The BIG Change!

I've got a 20L plastic jerrycan. I rarely fill it completely as 15L is really as much as I can comfortably lift to the filler at approximately chest height.  Mostly our full tank will last for a three or four day stop, topping up perhaps once if required. It's waste water that tends to be problematic as fitting a bucket under the outlet doesn't even allow filling the bucket completely. Getting a sufficient descent of pipe run( 20ft) to a hedge/waste point is often difficult as well. It's rare that the Moho would remain stationary for more than four days, so filling and emptying is usually at the relevant service point.

 OH holds a funnel in the water inlet, which makes it relatively easy to empty the can fairly quickly.

SL, The photo shows how I used to do it before I changed motorhomes and moved to watering cans, no help required to hold the funnel. More tips >here<  At the time I had no space for a watering can but could squeeze in a couple of collapsable containers.

ED On both the motorhomes I have owned the filler point was waste high, no real strength needed. I have tried using a 12v pump but unless you have a 12v external outlet handy, it can be a real clat. Simple is best and for me the watering cans work.

peedee

 

Steve, as PD illustrates, its relatively easy to make filling less hassle...i have a plastic guttering elbow which fits snugly into the the water inlet ( a funnel can be added to widen the brim) leaving two hands for pouring and the OH to get on with whatever she was doing before you called her over to 'hold this, dear!'....

 

i (occasionally) use a 10 ltr one as i find it easier to store than a watering can.

we dont use it often but with the 'elbow' as described above its easy to manage.

i do have a (rarely used) Fiamma Roll Tank 23 ltr waste container which is compact for storage and, with the waste tank screw on short extension pipe can fit neatly under the van.

rarely used but a good compromise between capacity and ease of storage when on a CL and arent close enough to a hedge...

I am sure that when someone designed the first MH with an onboard tank, he/she had a hose in mind😂 Never mind, the human race loves to faff around, and it makes for great viewing on a regular basis.......😎

I have a wastemaster left over from caravaning days but I very very rarely take it with me. I am booked on a site for a week later in the year and if I take it, it travels in the boot of the toad.

peedee

Not sure why you consider it a faff, or why someone tipping a watering can in a MH makes for such great viewing.The main fill is done on arrival, if we are staying more than two nights some topping up and perhaps emptying is likely to be required. As we prefer to leave the MH on site and either walk or use public transport. I would have to unplug the EHU, turn the front seat to the driving position, move odd things we shove in the footwell when stopped,  possibly get off ramps and drive round the site for a couple of cans of water. Not very environmentally friendly. In the future I may have to, but currently I can manage to carry 10 litres and the exercise does me no harm. In the very rare event we are stopping for more than 4 nights we book a service pitch and then the issue does not arise. 

We have a fold up trolley for the water carrier. We tend to fill before going to a site and then refill on leaving if moving on.

Just shows the different routines going on. 

Best advice for OP, get a "motorhome using this pitch" sign so if you arrive on site, choose a pitch, leave the sign there and then fill up if needed.

edit we can fill with a hose easily but if using a container we use the onboard pump switch.

We used a trolley like that when we had the caravan but have no need of it with the MH due to not having water carriers👍🏻

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