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Eddie & Aileen 5 months ago.
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Howdy Campers! We are at the ranch in Wyoming for a spell but are still part-time dry-camping, we have electric but I have to haul the water to the site. Knowing this I picked up this nice 65-gal. poly tank at Tractor Supply in Mitchell, S.D. I put a ball valve with a male water hose fitting on the tank and hookup with a water hose going to a extra 12-volt pump. Then the pump pressure hose is put into the fill hole just like you would fill up from city water.
I changed out the house 12-v pump for one with more pressure and saved this one. The hole system is powered piggy-back off the house 12-volt electrical with a handy toggle switch to shut the pump off.
This is a nice set-up for us and gives us 115-gal. of water at one time if we need it. Boondocking a person can use it when you take your truck to town you can get water when you get food, fuel, etc. The tank it self is only 15-Lbs. empty and will fit nicely in the front of a pickup truck box.
Hope this idea works for someone, have a good day RVing!
Happy Trails!!!
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We have a similar arrangement, a 90 gallon tank for fresh water, with a 1/4 hp sump pump to transfer the water to the trailer. You’ve already seen the video of how we move our sewage to the RV dump in town.
I think your going to be a popular dude out boondocking.
Nice setup!
LoveYourRV.comNo Roger I have not seen that video yet, can you show your link to it? 90 gal. fresh tank is good! We use a 45 gal. blue tank “black tank on wheels”for hauling the “Nasty”. I put the tank on the pickup and pump the “Nasty” in with a second hand FloJet RV Waste Pump. I love relatives that change out RV’s all the time, we get the extra goody’s for our outfit.
Happy Trails!!!
Hi Ray! First our power now our water, i’m going to keep a eye on you! Ha!Ha!Ha!
Thanks Ray!
E & A,
Nice set up! Last time we needed water boondocking I had to sit on the roof with a jug & s l o w l y fill the fresh water tank. At 5 gallons per trip it took a while. Your set up works a whole lot better!
My review of the Sani-con tank buddy, quite similar to the flojet pump/
I will eventually be looking for a toad…this is giving me ideas on what I might like to get! Something that can haul the fresh water in and the black water out!
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How much do you pay for your water? I get mine at the RV dump station, $1 gets 60 gallons. One benefit is that if the guy before me didn’t take his whole amount, I get his leftover as well. Very high water pressure, takes no time at all to fill with a 3/4″ hose.
Last time I was there would have made a good Youtube video, I lost my grip on the hose as I was working the meter, it shot between my legs and gave my lower body a good soaking before I could capture it again!I think I like your pump setup, it’s simpler than mine. How long does it take to transfer 60 gallons?
Hi Bob and Nancy! Why do you think I came up with this idea, because I was left holding the 5 gal. can like you.
This up grade is not to expensive of a setup and can be installed with some what ease. You also can go larger (Like Rogers tank) or smaller like 40 gal, tank if you don’t have the space.
You bet Norma! But don’t mix the two in the same tank!!! Ha!Ha!
Happy Trails!!!
Hi Roger, somewhere around 15 mins. to pump 60 gals. the pump is rated at 3- GPM but the wight of the water in the tank keeps the pump from having to pull a lift pressure so no resistance to slow it down.
I know all about the getting wet when filling up a water tanker, I part-time volunteer for wild-land firefighter in our county hear in Wyoming. Went to fill my 200 gal. tank on our fast attack truck pulled the fill valve open and forgot in all the excitement to push down on the “Ears” of the female 3″ hose fitting and took a good swim. The plus was I was hot and tired from firefighting, I was instantly ready to get back into the fight!
Thank you for the video post, and I was wrong, we have a Sani-con pump some what like yours.
Happy Trails!!!
For people with limited space a collapsible water bladder may be an option. I met a guy last year that had one in his truck and used a 12 volt pump.
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/portable-rv-fresh-water-tank-45-gallon/1605
In the reviews on that one there was a neat idea. Use the onboard fresh water pump via a winterizing kit to fill your RV fresh water tank. I like that, no need for a second pump, just a little mod and a few hoses and connectors,
I could do this pretty easy as my Cougar has easy access to the water pump and a sliding window a couple feet from it. Then I could use my outside shower. Run a hose from it’s output into the fresh water tank fill. I’m going to have to test this out.
LoveYourRV.comIt would be simpler to put a T after your pump, and run the line to just before your tank shutoff valve for your winterizing kit. One valve in-line and the pump would send the flow directly to tank via the normal suction line.
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