Spare Water Storage

We do mainly State Park camping and there are no water hookups in PA State Parks with few exception. We've been using the green 6 gallon jugs from Wally World. I have 5 jugs which I carry empty unless I'm dry camping somewhere. When I get to our site, the first thing I do is fill them and set them under the trailer near the FW inlet. That tank always seems to go empty right around bedtime. Takes about 30 seconds to dump one in if you pull the vent stopper completely out. The tapered nozzle fits well into the FW opening.

I bought a 33 gallon plastic tank and had spin-on fittings done to fill from the top and 3/4in hose fitting on lower front. Bought a 12v electric water pump and put a 7 pin connector on it. It plugs into my bed plug and I use my 25' hose into my fresh water fill. I have been able to help out family needing water, and when needed to extend our stay where water is only available at fill stations further away.

Daryll

Gdetrailer wrote:


Unless the tank SPECIFICALLY LISTS FOOD GRADE or for POTABLE WATER USAGE it IS NOT designed or sold for the use with human consumption..


Many containers also have color designations to boot.. Gas cans are red, diesel and kerosene is yellow. The colors are supposed to help in preventing using the wrong "product".. Mixing up the usage can result in disaster down the road. Just because YOU "know" what you were using it doesn't mean someone else will "know"..

A fool and his "life" are soon "departed" when they fail to heed the warnings..

Just because something isn't labeled food grade does not make it not food grade. By your logic glass and stainless steel containers shouldn't be used unless they are specifically marked food grade.

Why should I care if "someone" doesn't know what is in MY tanks, they are mine you shouldn't be touching them.

If we heeded every warning given to us we would all live in bubbles not eating or drinking anything. Every single product I buy has a sticker on it telling me that California has determined it is going to kill me.

Well, I bought a 50 gallon Agricultural grade tank sold for pesticide use and use it along side my 15 gallon Y2K food grade water storage barrels. When I purchased it, it was sitting right next to the potable water/food safe tank that looked just like it and made by the same manufacturer. Guess what. It was cheaper and there was a manufacturers sticker on the tank indicating that it was food grade and had the United Nations numbers that it was manufactured in accordance with for potable water and shipping food. Many poly tanks are manufactured for both ag use and commercial food use made from the same plastics. Just be sure to check the labeling. When making large quantities of tanks it is cost effective to manufacture the tanks in the same baches. They just charge more for the "drinking water safe/food safe" tanks.

I have three 50 gallon water barrels/two 25 gallon/one 40 gallon collapsible and three or four 5 gallon forest service water jugs.

And two million gallon guaranteed,water purifiers(Sawyer)..I spend most of my time in the hills and don't want to run out of water or have to come back just for water.

johndeerefarmer wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:

johndeerefarmer wrote:
What do you store you spare water in? Plastic jugs? Plastic tank, barrel etc?
If you use a tank or barrel how do you get it out of there? Does it have an electric pump?

I see some using the 50 gallon tanks that you would spray pesticides out of. You can buy them at Tractor Supply but wondered how to get the water out unless you bought the one with a pump.

:E

Honestly? Pesticide tanks?

Even if you are not planning to drink the water from your RV fresh water tank do not use ANY vessel, tank, jug, barrel which is NOT rated as "potable", "food grade", "food safe" or safe for human consumption..

Even if those means are brand new, many of these tanks are not made from plastics which will be safe for human consumption. Those plastics often contain chemicals which can leach out into the water over time..

So to recap.. You WANT to buy and USE containers which are specifically labeled as "potable" or safe for human consumption.

Pesticide tanks do not meet this criteria.

Even if you don't plan to drink from your trailer water system, the NEXT OWNER just might and the chemicals that leach out could potentially harm the next owner and or family..

As long as the tank is new, has been cleaned and isn't made from BPA or other hazardous chemicals a 50 gallon "pesticide" tank is not a pesticide tank until you put pesticides in it.

Read the text in red on this page in an ad for a pco (pest control operator) tank

pco tanks

Unless the tank SPECIFICALLY LISTS FOOD GRADE or for POTABLE WATER USAGE it IS NOT designed or sold for the use with human consumption..

Using your logic folks might even consider using off the shelf gasoline cans for their water.. Don't you see the potential of incorrect usage?

Food grade containers are designed and guaranteed by the manufacturer for that specific use. Using containers designed for other usage is inviting potential cross contamination..

Food grade containers ARE NOT HARD TO FIND and not any more expensive than using a agricultural pesticide tank. Food grade containers are also FDA approved which NONE of the tanks uses have this approval.

HERE is an example of FOOD GRADE containers

Many containers also have color designations to boot.. Gas cans are red, diesel and kerosene is yellow. The colors are supposed to help in preventing using the wrong "product".. Mixing up the usage can result in disaster down the road. Just because YOU "know" what you were using it doesn't mean someone else will "know"..

A fool and his "life" are soon "departed" when they fail to heed the warnings..

We have a 7 gallon water jug in the truck bed that we use to refill a three gallon barrel with a dispensing button that we place on the counter top. This water is used for coffee and sometimes for cooking.

The rest of our water comes from the CG spigot or our fresh water tank.

I have a 15-gallon plastic drum mounted in the pickup bed. I put a ball valve & hose bib on it so it gravity feed the TT tank via a fresh water hose.

Gdetrailer wrote:

johndeerefarmer wrote:
What do you store you spare water in? Plastic jugs? Plastic tank, barrel etc?
If you use a tank or barrel how do you get it out of there? Does it have an electric pump?

I see some using the 50 gallon tanks that you would spray pesticides out of. You can buy them at Tractor Supply but wondered how to get the water out unless you bought the one with a pump.

:E

Honestly? Pesticide tanks?

Even if you are not planning to drink the water from your RV fresh water tank do not use ANY vessel, tank, jug, barrel which is NOT rated as "potable", "food grade", "food safe" or safe for human consumption..

Even if those means are brand new, many of these tanks are not made from plastics which will be safe for human consumption. Those plastics often contain chemicals which can leach out into the water over time..

So to recap.. You WANT to buy and USE containers which are specifically labeled as "potable" or safe for human consumption.

Pesticide tanks do not meet this criteria.

Even if you don't plan to drink from your trailer water system, the NEXT OWNER just might and the chemicals that leach out could potentially harm the next owner and or family..

As long as the tank is new, has been cleaned and isn't made from BPA or other hazardous chemicals a 50 gallon "pesticide" tank is not a pesticide tank until you put pesticides in it.

Read the text in red on this page in an ad for a pco (pest control operator) tank

pco tanks

When we had our popup, I carried two 5 gallon containers under a dinette seat. I had a small 12v pump, with a switch by the sink, that would feed the water. 95% of the time, I would just fill one tank and keep the other as a spare as most places we went had fresh water within an easy drive. This worked great.