Best Water Bladder for Dry Camping?
Amazon has the 60 gallon Aquatank2 for about $135. Other recommendations? Thanks!
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The Camping World 45 gallon bladder that rv2go mentioned is a nice unit. The Waterboy (recommended by RJsfishin) is very cool; however, it doesn't seem to be widely available online. Also checked Tractor Supply as mbopp mentioned. If I dry camped a lot, I think these hard tanks would be ideal. However, for occasional use, I think the collapsible bladder is the way to go for space and convenience sake.
Decided to go with the 60 gallon Aquatank2. My freshwater tank is about 65 gallons, so it's a good fit size-wise. The Aquatank2 seems to be an especially rugged bladder with nylon material encasing the entire bladder. Also like the standard hose connectors on each end of the bladder. Makes it a lot easier to hookup right out of the box.
I won't be doing a lot of dry camping, so I've decided to use the Harbor Freight 12 vdc 300 gph pump to pump the water from the bladder to my FW holding tank while the bladder sits in the bed of my truck. Connect one RV garden hose between the bladder and pump, another hose between the pump and FW holding tank, connect two alligator clamps from the pump to my battery (and prime it) and I'm hoping I should be good to go.
Did I miss anything?
BTW, anybody have any recommendations on how to store these bladders after use? Does the very small amount of water remaining in the bladder after use pose a problem? Is there a way to air it out?
Thanks!
Decided to go with the 60 gallon Aquatank2. My freshwater tank is about 65 gallons, so it's a good fit size-wise. The Aquatank2 seems to be an especially rugged bladder with nylon material encasing the entire bladder. Also like the standard hose connectors on each end of the bladder. Makes it a lot easier to hookup right out of the box.
I won't be doing a lot of dry camping, so I've decided to use the Harbor Freight 12 vdc 300 gph pump to pump the water from the bladder to my FW holding tank while the bladder sits in the bed of my truck. Connect one RV garden hose between the bladder and pump, another hose between the pump and FW holding tank, connect two alligator clamps from the pump to my battery (and prime it) and I'm hoping I should be good to go.
Did I miss anything?
BTW, anybody have any recommendations on how to store these bladders after use? Does the very small amount of water remaining in the bladder after use pose a problem? Is there a way to air it out?
Thanks!
