Newbie - what hose should I carry?

Yes I think definitely I will use two hoses that can be joined to give easily two different lengths, I think my experience of flat hoses in the garden says no to that choice, I like the idea of the hose that increases in length but prefer to be able to put the end of the hose in the van filler point before I turn the water on so not that one for me.

I already have a variety of connectors so just need to decide on food grade or just a good quality new hose.

Using a container of any type will not work for us often as we plan to do some wild coming in Scotland.

I've  only  just  renewed  my  10  foot  long  clear  plastic  tube  at  a  certain local ( + national )  DIY  store.  Its  cheap  enough  to  replace  regularly.  Then  I  thoroughly  sterilised  the  tap  connector,  and  placed  back  onto  the  new  tubing.  It  doen't  have  to  be  of  Food  Grade  pipe  'cos  the  water  is  only  in  contact  with  it  for  milliseconds !!

If  I'm  moving  off  site  regularly, then  I'll  top  up  on  my  return,  but  should  I  be  on  site  for  several  days  I  use  the  2.5 gallon  red  watering  can  and  tell  folks  I'm  just  watering  the  tomatoes  and  peppers 

One  thing  I  insist  on  doing  is  sterilising  the  on-board  tank  with  the  proper  stuff  for  the  job,  obtainable  from  any  caravan / motorhome  accessory  store.

Can't agree more! 14 years ago, when we started, we did the faffing about with filling up and emptying out at MH service points. An old hand told us to get a watering can and a gerry can. We half fill our fresh water tank at the start of our expeditions ( using short blue plastic hose) before leaving our storage site, and then top up with our watering can (11 litres, 2€ from Super U) and empty the grey water via gerrycan on daily basis. Ours is a modest 'van and can only heat water by gas (so old!), so we use on-site facilities.  Drinking and cooking water from a 5 litre white plastic container, refreshed daily.

We also drop a couple of water purifying tablets in our on-board tank at the start of our trips.

Would you believe it, my food grade flat hose has just failed me. A strange fault. It seems the inside lining has melted and become sticky( I assume with the heat) and throughout its length stuck together in places restricting water flow and stopping water draining out so it can no longer be wound up on its reel. I have binned 90 percent of it and kept a short length and opted to carry one of the cheap >magic ones<. as well.

I do have two 2 gallon plastic watering cans for the rare occasions when I need to top up rather than move off pitch. I find two easier to carry than one and I have a large water tank!

peedee

Seems  like  a  well-balanced  arguement,  peedee 

Well it did last a good few years, my second in 18 years so no complaints.

peedee

Just buy a couple of watering cans. Saves all the hassle of tap connectors and hose pipes. You will also find that they fit every form of tap ever invented.

if a hosepipe ban starts as in Northern Ireland you will still be able to fill up.

What is the adapter like ‘mollysmummy’ as it sounds like we need one.

You just need to click in the link .... but it's here

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorhome-Water-Inlet-Filler-Cap-With-Quick-Hose-Connector/352204768727?epid=598313716&hash=item52010a45d7:g:L7EAAOSwkNpaZOLg

Basically a filler cap with a Hoselock connector fitted to it. 👍

HooHoo, it's a two year old thread, Xanadoo !!

Actually it is a hose pipe connector mounted on the water-inlet style cap !  nothing too techy, so it might  (!  !) be out of stock at present, so check carefully !!