Water Storage (Drinking

Thanks Phil Drogger & Hoyks
Yes I can see advantages of these containers. I usually have a few 2 litre bottles in the car also. Casks - Not bad!

Another option is a water tank from Bias Boating. Request a catalogue and have a thumb through it, you will find lots of stuff that you can use for fitting out a vehicle that won't cost 4x4 type of prices.

This may be another option. Whitworths marine. Have a look around the site they have other stuff too.

Thanks Ivan
Not a bad system. Quite an interesting site also.
Thanks

That's VERY similar to the system I had in the surf. I updated it as the Jerry's were giving me the bleeps in the end. A small mod turned that above system into a fully permanant tank system.

I bought a 52L plastic caravan tank for $79 from the 12v shop. If fit perfectly between the wheel arches. I then made a storage box around the tank that was shaped to fit against the back seats (on an angle). I then covered it in carpet and you'd never know it's there, with the added advantage of having somewhere safe to store all your recovery gear/tools etc that is accessable from within the cab (just fold the back seats forward) and it works as a kind of cargo barrier as well as giving you a flat side at the back stack all your tubs and gear up against nice and flush.

It resolves several problems:

1) Obviosuly somewhere to put water and revovery gear.
2) Saftey, as a sort of cargo barrier
3) I don't have that wasted space behind the back seats anymore that I could never use.
4) Having a tailgate I could never reach all the way forward into the cargo area as when the tailgate was down I would have needed Go-Go-Gadget arms, now I can reach all the way to the box no probs and everything else is accessed via the front by folding the seats down.

The other problem with the Jerrys is that they let light in so if you don't empty them and dry them out when not in use they will grow all sorts of yummy flavours in them. The caravan tank in ours is black plus it's all under the storage box (inuslating it tempeture wise too).

If you are interest I can take some photo's for you. I also found a better place to put the pump was behind the pannels in the back and one of those "Quick Clamp" wood working clamps with a couple of cable ties makes a fantastic way to mount the tap to virtually anyway when your at camp.

Yes Jeff I've seen those black tanks, but wonder if they are rated for drinking water. They smelt pretty plastiky(?), do they leave a taste in the water?

Conman, they are food safe rated polyethylene and leave less taste than the jerry's do. They are supposedly "tasteless". Just make sure you use good quality foodsafe hoses too, that's where most of the taste comes from, also DON'T fill up the tank with a garden hose, you'll never get rid of the bloody taste! I have a 20m Foodsafe hose rolled up in the garage and a 10m in the tool box in the car with all types of fittings so I can fill up anywhere anytime with good quality tastless hoses.

We have recently put in the same system as Ivan, have to recommend it, it's great!

Steve

Hi Ivan

I would be interested in seeing a photo if it was not to much of a hassel

Cheers

Which bit are you after a photo of mate? - It's pretty much all in the link (photo's incl)

Yes Thanks Leroy - I had not thought of the temperature issue.

Sorry Leroy but i have to dissagree with what you said.

I have a stainless steel 95ltr water tank under car with electric pump and i have NEVER expierenced hot water from the tank.
Personally from exp, I think if money isnt an issue, this is the way to go. Heaps of cool, clean drinking water on tap. Tucked away well enough for most offroad families not to get damaged.

I do like the idea of the loose bottles tossed into vacant spaces though. It all adds up ay.

Just my shillings worth guys
Ange

It's fine when it's cold outside but you can't tell me when it's hot it still stays cool?

Leroy

With you leroy have had 2 underbody tanks and water gets warm enough for a decent shower with both of them

Dont want this to become a battle Leroy, Its just what i have expierenced with my offroad fun.
I do most of my camping in winter/ autumn/ spring. water in my tank stays cool enough to drink.
On the very odd occasion i head off in summer, It becomes warm enough to hook straight up to my in-car shower. No Need to run engine as water temp is perfect.
So once again, it really depends on every individual situation.
I'm not a summer camper, hate the heat and flies. So i was just telling it the way I expierence it mate.
Hope this clears the air a bit.
Ange.

Yeah that's a fair point. We carry 52L and that will last us a long weekend with 2 kids and too adults and that's using it alot (you tend to abuse it when there's pressured water). If we needed to conserve it we could make it last a hell of a lot longer.

Hi Mike

We are travelling for twelve months as a family starting December.

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