richardcoxid wrote:
After living in the "country" for 30 years and having my own deep well domestic (175 ft) water that is non chlorinated and non treated we have found that he water in some areas is almost "un drinkable" unless it is below freezing we travel with a full FWT (80) gal.
I sure agree with you on this one! That's why we carry a jug of water from home. We are also on a well. It's not as deep as yours, but after having it for years now, when we taste city treated water the chlorine taste and odor is awful in some places. We fill our fresh water at the campground and use that water. We've never run into a bad water situation. We camp well established campgrounds, State Parks, and such. But for my wife's coffee, for consistency in taste, we use the water from home. (That's the main reason we carry the extra jug).
And one more thing about having your own well. We lived in the city several times over the years, where water is supplied from a water treatment plant. The water from a well, not treated, has natural minerals in it, that's not been stripped out by some kind of treatment. So there is an element of "rust" in water. Over time, white surfaces will begin to turn slightly red or brown. No problem making them white again, but that "rust" is iron. How many use city water and then pop pills to supplement their iron intake? How about calcium? You know that white hard stuff that forms on your faucets over time? Probably not so noticeable with city treated water, but on a well, it does build up over time. Yea, calcium? Ring a bell? How many folks take calcium supplements for bone density and bone health? If on a well, you get this naturally. And how about that chlorine in the city water. Who wants to drink a bottle of bleach? Well, over time, that's exactly what you're getting on city water! Yea! That's one of those real benefits about country living!
