Towing the Toy Hauler with a full fresh water tank?

[dpkimmel2001]

My Raptor Toy Hauler has a 110 gallon fresh water tank. We do a lot of dry camping and normally fill up the tank on arrival. It takes a while to fill that tank up. We are heading to Assateague this week and will be staying about an hour away before we check in on Friday. I could easily fill the tank where we are staying the night before our arrival. I have no problem hauling the extra weight. I am just concerned how well a full fresh water tank will haul. Should I be concerned about the structural integrity when hauling that weight in that tank? Bottom line..... Should I be concerned about this tank dropping out of the bottom of my unit while driving down the road? Calm my fears.

Thanks for any reply.

[mlts22]

I always travel with a full FW tank. Never know if a CG might have a boil water notice, or if the water is just plain noxious. Filters help, but only do so much.

[MinnCamper]

I only bring MY water from home I know what it is!

[beemerphile1]

I would be very unhappy if any trailer I owned wasn't capable of carrying the weight of full tanks.

My Weekend Warrior holds 100 gallons of fresh water and I always leave home with the tanks full.

You won't find any baffles in the tanks. A full tank won't have room to slosh, a partial tank will. I have never felt any movement due to sloshing when I did travel with a partial tank. Does your tow vehicle roll back and forth when the fuel tank is half full?

Jim-Linda wrote:
FWIW, '98 HH Champagne, 90 gal tank, been traveling with full tank for 16 years, water still in tank, tank still under trailer....

Maybe it is time for some fresh water after 16 years? :B

[wildtoad]

I just have to believe these things were designed to be hauled with full water tanks and partially or fully filled holding tanks.

[tanman32225]

A question in point. Do the storage tanks have baffles in them to slow the sloshing back and forth. Excessive sloshing I suppose could be felt or actually rupture a bladder tank. Does anyone know?? Fresh, Gray, Black water??

[Jim-Linda]

FWIW, '98 HH Champagne, 90 gal tank, been traveling with full tank for 16 years, water still in tank, tank still under trailer. Not to worry

Jim

[tchil]

Nearly always boondock and nearly always travel with my 100Gal fresh water. Been doing that for years with no known issues.

[hershey]

I guess you just have to trust the integrity of the design by the RV manufacturer. I have a 90 gallon tank and have traveled it full on occasions without any problems as do most I would think.

[aruba5er]

I just came back with all tanks full, about 120 gal. The ride was terrific. Never smoother but I ? the weight on the structure and had no problems. Tires were good,I feel I had plenty of reserve and I had been "camping" in a friends driveway and did not want to dump all that sewrage into his septic tank all at once so it took it home to dump in a muni system. I'd say go for it.