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SNO4ME
Senior Member Joined: 28 Sep 2013 Location: NW Wis Online Status: Offline Posts: 122 |
Topic: Where do you get your water? Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 11:14pm |
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Forgot to mention: If it's been a while since we have used the Pod (and I have time) I will flush some fresh water through the hot water heater, just to freshen it up. Because we don't drink the water we usually put in a small measurement of Camco "Fresh Water". I would have to look it up for sure but I think it's 1 teaspoon per 20 gall of water. I had picked it up on a whim when we first bought the Pod over 2 years ago. It's just bleach. If some of you might say "it smells" remember............. We live in the country with our own well. City water "stinks" to me. |
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Bruce & Donna in the Sno Pod
(and Brewer too) 2011 RP 177 |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 10:06pm | |
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Pod People
Senior Member Joined: 22 Sep 2011 Location: Chapel Hill,NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 1067 |
Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 8:15pm | |
Our 173 also has the water tank in front of the axle. We usually tow with about 5 gallons and fill up at our destination. I will use the standard Campco water filter on the incoming line. I am very careful about cleaning the tank prior to use and keeping it clean. I flush it and all piping with clean water and then again with clean water and baking soda. this helps get rid of the plastic taste. I soak all of my hoses, pressure regulators, hose fittings , and any water use hardware in a 5 gallon sheetrock bucket with light chlorox before we head out. A clear water rinse removes any chlorox residue.
It only takes one stomach issue to help you realize how important these things are. travel safe Vann |
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Jpntime
Groupie Joined: 28 Jan 2015 Location: Nv Online Status: Offline Posts: 70 |
Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 9:39am | |
Funny how some of the freshwater tanks behind the axle where mine is in front of it so it pulls a lot better with water in it 😎
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Love to camp
2014 171 |
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SNO4ME
Senior Member Joined: 28 Sep 2013 Location: NW Wis Online Status: Offline Posts: 122 |
Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 8:46am | |
Most of the time we make sure water is available where we're going and just carry 5-10 gal for "emergencies". Most places the water is good enough so that's the way we roll. I'm fussy about the taste of water so away from home we use bottled water. (we live in the country with our own well)
When we go to our favorite local NFS Campground we put 20+ gal on board because the water has a tint to it. |
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Bruce & Donna in the Sno Pod
(and Brewer too) 2011 RP 177 |
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hammockmadness
Groupie Joined: 07 Jul 2015 Location: Middleburg, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 61 |
Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 7:38am | |
I use Clorox spray on everything also. Usually give my blacktank hose ends a good spray everytime also.
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Dana & Regina
Fleetwood & Jasper 2014 181-G 2014 Silverado 4X4 |
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Grayotter
Groupie Joined: 06 Aug 2014 Location: Morro Bay Online Status: Offline Posts: 60 |
Posted: 19 Sep 2015 at 4:32pm | |
I don't trust unknown water sources either. Before attaching our water hose to a supply outlet, we run the supply water a couple seconds, stop it, then spray Clorox on the threads of the supply outlet. After that we fill our water. We're open to safer suggestions.
Gar |
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ToolmanJohn
Senior Member Joined: 23 Apr 2014 Location: Connecticut Online Status: Offline Posts: 451 |
Posted: 12 Sep 2015 at 6:02am | |
I fill up at home. Usually 240 miles to my destination, 99% highway . My TV is heavy (5000 lbs ), plus I use a sway control, never had sway problems. But a full tank behind the axle can induce short duration undulating (porpoising) over certain parts of highway. They are brief but settle down real quick.
I don't care for topping off the fresh water from a hose at an unknown source. The campgrounds I use usually have no dump stations. So I tow everything home and stop at a public dump station at a state rest area 9 miles from home, dump the black and gray, and drain the fresh at home on the driveway if anything is left. |
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2017 ATC 7X20 Custom Toy Hauler
2013 R-Pod 177 (SOLD) 2013 VW Touareg TDI |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 10 Sep 2015 at 8:34pm | |
It can be fixed - the presence of sway just means the setup needs to be tweaked to get the tongue weight right again, getting the nose down slightly, etc.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Mountainrev
Senior Member Joined: 22 Jul 2014 Location: Eagle, Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 193 |
Posted: 10 Sep 2015 at 3:35pm | |
Not sure if your question was directed to me or the OP, Doug, but I do have a sway bar. But I'm not going to push it. A full fresh water tank weighs nearly 300 lbs. You'd have to shift a lot of weight to offset that! There are a few Forest Service campgrounds in my area that do not have water available. They are not far from my house (20-40 miles), and I keep the speed way down.
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2014 177
2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Turbodiesel "I lift my eyes to the hills." |
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