Hi all. New to Grey Nomads. So hello to you all. We are in the process of building a camper to live and travel around Australia for a few years. We want to go off grid for a week or so at a time and was wondering what water capacity you would need for 2 adults. Got a long wheel based VW LT35. Same as a sprinter. But cannot find a tank big enough to fit underneath so will fit one under the bed. Was looking at two 82ltr Camec tanks linked together at the rear end. But weve also got a 95ltr fridge to fit under the bed to. Just a bit worried about the weight. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Troy
May I be one of the first to welcome you to the forum
As we are all different, then I can only give my water usage as a guideline
I use less than 7 litres of water to have a travellers shower I wet myself down, soap myself up, and then rinse off
Therefore 2 x people would use 14 litres, plus less than 6 litres for cooking, washing dishes, and hand washing smalls. I estimate that I would use around 20 litres of water each day
I have 140 litres of water in two tanks, when travelling I stay off grid, but not off road
I can not comment on the weight, as I have never had your type of vehicle, but my tanks are between the front and rear wheel, as I have a (Fiat Ducato) front wheel drive vehicle
I am sure others will come forward, with how they do it
Hi Troy
And from me a warm welcome too. We have 200L of water in our motorhome but like the post above ours is also between the wheels. I know nothing about your setup but be very careful where you put the weight as some very nasy accidents have been caused by having weights in the wrong place. I would check first but anyway Good Luck
Dave
G'dat Troy, and welcome to the Forum. There's a great load of advice and folks here. Maz and I havn't really started our travels yet so can't help much with your questions.
You can mix tank types to suit your vehicle layout.
BUT.
If you wanting to be "independant". Make sure you have a "grey water" tank under there too.
30/40ltrs will do for short stops. with a "y" coupling and valve in there.
or a straight through with tap on end.
A lot of areas,parks, etc nowadays. do not allow stopovers if you aren't. Fully independant
I take it you DO have a thetford of some style.
If you sailing that close to the wind. Weight wise.
I'd say you need to assess the build of interior.
Keep/get the weight down a bit.
Lighter materials.less bits in there.
On mine I had a pop top on my Toyota with the double bed up there.
Slats and 4 pce 4in HD Foam
Gives a Complete interior for living then, instead of half taken up with a bed.
Another mate had a high topper with rear end U shaped lounge.
Bed was stored up in roof and dropped down on top of lounge backs overnight.
