighs around 7.2 pounds per gallon. Train your crew to use less water as an alternative.

Water weighs 8.3 pounds/gallon.

Yep, its diesel that weighs 7.2 lbs/gallon.

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:

jdc1 wrote:

ppine wrote:
How long are you going out there for? Water weighs around 7.2 pounds per gallon. Train your crew to use less water as an alternative.

When I had my 37'motorhome, the 100 gallons would last just over 3 days, comfortably. 40 gallons is only good enough for 1-1/2 days, at most.

We must not be showering often enough to more than once a day.:E

We have a 52 gal capacity and we never ran out of water in our 4-day camping cycles.

In fact, I was about to buy an auxiliary water-bladder but never came to doing it because we don't run out of water anyways.

The wife is a retired nurse....she washes her hands when the wind blows.

“When I had my 37'motorhome, the 100 gallons would last just over 3 days, comfortably. 40 gallons is only good enough for 1-1/2 days, at most.”

How many people? And the size or type of RV doesn’t increase water use.

“The one panel that Open Range sells, think it is a Furrion and think it is only 50 amp.“

End your debate and do some reading on solar.

“Water weighs around 7.2 pounds per gallon” Try 8.34 pounds per gallon.

jdc1 wrote:

ppine wrote:
How long are you going out there for? Water weighs around 7.2 pounds per gallon. Train your crew to use less water as an alternative.

When I had my 37'motorhome, the 100 gallons would last just over 3 days, comfortably. 40 gallons is only good enough for 1-1/2 days, at most.

We must not be showering often enough to more than once a day.:E

We have a 52 gal capacity and we never ran out of water in our 4-day camping cycles.

In fact, I was about to buy an auxiliary water-bladder but never came to doing it because we don't run out of water anyways.

ppine wrote:
How long are you going out there for? Water weighs around 7.2 pounds per gallon. Train your crew to use less water as an alternative.

When I had my 37'motorhome, the 100 gallons would last just over 3 days, comfortably. 40 gallons is only good enough for 1-1/2 days, at most.

ppine wrote:
How long are you going out there for? Water weighs around 7.2 pounds per gallon. Train your crew to use less water as an alternative.

Water weighs 8.3 pounds/gallon.