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lloydy wrote:I can't believe people don't drink from the tap in the van, using it will keep the tank clean. Me and the wife,kids have drunk the water from all our vans and lived to tell the tale! I tend to keep mine full all the time, leaving them empty or with only a little bit of water in for long times is where you can get taste issues.

100% agree.

tap stopped working so I fixed it...

https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=117410

then I b*ggered it up again by knocking the switch underneath with something. Will have to spend time with head in cupboard again.

on the whole it is a civilised experience filling kettle from the tap and induces envy from the tent brigade. However i do also have a collapsible water carrier for when I want the kettle filled in less than five minutes.

I use my sink and tap. The tank gets emptied when not going to be used for a while and cleaned regularly. The water always tastes fresh. I could manage without it, but I wouldn't want to.

danmetallic wrote:I'm a sink and tap man it has to be said. Use it for tea, cooking and washing.

cleagarr wrote:

lloydy wrote:I can't believe people don't drink from the tap in the van, using it will keep the tank clean. Me and the wife,kids have drunk the water from all our vans and lived to tell the tale! I tend to keep mine full all the time, leaving them empty or with only a little bit of water in for long times is where you can get taste issues.

100% agree.

as do I.
and a full 60 ltr water tank is no heavier than an average size adult passenger.

1664 wrote:and a full 60 ltr water tank is no heavier than an average size adult passenger.

Precisely. It's all right for you flying solo. When I've got three people in my bus, the last thing I want to help burn up fuel even faster is a non paying passenger, when water is freely available out of a tap at the end of my journey.

Ralf85 wrote:It's all right for you flying solo. When I've got three people in my bus, the last thing I want to help burn up fuel even faster is a non paying passenger

You actually charge do you? I don't always "fly solo", but the point is that this weight is just a drop in the ocean compared to the weight of the vehicle; I doubt it would cost 1 mpg

Ralf85 wrote:when water is freely available out of a tap at the end of my journey.

there isn't always a tap at the end of mine and besides, breakdowns etc there's always a possibility you won't arrive at all

We have a fridge full of drinks for when we stop on the way.

Ralf85 wrote:We have a fridge full of drinks for when we stop on the way.

I hate cold tea

1664 wrote:

Ralf85 wrote:It's all right for you flying solo. When I've got three people in my bus, the last thing I want to help burn up fuel even faster is a non paying passenger

You actually charge do you? I don't always "fly solo", but the point is that this weight is just a drop in the ocean compared to the weight of the vehicle; I doubt it would cost 1 mpg

Ralf85 wrote:when water is freely available out of a tap at the end of my journey.

there isn't always a tap at the end of mine and besides, breakdowns etc there's always a possibility you won't arrive at all

surely its a drop out of the ocean...

I don't think so Keith
the weight of water is small compared with the weight of the van
or
the weight of a drop of water is small compared to the weight of the ocean

...a drop in the ocean

where is it from though...ultimately.....

the water we carry in our vans starts or ends in the ocean....

a drop or two "from" the ocean.

Ralf85 wrote:We have a fridge full of drinks for when we stop on the way.

Whereas I'm renowned for setting off with an empty fridge

1664 wrote:

Ralf85 wrote:We have a fridge full of drinks for when we stop on the way.

Whereas I'm renowned for setting off with an empty fridge

hopefully setting off back home....sign of a good weekend.

keith wrote:where is it from though...ultimately.....

the water we carry in our vans starts or ends in the ocean....

a drop or two "from" the ocean.

I think you missed it mate

now im looking too hard...and still cant see it.