fresh water tank capacity

mosseater wrote:
I'm probably one of the few who still does this, but it's cheap and quick. I use the green 6 gal jugs with the spout. I carry five of them and fill them when I get to the campground. Pull the vent plug out and tip the tapered spout in the fill hole. It empties in about 45 seconds or less. Yes, they're heavy, so not for everyone.

That's what I did and I always carry one of the cheap 4' step ladders and use that to rest the jug on while transfering so I don't have to hold the jug up to the spout.

For the OP 40 gal should last a lot longer than 2 days and IMO some water conservation training is called for in any event.

Larry

mosseater wrote:
I'm probably one of the few who still does this, but it's cheap and quick. I use the green 6 gal jugs with the spout. I carry five of them and fill them when I get to the campground. Pull the vent plug out and tip the tapered spout in the fill hole. It empties in about 45 seconds or less. Yes, they're heavy, so not for everyone.

If too heavy -- you do not have to fill them all the way. A full 6 gal water jug will weigh ~55 lbs or so. A lot of weight to hold waist or chest high. I can do it, DW cannot. Half full is half the weight, but takes twice as long.

We have a 30 gallon tank and six 5 gallon deep rock drinking water bottles that we use to refill the holding fresh water tank as needed. We have been siphoning it but will be getting a pump to transfer it.

http://www.wakemakers.com/wakeboard-ballast-bag-pump-combos

Wakeboard boat ballast bags work great for extra water and for around 200 you can get a high volume 12v pump and 70 gallon bag.

SoundGuy wrote:

mosseater wrote:
I'm probably one of the few who still does this, but it's cheap and quick. I use the green 6 gal jugs with the spout. I carry five of them and fill them when I get to the campground. Pull the vent plug out and tip the tapered spout in the fill hole. It empties in about 45 seconds or less. Yes, they're heavy, so not for everyone.

Hey, there's nothing wrong with transferring water manually, if that's your preference. I did it myself for the first couple of years we popup camped but once I added a shower to our camper and we started going through a lot more water that process got old pretty quickly for me so I went "motorized". There's also nothing wrong with Lynnmor's valved system either, if that's his preference ... unfortunately it seems to ruffle his feathers when others don't find his method as appealing as he does. :R

When someone uses expressions like "fool around" in an effort to dismiss the ideas of others, it is possible to ruffle feathers. There may be folks that want a system that doesn't require buying and installing a lot of extra hardware only to have it take up valuable space. I'm sure that most people already know that they can pump water if they buy pumps, wires, switches, tanks and hoses.

mosseater wrote:
I'm probably one of the few who still does this, but it's cheap and quick. I use the green 6 gal jugs with the spout. I carry five of them and fill them when I get to the campground. Pull the vent plug out and tip the tapered spout in the fill hole. It empties in about 45 seconds or less. Yes, they're heavy, so not for everyone.

Hey, there's nothing wrong with transferring water manually, if that's your preference. I did it myself for the first couple of years we popup camped but once I added a shower to our camper and we started going through a lot more water that process got old pretty quickly for me so I went "motorized". There's also nothing wrong with Lynnmor's valved system either, if that's his preference ... unfortunately it seems to ruffle his feathers when others don't find his method as appealing as he does. :R

Lynnmor wrote:
Turn 3 valves, fill tank, turn them back. Life is really tough for some. And to put up with no water pressure for a few minutes would be unbearable.

Unfortunate you can't think of anything better than a smart a$$ reply ... how immature. :S

I'm probably one of the few who still does this, but it's cheap and quick. I use the green 6 gal jugs with the spout. I carry five of them and fill them when I get to the campground. Pull the vent plug out and tip the tapered spout in the fill hole. It empties in about 45 seconds or less. Yes, they're heavy, so not for everyone.

Turn 3 valves, fill tank, turn them back. Life is really tough for some. And to put up with no water pressure for a few minutes would be unbearable.

Don't forget to winterize the extra pump and plumbing.