DutchmenSport
Senior Member
Lots of good responses on this thread, but responses seem to simply repeat the same answers in slightly different ways.
Going back to the root question, "The campground has frost proof spigots in a few places in the campground, is it ok to pull up and fill up? "
The answer will be determined by the rules of the campground.
I have not been to a campground yet, when there was only communal spigots, that the campground did not have at least 1 (or more) spigots designated for filling up RV's at that spot. And almost every one requires you bright your own hose to attach.
You pull up to the site, after waiting your turn, align the camper for the shortest distance to the water spigot, hook-up YOUR garden hose, fill up your tank, disconnect YOUR hose, put it away, and drive on to your campsite.
If there are common spigots scattered through the campground, it is not uncommon to stretch a hose to the nearest spigot, fill you tank, and then DISCONNECT the hose immediately after the tank is filled and put the hose away.
Another method is to fill a portable water tank using your vehicle (not the camper) as transportation, go to that designated spigot, fill the water tank, and then fill your camper from your portable water tank.
And then the next method is to break camp, hitch up, and drive the RV to the designated spigot.
I have used all of these methods.
I always travel with at least 200 feet of garden hose so if needed, I can stretch it to the closest spigot.
I always travel with a portable tank, especially helpful when the communal spigots do not have threaded ends for garden hoses, or the spigot is simply too far away. This becomes a challenge if it requires stretching the hose through or around someone else's campsite.
We have also traveled with a full tank of water, but prefer to travel with only about 1/4 full. We do not boondock and camp at locations that always have electricity, water, and at least a dump station. Water may not be on-site, but is somewhere in the park. So, keeping a full tank full of water is really not necessary for us.
If you ever travel through Indiana and stay at any Indiana State Park or State Recreation Area, you can rest assured, you will not have full hookup sites. Some state parks have full hook-up sites, but only a very limited number that are constantly reserved.
For us, our best method is always travel with a portable water tank and a water transfer pump. Here's the set up, same truck, but 2 different campers:
Going back to the root question, "The campground has frost proof spigots in a few places in the campground, is it ok to pull up and fill up? "
The answer will be determined by the rules of the campground.
I have not been to a campground yet, when there was only communal spigots, that the campground did not have at least 1 (or more) spigots designated for filling up RV's at that spot. And almost every one requires you bright your own hose to attach.
You pull up to the site, after waiting your turn, align the camper for the shortest distance to the water spigot, hook-up YOUR garden hose, fill up your tank, disconnect YOUR hose, put it away, and drive on to your campsite.
If there are common spigots scattered through the campground, it is not uncommon to stretch a hose to the nearest spigot, fill you tank, and then DISCONNECT the hose immediately after the tank is filled and put the hose away.
Another method is to fill a portable water tank using your vehicle (not the camper) as transportation, go to that designated spigot, fill the water tank, and then fill your camper from your portable water tank.
And then the next method is to break camp, hitch up, and drive the RV to the designated spigot.
I have used all of these methods.
I always travel with at least 200 feet of garden hose so if needed, I can stretch it to the closest spigot.
I always travel with a portable tank, especially helpful when the communal spigots do not have threaded ends for garden hoses, or the spigot is simply too far away. This becomes a challenge if it requires stretching the hose through or around someone else's campsite.
We have also traveled with a full tank of water, but prefer to travel with only about 1/4 full. We do not boondock and camp at locations that always have electricity, water, and at least a dump station. Water may not be on-site, but is somewhere in the park. So, keeping a full tank full of water is really not necessary for us.
If you ever travel through Indiana and stay at any Indiana State Park or State Recreation Area, you can rest assured, you will not have full hookup sites. Some state parks have full hook-up sites, but only a very limited number that are constantly reserved.
For us, our best method is always travel with a portable water tank and a water transfer pump. Here's the set up, same truck, but 2 different campers:
