Hi all, anyone had any issues finding drinking water in north west NSW lately?
LLD said
11:55 AM Aug 17, 2018
No, but suitable drinking water is scarce in NT & N/W WA. It's either not available or is bore water which, although it will not kill you, does not taste that good. Been travelling with a slab of water this year for drinking and cooking.
Colin Penrose said
03:07 PM Aug 17, 2018
When it does rain I use the Rainsaver Clips on my awning flap. Works great and you get fresh rainwater. As I said it has to rain. Cheers. Col
Possum3 said
07:19 PM Aug 17, 2018
It would be probably just good manners to take drinking water in the van, every drop you use of the remote locality's supply is precious to them. We buy water at supermarket, it also puts some money in the local's till.
Dolly said
10:01 AM Aug 18, 2018
Thanks for your advise folks!
I meant to ask about filling the tanks rather than drinking water per say.
I have heard that a lot of councils are cutting the water for parks and that means looking for potable water elsewhere. Sometimes there is a fresh water tap at dump sites alongside the wash hose..... but we can use bore water in the tanks just for showering dishes toilet flush etc and buy water for drinking as suggested.
Boiling water is also a go as long as you boil for about 30 seconds on a rolling boil.
Possum3 said
10:21 AM Aug 18, 2018
Dolly I would certainly not use water from Dump Point supply - There are a lot of the great unwashed out there, literally. If you have to use it boil it and keep away from van's tanks.
LLD said
01:25 PM Aug 18, 2018
The water at a lot of dumps is non-potable. Even struck some dumps without water. That is when you need to catch (and maybe keep) some grey water to rinse the toilet cassette out and recharge it. I keep some plastic bottles with clean or grey water in my ute for this.
Also have a small 12v pump and a filter and will fill my tank by sucking water up out of a bucket into the tank. The water could be non-potable from a dump tap, flowing river, clean lake (careful of sand). I still do not drink or use that water for cooking.
Dolly said
01:49 PM Aug 18, 2018
Yeh, so true guys... You never no what the tap nozzle has been up to even when it says potable so close to the dump site. another important thing is to use your own hose on any drinking water tap just to be sure. Also if you are forced to fill the tanks with bore water, never just top it up with good water ...... throw a couple of cups of bleach in for a few hours and then drain the lot before refilling.
LLD said
04:38 PM Aug 18, 2018
I read somewhere to clean your tank, connect the tap on the A-fame and run the water back into your tank via a filter.
oldbloke said
05:12 PM Aug 18, 2018
. throw a couple of cups of bleach in for a few hours and then drain the lot before refilling.
Truth be known 1/4 of domestos would be plenty. It's the same stuff used to chlorinate domestic water supplies.
When it does rain I use the Rainsaver Clips on my awning flap. Works great and you get fresh rainwater. As I said it has to rain. Cheers. Col
Also have a small 12v pump and a filter and will fill my tank by sucking water up out of a bucket into the tank. The water could be non-potable from a dump tap, flowing river, clean lake (careful of sand). I still do not drink or use that water for cooking.
. throw a couple of cups of bleach in for a few hours and then drain the lot before refilling.
Truth be known 1/4 of domestos would be plenty. It's the same stuff used to chlorinate domestic water supplies.