Date:         Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:43:49 -0700
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Ideas for lifting water into the Westy water tank?
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I think you guys are nuts. At home before a trip I drain and then FILL
the tank at a store with one of those purified water machines outside. I
have 2 reusable 2 gallon water bottles I purchased years ago for just
this purpose.  For about $3 I have a full tank of water that I trust. I
could use the hose water at home but it is not that tasty in my town.

When I am on the trip and the tank is getting low, I look for a market
with a similar water machine when I need groceries anyway. Then I buy a
1 gallon plastic jug of water along with my other purchases. I dig my
funnel out, put it in the tank filler fitting on the Westy and pour the
gallon in. Then I take the bottle back and forth from the machine until
the tank is full. $2 or $3 and good for another 5 days or so.

On a 2 week trip we might drive 1500 miles and use $200-300 in fuel.
Like amounts in camp fees, and like amounts in meal costs. So $600-900
overall and less than $10 for clean good tasting water.

Mark

Malcolm Stebbins wrote:
> I use one of those clear collapsible water jug thingyies and I put a longer hose on the (usually
> red) nipple (of the 'on' 'off' screw top) and then place the water jug on the counter top and let
> it drain into the top of the water reservoir. No fuss, no muss.
>
> I also try not to lug water from one campsite to the next, so I try to have just enough water in
> the reservoir to do lunch dishes for the day.  Malcolm
>
>
>>I wonder if a Westy owner who has worked up an easy way to do this might
>>share his/her solution?
>
>
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