Fresh water tank full when traveling?
Depending on our destination we sometimes need at least 1/2 tank of fresh water when traveling. Is it better to fill the tank completely to avoid the water sloshing around as much, at the expense of t...
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It all depends. When I had my gas rig my water tank was 100 gallons and was behind the rear axle. I could easily tell how full the tank was based on loss of power and an increased sluggishness to the steering. So I rarely traveled with a full tank unless I was boondocking. With my DP the more weight I have the smoother the ride seems to be. So I always travel with it full.
When I first test drove my motorhome and was checking things out I noticed they had not only filled the fresh water tank, the black and the gray tanks were also full of clean water. Only thing that wasn't full was the fuel tank. I asked the salesman about that and he said they did it because it made the MH ride a lot better in the test drives. If everything is empty it's a real stiff ride.
When I first test drove my motorhome and was checking things out I noticed they had not only filled the fresh water tank, the black and the gray tanks were also full of clean water. Only thing that wasn't full was the fuel tank. I asked the salesman about that and he said they did it because it made the MH ride a lot better in the test drives. If everything is empty it's a real stiff ride.
