weight of water too much?

We will make our decision based on where we are going. Mostly we dry or boondock so if I know we are going g over a lot of mountain passes I will wait till I get closer to camp to fill up on h2o. That said I've never had any problems traveling with a full tank.... in fact one time I was almost empty we came across a sweet camp spot along the way to our next stop in Montana and we would have stayed for the night but we had no h2o.

rbpru wrote:
I see no reason to carry more as most camps offer water and electric.

I have to disagree with that. Being from Indiana, I would think you'd have the opposite viewpoint as Indiana State Parks do not offer water hookups, and most water fill spigots are not within reach unless you reserve a site by one (as I often do).

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The bug you get from what you think might have been too much beer or granny's coleslaw from a picnic could very well be from thavehe bacteria in the water in the holding tank

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That's funny.Anyone that drinks from an rv "holding tank" deserves to get sick...Those that drink from the rv food grade water tank that is kept clean, will not get sick.Now those that wait to put water in from an unknown source from a municipal water tank/system could be rolling the dice on just what there putting in there food grade rv water supply.

We have all seen the recent boil orders for municipal water hitting the news...I don't want that in my system.How safe is bottled water/is it really spring water..We have all seen that on the news also.

Okay Rockhill.....Give me links to reliable stories that people got sick and or died from drinking from a RV food grade water tank.I have never seen it or heard of it ..I think we all know that it is easy to give links to bad water from municipal water supplies.

You seem to be into safe water as we all are..How do you purify questionable water say camping/hiking or if you were stranded?I use Sawyer water purifiers and ultraviolet light to destroy all bacteria and viruses in water.Sawyer also makes a water purifier that takes out viruses but the flow is slow.

I thought there was a warning somewhere not to drink out of RV holding tanks.:B:B

Any tap water that sits for a long period of time in an enclosed environment can go bad. Have you ever opened up a dead headed water line that has been buried for years. The water will come out black and you think it is a pressurized sewer line. As stated above, you must maintain your water system.

Many trailers now have the cheap dish type gravity fill ports with the vent next to the cap. Rain, wash water and dust can go in the vent and go straight to the water tank. I vented mine behind a locking hatch.

I am no expert on RVing but I do know that the city water coming into my house comes from a huge tank that sits out in the Florida sun every day. In the summer, it's even hot coming out of the cold tap.

Seems to me that IF you maintain the system religiously, the water in an RV tank should be safe. If you ignore it and leave the water in there stagnant for weeks then no. See this link. It shows that the treated water is stored above ground in the sun and then comes straight into your house. I don't see the difference since an RV tank is just a storage tank.

http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/drinkingwater/watertreatmentplant_index.cfm

Very true but But the water in my tank is the same water I use everyday.I don't filter my city water at home. The water in the tank is the same water.

It's only the same water WHEN you put it in. It is not the same water when the temps rise and bacteria starts to grow in the 'holding' tank.

So many people think that if they put water from their 'house' into their RV, that all is going to be okey dokey because it came from their faucet. Yes when it comes out of your faucet it is safe and hopefully bacteria free AND the cold comes out at a constant temperature.

The water that comes out of your faucet at home is NOT sitting in a holding tank. So taking good house water and putting it in a holding tank does not mean it is going to 'continue' to be bacteria free. An RV holding tank takes on the ambient temperature of what ever the temps are outside. 80 degree weather? You fresh water will be 80 degrees, perfect for bacteria growth and bloom.

City water: is highly treated before you get it and it is provided fresh 'running' thru water pipe lines.

Well Water: Is coming from the ground thru natural filtration and is pumped from 'running' water.

RV water tank: Put any of the above water into a plastic 'holding' tank that is not sealed and you NO longer have bacteria free water.

The bug you get from what you think might have been too much beer or granny's coleslaw from a picnic could very well be from the bacteria in the water in the holding tank. Will it kill you hopefully not but when I am RV'ing I don't want to take time out to be in the bathroom all day from bad water! :B

rockhillmanor wrote:

jaycocreek wrote:
Not all water is created equal, there's some nasty tasting water out there that I don't want in my water tank.I could never just fill it up just anywhere.

It is a good idea to flush out and run some bleach through the lines once in a while to keep it

tasting the best it can be.

Tasting?

I wouldn't drink out of an RV holding tank if you paid me!:B:B

I would mine because I keep it sanitized. and I have a factory installed "whole house" water filter plumbed after the water pump and in line with the outside water connection. I`m always clean!

jaycocreek wrote:
Not all water is created equal, there's some nasty tasting water out there that I don't want in my water tank.I could never just fill it up just anywhere.

It is a good idea to flush out and run some bleach through the lines once in a while to keep it tasting the best it can be.

Very true but But the water in my tank is the same water I use everyday.
I don't filter my city water at home. TYhe water in the tank is the same water.
I keep my tank full at all times.It takes too long to fill at the campground.
I don't have 20 minutes to waste filling tank. Not to mention time spent finding water connection, connecting hose,disconnecting hose, putting everything away.
I prefer to arrive at site with fresh tank already full. There are enough set up chores without adding filling fresh tank to the list