Following on from a post one of our members made on another forum, I thought it might be interesting to find out how much water others use on, say, a weekend away in their camper?
Personally, although I've got a 10 (or 15?) litre container under my sink, I tend to use two litre pop bottles rather than the sink tap.
That's mainly because when we're away for shows etc., we tend to join the Carawagons up with tarps on the awning poles and 'live' outside rather than in the 'wagons.
The pop bottles are easier to access as I stand them in a space next to the fridge so I can get to them through the back door rather than climbing in and pumping away at the sink tap.
I use the water for a couple of early morning coffees, a bit of cooking, hot water bottle on a cold night and washing up.
Washing up is shared (though it's usually Steve who initiates it and heats up his water
), but the water used is the minimum needed, perhaps a couple of litres at most and we tend to wash up once a day.I use wet wipes for personal washing as I hate to wash in cold water and I can't be bothered to wait for the water to heat up, though others use the water from their hot water bottles which is often still warm in the morning.
So, I reckon I use about 3 to 4 litres a day at most, including washing up!
I was toying with the idea of fitting a jerry can holder on the back door, horizontally, and use a plastic jerry can with tap so it's handy when living outside. At that rate, a 20 litre jerry can would last me 5 days
Of course, our usual afternoon and evening rehydration medium (pear cider
) means we don't use much water for coffee/tea etc. so others might use more water for drinks.So, how much water do you think you need, and is it worth fitting underbody water tanks?
Cheers,
Robin.
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