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Topic ClosedDry Camping Travel with H20 - Event Date: 10 Jun 2018 - 01 Jul 2018
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    Posted: 10 Jun 2018 at 9:35am
Can I travel with 36 gallons in water tank to a campground up in the mountains. About 50 miles?

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Almost certainly, but it could depend on what you're pulling with, how steep the mountain roads are and maybe where your tank is located.  If the tank is behind the axle you could have sway issues.  That's 300 pounds of water.  On level ground you probably won't know it's there.

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Cool.....thanks for the info! 
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 I'm pulling with Toyota tundra 5.7L V8 engine!

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Originally posted by jonskipro

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 I'm pulling with Toyota tundra 5.7L V8 engine!

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You should have no trouble with that much power. With my Ridgeline, I try to be more selective. For example, leaving tomorrow for a state park - called ahead and they have faucets I can use to fill up when I get there. Last two trips, no such luck so filled the tank before I left. 
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I had a Tundra with the same engine. That truck was a work horse and towed like a dream! 
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Posts: 347 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Jun 2018 at 11:44am
No worries, I do it all the time and over rough roads in MT, ID, and WA.

If you don't have a weight/sway control hitch, I suggest getting one.  I have the Andersen hitch and it works great.

https://andersenhitches.com/Catalog/andersen-nosway-weight-distribution-hitch.aspx
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We always leave with a full tank of water in our 177.  No problems with sway or climbing in the Rockies; we do however have a sway-bar link attached to negate this possibility.  Have been doing it this way since 2011 pulling mainly with either a '08 or '13 Explorer
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though not always, on several ocassions i've towed with full water tank. I noticed litle difference, I did get some sway on a rough uneven road, but I think it was more road condition than the water. My black and grey are both before the axle and always have something in them, that help reduce the weight of the fresh water just behind the axle.
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I've heard it's best to fill it completely up, so the mass of water doesn't slosh around and cause sway. Dump grey and black before the return trip, and dump the remains of the fresh tank as well. 
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