have yo u used one of these??

Laura

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Thanks

Roachie

flora.

Keep in mind the weight when full.
There are some that can fit behind the frond seats on the floor. A much lower centre of gravity.
I have one of the "bladder" type and it took some time to get rid of the tast it left in the water.
Good option though.

Regards

I agree with Winn... you really want avoid that kind of weight on the roof.. (although the higher you put it the better pressure you will have without a pump) any of the platic/rubber ones will have a taste problem and you need to be mindfull of maintenance of them too. any water tank is likely to have a build up of algae etc. you will need to be able to access them so you can flush them out with something like Miltons (used to clean baby bottles primarily) and then ideally you want to be able to air them out and keep them dry when not in use, so I like the idea of the bladder on the floor in the back or something similar.
Personally I think they are pretty much a gimmick, you can buy a 25L square water container with tap fitting etc from any camping shop even K mart for about $15-$20 whats wrong with them? I put one or two in the back and fix it to the cargo barrier, I have a food grade hose running from it to near the rear doors and a $2 tap from a garden shop. works perfectly and is gravity fed.
I like the KISS principle (keep it simple stupid) th emore complicated, the more to go wrong, and when it comes to water.. you can't afford to loose it down the inside . If i go remote I seperate my water into at least 2 containers (all eggs in one basket principle)

just a reminder for every litre of water you carry it adds one kilo of wieght dosnt matter where you put it dags

I have one I had made locally, from food grade plastic. I think Mackay camping and Canvas is the name of the place that did the welding of the plastic.

I would never put one on the roof. Mine fits in the rear footwell. Works a treat and keeps weight low but tastes of plastic after a while.

Hi, I have a 35L Flexitank that lays across the width of our Pathfinder, in the cargo space. We have it ontop of our draws, and just behind the second row of seats. The tube and tap reach to the rear of the vehicle, with an extra piece of tubing (about 30cm), added so it reaches out and over the rear bumper. We have had this tank since September last year. I find this item invaluable.

Basically it takes up not much space, we keep our sleeping bags, and jackets on top (light weight stuff). We have done about 5 trips with it so far, and shows no sign of wear or rubbing. This amount of water does us nicely for drinking for at least 1 week, providing we use river/tap water for washing, cooking etc.

Initially there was a taste, immediately after we bought it. The manufacturers recomment rinsing it several times with water and bicarb., which we did about 5 times before the water lost the taste. I then filled it with water a few times, let it sit for a few days, and then emptied (on the garden of course!). We have NEVER had a taste to our water!

After use it is rinse again with water and bicarb., and stored flat with the top removed (again, we have had no bugs or anything!). We do normally fill it up once it has been put in the car, using a hose, just to avoid carrying 35kg to the car (think dead body here, as it would be very floppy! - not that I know what it would be like to carry a dead body!).

If I was to purchase this again, I would probably go for the bigger one (55L), just for the convenience of not having to go to the river for water for the washing and cooking! When we go to the centre later this year, I intend to also carry a couple of the big plastic containers of 'bottled water' that you can buy in the supermarket (about 20L I think!) That should do us nicely!

Hope this helps, and if I can be of further help, please don't hesitate to contact me - Jo

Getting 2 of these tanks in the Troopy.

water tanks

Can't see any disadvantage and being 75mm thick and 1000mm x 600mm, IMHO they are an efficient use of space. Will sit vertical under windows down each side behind seats (3 seater).

It will give me 80lts of water in 2 separate tanks and they are less likely to puncture than the bladder type.

Cost is $275 each which is still cheaper than a stainless steel underbody 55lt tank for $1000 fitted. Should have no problems with taste like the poly one under my camper.

John

P.S. I think the 67lt will be too big and heavy and less flexible than having 2 x 40lts. Obvioulsy cost is an issue.

As part of my storage system I have built a shelf behind the rear seats which holds 6 x 10lt plastic water containers and other stuff. They are easy to remove and easy to handle.

Then I have 2 x 20lt plastic water jerries on the trailer which I fit with a caravan manual water pump when stationary.

I try to make the camping thing as easy as possible

flora
have a look at post 15850

Hi Willem I had a 85 L flexitank from ARB it layed across the floor behind the front seats in a frame under a fails floor raped in rubber it did around 4 trips one large trip across oz we followed all the cleaning instruction and was OK and water tasted OK when filled from tap (Perth) then before the trip across oz we filled it out of our rain water tank, by the time we had got to SA the water started to taste funny by the time we were in VIC 2 weeks later you could not drink the water. after cleaning and filling out of tap (town Water) all OK. Then a couple of weeks ago we had a inch of water in the foot well check the bladder and it had a small hole in it at the end. E-mailed float pac to see how i could repair it or if someone in WA could all i was told was to go to Clark Rubber and get a pool patch, I was worried about the two linings, had a go anyway week later i filled it up only to fined a small hole in the other end, drain all the water (waste) and checked it out the two linings had come apart, by this time i had had it so i cut the $200.00 odd bladder open and found the inner lining damaged, on one side the side repaired their were four tears only one on the outside there would of been on way of repairing this from the out side Spoke to ARB and they had never heard of it happen ? Anyway long story but i would have to agree with Crackles I'm going back to several smaller containers so we can not lose all our water supplies in one go Good luck Richard ps it hard learning the hard way

go small and many

regards

Richard

For any one who has a tray back ute, Go to the local plumbing supplies and buy pipe and fittings. (eg; 100mm 150mm 250mm pvc pipe) with inlet and tap.This uses up the space between the chassis and the tray body

Seen the same thing used around the perimiter of roof racks.

Don't use the cheap 90mm stormwater pipe as it is not strong enough.

can be set up as seperate tanks which you can connect or disconnect with valves and is a hell of a lot cheaper than buying tanks, just takes a bit of knowhow and some time.