Water storage

Mate i reckon you are still on the right track, maybe get better sealing lids for your drums, and come down to 2 x 10ltr containers. Its a bit easier to share the weight that way.

I bought a black plastic water tank made for Caravans and build a ply wood box around it. fitted it under the tray with a tap on one side and a filler on the other. The tank holds 60l I think and cost less than $100 including tap and filler.

Reiner

I think that you are doing the right thing. We carry 3 X 20 litres and a couple of 5 litres, all drinking water. We have them numbered and when one is empty we fill it with any water (washing ect) and so on when we get to drinkable water we then wash them out and refill with drinking water. The small containers we call day water and are replentished each day for drinking or washing hands. With one container you will have to shandy good water with not so good water if you want to keep your supply up,you also run the risk of losing all your water if the container is damaged,as I have seen , then no water, then you may be in trouble. Plastic containers are not hard to pack.

Stay with it - a number of plastic containers is the go - safe too - even Murphy can't get them all to leak and empty out at once........especially important in remote areas......... we use a mixture of water carriers....... main thing is to have backup., in case one springs the dreaded leak. We choose from 20 and 10L plastic jerries with the flip taps (inside the cab), a stainless custom made tank that slots into the Jackaroo's rear, and the 120L tank on the camper.

Those 20 and 25 litre square containers ar the best, the blue water containers similar to jerry cans are only good for trailer or gerrycan holders, obviously they wont stand up unsupported, whereas the square ones will. Michael

Agree that plastic containers are the way to go.

However I think some 10L make life easier.

"Plastimo" bladder tanks designed for boats; 50L $85, 100L $100 available from Whitworths.

In WA: Mosman Park 9385 5877, Leederville 9381 1442.

Cheers,

Jim.

I have made a tray behind the rear seat that holds 6x 10lt plastic water containers bought at Supacheap for $7 each last time I was in the Big Smoke. Having carried 20lt plastic water jerries for years, the 10lt container is by far the easier option. I also carry 2x20lt plastic water containers on the bush trailer(not CT) and empty them with as plastic syphon hose. Going to get an old caravan mechanical water pump and fit it to the 20 lt containers.