Fresh water tank
Can a fresh water tank be replaced with a larger capacity tank? Thanks Tara
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Don't forget that tank =depth= can greatly increase your capacity. Adding 2" depth to a 4'x2' tank, will give you right at 15 gallon's more capacity. If there's room =between= the tank and the coroplast, you can pick up quite a bit of capacity and horizontal dimensions aren't as important. Yes, a larger tank will affect pin weight and total cargo capacity, so that needs to be taken into consideration. Carrying a couple extra 6-7 gallon jugs, or a bladder tank in your truck bed are a much simpler solution. There are even options to add a bladder tank to the =roof= of an RV and just gravity-feed what you need. Paint it black and save on propane for heating water, too. :-)
Now, the other issue is when you find a great floorplan you like, but the mfr decides to put a stupidly small =black= tank in it, which makes that particular FW pretty much impractical for boondocking. How long to you thing a 28 gal black tank would last for a family of 4 out in the woods? The whole reason for having a camper is so you don't have to cr@p on a log, right? The Cougar High Countrys were nice rigs, but had too small a black tank. The Jayco Eagle HT line is better, but still only has 32 gallons black capacity. As this is on my short list, I'm seriously thinking about what it would take to change the black tank to a larger one...IF there's room. If I can't find out this info by the time I'm ready to buy, then they lose my business.
Lyle
Now, the other issue is when you find a great floorplan you like, but the mfr decides to put a stupidly small =black= tank in it, which makes that particular FW pretty much impractical for boondocking. How long to you thing a 28 gal black tank would last for a family of 4 out in the woods? The whole reason for having a camper is so you don't have to cr@p on a log, right? The Cougar High Countrys were nice rigs, but had too small a black tank. The Jayco Eagle HT line is better, but still only has 32 gallons black capacity. As this is on my short list, I'm seriously thinking about what it would take to change the black tank to a larger one...IF there's room. If I can't find out this info by the time I'm ready to buy, then they lose my business.
Lyle
