FRESH WATER IN TANK WHILE TRAVELLING.

[Nabsim]

I had refrained from comment on travelling with water as the question was concerned with France and I travel UK only. Some things will be the the same no matter what country you are in though so decided to jump in

Even if I was going from site to site and definitely knew water was available I would still want to carry at least 20 litres fresh water with me. Any breakdown or holdups could mean you are stuck for a while, that 20 litres means you can carry on as normal until you can move or get more.

Couple of Winters ago I couldn't find a single site to get water from in Scotland and ended up coming back into England after a month. Yes you can buy water in supermarkets and I always use that option if needed but where I was there were no supermarkets. You don't get cheap water in the little shops. All the Village hub type places were frozen solid as well. I will say that was the first and only time I have been unable to get water for a long period of time and I go to Scotland remote areas every Winter. I know for certain you can get problems in France in Winter with water points frozen up, it's been posted a few times on this forum. If going in Winter carry some with you.

IF I was travelling in France I would be fully stocked with water and food, I don't use sites very often but it would make no difference, I like to know I am good for at least a couple of weeks wherever I am

 

[marchie]

It's all to do with personal preferences and/or appetite for [perceived] risk. We normally travel with 30+ Litres of water, empty grey tank, at least 1.5 x 11kg LPG, empty toilet [+ 2l flushing/cleaning water in old bio liquid container] and at least 1 x spare bio liquid. You can see where my priorities are - I may be $h1t at M/home technicalities, but I am equipped to get myself onto a hole ...

Steve

 

[r4dent]

We prefer
A full tank of water
A full tank of diesel.
An empty grey water tank
An empty toilet.
A full fridge and larder.
Then we can stop whenever we want.

plus
at least three days worth of gas.
a full windscreen washer bottle

 

[TJBi]

I had refrained from comment on travelling with water as the question was concerned with France and I travel UK only. Some things will be the the same no matter what country you are in though so decided to jump in

Even if I was going from site to site and definitely knew water was available I would still want to carry at least 20 litres fresh water with me. Any breakdown or holdups could mean you are stuck for a while, that 20 litres means you can carry on as normal until you can move or get more.

Couple of Winters ago I couldn't find a single site to get water from in Scotland and ended up coming back into England after a month. Yes you can buy water in supermarkets and I always use that option if needed but where I was there were no supermarkets. You don't get cheap water in the little shops. All the Village hub type places were frozen solid as well. I will say that was the first and only time I have been unable to get water for a long period of time and I go to Scotland remote areas every Winter. I know for certain you can get problems in France in Winter with water points frozen up, it's been posted a few times on this forum. If going in Winter carry some with you.

IF I was travelling in France I would be fully stocked with water and food, I don't use sites very often but it would make no difference, I like to know I am good for at least a couple of weeks wherever I am

Amazingly, France has many excellent supermarket chains as well as independent food shops of all types and street markets set up in many places once or twice a week. No problem getting food in France. And water is not a problem either, with numerous motorhome service points, though some do shut off the water in winter to prevent frost damage.

 

[TJBi]

I always travel with a full tank of water.. especially in France where filling up can be a nightmare sometimes as a lot of sites do not have the threaded outlets on their site taps (you have to hold the button down while filling the Aquaroll) so whenever possible I use a hose and top up the tank
I dont care about a little bit less MPG or stopping distance .. never exceed 60mph anyway

I've rarely encountered an unthreaded tap in France for which I don't have a suitable adaptor. And many of the pushbuttons are amenable to use of a cable tie, or even better a reusable cable tie. No experience of Aquaroll, but tend to think that it's an unnecessary additional weight. In my experience, it's really easy to find places to fill with potable water in France, though one can occasionally be unlucky, so best not to get down to the last 10 litres.