Fresh water filling

[Spriddler]

I am amazed at the number of Motorhomes that always stop where there is water available.

And that puddles always seem to find a pothole of the right size.

 

[jdk62]

If there is not enough water, I just dilute it……

 

[Southdowners]

We're never more content than to have an empty black tank, an empty grey tank, a full gas tank and a full water tank!

 

[dunnah01]

The only time I would consider travelling without a full fresh tank is if I was going to a CCC site. The joy of being escorted to the pitch and parking exactly the correct distance from the marker peg, getting the official OK from the warden, and then driving off to fill from the nearest water tap

 

[Eggs]

If there is not enough water, I just dilute it……

I carry a can of dehydrated water, all you have to do is add... oh hang on.

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[Lenny HB]

I was a Boy Scout.

Rubbing sticks together doesn't make water.

 

[pandas]

Could fill the FWT up with fuel as you never when you might run out! (Don’t do it).

 

[gus-lopez]

I always travel full & fill at any opportunity. That way when the shortage arrives or panic buying starts,like with fuel, you have no worries.

 

[Ridgeway]

Leaving site for home or continuing on a journey where you're not sure when you can next fill up ???

 

[Langtoftlad]

Bit confused at the logic of the equation.

Fill up as you leave the site = you arrive at the next site with a full tank
Leave that site empty, you have to waste time filling up at the next one.

If filling is easy & convenient at the site you're about to leave, why not?
You don't know that the task might be as easy at the next place.

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[Teedub]

If we’re going to another campsite we don’t bother but if going off grid for any length of time between sites we’d always top up water and empty grey waste & toilet when leaving.

 

[DDJC]

We travel heavy so we only carry about 10-15 litres. Always empty grey and black before we leave.
But then, we are restricted to campsites as we have to book in advance or the boys get ansty. We can't do proper wilding yet nor just turning up & hoping for a space.

 

[Silver-Fox]

Rubbing sticks together doesn't make water.

It’s not sticks he rubs, that’s the worrying thing

 

[Two on Tour]

It’s not sticks he rubs, that’s the worrying thing

Some of us have got it and some of us have not luckily my things are big enough to rub together ..................... just

 

[RobbyMClark]

I try to travel with full water and if poss fuel as find that Smileo dosnt bounce as much and appears to handle better.

Note to self - weigh the bloody thing and sort right tyre pressure!!

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[Steve-N]

Always leave home with full (100ltrs) of fresh water, empty grey and cassette so I'm prepared for any eventuality

The effect on mpg is miniscule, our van manages 30-31mpg - up hill, down dale, full or empty it makes no difference

Yey let's all start a really long thread on who gets the best/worst mpg (or not !!)

Steve

 

[Jo662]

Never affects mine,,no matter how I drive,,or van weight it does 30 mpg.never alters.All ways travel with full water as Never know where we will be parking that night.BUSBY.

I am the same,always travel full of water as never know where I’m going. Like the Aire I am on at the moment the borne is not nice,but I’m full so not a problem

 

[PP Bear]

Always full and fill up whenever I can. Extra weight and more fuel etc is more a myth in my mind. 136 litres, so 136kg, hardly worth the worry in my opinion

Like it to be full, as I never really know where I’ll be tomorrow

 

[PP Bear]

I remember the advice I received, many moons ago, to always dump what should be dumped and fill what should be filled at every opportunity.
You never know what the facilities will be like at the next stop, particularly if, like us, you rarely use 'proper' sites.

Richard.

Does that include SWMBO….

 

[chaser]

Ours never gets anywhere near empty in the general run of things, as when we are near water, every morning while Julie is cooking the bacon I nip out with my watering can and shove a couple of cans in, ten minutes at the most, if we are not near or it looks a bit iffy I leave it till the next place,but it's always full if possible.

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[chaser]

Plus in ours, I have found ,the fuller the tank is, the more pressure on the shower.

 

[PP Bear]

Plus in ours, I have found ,the fuller the tank is, the more pressure on the shower.

Where is the tank, on the roof

 

[Conrad J]

The weight of the 'van doesn't really affect mpg - main factor there is wind resistance as you try to propel a brick-shaped vehicle through the air. That's why keeping your speed, not weight, is what saves fuel - air resistance increases four-fold as speed doubles.

 

[Clarky]

Does that include SWMBO….

Are you trying to start WW111???

 

[Herbyventures]

Are you a fresh water filler as you leave or as you arrive at a site?

I am amazed at the number of Motorhomes especially hire vans that fill up their tank as they leave the camp site seems daft to me driving around with full tanks and the effect it must have on fuel consumption

Not to mention the effect on your payload. I saw someone recently (not on this forum) saying they wanted to convert a van and go 'off grid' but also install a shower. I could not help thinking that means you'd have to travel with a full tank but it wouldn't stay full for long!

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[Herbyventures]

Driving With Full Water Tanks showed a mix.
We travel with 30-40lt of a max ~72lt. So we can have a brew, washup, etc. on route & the cope the first day away without a water panic

I'm interested to see the number of people who mention having water on board to have a cuppa on arrival, because we never drink water out of any tank. Especially one that's slung under the van that I can't see inside (or one in a loft, after some friends found a dead pigeon in the tank they'd been drinking water from) . We always take bottled water for our drinks.

 

[Langtoftlad]

(or one in a loft, after some friends found a dead pigeon in the tank they'd been drinking water from)

Did they get ill?

 

[DDJC]

I'm interested to see the number of people who mention having water on board to have a cuppa on arrival, because we never drink water out of any tank. Especially one that's slung under the van that I can't see inside (or one in a loft, after some friends found a dead pigeon in the tank they'd been drinking water from) . We always take bottled water for our drinks.

Yep, bottled water for drinking for us too. The white water tank is for washing and showering.

 

[two]

We're never more content than to have an empty black tank, an empty grey tank, a full gas tank and a full water tank!

(- was the omission of a full fuel tank deliberate?-)

 

[two]

Extra weight is bound to affect fuel consumption, even though it may be unnoticeable.
The extra energy to move that weight has to come from somewhere...
40kg of water is about 1% of vehicle weight (but a much, much larger amount of your payload) so I think you might assume that fuel consumption might go up similarly. I didn't notice much difference when towing a car though, possibly because my measurement of mpg is so crude.

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