Itinerant1 wrote:
I was pumping from the 7 gallon containers but ordered the bladder to save on space.
When completed with the water transfer the bladder can be folded up and the pump broken down put away taking hardly any space.
An alternate view ... ๐
For years I carried four 7 gal Aquatainers in our Avalanche as I did on our first trip of the season last year with our Silverado (shown in the first pic below) but I've since found the Silvy's box will nicely accommodate five 7 gal Aquatainers stored in a row at the front of the cargo box. That's space I'm least likely to use for anything else, especially when we're camping, while that area closer to the tailgate is space a bladder would interfere with as we do use it constantly for tossing in junk for a visit to the beach or to pick up firewood, etc. If I had a bladder I'd have to disconnect the hose, fold up the bladder, and store it somewhere between uses so it wasn't in the way. ๐ AND, in order to do that the bladder has to be empty whereas any water that may be remaining in my Aquatainers after the transfer can just remain there, ready for the next transfer. :B
While camping I don't have to store anything as my fresh water transfer pump is mounted in a box on the tongue and is permanently plumbed to the trailer's fresh water holding tank ... I just leave the intake hose connected and wrap it around the tongue jack, ready for the next time I may want to transfer water. The most I do when we leave our campsite is roll up the short length of intake hose and I'm done. :B
I was pumping from the 7 gallon containers but ordered the bladder to save on space.
I used a Seaflo 33 series 12v pump , 3.3 gpm
I wired a trailer plug onto it and plug it under the tailgate .
I chose this pump for the time the one in the 5th wheel fails and I'll just use this one for it's replacement.
AquaTank II 30 gallon Bladder. That gives a 100 gallons for the 2 weeks and usually it's time to move on to the next location anyways.
2_5/8" OD x 1/2" ID Vinyl hoses, #4 clamps 1/4"-5/8" diameter, 1_3/4"female hose end x 1/2" ID hose barb
The bladder sits in front of the hitch and doesn't hit the tailgate, so a perfect fit.
This is full @ 30 gallons.
Just about empty
When completed with the water transfer the bladder can be folded up and the pump broken down put away taking hardly any space.
I used a Seaflo 33 series 12v pump , 3.3 gpm
I wired a trailer plug onto it and plug it under the tailgate .
I chose this pump for the time the one in the 5th wheel fails and I'll just use this one for it's replacement.
AquaTank II 30 gallon Bladder. That gives a 100 gallons for the 2 weeks and usually it's time to move on to the next location anyways.
2_5/8" OD x 1/2" ID Vinyl hoses, #4 clamps 1/4"-5/8" diameter, 1_3/4"female hose end x 1/2" ID hose barb
The bladder sits in front of the hitch and doesn't hit the tailgate, so a perfect fit.
This is full @ 30 gallons.
Just about empty
When completed with the water transfer the bladder can be folded up and the pump broken down put away taking hardly any space.
Here's how I did it. The tank came from Tractor Supply Company (Click here), and the 120 volt AC water transfer pump came from Lowe's Home Improvement. I opted for the 120 volt (AC) instead of a 12 volt (DC) because I always carry a 400 watt inverter in my truck and can always plug the water pump into it. And when electricity is available, just plug into normal AC power.
I do have to use a water transfer pump because the bed of the truck is about 18 inches lower than the fill port on the camper, and according to the physics class I took in college, I think they said something about the law of gravity and water simply does not run up hill. :B
Filling it from a water source. I fill from the bottom. Because the round cap on the top is one-way vented, I remove it to let air escape, otherwise, it would fill under pressure as water was added.
I do have to use a water transfer pump because the bed of the truck is about 18 inches lower than the fill port on the camper, and according to the physics class I took in college, I think they said something about the law of gravity and water simply does not run up hill. :B
Filling it from a water source. I fill from the bottom. Because the round cap on the top is one-way vented, I remove it to let air escape, otherwise, it would fill under pressure as water was added.
