Why Didn't I Think of This Before?
I've been exploring other subjects in this forum, and never gave thought to a key point within my forward thinking mode regarding boondocking in my RV.
I've been preparing for extended trips in 2021, upgrading my electrical system, and solar, but only slightly acknowledging the periodic need for water, nevermind how conservative I might be. I'd thought of a possible modification that could improve this situation, wondered what y'all thought...
My fresh water tank can only be filled using a hose and faucet source. There's no way to add clean water to the tank but for this method. So I wondered, if one could modify the counter to allow for a "drain", perhaps one that could be covered and/or flush with the counter, and routed to the fresh water tank, it could be filled by hand from inside the RV. I keep 8 gallons or so of fresh water inside below the sink, but that's a lot of shifting weight.
If I could empty those 8 gallons of water via a drain to the FW tank, I could instead carry those 8 gallons empty, and save the weight. If needed, they could all be more easily transported somewhere to be filled, and leave the RV sit - if, of course, you have a toad...
Now, while the hose approach sends water through a filter, my modification approach does not, so, you'd want to seek out a verifiable clean source. I get that. Perhaps one could be installed in-line with the drain to the FW tank?
Whadya think?
I've been preparing for extended trips in 2021, upgrading my electrical system, and solar, but only slightly acknowledging the periodic need for water, nevermind how conservative I might be. I'd thought of a possible modification that could improve this situation, wondered what y'all thought...
My fresh water tank can only be filled using a hose and faucet source. There's no way to add clean water to the tank but for this method. So I wondered, if one could modify the counter to allow for a "drain", perhaps one that could be covered and/or flush with the counter, and routed to the fresh water tank, it could be filled by hand from inside the RV. I keep 8 gallons or so of fresh water inside below the sink, but that's a lot of shifting weight.
If I could empty those 8 gallons of water via a drain to the FW tank, I could instead carry those 8 gallons empty, and save the weight. If needed, they could all be more easily transported somewhere to be filled, and leave the RV sit - if, of course, you have a toad...
Now, while the hose approach sends water through a filter, my modification approach does not, so, you'd want to seek out a verifiable clean source. I get that. Perhaps one could be installed in-line with the drain to the FW tank?
Whadya think?
