Water hose
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Topic: Water hose
Posted By: Gunga
Subject: Water hose
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 12:01am
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New member here. Do I need to carry my own water hose to campgrounds with water hookups? ------------- 2012 RP177 Hood River Edition Toyota Tacoma |
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Posted By: Kickstart
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 12:17am
| Welcome, Gunga. Yup, it's me from the Tacoma board. You do need a water hose, and make sure it's at a 25 footer or so. Some campgrounds may not have the water or electric hookups too close, although it's not usually a problem with most hook up sites. |
Posted By: Camper Bob
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 12:18am
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Congrats on the new Rpod. Yes, you will have to provide a hose from the hose bib at your campsite to your trailer. Also, will have to carry your own sewer disposale pipe if you have a full hookup. Didn't your dealer provide you with a starter kit which included both. Or, did you purchase from a private party? ------------- Camper Bob and Camper Sue Gracie the Wonder Dog (12 LB. Mini Dachshund) 2013 Rpod 171HRE(ORPod) 2016 Lance 1685 2015 Nissan Pathfinder |
Posted By: Gunga
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 12:26am
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Thanks for the replies. I did get a starter kit but did not check it that close. I am thinking a 25' collapsible hose is the way to go. ------------- 2012 RP177 Hood River Edition Toyota Tacoma |
Posted By: Snowbound
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 1:13am
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Welcome!It really does not hurt to carry two 25 foot hoses. We have needed two lengths once in a while in some campgrounds and once our 25 ' 'blew up' and we came back to find a note on the door from the management saying we had sprung a leak in the hose so they turned off the water. ------------- Tom and Bette in our 177 "The Gastropod" |
Posted By: tpierce220
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 10:03am
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Gunga, make sure that the water hose is the right type--one that is specifically used for drinking water such as http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/product/never-kink-hoses/4343 . Also, you may want to get yourself a water filter to attach to the hose. Water quality can vary from campground to campground. We've used something like this: http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/tastepure-kdfcarbon-water-filter/18478 You can get find everything you need at Wal Mart much cheaper than the prices you'll find at Camping World. ------------- Adventures with ¡Podtástic!--Life in a Forest River RPod 182G with Tim and Louis and our two cats, Desi and Lucy. Check our website at http://podtastic.info for information on our journeys. |
Posted By: 2Peas-n-Rpod
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 10:36am
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I agree totally with tpierce, and will add one thing: you might want to get a long hose (25') and also a short one (10' or 15'). If you have hook ups close to your spot, it's nice to have that smaller hose so you don't have to wrestle with the long one. Have some great travels in your new rig!
------------- 2011 R-Pod 182G Hood River Edition "Ribbitt" Pod (now sold) 2000 Ford F150 5.4L V8 TV |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 11:39am
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Welcome! Agree with all of the above. I'll add that the problem with many garden water hoses is they contain lead, so if the water has been sitting in them you need to let them run for a minute or two before drinking from them (Consumer Reports did a test years ago and found all this out). The white drinking water hoses don't have lead. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: psaman
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 2:13pm
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Congratulations and welcome Gunga!! Since we are talking water hoses, something else you might consider is a pressure regulator. Don't know how bad the problem is or even if it exists, but this will keep over-pressure from damaging your plumbing. http://www.campingworld.com/search/index.cfm?Ntt=water+pressure+regulator&N=0&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=p_keyword&Nty=1&Ntpc=1 - http://www.campingworld.com/search/index.cfm?Ntt=water+pressure+regulator&N=0&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=p_keyword&Nty=1&Ntpc=1 ------------- 2011 R-177 "Sponge-Pod" 2011 F-150 XLT "Texas Edition" |
Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 2:42pm
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I have a potable water hose and a length of ordinary garden hose for flushing out the blackwater tank and washing down the Pod and truck if the spirit moves me.
------------- Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
Posted By: Gunga
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 4:27pm
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All good suggestions. Even though I do not see us drinking from the faucet in most instances a drinking water hose makes sense. ------------- 2012 RP177 Hood River Edition Toyota Tacoma |
Posted By: Snowbound
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2012 at 10:11pm
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Yes, because you wash your dishes, have showers and boil water for coffee and tea-and boiling does not remove lead! ------------- Tom and Bette in our 177 "The Gastropod" |
Posted By: Goose
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2012 at 2:41am
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Gunga WELCOME. Make sure that your water hose is "white" in color as some campgrounds do not permit you to use a colored garden hose for water supply to the trailer. We use a water filter as others have mentioned, found it to really help alot when we stay in AZ. with all the minerals in the water out there. Goose ------------- Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee 
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