FJ Cruisers of Northern California

Water storage

Hi, I was wondering what could be a better solution for water storage while out on a small expedition. Right now what I do is:

- I freeze some 1gal bottles, the ones that cost about 1$ at the store. I put those in the cooler, to help keep it cold.

- I keep some 1gal bottles behind the driver' seat

While this system kinda works, I end up with several empty bottles, each gallon costs me a dollar, it's not easy to drink out of a 1gal bottle, etc.

There must be some better way to store water on a camping trip!

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Permalink Reply by Meestar Jim on February 21, 2012 at 5:31pm

How much? Mucho?

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Permalink Reply by Estysalinas on February 21, 2012 at 12:40pm

Solution is to buy a teardrop...19 Gallons of water storage (39 if you won't want to use any for fuel). Water is pumped to you directly via a hand held nozzle, can even set it up to have hot water :-).

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Permalink Reply by Overlander36 on February 21, 2012 at 1:04pm

I use the "Swiss army water storage bags" (search for them on line - they are military surplus). They hold 20 ltr and are made from heavy rubber. They have a spout with valve on them, are easy to transport and fold up when empty. I throw a couple on my roof rack and take them down as I need them.

http://store.oldgrouch.biz/swar20l5gawa.html

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Permalink Reply by manoweb on February 21, 2012 at 1:50pm

These seem wonderful! And quite cheap too :)

Hey with a nickname like yours I can surely learn something :)

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Permalink Reply by manoweb on February 21, 2012 at 2:16pm

That place also has interesting "Duffle[sic]" bags! I might very well place an order there.

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Permalink Reply by PBn'FJ on February 21, 2012 at 1:57pm

Those look like a pretty good solution. Does the rubber inpart any flavor in to the water? Any leakage issues from the valves?

I've used the MSR Dromedary bags for water storage on backpacking trips but these are much cheaper.

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Permalink Reply by Overlander36 on February 21, 2012 at 3:08pm

I have five of them and all are new but stored a long time. They have some sort of talc powder in them that needs to be rinsed out. The valves seem very strong and I've had no leakage problems. They are very tuff material. Swiss mill stuff tends to be very good quality - good workmanship / quality and not much use. I like to bring my drinking water in a seperate container as there is a slight rubber taste to the water stored in the bags - seems to be going away with use.