Maybell wrote:

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Sorry didn't explain ourselves very well before, We often camp beside lakes/dams that has water suitable for washing clothes, dishes showers but not drinkable. Our idea is to secure hose in water off the bottom then pump it out to our van by 12v. we don't need heaps of volume or preasure as its just to fill buckets up instead of paddle in the water to get it, prefer one that doesn't need priming every time. and with on/off switch. Most dams/lakes we`ve been to would only have about a 2-3mtre lift. Thanks once again

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 Hi Val

         Go to any caravan accessories place Ray's out doors bye yourself a 12 volt portable shower, cut the motor off it go to a boat place or  BCF and bye a Rule Bilge pump cost about $30.00wire it on where the shower motor was,this bilge pump will pump 7 meters in height and will pump 360 gallons a hour I think about 5ltrs per gallon, just remove the shower head and fit an ext  of hose  or fit it at the pump,this bilge pump won't hert if run without water for short time,     (RULE  360 GPH BILGE PUMP ) red white and blue in colour, the portable shower Setup has a on off switch in line, i would run the water through a filter before going in the van,hope this helps.

Lance C

I recently purchased a caravan water pump and connected the wires to an anderson plug.I then purchased a 10 metre 12v cable with an anderson plug one end and a cig lighter connection the other which i plug into my external 12v plug on the caravan.For the hose going to the water source i purchased a length of plumbers pvc pipe,a mosquito filter that i glued onto one end of the pvc.I then bought an inline filter from bunnings garden section and drilled a hole in a pvc end cap , placed the filter in the pipe with the hose connection end protruding from the hole in the end cap.By putting this end in the water the mosquito filter prevents any large debri being sucked in and the inline filter then assists filtering out smaller particles.To keep it off the bottom i attach a piece of noodle(swimming aid),this helps stop the water from becoming muddie.I use a 20 mtr hose to the river and a 10 mtr hose from the outlet to the van.That way you don't have to be right next to the water.All these items were bought fom bunnings for approx $25 except the pump which i bought from jaycar for $90.Hope this helps you.

I used to use a Whale in line boat fresh water pump.

I take my genny down to water side, use 12V outlet and can pump through 55-60 m of ordinary hose.

It was a bit slow so I now use my old Shurflo spare water pump for van tie it to a stick with short suction hose. Works well.

I have click fitting to speed things up and pump from truck tanks (normally) into van.