Water for CSR Trip

Laura

The Wells of the CSR have water in them.

You can boil the water to be on the safe side.

I carry 100lts of rain water from home and top up when necessary. Keep the rain water for drinking and the topped up water for other uses.

Keep only light stuff on the roof. Water up there will be a pain and may be too heavy for the rack. Buy 10lt water bottles from discount shops. They are easier to pack

Cheers

Laura,

There is water available on the CSR from some of the Wells that are still working. The Well water is alright for adults but for the children I would have water from home as the Well water might up set them. I always boil the water just in case.

If you go for jerry cans for water make sure they are only 10lt. They are lighter to lift, can be stored around the vehicle and if they do leak you have not lost a lot of water.

Wayne

Laura
I wouldn't put water up on the roof rack, water is heavier than fuel plus the center of gravity will be affected, I don't know where you are but if near a big city zipp of to a Truck accessory shop and see if you can get one of these


They are meant to have the flat part up and under a Semi Trailer, this one is 40ltr and there is an 80ltr, I have an 80ltr in my Troopy , Installed flat side down , it's in under the bed , not fixed down, it never moves, The 80 cost me $110 and is good for drinking water, it's tough and won't break.

www.bmackay.com.au/dp/tank.html

3 x 20L jerry's fit directly behind the seat between the wheel arches & accessed by dropping the back seat. 1 x 20L jerry behind RHS wheel arch & 1 x 10L jerry on LHS both with taps & a short length of hose to gravity feed the water out the back.
Fill them all up with clean water on departure & top up with well water as you go. Plenty of opportunity to refill & I just mark that jerry with grey tape to indicate the water must be boiled or used only for washing.
A small pressure pump can also be fitted into the jerry's behind the seat running to a trigger tap for convenience. I like to have many smaller containers to store the water to avoid losing the lot should one spring a leak.
I have in the past used a 50L water bladder accross the rear floor & if you can put up with a little sloshing works well. May require a timber panel over the top for the kids to put their feet on.
Underneath I think the 80 has room for about a 40L water tank on the LHS if you want to fabricate something more permanent.
Cheers Craig...........

Laura

We did a survey on the Wells back in 2004 which included:

Water availability
Quality
Depth
Capacity
Recovery rate

I'll have a look at my files and send a copy of the report to you. Be mindful that Well conditions can change over a relatively short period of time.

Regards

Kim

i had to buy 4/5 new plastic jerries for the petrol i was taking on at well 23.
as well as my usual green water jerries.
the new fuel jerries were filled with water and used untill well 23, then used for fuel.
like mentioned before, use well water for washing up etc and keep the good water for consumption.
didn't have to boil or steralise any water (but had the gear to do it)