Water Hose Storage

[ljpel]

Does anyone have any good ideas of how to store your water hose? We have always put it in a clean garbage bag, but I would like something that is clean and can be sealed that is dedicated just to our hoses. We have tried various size plastic boxes, but there is always too much wasted space in them to make them worthwhile.

[Campfire_Time]

bukhrn wrote:

Trackrig wrote:
Your profile is incomplete in that it doesn't tell us what your RV is so that people can offer suggestions.

I just screw the two ends together so that nothing gets into the hose and then throw it into a compartment next to all of the hook-ups. If I'm not going to use the MH for a while, I'll put a few drops of Clorox in the hose and shake it some before I screw the ends together.

Bill

X-2 or X-10

X-what ever :B And it goes in with all the other junk in my outside storage. Never been in an issue.

[Lauren]

Yup to the above.

Except I got tired of fighting kinking hoses that take up a lot of room and got one of those expanding hoses. Tried one of those small green coil ones once and that did not work - but I bring it with in case the 25 foot is not long enuf - by keeping it with I have never needed it; as soon as I leave it home I would need it on the first stop! 🙂

We are about to head out for 10 weeks so will see what the expanding one will do. Keeping the big one (25') handy for this trip though.

[bukhrn]

Trackrig wrote:
Your profile is incomplete in that it doesn't tell us what your RV is so that people can offer suggestions.

I just screw the two ends together so that nothing gets into the hose and then throw it into a compartment next to all of the hook-ups. If I'm not going to use the MH for a while, I'll put a few drops of Clorox in the hose and shake it some before I screw the ends together.

Bill

X-2 or X-10

[Bumpyroad]

the nicest/handiest I used was a large bowl that had a hole in the side towards the bottom. feed out enough to hook to RV and then just uncoil what you need off the top of the coil. had a similar cranked one for a standard garden hose.
bumpy

[the_bear_II]

X 4 or 5... (I lost count) screw together and throw it in a compartment...

[beemerphile1]

I toss it in the compartment with hoses, leveling blocks, tools and everything else used outside the RV. I coil it and connect the ends to keep out bugs/dirt.

[NanciL]

After fighting with 50 footers for many years, I finally smartened up a few years ago and now keep four 25 footers. I coil them up separately and screw the male end to the female end. Then I use short elastic bungees, (the type with a small plastic ball on each end) to keep them securely coiled (three per hose coil). then I just store them in one of my outside under floor compartments.

Jack L

[tvman44]

I use a plastic tote with a lid, & screw the ends together & put in there with the regulator, extra hose and washers, ect. 🙂

[NanciL]

After fighting with 50 footers for many years, I finally smartened up a few years ago and now keep four 25 footers. I coil them up separately and screw the male end to the female end. Then I use short elastic bungees, (the type with a small plastic ball on each end) to keep them securely coiled (three per hose coil). then I just store them in one of my outside under floor compartments.

Jack L

[rwbradley]

I use giant Ziplock bags. Google "Ziplock Oversized non-food storage products". They have a whole line of them going right up to garbage bag sized. They are perfect for the hoses, they do not take up much space compared to bin's and keep any residual water from the hose or dirt from the campground from getting all over the storage area. I also keep my spare sewage extension (which does not fit in the bumper) in one as well.

[DutchmenSport]

Screw the ends together and just toss it in the storage area. I am now using a plastic tote (without a lid), just to keep them organized a little better. I still connect the ends.

[riggsp]

I use a square plastic bucket that cat litter comes in (cleaned it out of course)...the lid snaps in place and seals easily and it isn't as big as one of the plastic tubs...I coil the hose into the bucket, then screw the two ends together to avoid any contamination (dirt, etc.)...I also drilled some 1/4 in. holes in the lid to let it breathe, otherwise it gets moldy caused by temp. swings and moisture.

[Trackrig]

Your profile is incomplete in that it doesn't tell us what your RV is so that people can offer suggestions.

I just screw the two ends together so that nothing gets into the hose and then throw it into a compartment next to all of the hook-ups. If I'm not going to use the MH for a while, I'll put a few drops of Clorox in the hose and shake it some before I screw the ends together.

Bill