Motorhome hose

Garden hose about 4 metres long does about 95% of my filling and I carry a 20 metre garden hose as a back up - but have only used it a few times in five years.

This selection of Hozelock (or similar cheaper from B&Q) connections have not let me down in the UK and abroad - you'll probably need more of B because you'll leave one of them connected to the tap at least once a year -

Carrierbag,  I  have  a  panel van conversion  by  Autocruise  and  have  a  simple  2 to 3 metre  clear  hose  with  the  Hoselock  push on  connectors.  Its  cheap  enough  to  buy,  easy  enough  to  carry,  and  no  problem  to  keep  clean  with  a  "Pull  Through".  Since  they  are  so  cheap  they  are  easy  enough  to  replace  yearly  or  more  often  if  required.

While  the  'vans  pitched  up  on  site  I  just  use  a  watering  can  to  top  up  2.5  gallons  at  a  time  --  my  daily  exercise 

And  I  have  used  the  onboard  water  tank  for  all  purposes  since  Moses  opened  his  first  site  !!

But  as  has  already  been  pointed  out  NEVER  NEVER  EVER  use  a  hose  thats  already  attached  to  a  standpipe  or  service  point  --  some  people  have  appalling  habits 

Firstly Carrierbag, welcome to the world of Motorhoming.  I hope you have many happy travels!

My first campervan was already getting on a bit when I bought it.  It had an onboard water tank, except it wasn't accessible as it was somewhere underneath the van.  I used ordinary garden hose to fill it, and used water purification tablets.  Happily used the water for washing, cooking and boiled water for tea.  However, once my daughter came along I got a bit more conscious of possible bacteria breeding in water retained in the hose, system etc.  Then I changed to a motorhome with a much more accessible water tank.  Cleaned out using Aquapure (I think that's what its called) at the start of each season, used a food grade hose, used water purification tablets and only used the water for washing!  Possibly overkill given we weren't drinking the water ;-)  Guess its what you are most comfortable with.  Just make sure you don't dangle the hose ends on the floor and I always let the water run through the hose for a bit to rinse away any old water residue.

However, on our last camping trip I bought a couple of flat water containers (5l and 10l) and used those to fill the tank from inside the van.  Wish I'd thought of that years ago so that I didn't keep moving the van just to get fresh water and then have to level up again etc!  Having just discovered this handy trick, the van is being sold and we are moving over to the world of caravans and aquarolls ;-)

Happy camping!

Daisy2

I use a 12m long food grade hose which is cut into a 4m section and 8m section. I have a collection of Hoselock connectors just like in Keith & Margaret's excellent post although I don't use 'E' on my current van. I have a cheap set which is good for spraying water over my trousers! I never wear light coloured trousers when filling the tank or emptying the waste as water can go anywhere - usually for maximum embarrassment.

I also carry a 5l food grade container.

I understand completely what you are saying but people have also been observed sticking their cassette under the fresh water tap to rinse it out and holding it right up to the tap outlet. Sometimes camping and hygiene are incompatible. 

Given that we don’t drink the water I am generally happy to fill using the hose provided. 100 litres is a significant dilution of any contaminants present. I guess some people might wipe the end of the hose with disinfectant before using.