Hot water heater question

Originally posted by lostagain    Water heater/hot water heater, who cares?  We all understand you won't have a nice hot shower if it doesn't work.

I agree there is water waste using the water heater, first in waiting till you get warm water, then in fiddling with the temperature. I added an adjustable thermostat that keeps the hot water at just the right temp for our showers. We turn on the water heater once a day, wait half an hour or so, start washing dishes with the cool water in the lines, finish and rinse with hot water. Then take our “navy” showers and shut off the heater. Or you can run water into a pitcher and pour it back into the fresh tank later. Another way to solve the same boondocking problem, either will work.

I stopped doing dishes in the camper a few years ago, and my grey tank is very manageable. Pretty much the only water that goes into the grey tank is from the "navy" showers, which we use as little water as possible. I use a water jug on the end of the picnic table, and a 5 gallon bucket catch basin. I wipe everything with a wet nap type wipe to degrease , then wash it under the water jug, and done. On longer stays, it might require a couple empties into the campground sink. It works for me 

It works.  It's simple and it doesn't break.  The amount of trickle of water is less than a cup while quickly soaping up.  We're in and out really fast.