Boondocking and Water?

jmccen58 wrote:

bid_time wrote:
I get mine from the 40 gallon tank that is under my trailer. That's why that tank is there. Never leave home without it full.

Insiteful....Thanks:?

My 40 gallons of water will last me two weeks. Maybe if you had provided a better question I could have provided a better answer.:)

I do travel with water in the tank; however, water does weigh 8lbs/gal. and important factor if you are already near weight capacity.

JM,

You have actually asked two completely different questions and may not even realise it.
Boondock is one thing: Spending time where there is only nature to deal with and no nearby services of any kind.
Walmarting is different: Overnighting (only) in the parking lot of a commercial establishment.
If you were to be clear about which is your concern, you can get better answers.

If you boondock, you better bring in as much water as you will need.

If you are Walmarting, there are lots of places that you can take on potable water, but you may have to hunt for it.

We rarely boondock, but we Walmart anytime we are traveling to a destination that is more than a single road day.

Matt

We have a 100 gal fresh water tank but only put in 20-30 gal in before leaving home . Most of the time we boondock its a long way from home and involves a stay at a campground closer to our final destination where we will boondock for a couple weeks or so. We fill at the last campground in those cases. We also carry a 20 gal foodgrade drum we got for 15 dollars from a local source that sells them. I bought a small transfer pump from harbor freight for less than 20 dollars and mounted it inside the bed of my truck and made a plug that will plug into my camper plug in the bed to power it.
If we boondock withing a day of home we just fill before we leave unless we know for sure of a place to fill closer.

I don't think the response was smart aleck at all.
The OP mentioned boondocking OR Walmart. Nobody stays at Walmart for an extended period. Really you should only stay one night. When we stay at Walmart, it is not a spur of the moment thing, but something that is planned at least a few days ahead as part of the travel. Plenty of time to fill up the tanks before hand, or even at home (We have a 90 gallon FW tank).

FW has never been a problem for us, it can last two weeks. Grey and Black Water tanks fill up long before the FW is exhausted.

We don't move without at least a couple days worth of water onboard. That is what the tank is there for.

Gas stations, truck stops, some rest areas, welcome centers, pretty much every campground. A lot of boondockers will stay at a CG every week or two. Water is easy. Dump stations are less easily found.

We try to have our water tank full for those occasions for all non-drinking needs and carry about 5 gallons for drinking. We have purchased bottled water at Walmart also. But many actual campgrounds that don't have hook-ups do have a water source to fill your tank; for example, national parks.

just to make it clear....we do not STAY at walmart...more than 1 night while we are in transit to our destination campground.
so if we need water while in route, we can get it at Flying J truck stops. But we carry enough on board to keep us for several days.