where 2 get water for RV before you reach your destination?

Sjm9911 wrote:
30 minutes is a long time filling up!

120 gallons fresh.

If I fill any faster than that, it won't properly equalize between the two tanks and it will puke out the vent.

Latner wrote:


I think for a lot of people it's the fear of "tank drop".

My two previous TT's and my current motorhome all have the fresh water tank inside sitting on the floor (under a bed in the TT's, under a dinette seat in the motorhome). No fear of tank drop.

I do worry a little about the black and gray which are held up by straps under the rig, so I dump them when leaving camp if I can.

I fill up at home out of pure convenience. Even if there is water available at camp, I don't want to take the time to fill up before parking and setting up camp upon arrival. I want to get straight to camping!

^^^^^^^ Our water is soft and tastes good so I fill the tank at home from the well.

Always fill up fresh water tank at home before every trip, even with full hookups.
We've gotten so use to soft water and most campgrounds have VERY hard water.

The wife and I can go close to a week without requiring camp water but when necessary, it gets filtered.

i fill at home, i know the water and the extra tongue weight makes her tow nicer. also bring a 5gal jug to suppliment and transfer if needed

I'm not at the stage where I go 'weeks' at a time on the road, so I always take a load of water from home, even if going to a full hookup site..

My old TT only had a 30 gallon fresh water tank, but my new Rockwood has a 55 gallon fresh water tank... I have found, I don't really use all that much fresh water from the tank on a long 4 day weekend.

No kids, no need to take a 10 minute shower every day while "camping"... It's my time to be dirty, so a good sponge bath before bed is more than refreshing while out in the 'woods'.. ha, ha..

In the end, do what you need to do that works best for you.. All of us other goofs out there are just doing the same thing and proud of it! That's why we post what we do and think it's all anyone else needs to do to enjoy their time in the "woods".. :)

Good luck! Mitch

I like filling with water at home that I know is safe. Then I use the campground water as needed. I have always found the campground water to be safe. That way I do not need to worry about finding water in route. Water weight makes no difference in my mpg.
I have gotten water at FLyingJ , rest areas with a dump station or campground on my way. Campgrounds allow you to get water free or for a small fee.

I fill my fresh water before I leave
And would not travel near empty , unless it was a must do situation because of critical over weight issues
In the scheme of things, water weight versus fuel mileage is not a big deal, Not having enough water when needed can be a very big deal

I carry two things, water theif hose adapter, and 5 gallon bpa free water jug, I can fill my rv from any water source and did so this last week on a trip. 90% of the campgrounds we go to have water, if we think we’ll be near one that doesn’t we fill up,

There afraid the water tank will drop out of the camper.

30 minutes is a long time filling up!

Others may not want to travel with water depending on what they travel with. When i had the pop up the extra weight and where it was located added to sway. Not all campers are the same. I have never had trouble with campground water being undrinkable or bad. Use a filter and sanitize your tank and lines.