Wigpro
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I spend a fair amount of time exploring remote areas and one of the issues has been running out of water. My little 5er only has about a 25 gallon tank and even with conservation efforts 5 or 6 days and I am running low.
I have two 7 gallon water jugs in the back of the truck - Wal-Mart specials for about $14.00 a piece. But trying to lift those and pour the water in the water fill tube is always an issue. Decided it was time to get creative. So I bought some clear tubing and a 12 volt pump that I drop right down in the water jug and at 200 gallons per hour it empties the jug in a couple minutes. In two trips to the hand pump the camper is full again and more than enough to stay my full 14 days in the forest service campgrounds.
I added enough wire and a switch to the pump and some clips to snap onto my batteries so it easily reaches from my water fill area to the house batteries....
HERE is the pump I am using - it is long and skinny and submersible, so you just drop it in the open spout on the water jug or a 5 gallon bucket and in a matter of minutes it empties the jug.
Making my life easier is my goal this summer....
Jim
I have two 7 gallon water jugs in the back of the truck - Wal-Mart specials for about $14.00 a piece. But trying to lift those and pour the water in the water fill tube is always an issue. Decided it was time to get creative. So I bought some clear tubing and a 12 volt pump that I drop right down in the water jug and at 200 gallons per hour it empties the jug in a couple minutes. In two trips to the hand pump the camper is full again and more than enough to stay my full 14 days in the forest service campgrounds.
I added enough wire and a switch to the pump and some clips to snap onto my batteries so it easily reaches from my water fill area to the house batteries....
HERE is the pump I am using - it is long and skinny and submersible, so you just drop it in the open spout on the water jug or a 5 gallon bucket and in a matter of minutes it empties the jug.
Making my life easier is my goal this summer....
Jim