Water Thief

[br549redneck]

Will this fit the hand pumps, like the ones in the national forest?

[nina_70]

Yes...we've used it many times on hand-pumps at NFS sites. Often you'll have to sit and hold it on, but it works.

[br549redneck]

No filters just filling a jerry can and thought it would be easier than trying to get the water in the can with the thief and short hose. Thanks for the replies.

[Gjac]

The water thief will expand like a balloon if you have water filters that are restricting the flow. A cheap filter actually works better because it allows more water to flow through. I have evolved to several home made hoses with hose clamps that will fit most of the pressurized water sources at NF and NP CG's.

[profdant139]

We have used a water thief with a pump with one person (me) holding the water thief onto the spout while DW pumps the water into a jerry can. Not as elegant as a hose clamp, but it does the job fairly well, if the pump pressure is not too high.

[jauguston]

In addition to a hose clamp I use a fairly long strong ny-tie through the clamp and over the top of the faucet. The thief is slippery when wet (-:

Jim

[br549redneck]

Ok thanks I wasn't sure but looked like it would. Ill let the wife work the pump lol. I will fill water containers in town when I can. I just have a 20 gal fresh water tank on the trailer, just 2 of us we can get a few days out of it. We do it all the time at the deer lease.

[2oldman]

Probably. Whew.. you're gonna get a workout!

[Pangaea_Ron]

Yes, but you might also need a pipe clamp to help keep in on.