best fresh water hose

[cavrob]

We are buying everything we need for our new TT and are looking at hoses to bring fresh water into the trailer. We want at least 100' since we will be camping at parks where we will often be attaching the hose to taps further away from our site. Are the white ones really the best? Will they leave a nasty taste in the water that comes through? What about a good rubber garden hose? We want a hose that is going to be safe and flexible (not one we are going to have to fight with to role up).

[ssthrd]

SoundGuy wrote:

Lwiddis wrote:
Reconsider staying attached to water in favor of filling with water and using your water pump. Less chance of a burst RV water pipe and flooding.

Second Chance wrote:
There is absolutely nothing wrong with staying connected to the park water supply all the time...

If that park water supply spigot is community property and not an on-site tap then sure there is ... it's inconsiderate. :R I've done this rarely and only if the tap was right in front of our site and only because I connected to it with a quick disconnect fitting so if someone else came along wanting water I could instantly disconnect to allow them to do so.

Since more times than not we're camping on sites without individual water taps I always have a system on hand anyway to collect fresh water as we may need it so that being the case I find it just as easy those times we do have on-site water to still not bother connecting to it but instead just fill the trailer's fresh water holding tank from that supply and use the trailer pump just as we always do.

No one way is the only right way. 😉

Unless it's your way......

[enblethen]

The blue drinking water hoses have much better connectors then the white ones at Walmart.

[Bumpyroad]

Cocky_Camper wrote:
The white hoses in the RV section from Wal Mart.

or the light blue ones rated for drinking water purposes.
bumpy

[Cocky_Camper]

The white hoses in the RV section from Wal Mart.

[SoundGuy]

2012Coleman wrote:
The OP simply stated that the spigot was far away and needed a long hose to hook up. Sounds like a lot of assumptions are being made to me.

SoundGuy wrote:
No "assumptions" here as it's obvious to me from their original post that the OP is talking about a community water spigot, not one on their site ...

"We want at least 100' since we will be camping at parks where we will often be attaching the hose to taps further away from our site."

Which is why I brought this subject in the first place - they're newbies who deserve the courtesy of being reminded that hooking up their own hose to a community water spigot may be dimly viewed by some. I simply suggested that if they do so they make disconnecting as easy as possible by using a quick disconnect to the tap, or if they prefer a Y, so others have ready access to this water source as well.

2012Coleman wrote:
Wow - I made a point not to call you out by name, but you knew who I was talking about...;) Nothing is obvious - you didn't ask if the water connection was public - you assumed it was, then went on your typical rant. Your posts are the death warrant for anyone new here trying to get simple questions answered. Betting he won't be back. Oh and nothing coming close to courtesy ever comes from you. :R

You don't approve - how disappointing. :W

Again, no assumption here as it's clear from the OP's original post that they intend to run 100'+ to a water spigot that is not on their site. Rant as you will, doesn't change the facts of the matter, makes no difference to me. :B

[2012Coleman]

SoundGuy wrote:

2012Coleman wrote:
The OP simply stated that the spigot was far away and needed a long hose to hook up. Sounds like a lot of assumptions are being made to me.

No "assumptions" here as it's obvious to me from their original post that the OP is talking about a community water spigot, not one on their site ...

"We want at least 100' since we will be camping at parks where we will often be attaching the hose to taps further away from our site."

Which is why I brought this subject in the first place - they're newbies who deserve the courtesy of being reminded that hooking up their own hose to a community water spigot may be dimly viewed by some. I simply suggested that if they do so they make disconnecting as easy as possible by using a quick disconnect to the tap, or if they prefer a Y, so others have ready access to this water source as well.

Wow - I made a point not to call you out by name, but you knew who I was talking about...;) Nothing is obvious - you didn't ask if the water connection was public - you assumed it was, then went on your typical rant. Your posts are the death warrant for anyone new here trying to get simple questions answered. Betting he won't be back. Oh and nothing coming close to courtesy ever comes from you. :R

[FLGup]

SoundGuy wrote:

2012Coleman wrote:
The OP simply stated that the spigot was far away and needed a long hose to hook up. Sounds like a lot of assumptions are being made to me.

No "assumptions" here as it's obvious to me from their original post that the OP is talking about a community water spigot, not one on their site ...

"We want at least 100' since we will be camping at parks where we will often be attaching the hose to taps further away from our site."

Which is why I brought this subject in the first place - they're newbies who deserve the courtesy of being reminded that hooking up their own hose to a community water spigot may be dimly viewed by some. I simply suggested that if they do so they make disconnecting as easy as possible by using a quick disconnect to the tap, or if they prefer a Y, so others have ready access to this water source as well.

We have stayed at State Parks where the assigned (not community) hookups were very far away. Here is the description for one such site.....see the note on hookup distances.

[myredracer]

OMG, it just doesn't matter anymore. People need to get out and do some camping about now...

[SoundGuy]

2012Coleman wrote:
The OP simply stated that the spigot was far away and needed a long hose to hook up. Sounds like a lot of assumptions are being made to me.

No "assumptions" here as it's obvious to me from their original post that the OP is talking about a community water spigot, not one on their site ...

"We want at least 100' since we will be camping at parks where we will often be attaching the hose to taps further away from our site."

Which is why I brought this subject in the first place - they're newbies who deserve the courtesy of being reminded that hooking up their own hose to a community water spigot may be dimly viewed by some. I simply suggested that if they do so they make disconnecting as easy as possible by using a quick disconnect to the tap, or if they prefer a Y, so others have ready access to this water source as well.

[Bumpyroad]

2012Coleman wrote:


Now, if you had thought to ask the OP if he was hooking up to a community water source instead of assuming it and then preaching to him for your pulpit, then different story. 😉

needing a 100 ft hose, seems to me that that would be a very large campsite if it is a spigot assigned to his spot and not a community one.
he did say that it was not on his site. so it is a different story.
bumpy

[2012Coleman]

The OP simply stated that the spigot was far away and needed a long hose to hook up. Sounds like a lot of assumptions are being made to me. I could give a rats behind as to how you use a community spigot to fill up your containers. :R :R

Now, if you had thought to ask the OP if he was hooking up to a community water source instead of assuming it and then preaching to him for your pulpit, then different story. 😉

[myredracer]

As far as I'm concerned those quick disconnects aren't suitable for RV-ing. You should never let the potable hose ends touch the ground and should attach the ends together for storage to keep contaminants out. Can't do that with quick connects unless you remove the fitting every time but that no longer makes it "quick". I bought one a few years ago and then realized I can't connect the ends together.

[Bumpyroad]

GrandpaKip wrote:
Wow, some of y’all need to calm down and really read SG’s posts. Not once did he state that he was permanently hooked up. In fact, he said he was filling his 30 gallon water tank or his aquatainers.
Of course, it doesn’t help when just about every reply to criticism is snarky.

I just bought one of those pocket type hoses from Lowe’s that is drinking water safe. Haven’t used it yet and I’ll write something about it later.

If he was just filling his container(s) there really would be no need for him to use a quick disconnect, now would there?
IMHO the only time you should be hooked up to a common spigot is when you are in the area and are filling up your FW tank or other container, and in those cases there is absolutely no need for a quick disconnect.
bumpy

[GrandpaKip]

Wow, some of y’all need to calm down and really read SG’s posts. Not once did he state that he was permanently hooked up. In fact, he said he was filling his 30 gallon water tank or his aquatainers.
Of course, it doesn’t help when just about every reply to criticism is snarky.

I just bought one of those pocket type hoses from Lowe’s that is drinking water safe. Haven’t used it yet and I’ll write something about it later.