Increasing potable water tank
My camper has a 55 gal. fresh water tank (I think). I purchased it used in May and took it out for the first time on July 23rd. We ran out of water in 3-4 days and refilling with a water jug was a pai...
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bradnailer wrote:atomicglock wrote:dennis1 wrote:
NF CG. National Forest Campground. Their water fawcet does not have threaded end. So you cannot connect a water hose to it. I made an adaptor with a theaded end and connect it to the fawcet.
Gotcha.
We've only ever stayed at national or state campgrounds. The last national one we stayed at was Assateague Island off the Maryland coast and they had threaded fittings. For the ones that don't, I bought a water thief, secure it to the faucet with hose clamps and station someone there in case it comes off and to hold those spring loaded valves open.
As of two years ago, most NFS campgrounds prohibit hooking a hose directly to their water faucets, at least the ones that have outsourced management to companies like Scenic Canyons. They claim it risks contaminating their water supply.
However, we just camped for almost two weeks in a NFS campground in southern Colorado. I have a 30 gallon tank on our travel trailer. There were four of us, we all showered and washed dishes every day. I would top off the tank with about 14 gallons of water every two days. Did it from Aquatainers sitting in the back of my Jeep and a water hose to the trailer. Wasn't difficult at all.
That's weird. I've never had anyone complain about me hooking up a hose to the spigot. Even in Assateague, the rangers saw me hooked up and didn't say anything. I use one of those Camco water filters and a white dedicated fresh water hose.
jrichard - Interesting idea, but, I'm not willing to invest that much time a labor. I'd rather add more water.
