Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 23:20:21 -0700
Reply-To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
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From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Subject: Re: Water tank
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I usually fill my tank with the tasty water I find at many campgrounds
(especially in the PacNW) and bring it home for drinking/coffee. Phoenix
water sucks, though I gotta admit, it's better than it used to be.
I usually put a few gallons of emergency water (NEVER drive across the
southwestern deserts without emergency water!) in the tank before leaving on
a trip, then dump it and refill when I find better.
Karl Wolz
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Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 10:39 PM
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Subject: Re: Water tank
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 9:12 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> I trust the Westy container/hoses, but there are times when I fill it
> up at a gas station. Asking the clerk or attendant if the water is
> potable (or "drinkable") usually nets a shrug for a response.
>
> If I'm not certain of the source, I do my best not to consume it
> unless boiled. So as a habit, I don't drink it. (though as someone
> kindly pointed out via p-mail, even brushing your teeth with bad water
> can lead to trouble)
>
> Neil.
>
> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 9:47 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
> > At 01:26 AM 5/18/2011, neil n wrote:
>
> >> That said, if I'm low on drinking water, tank water
> >> is boiled for coffee or tea.
> >
> > Why? The Westy water tank is a big polyethylene bottle. You buy milk
in
> > the supermarket in a big polyethylene bottle (you buy little bottles of
> > water in PETE bottles that aren't nearly so chemically
> > benign, according to stuff I've heard on PBS lately). It uses
> food-grade
> > hoses to the faucet. It's nicely sealed up. Sanitize it occasionally,
> put
> > clean water in it, it will stay clean for a long time.
>
You would not be happy campers in Mexico, if you like 100% Certified pure
water..only. Heck, it is even difficult to find a place that even has a
hose. Ever try to fill your Westie tank from a 5 gallon water bottle?...me
neither. Drinking only beer is a good safe bet, but brushing your teeth
with it..or putting it on your Wheaties...not so good.
What I do is I try to leave my tank about 1/4 full so it sloshes around,
inhibiting fungus growth because I drive my van daily. Then when I plan on
camping or if I am going to need the water capacity...I drain the old stale
water out and refill with a dilute clorox mix and drive around for a day.
Drain that and re-fill. Drive another day,drain and fill and everything is
good for a while. I do drink my Van water, but after a week or so, I prefer
to bring milk jugs of fresh well water from home along for my main drinking
source...
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