Water research for RVs
Hello Im a grad student from Lamar University doing research on water. I wanted to know how water is used in RVs of all sizes. Refilling, disposal, cost and problems if any! Best! MB
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jplante4 wrote:
Most travel trailers, fifth wheel campers and motor homes have a fresh water tank and a "city water" hookup. If you pull into a campground site that has water available at the site, most people use that water through the city water hookup for at least washing and bathing. Most campers will use bottled or filter campground water for drinking and cooking. Some people install an in-line particulate filter on the campground water.
Carrying water in the fresh water tank is expensive. At 8 pounds per gallon, that's 600-800 pounds that you need to haul up hills etc, so most people in the above group just put a small amount or water in the tank to use for flushing the toilet on the road.
I would say 60-70 percent of people RVing use water in this manner.
The rest fill their fresh water tank and stay at sites that have no city water available. These campers are very cognizant of their water usage, and have adopted habits to make the amount of on-board water last as much as 2 weeks.
Thank you jplante4! So a lot of what you said is what I was wondering about and you cleared it up. A few RV owners Ive spoken to in person also said they only drink bottled water instead of campground water.
Another question I have is that does the water storage/carrying issue prevent people from traveling to certain areas? Like because of the cost of carrying a lot of water or proximity to a camp site determine where you can go?
