Water bladder that hooks directly to hose

SoundGuy wrote:
This 45 gal water bladder would seem to fit your needs.

myredracer wrote:
A 45 gallon tank weighing over 300 lbs on top of a vehicle roof ? That should work well. That's CW for ya...

Yeah, sure doesn't seem like a good idea to me either but I guess the point they're trying to illustrate is the tank has to be higher than the trailer's fresh water intake to work at all, albeit slowly. Not sure if my truck bed does meet this requirement but I'd still use a pump anyway for quicker transfer.

dockmasterdave wrote:
We are going to try our first boondocking adventure. We only have a 30 gal fresh water tank. I looked online, but didn't see bladders or collapsible tanks @ 20 gal that hook directly to a standard drinking water hose. Any suggestions ? T I A

SoundGuy wrote:
This 45 gal water bladder would seem to fit your needs. That said, I don't use one myself as there's no way to dry out the interior of any collapsible bladder so I instead prefer using a set of 7 gal Aquatainers for collecting fresh water and use a stock 12 vdc potable water pump for transferring that water to the trailer's fresh water tank. :B

Lantley wrote:
Why is it critical that the bladder dries out? The onboard fresh water tank never dries out either.

Where did I say it was "critical"? :h

The OP asked for "suggestions" and I offered mine, saying merely that I "prefer" using 7 gal Aquatainers. :)

Dry camped recently. A buddy bought the Camping World bladder and I bought an Aquatank2 bladder. We both liked the material and quality of the Aquatank2 MUCH better. They come in different sizes. I have the 60 gallon one and was happy with it. I use my onboard RV pump to pump it into my freshwater tank (using the antifreeze inlet and outdoor shower). A little slow, but it gets it done.

https://www.amazon.com/AQUATANK2-Water-Storage-Bladder-Gallon/dp/B009ONFDEM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1517411760&sr=8-1&keywords=aquatank

There's lots of potable water bladder tanks available out there. Just google "RV bladder tank". Also sometimes called a pillow tank. Also available for grey water and even black water.

SoundGuy wrote:
This 45 gal water bladder would seem to fit your needs.

A 45 gallon tank weighing over 300 lbs on top of a vehicle roof ? That should work well. That's CW for ya...

Lwiddis wrote:
Bobbo, show me one RVer with an empty rear end...just one! Heck, I've got my bicycle, my little generator, tool box, TV snow chains etc.

I agree with SoundGuy.

You can get different shape bladder like a ballast bag for a wakeboat. Takes up way less room.
Snow chains?

Lwiddis wrote:
Bobbo, show me one RVer with an empty rear end...just one! Heck, I've got my bicycle, my little generator, tool box, TV snow chains etc.

I agree with SoundGuy.

No, but when I need it, I can move the "stuff" over to one side and have room for the bladder. It is worth it to me for it to fold up so small when not in use.

SoundGuy wrote:

dockmasterdave wrote:
We are going to try our first boondocking adventure. We only have a 30 gal fresh water tank. I looked online, but didn't see bladders or collapsible tanks @ 20 gal that hook directly to a standard drinking water hose. Any suggestions ? T I A

This 45 gal water bladder would seem to fit your needs. That said, I don't use one myself as there's no way to dry out the interior of any collapsible bladder so I instead prefer using a set of 7 gal Aquatainers for collecting fresh water and use a stock 12 vdc potable water pump for transferring that water to the trailer's fresh water tank. :B



When we return from a camping trip my fresh water Aquatainers sit on this shelf hanging off the garage wall and with the caps removed will dry out completely in a couple of days :B ... can't do that with any bladder. :(

Why is it critical that the bladder dries out? The onboard fresh water tank never dries out either.

The bladder or transport container hopefully will be no more contaminated than the fresh water tank..which also never dries out.

Water bladders are bleached at 150 to 1 for storage. Put the caps on and it's sealed against airborne contaminates.

Thanks for all the ideas. You all got me thinking.
I looked it up as rain barrel parts. There is a spout that goes through any plastic barrel, with neoprene gaskets for about $3.99 or a brass spigot to go through a barrel with gaskets for about $13.
Either way I could use an Aquatainer 7 gal. It would also be good when boil water advisories come up.
I think we'll try boondocking this trip on our 30 gal tank and see if it's doable for us.
If not, you sure gave me some good ideas.

Bobbo, show me one RVer with an empty rear end...just one! Heck, I've got my bicycle, my little generator, tool box, TV snow chains etc.

I agree with SoundGuy.