Where do you get your water?
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Topic: Where do you get your water?
Posted By: hammockmadness
Subject: Where do you get your water?
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2015 at 7:34am
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For those of you who are on the road, where do you get your water when camping at non-water locations. Normally I don't haul much water (just enough for bathroom use and hand washing) but if I needed to fill my tank other than at a park or RV park, where do most of you get it? I use the Allstays camping & RV app a lot, but at truck stops for example it usually only mentions if dump sttions are available. Nothing about fresh water. What creative ways have you found to get fresh water while on the road? ------------- Dana & Regina Fleetwood & Jasper 2014 181-G 2014 Silverado 4X4 |
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2015 at 11:31am
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Since weight is a small factor affecting mpg and performance I always haul a full tank from home for weekend trips. For long trips we prefer state/national parks which usually - but not always - have potable water somewhere. Part of our trip planning is finding out where we have water "gaps", so we don't go more than 2 nights w/o. That might be a night at a truck stop, a night at a dry state park, then at one with water or a commercial campground. ------------- 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: Mountainrev
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2015 at 12:03pm
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The weight of a full tank of fresh water may not affect MPGs all that much, but it definitely can cause sway issues! If your R-pod is like my 177, the fresh water tank is located behind the axle. A full tank will significantly lighten the tongue weight. I will not drive more than 50 miles or so with a full tank for that reason. ------------- 2014 177 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Turbodiesel "I lift my eyes to the hills." 
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2015 at 1:39pm
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I can see that being a problem. I dealt with bad sway with a popup we owned years ago - you sneezed wrong and it would sway. If you must carry your water you can try shifting weight forward to counteract it. Move the spare tire and anything else heavy onto the dinette.
Do you have a sway bar or WDH with sway control? ------------- 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: Mountainrev
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2015 at 3:35pm
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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. ------------- 2014 177 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Turbodiesel "I lift my eyes to the hills."
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2015 at 8:34pm
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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. ------------- 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: ToolmanJohn
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2015 at 6:02am
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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. ------------- 2017 ATC 7X20 Custom Toy Hauler 2013 R-Pod 177 (SOLD) 2013 VW Touareg TDI |
Posted By: Grayotter
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2015 at 4:32pm
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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 ------------- Love2 1der |
Posted By: hammockmadness
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 7:38am
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I use Clorox spray on everything also. Usually give my blacktank hose ends a good spray everytime also. ------------- Dana & Regina Fleetwood & Jasper 2014 181-G 2014 Silverado 4X4 |
Posted By: SNO4ME
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 8:46am
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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. ------------- Bruce & Donna in the Sno Pod (and Brewer too) 2011 RP 177 |
Posted By: Jpntime
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 9:39am
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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 😎 ------------- Love to camp 2014 171 |
Posted By: Pod People
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 8:15pm
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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 ------------- Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179 https://postimg.cc/0zwKrfB9"> 
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 10:06pm
+1 ------------- 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: SNO4ME
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2015 at 11:14pm
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.  ------------- Bruce & Donna in the Sno Pod (and Brewer too) 2011 RP 177 |