Which aux water tank?
For those of you hauling extra water around in the truck bed, what kind of tank are you using? I've been looking at Plastic Mart and they have so many choices on the website for potable tanks. I...
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Gordon,
Having been to this movie myself....
The manufacturers do sell tanks that are "non food grade" but are food grade material - which is what you have as do I. Mine is a 60 gallon tank (which was twice the size of my TT's capacity when I originally bought it). put a 12v extension cord on the Live Well bait pump (Sureflo Livewell pirhana) to my truck connection for power and it transfers the water from the truck to 5er.
I looked at a better pump but realized that it's only moving the water downhill, so gravity would suffice but not fast nor efficient.
If I was going to do it again, I would probably go with a collapsible unit and use the pump. As someone already said, storing it is a pain, but since I've had mine for 12 years, it's not worth futzing with it.
What I can tell you is having the external water tank and the external gray water dump tank has saved all the complaining about not letting the water run - don't waste the water conversation. While it may take me some time to fill up and drain, it has made being out in the wilderness much more satisfying for the family.
I know you'll be much happier not having to move the TT everytime you need water.
FWIW, I also took a bilge pump and connect it the sewer connection (via the hose fitting on the sewer hose cap) and pump my gray water into my gray water tank so I drain out the gray when I need to fill with fresh. I had to imagineer a bilge pump into in/out via hose fittings.
Josh
Having been to this movie myself....
The manufacturers do sell tanks that are "non food grade" but are food grade material - which is what you have as do I. Mine is a 60 gallon tank (which was twice the size of my TT's capacity when I originally bought it). put a 12v extension cord on the Live Well bait pump (Sureflo Livewell pirhana) to my truck connection for power and it transfers the water from the truck to 5er.
I looked at a better pump but realized that it's only moving the water downhill, so gravity would suffice but not fast nor efficient.
If I was going to do it again, I would probably go with a collapsible unit and use the pump. As someone already said, storing it is a pain, but since I've had mine for 12 years, it's not worth futzing with it.
What I can tell you is having the external water tank and the external gray water dump tank has saved all the complaining about not letting the water run - don't waste the water conversation. While it may take me some time to fill up and drain, it has made being out in the wilderness much more satisfying for the family.
I know you'll be much happier not having to move the TT everytime you need water.
FWIW, I also took a bilge pump and connect it the sewer connection (via the hose fitting on the sewer hose cap) and pump my gray water into my gray water tank so I drain out the gray when I need to fill with fresh. I had to imagineer a bilge pump into in/out via hose fittings.
Josh
