4x4 Water bladders for additional water?

Cantwait · Member

4x4 Water bladders for additional water?

Cadpete · Guru

Been used for years in boating. One consideration is ensuring it is well secured. An 85l bag is a potential 85Kg projectile in a crash. I personally don't like the idea of just putting it between the seats as shown unless also secured down.

Pete

Cantwait · Member

Thanks Pete

macka17 · Guru

The Marine, Water and diesel bladders I've bought have always had moulded "tangs" in same material to tie down with.

We found that for drinking the best NON tasting ones were the"Plastimo"

I had 150 and 300ltr water and 1 ton sausage diesel for long away trips to supplement my 2 x 30 gall stainless fuel
and the 2 x 40 gall water. (Yacht).
The water ones were still good at over 20 yrs in bilges when I sold boat.
The diesel wasn't Plastimo (Blue\white) but a Yellow one?. Lasted around 7 yrs then sprung leak in bilges.
By-By.

Make sure you "soften" any hard angles\corners.
Plus I fastened down a H,Duty netting over and on top of tang mounts. to relieve stress on mounting points.
But on Yacht they really do move around offshore.

Delta18 · Guru

macka17 wrote:
The Marine, Water and diesel bladders I've bought have always had moulded "tangs" in same material to tie down with.

We found that for drinking the best NON tasting ones were the"Plastimo"

I had 150 and 300ltr water and 1 ton sausage diesel for long away trips to supplement my 2 x 30 gall stainless fuel
and the 2 x 40 gall water. (Yacht).
The water ones were still good at over 20 yrs in bilges when I sold boat.
The diesel wasn't Plastimo (Blue\white) but a Yellow one?. Lasted around 7 yrs then sprung leak in bilges.
By-By.

Make sure you "soften" any hard angles\corners.
Plus I fastened down a H,Duty netting over and on top of tang mounts. to relieve stress on mounting points.
But on Yacht they really do move around offshore.

I have a 100L Bladder similar to those mentioned but it is just a 'sausage' shaped not designed for a footwell. I carry mine in the tup when filled.

I find it invaluable when staying in one spot for a week or three, we always go to or through town a couple times a week & fill it to bring back to the van.

I have a pump set up to speed up transferring the water.

I would prefer a Footwell type so as to move the weight forward somewhat balancing the car better.

PeterD · Guru

There is also this one, you can put it in the foot-well and stack other things on it.

KFT · Guru

We too have a 100L bladder that sits in the rear footwell

It was made by an Aussie company called fleximake based in Dandenong Vic

the one we have is very similar to the one in this link www.fleximake.com.au/Home/EachProduct

very happy with it and been using it for around 7 years now.

It makes transporting water and refilling so much easier.

Frank

macka17 · Guru

Yrs ago.
They used to recycle old Plastics. and reuse in a sheet form. Dark green in yarying thicknesses 1\4 in 1\2 in etc.

A lot was sold to make dingy's etc with.
and hot soldered together.

I made one to play with. got a lot of rough treatment with yachts etc in boat club and spent around 10 yrs on mates'
dam as toy for kids fishing, redfin and trout.
Wish I could remember name of it or mfg.
I'd make a coupla water tanks for ute.

Dark green flecked look it had and quite rigid.
Would be perfect for us. cut to suit. hot weld blade together and bobs everybody's uncle.

darjak · Senior Member

Fleximake 110l anything smaller only has one connection, I got the moulded one for 100 series cruiser wouldn't be without it one of the best things we ever bought as it folds up so small when not in use.

Darrell