Question about manually filling Van with water!

[LetsGo!]

Hello, we will be attending a couple of festivals next year and the information states that whilst water is available it is to fill containers only, and you cannot drive up to them.

Couple of questions.

• What containers do people normally use for ease of transport / storage/ volume etc?
• Our van has a Whale water connection which we have only ever used when getting water from a tap. Can this just be removed by hand?

 

[Ingwe]

We also use a brilliant bespoke filler funnel

We cut the top 8” off of a 5litre water bottle so that we use the top as a funnel. Free!

 

[lorger]

We have a 20L water carrier, I find it easier to lift the hatch in the floor and remove the fresh water tank lid, I also have a 12v pump that I can use to pump it in via the filler cap hole although I’ve never used it in this van.

 

[M21s21]

Hello, we will be attending a couple of festivals next year and the information states that whilst water is available it is to fill containers only, and you cannot drive up to them.

Couple of questions.

• What containers do people normally use for ease of transport / storage/ volume etc?
• Our van has a Whale water connection which we have only ever used when getting water from a tap. Can this just be removed by hand?

Minor point but garden watering cans etc are not made from food grade plastic so may well contain nasties like Cadmium and other heavy metals. Same goes for hose pipes that are not specifically food grade

 

[B-JandBella]

My wife lets me walk back and forth about 20x times with a bucket and fill into the top of the tank.
Only takes me about 45 minutes, depending on how far the tap is away from where we site the van.
Very good exercise for someone getting bloody older!!!
You know what they say, "No pain, no gain!"..........who the bloody hell thought that saying up?
"It's killing Me!"

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[Hedgewitch]

I do this, funnel stays in place thanks to a strong magnet which is fixed with enough layers of Gorilla Tape that it has not moved in five years or damaged any paintwork.

Also carry a hose so I can do a major fill directly from a site tap, but this works well for a small top up and I find it quite relaxing to walk to a tap, fill container, walk back, empty, repeat, repeat . . YMMV!

 

[Gunn1707]

Hello, we will be attending a couple of festivals next year and the information states that whilst water is available it is to fill containers only, and you cannot drive up to them.

Couple of questions.

• What containers do people normally use for ease of transport / storage/ volume etc?
• Our van has a Whale water connection which we have only ever used when getting water from a tap. Can this just be removed by hand?

Amazon do a great little rechargeable water pump

 

[JohnH17]

One of these and a collapsible bucket works for us.