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elquind
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Jan 31, 2014

sprayer nozzle from fresh water tank

I have an idea that works pretty well. Like I've said before, most of my ideas and mods come from this site. It has been very helpful in making my camper mine. Here is another idea that I like. We do a lot of dirtbike riding, dry camping. At the end of a weekend, we pack everything up, excuse me, I pack everything up and the kids watch me. and after a long drive home, I again, unload the bikes from the trailer, wash them, pack them back in, then back up the trailer on the side of the house. My Idea was to put a garden sprayer, pressure nozzle, on my camper. As I've seen in toy haulers. Then before I pack up the bikes, I can wash them. saving me a washdown at home. Yes I understand im using my water supply, when dry camping, however, I always have water left over, I always leave it in the tank, then simply top it off before the next trip. I also hear plenty of people dumping their water, not carry it home. I'm just having a use for the water, rather than just dumping it, why not use it? I simply used the low point in the cold water line in the back of the camper, added a 1/2" barbed coupling, a 10' clear plastic hose, a 1/2" barbed to 3/4 male threaded, and a $5 garden sprayer from the local hardware store. the pressure is great! almost like house pressure. the sprayer shoots water past the front of the truck, from the back of the camper. Here are a few pics.
  • elquind, are we related ?



    Im using options barbed and threaded , depends on my mood :)



    Bob
  • Most folks who ride dirt bikes in CA don't camp in spots that a little mud would be a problem. This year, the driest year on record in CA, water on the ground is a good thing. Green grass, what is that?
  • mkirsch wrote:
    Most people tend to cancel camping trips when they know it's going to rain and be muddy. They expect the site to be dry and grassy, except someone just hosed off their mud-caked quads there before leaving...


    10 minutes later, the summer heat will dry it out.
  • The red kinked hose is the low point drain in the hot water line, the blue is the low point for the cold water( the one I used for the hose).
    I agree with leaving a CG mess, dirty, or inconsiderate of other campers. I would never leave a camp messy, even it is extra mud. The campground we go dirt bike riding is not set sites, or grassy in any way. It is 7,000 acres of dirt and maintained trails. At hollister hills svra. If my bikes are muddy, it's been raining. So no problem on mud, if just dirty, a little water will soak up like a dry sponge.
    None the less, I'm glad most liked the mod idea.