Onboard waste and fresh water weights?

[Deadsfo]

I will shortly be doing a self build motorr home,as this is the wild camping site I presume a lot of members actually do wild camp and that they probably have onboard fresh and brown water tanks (to be less conspicuous).What I would like to know is considering the weight of water ie 1cubic yard weighs 1ton,what sort of capacity of tank do they find appropriate

 

[Aladdinsane]

I will shortly be doing a self build motorr home,as this is the wild camping site I presume a lot of members actually do wild camp and that they probably have onboard fresh and brown water tanks (to be less conspicuous).What I would like to know is considering the weight of water ie 1cubic yard weighs 1ton,what sort of capacity of tank do they find appropriate

It depends on how many people there are, where you go and for how long. I personally went for the standard fiamma 70lt fresh tank, plus 10lt in the water heater (there's two of us). I haven't fitted an underslung waste yet (using the black jerry type for the mo) but will probably go for a 50lt or 60lt.(the rest goes in the toilet!)

 

[hextal]

Another vote for the 70l fiamma onboard. I have an underline tank for the grey water though.

 

[ellisboy]

70L Fiamma fresh water,10L hot water and 50L underslung grey waste .

 

[gaz2676]

70L Fiamma fresh water,14L hot water and 50L underslung grey waste .

 

[Deadsfo]

onboard water tanks

so it looks like the Fiamma 70ltr gets the vote, I suppose its good practise to empty the the brown water tank at the time you replenish the fresh water tank or as near as practicable in order to keep the weight down,that way discounting the 10/15 ltrs of hot you are only carrying round 70ltrs spread between the fresh and brown water, considering that 70ltrs weighs about 154lbs or 101/2 stone,weight of another passenger,it pays to keep an eye on it

 

[leosaphira]

In general (this is from my science days at work) - 1litre = 1kg

 

[landydriver]

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[popuptoaster]

Its easier to work out if you remember 1 litre of water weighs 1 kilo.

 

[Deadsfo]

onboerd water tanks

yes 1LTR = 1KILO, 1KILO=2.2ILBS X 70LTRS=154LBS = 101/2 STONE WORTH KEEPING AN EYE ON

 

[MATS]

That is the trouble with wild camping as I tend to go full of fresh plus extra so I can last 3 days without filling up again - but I only travel about 30 mile but the van knows it - not as fast pulling off even with a 2.8 jtd. Cost of extra fuel outweighes £60-70 on campsite - plus always come back empty as any water is binned inc waste. Grey water has to go down a drain in lay-bye usually, or no drain then it has to go anyway but I try and be carefull as I can where i dump. I remember my old days in the talbot express -- drain was at the back and i just let it go whilst driving off and we called it he snail trail for obvious reasons....bad me 'then' - even had drivers behind me flashing prob thinking I had a major leak....that was then so no comments - grown up a bit now dam it's hard being 47 and 3/4.

 

[gaz2676]

hey we are the same age did nt we go to different schools together.... eeee what a small world :bow:

 

[MATS]

yep we did......small world indeed

 

[Deadsfo]

waste water weights

hey we are the same age did nt we go to different schools together.... eeee what a small world :bow:

God I wish I was young enough to have gone to the same school as you two at different times!!

 

[Deadsfo]

waste/fresh water weights

I have about a 30l waste....its much easier to empty waste than it is to fill up with fresh.

I dont drive with water in the waste tank unless I have to....drain it when ever I can. If your only draining small amounts at a time then its much easier to get rid.

Makes sense that way you are only riding round with a depleting amount of fresh water plus a small amount of waste