Fresh Water filling

I just use a 10 litre water can to top up ,if I don't want to move the M/H 

You can use a container and pump, a watering can, of anything you fancy. It’s much easier though, in my opinion, to fill at the dedicated MH service point (if there is one) on arrival at the site. 

When touring, we fill and empty either on arrival or as we leave. Only once have we needed to fill via a pump and bucket.

I  always  carry  a  2 to 3 metre  length  of  clear  hose  with  a  'Hozelok' tap  connector   to  allow  me  to  fill  up  if / when  passing  the  water  points.  Otherwise,  like  HuskyPup,  I  carry  a  red  10  or  so  litre  watering  can.  First  started  carrying  the  'can  on  Orkney  back  in  the  '80s  when  the  hose  was much  to  short  to  reach  the  taps.

Personally, when on the road, I would only ever carry enough water on board for a cup of tea or two. Always fill up on arrival with either that blue potable plastic hose or our plastic 15L water container. Have a plastic elbow which fits the filler opening on the exterior of the van, this helps greatly and reduces 'wet leg'!

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We always fill up before we leave home and 200ltrs lasts us 4/5 days 

If we need to refill we have 2 x 40mtrs of hose on board or if we need to we have an aqua roll and a 12v pump.

so in answer to your question ,no we neve.r need to move the Motorhome to fill up with water.

Brian & Jo

Many people carry a flat food grade hose of around 6 meters and a small selection of hozelock fittings - generally a threaded attachment and a push-to-fit adaptor are all that are required. The flat hose is very compact.

Assuming you were given a submersible pump you can fill a container and use the pump, alternatively carry a 5-10 litre watering can and make a few trips back and forth.

Only two johnthomo? You're already halfway to being an expert!

The answer is you don't have to go to the motorhome service point. There are many options and it is best you choose one that suits you n the motorhome. 

I tend to travel with 25l or so. I top up on site using a food grade watering can from

FloproGarden-Sprayers

The only downside is that you may have to get stick some plastic tubing on the spout because the spout may not be long enough. Oh and as it only holds 8 litres, several trips are necessary.

I've also used food grade containers [with a tap] and poured the water directly into the tank after removing the big water tank cap. Sometimes I get water splash on the van floor doing this. A plastic pop bottle can be cut to form a funnel so I can stand outside, pour from the container, down the funnel and into the tank.

I carry a short length of food grade hose - c 8m long - with a connector so I can fix it to the longer hose. As we travel with water, it's easy to top up using this short hose when returning to the pitch after a day out.

You don't need to use food grade.That's a personal decision. I've not known anyone to die from using an ordinary hose.

I recall some years ago that a celebrity, can't remember who, filled his water tanks up with deisel. What a mess that must have caused.

We fill up our fresh water tank before leaving home, three days later we top it up, three days later we top it up, ad infinitum …....

I have a clear plastic pipe around three metres long and have never used anything but that in over six years in this country or abroad.

A Motorhome water filler cap helps to take any strain of filling away completely as the water flows in for around ten minutes.

I don't have a watering can, bucket or aqua-roll and try to keep things, like me, simple.