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Originally Posted by Marine359
Who has ever actually run out of fresh water? Most folks have a plan to replenish fresh water, if they don’t carry a Lake Mead size supply, and few are ever so far away from a fresh water supply that they can’t get more without a lot of effort. Empty jugs or bladders are the ideal way to do fresh water replenishment. If you believe it’s a hassle to replenish, then by all means travel with as much fresh water as you can handle. For us, fresh replenishment is never an issue, gray disposal is never an issue. Black is a whole nother story.
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I agree fully with what you are saying-- but only up to the point about finding fresh water! It is really a dfifferent story on the East than the West. There are many places where there is simply NO water when you get very far West.
There are places where folks that live within twenty miles of Austin have no running water and have to haul it in in trucks!
So you may finally find that river or lake but find a bunch of cows standing in it, trying to stay cool, so we never plan on using "found" water for drinking or cooking. I have enough trouble drinking the local water after treatment as it still smells and tastes like the back end of a cow!
But that is where it has to be thought about before we take off. Thinking after we get out there is how folks die every few days due to heat and no water, so we plan ahead!
How much to carry, when and where to fill will change about every trip we take. I used to never worry the showers too much and just went swimming but now I like one about every day!
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Richard
Why no RV year, make and floorplan on MY signature as we suggest for others?
I currently DO NOT have one!
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