Camping w/o water hookup help needed

I modified my water inlet so that the onboard pump can draw water in and send it the the fresh water tank. There is no need to buy pumps, switches and battery clamps. This 8 gal. Hydroller was modified with the dip tube, so I don't even have to lift it. Any container can be used.

We haven't been to that park yet, but most PA SPs have decent shower houses.

If we use the shower house, we can use bathroom and sinks for a week with 4 people (2 adults, 2 kids), and one aquatainer full of our spring water from home for 1-2 pots of coffee a day, plus a few other small things.

Showering is once for 3 of us, non-navy showers and the grey water tank is full.

How long are you going to be at the park?

I use the 5 gallon blue water tanks and a pump on my drill to transfer to the fresh water tank. I also have a funnel that I use to pour water from the 5 gallon blue tank into the fresh water inlet after the pump gets it down below 1/3 full.

I find the plastic six gallon water jugs the easiest for short stays. I have a 40 gallon water bladder but prefer my 50 and 25 gallon barrels with a faucet on each one.

Many ways of doing it but you have try try them yourself to see which you prefer.

Too many variables.....
Length of stay, number of people in the trailer, whether you're taking showers in the TT or using the campground showers, and doing dishes vs paper plates are a few things to consider.
One easy solution is to invest in a 6-7 gallon Aquatainer and fill the tank manually with or without a funnel. A luggage cart makes carrying the container easier but you still have to hoist it up to fill the tank. Some people use a kayak bilge pump & hose in the Aquatainer to transfer water.

Getting rid of gray water may be a bigger issue.

I have a 15 gallon plastic drum for fresh water and a 30 gallon drum for gray water in the truck bed, 12V pumps on each for transferring the water. But we're camping w/o hookups for 2/3 of our camping.

We usually can get by on a weekend with a 3 gallon water jug for drinking water and the 39 gallons in the fresh tank for everything else. Obviously can't take showers daily with four people on that! We also have a 3 gallon jerry can in case we need to add water to the fresh tank.

If you are fortunate enough to get a spot near a water spigot, using a Water Thief will let you run a hose back to your TT to fill the tanks.

I have a piece of PVC pipe that threads into the water jug cap when the spigot is removed. I use it to add the water into the fresh water fill port.

My fresh water tank holds 30 gallons so by the time it is empty it is about time to find the dump station.

For a weekend or up to 5 day trip we can get by with a full water tank in the TT. For longer stays we use a 3 gallon water bag to refill the freshwater tank or there is a device (I forget the name) you can get that allows you to hook up your hose to any faucet.

Some RVers use a large water bladder that can be carried in the back of a truck when full or rolled up for storage. The bladder is often used along with a pump to get the water into your TT freshwater tank.

I find the 3 gallon water bag is easy to carry and only takes a couple of bags per day to keep up with our use. The hose adaptor is the easiest solution provided the campground water source is close enough to get a hose to it.

I've been doing this with good success:



I had 4 tanks custom-made. Works great at Quartzsite. I see campers who don't have water tanks/waste tanks breaking camp once a week to water and dump. Not something I'd care to do.

How many tank fulls of water do you anticipate during your stay? Will your black & gray tanks need to be dumped? For us, after about a week, its time to drive to the dump station and I also refill the fresh water at that time.