Hi all. Hope you had a great weekend!!
Is anyone using one of these water bladders as im thinking of using a 150ltr to put under the bed.
Are they any good and would you recommend using one?
Cheers Troy
mezza56 said
07:28 AM Dec 12, 2016
You could get rid of the bed and use it as a water bed , least till it empties .
On a more serious note I have used one but only on the back of the ute to go and collect water for the van
Cupie said
08:03 AM Dec 12, 2016
You'll need to watch your weight distribution especially if your bed is not directly over your axles. Manufactures are (should be) careful in positioning fixed water tanks to maintain correct weight distribution.
The extra weight being carried may also be of concern. A trip to the weigh bridge with your van fully loaded before purchase might be prudent. You can then calculate what weight of water you can carry. 150L = 150 Kg of your van's max load of perhaps 300-400Kg. Doesn't leave much for clothes, food, toys, batteries, solar, gas, tools, etc.
If all that's OK then I would put in a liner & drain hole in case of leakage/burst of the bladder.
-- Edited by Cupie on Monday 12th of December 2016 08:07:07 AM
tadau68 said
09:33 AM Dec 12, 2016
Hi. Weight shouldn't be a problem. Its a long wheel based VWLT 35. Cheers Troy
Cupie said
10:04 AM Dec 12, 2016
tadau68 wrote:
Hi. Weight shouldn't be a problem. Its a long wheel based VWLT 35. Cheers Troy
Sorry my mistake.
Looking at your profile I see now that you are building a Campervan not a caravan as I assumed.
Perhaps the only useful contribution was the need for an emergency drain system. Shouldn't be too hard, just an outside envelope & a drain pipe.
Peter_n_Margaret said
10:21 AM Dec 12, 2016
150L tank half full allows a lot of surge. I would be wanting baffles in a tank that big.
How would it be secured? 150kg of water in a "floppy" container in an accident would take some stopping. Would probably destroy the interior.
I would also want that under the floor, not above it for stability.
Cheers,
Peter
macka17 said
06:14 PM Dec 12, 2016
Hi.
Those Plastimo water tanks are marine jobs.
We use 'em at sea. Double skin with built in baffles.
Or used to be.
There were Orange and blue ones,
Orange were the better ones
You can get all sorts of shapes, volumes. for different places too.
You could get rid of the bed and use it as a water bed , least till it empties .
On a more serious note I have used one but only on the back of the ute to go and collect water for the van
You'll need to watch your weight distribution especially if your bed is not directly over your axles. Manufactures are (should be) careful in positioning fixed water tanks to maintain correct weight distribution.
The extra weight being carried may also be of concern. A trip to the weigh bridge with your van fully loaded before purchase might be prudent. You can then calculate what weight of water you can carry. 150L = 150 Kg of your van's max load of perhaps 300-400Kg. Doesn't leave much for clothes, food, toys, batteries, solar, gas, tools, etc.
If all that's OK then I would put in a liner & drain hole in case of leakage/burst of the bladder.
-- Edited by Cupie on Monday 12th of December 2016 08:07:07 AM
Sorry my mistake.
Looking at your profile I see now that you are building a Campervan not a caravan as I assumed.
Perhaps the only useful contribution was the need for an emergency drain system. Shouldn't be too hard, just an outside envelope & a drain pipe.
How would it be secured? 150kg of water in a "floppy" container in an accident would take some stopping. Would probably destroy the interior.
I would also want that under the floor, not above it for stability.
Cheers,
Peter
Those Plastimo water tanks are marine jobs.
We use 'em at sea. Double skin with built in baffles.
Or used to be.
There were Orange and blue ones,
Orange were the better ones
You can get all sorts of shapes, volumes. for different places too.