Potable Water - How do you manage

[Kidoo]

Hi, looking for some tip on how you manage your potable water. When boondocking for longer period, potable water become sometimes a problem.

Myself, I buy water for daily drinking, I carry a 5 gallons spare and I have enough for many days. Normally I would use my camper reservoir water for coffee and cooking. But sometimes you fill up with water that have a bleach smell or not so fresh smell and not sure if it is still drinkable.

Do you use a filter, and if so, which type would be the best to fill up?

Do you add bleach or other sanitizer to your water? If so, how much?

I found a way to reduce my use of potable water. I use an external reservoir, I get as clean water as possible from a river or a lake and add some bleach. Selecting the winterizing valve, instead of using the water from the camper reservoir, I pump water from the reservoir for shower, this way I can have as many shower I want.

What are your tips?

[Buzzcut1]

I always filter the water as I fill the main tank. I also carry a 3.5 gallon back up jug in a cabinet. Haven't run out yet on a trip.

[dadwolf2]

We recently started using a Brita pitcher to clean up any bad tastes from the 42 gallon holding tank in the camper. In the past we've carried 5 gallon water jugs that we filled up from home.

[Shadow_Catcher]

I use one two or three water filters and have a pump so I can pull water from a lake or stream. Short of distilled water you can not get cleaner.

[jimh406]

I fill up my tank at home, but usually use bottled or jugs of spring water for cooking/coffee/drinking. I have a 60 gallon holding tank, so water would only be an issue if I don't put enough in the tank. I use campground showers if I'm not boondocking. I can rinse off using my outside shower as well.

[garryk6]

I replaced my tank with a 40 Gallon, and my Toilet with an Electra-Magic recirculating toilet. Now we do not use any potable for flushing. 40 gallons only goes to the sink. Also carry some drinking water in 1 gallon jugs when we know we wont have water for a while. Try to do the shower thing when we lay over at a campground. We travel light since there are 5 or 6 of us in the old Avion, so we have to stop occasionally on our trips to wash clothes, so we shower at the same stops. We haven't lived anywhere yet where we can boondock for extended periods. We are usually still exploring around Alaska. So much to Explore, and we usually only get off the island for a few weeks each year...
Garry in Kodiak, Alaska