Water tank or storage? Help.

[KEN-M]

Bought my 1980 t25 with every intention of making a profit-so what happened I could see my self on the
motorway going on my holidays in it so I decided to keep it.
She cost me £500 and now is stripped right down and costing a fortune up to now ive bought
4 new shocks
4 wheel bearings
full lengh water pipes
2 new captains chairs
ordered new interior and all new units
smev hob sink/hob and smev oven/grill
new steering wheel and housing
tow bar
sliding window and much more.
So my dilemma is this do i keep the autohomes water tank which is pretty big
or build a unit and new r/r bed.
what would you do? I feel this van has taken over my life but I can see my holiday next year being a good one.

[Nij]

Hello and welcome.


It depends how much water your going to use and how often you can fill up!

I generally work out 4 litres a day for the three of us and that is usually about right! At the moment I am taking bottled water, I had the same dilema about water tank size and it using a lot of storage in the van - but I have bought a water tank to fit under my R&R bed

[Ian Hulley]

Get a CAK tanks underslung tank ... 55 litres will last a week of normal brewing up and cooking pasta/rice, washing etc.

[jamesc76]

I have a 44 litre underslung tank, Saves loads of room inside!

[Plasticman]

I have 60ltr built into nsr 1/4 stops it freezing and lasts over a week with a certain person washing their hair daily but we go wild all the time and often no top ups for a long time
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[1664]

I have the Autohomes tank under the rear seat - hardly as surprise since I have an Autohomes Komet. I like it; it's out of the way and 60ltrs of water lasts a fair time even with washings up. I don't miss the space as there's tons of space in all the other cupboards. But if that's not what you want, sling it on ebay.....

[Louey]

As Ian says you can go to caktanks.co.uk OR try Lesiure Shop Direct who are cheaper but you'll have to check the sizes as I can't remember which one fits

[AngeloEvs]

I have a Autohomes, I removed the the original tank but I might put it back in one day. You can't empty them fully. I prefer a portable 5 gallon tank under my sink. I take that to the water tap instead of the van.....good exercise and I can't be arsed to put everything away when I'm on site just to fill the tank.....

I thought about an underslung tank but using the van 4 days a week as my accommodation it would have frozen solid during those bitterly cold winters.

[KEN-M]

Decided to take the water tank out, so will be for sale very soon.