Carrying extra water for boondocking
We still haven't decided on a trailer yet. I'm leaning towards a Grand Design Momentum toy hauler 351M. It carries 157 gal of water. We have 3 kids and 2 adults. Because of my psoriasis, I need at ...
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Ivylog wrote:
We can go 7 days with 100 gallons and two adult without cutting back on water usage. I think you numbers on water usage are way high unless you are taking three shower/day???
The Oxygenics shower head flows 2.0 gallons/min. Not accounting for waiting till water gets hot enough while flowing, I normally take 10 minute showers. This is a medical necessity due to my psoriasis (it's a skin condition). My wife washes her hair every night. That's another easy 10 min. Then I have 3 six year old kids. 3 min a piece? So that's an easy 30 min @ 2 gal/min = 60 gal. That's not including washing dishes, brushing teeth, etc. With 3 kids, it's tough to do anything in a small way lol.
