How much water? (1 Viewer)

[Steve]

When i leave home water tank is full, when ever i get the chance to fill up i do.
Never know for sure just where i might be next, campsite or field? like to always try and cover the essentials, water, gas, electric, food and fuel. As someone cleverer than me said, Fail to prepare, prepare to fail
Steve

 

[Movinon]

Hilarious nonsense. I always top up. Who knows where I'll be next. "Do it when you can, not when you have to" has been a motto which has got me out of plenty of otherwise stressfull situations. I believe the Scouts call it "be prepared".

 

[schojac]

I'm rather surprised that some funsters run with full tanks; 1 litre = 1 Kg; a big chunk into payload limit.

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[Steve]

I'm rather surprised that some funsters run with full tanks; 1 litre = 1 Kg; a big chunk into payload limit.

Looking at the reply's i would say more than some

 

[Ridgeway]

I see it the same as diesel, when we stop to fill up, well we fill up. Fuel and fresh water it has the same purpose = to keep things going.

Waste water on the other hand I don't appreciate carrying around so that goes ASAP.

Regarding the OP's 1ltr question, that wouldn't get my kettle half way down the roadoh:

 

[daisy mae]

I run with full water , full diesel, full toilet flush, empty waste water.I have tried the fuel with full diesel and no water, made no difference to my fuel consumption. So I keep a full tank of diesel, saying that I fill up after a hundred miles.

Margaret

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[JeanLuc]

I'm rather surprised that some funsters run with full tanks; 1 litre = 1 Kg; a big chunk into payload limit.

But even with 120 litres of water on board, we still have enough payload for comfort. Now if we decided to stack the van with wine for the return trip (rather than just put a reasonable selection in the garage) I might have to drop the water level right down and bathe in Sauternes!

 

[simsy56]

I have met a few people that have had punctures, breakdowns, missed ferries, etc; that wished they had water in their tank because of an unforeseen overnight stop. I'll run with mine full Ta!

Craig

 

[aba]

Just been to [HI]Lowdhams[/HI] getting a minor repair dealt with and this chap came in with a leak on his fresh water tank. The person he was talking to stated that all manufactures advised to run with no more than 1Ltr in the tank and the reason why he had the water on his floor was it was too full and that he may have made the long journey there for nothing, but they would look at it anyway.
We run with anything from full to a third depending on how long we are away and fill as necessary. What do other Funsters think about this? It seems unreasonable to only run with a litre of water aboard.

Says it all to me really oh:

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[Jaws]

I'm rather surprised that some funsters run with full tanks; 1 litre = 1 Kg; a big chunk into payload limit.

And the average bloke is about 90kg, so again, about the same weight as a passenger !

Would you worry about carrying a Person ? If your payload is that tight I would be constantly worried about going anywhere !

 

[aba]

All this talk about water
I just noticed were down to 25% time to fill up I think :thumb:

 

[Reallyretired]

Always run with full water tank. You never know whether there will be water available when you stop. I have even arrived at a 'proper' site to find all the taps frozen.
1L in our tank would probably not reach the pump pick up pipe.

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[jonandshell]

Chausson calculate mass in running order with a driver of 75kg, 75% fuel, 100% water and 100% gas.
I don't think they will tell you to travel with 1 litre of water in yours!

 

[Stewart J]

In adverse weather especially high winds I like to run fully ballasted, 1/2 a tank or more of FW. Makes the van much more stable.:thumb:

 

[schojac]

And the average bloke is about 90kg, so again, about the same weight as a passenger !

Would you worry about carrying a Person ? If your payload is that tight I would be constantly worried about going anywhere !

I have more important things to carry than excess water. The point I was trying to make was that it would be easy to exceed MGW; this not only may get you fined (approx £100 for every 5% excess but more importantly , your insurance is void. I sometimes get very concerned when some comments appear to treat payload in a very dismissive manner.

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[TheCaller]

While the service rep was talking nonsense, a lot of the answers on here have been right for the individual circumstances, even where wildly different.

If you have a motorhome weighing 5 tonnes plus, then chances are you have a comfortable available payload & whether you have 20 or 150 litres of water on board isn't going to put you overweight & is going to make no significant difference to stability or fuel consumption. Convenience is everything, so fill it up.

But a lot of the 3.3 & 3.5 MAM vans are very restricted on payload. If they have 100 litre tanks, solar panels, doubled up leisure batteries, inverters, all the kit that they power, awnings, essential supplies of booze, some non-essential children & a couple of large dogs, then travelling with full tanks of both fuel & water will almost certainly put them over weight. A trip to the local weighbridge would soon confirm or reassure. Whether 100kg overweight is a serious safety issue is arguable, but it could lead to a fine & a difficult conversation with insurers.

In our campervan days, water was carried in a removable 19lt container that you carried to the tap. We usually managed at least two days on that, three if I was alone. So I would say 20lts is a sensible minimum to carry if you are heading for somewhere that is supposed to have water available.

Anything above that - well if you have the luxury of the available payload, fine - make use of it & enjoy the convenience. It is supposed to be fun, after all.

 

[Jaws]

I'm rather surprised that some funsters run with full tanks; 1 litre = 1 Kg; a big chunk into payload limit.

I have more important things to carry than excess water. The point I was trying to make was that it would be easy to exceed MGW; this not only may get you fined (approx £100 for every 5% excess but more importantly , your insurance is void. I sometimes get very concerned when some comments appear to treat payload in a very dismissive manner.

Somewhat out of date info I am sad to say.. Fine is considerably more on private vehicles nowadays ( than commercials )
Brought about as a deterrent ( which as far as I can see did not work ! ) to try to dissuade people on beer runs from overloading their cars etc
Also you can be endorsed for it too depending on how much you are over..
For me, travelling as much as Woman and I do, water is about the most important thing we CAN load on..
But if you are never on the road for long distances or do not venture too much away from our shores, then of course I can understand your stance.. We may not even SEE a fresh water source for 3 or 4 days at a time