Water

[Crows Nest]

Any advice on under sink water filter for kitchen? This is for drinking water. Also: we want to be able to carry extra water for boondocking and I’m thinking about adding 4” PVC or ABS pipes under the trailer similar to the way sewer hoses are carried. Any thoughts on this?

[iamunique127]

What purpose would the pipes serve? To run to a tank, to carry the water in or...?

[occer]

Use PVC pipe. ABS contains BPA. You wouldn’t want to transfer the water from ABS storage pipes to the potable water system.

A 4” pipe 7 ft long will store about 4 1/2 gallons. It can be difficult to fill a vertical pipe completely which mean it may not even have 4 1/2 gallons. I think you would be better to use collapsable water container.

[wackyburggeezer]

We use two plastic 6 gallon containers for extra water. Ease of transfer into the extra storage, out of storage, and into the Escape's water system should be a consideration. With a truck for a tow vehicle, storage of the containers is in the truck.

[HABBERDABBER]

How about a collapsible water container like one of these. I've seen them referred to as a "blivet".

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=MXQMKL

[occer]

I would also suggest buying two smaller containers (2.6 gallons) rather then a single (5.3 gallons).
Waters Weighs 8.3 lbs per gallon, a 5.3 would weights 44 lbs.

[Sean Murry]

We carry 2x10 lit plastic containers with a spigot on the bottom. We fill these with fresh water before we leave and use it just for drinking water, making coffee etc. We never use the onboard water for drinking. Even though we sterilize our system each year, I wouldn't be keen on using the water for drinking. The 2 containers go in the back of our pick up. I also carry an empty 10 lit container to use to fill the tanks should we run out of water and we can't access a tap to hook up to. I agree with occer, more than 10 litres of water for me is just not fun to lift around

[Drives1937]

I carry 2 6-gallon US water jerry cans. I usually only fill them halfway to make for easy hand carry and pouring. Remember if you fill it, you should drain it and clean it.
Ken in AZ

[WillyB]

"Remember if you fill it, you should drain it and clean it."

I like the Brits water filter for pitchers to keep in the fridge.

[Sean Murry]

Before I retired I was in the Scientific Lab business. So I got a couple of these. Way too expensive but if you get a deal they are awesome to use around the
campsite

https://www.avantorsciences.com/ca/e...tile-caps-hdpe

[Sean Murry]

Just the 10 litre size though

[Crows Nest]

Pipes would be horizontal not vertical

[occer]

Originally Posted by Crows Nest

Pipes would be horizontal not vertical

Correct, LOL Watching TV while answering. Horizontal will be hard to fill completely.

[Sean Murry]

you would need an interesting fill site to get the tubes full of water, then dispense. I am sure there is some fun stuff out there that would work, and likely one of the many creative people on this forum will have some good suggestions

[Crows Nest]

Just look at roof mounted shower units on vans. Filler is higher than rest of tube. Faucet at other end. I have a small electric pump to transfer water to the fresh water tank via hose. This is not for drinking.

[Mike G]

I wish I could help out with an under-sink filter for you, but I just use a charcoal gravity filter (pour water into the top and let it drip through) to get rid of the bad flavors. For this I use a (new but 'old stock') NSA 10P that I found on ebay (NSA was a multilevel marketing company but they really did make decent filters, with silver-impregnated charcoal.) If I am worried about water quality and want to actually filter out bacteria, heavy metals, etc., I can attach my Sawyer Mini Plus (SP2306) onto the faucet and filter the water into a container.

[Carmel Clown]

We use Fairlife milk at home and use some of the empty bottles to carry extra water. The gallon bottles fit in the bottom storage area under the main kitchen cabinet. We use a water filter pitcher though instead of having something permanent. Nice thing about the bottles is that we can use them to “flush” the toilet while on the road.

[C&G in FL]

Originally Posted by Carmel Clown

We use Fairlife milk at home and use some of the empty bottles to carry extra water. The gallon bottles fit in the bottom storage area under the main kitchen cabinet. We use a water filter pitcher though instead of having something permanent. Nice thing about the bottles is that we can use them to “flush” the toilet while on the road.

We also use a bottle for the same purpose, but we use an Arizona Iced Tea gallon bottle, and it stays on the floor in the bathroom. I generally do not travel with water in the fresh water tank due to the added weight that must be towed.

[brroberts]

I’m the odd one out here. I sanitize the system, and use the tank for everything. We also travel with fresh full since I can’t predict the future on water. I use a simple RV filter on the water hose, and sometimes a Brita in the fridge, or not. I’ve been that way for over 50 years and it works for me, but obviously not for many.

[Peony]

I installed this system:

Brondell H2O+ Coral UC300...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0147QSRNE...p_mob_ap_share

For taste and for reducing PFAS.