Water Locations

Well... Alan does have a point, if you dont ask you dont get, simple as that. My trouble is that I ask very very nicely with a big smile and if I get turned down its ruined my day, lol. I'm too sensitive thats my problem.

Wonder if approaching them dragging my tongue along the ground will work? Sitting here now in the van with it peeing down outside and no way of collecting all that lovely free water... probably washing all the seagull muck off the roof too.
 
sewage works also have fresh drinking water. i worked on sewage works ,i know many of the operators have campers and caravans . the sites are secure and make good parking for them if living in towns. they also would i,m sure let you fill up with drinking water. you have to think out og the box.
personaly i think giving referance to garages etc will kill the availability of use. just about every house or building in uk as drinking water so its out there.
 
asda ,tesco ,or a garden shop sell those black /green tubs hold about 3 big buckets full. i usually carry three of them . in a good rain shower takes not much more than an hour to fill my tank. also good for washing clothes in or having a bath. just put a bucket under the drips. i try to keep my truck clean just so i can get clean water if required.
think think and think again. rainwater is ok for drinking i find usually.
 
Hi all,
yes, over the years I have found water tank filling in the UK and abroad to be one of the more difficult problems. I mean water for showering, washing up, laundry and drinking ( filtered ) which I have a 120 litre fresh water tank for.
I havent got room or time to have big plastic containers hanging around so usually :-

Go to a garage, ask if they have a tap to fill up and then buy diesel, if they don't have a tap or won't let me use it, I move on.

In Europe I keep a supply of Jetones ( tokens ) to use at the service points. I also keep note of the ( getting fewer ) free service points.

I use an inline pump and hose to pump water from anywhere I find a pure water source. Theres some amazing springs about.

Go to a site for a night and fill up.

I like the idea of a roof top rain collector. I have a tube that runs from the roof draining hole to the tank but its not ideal. If someone could invent a collapsable roof tank that kept clean whilst collapsed and could be easily opened when it rained with a pipe that went to the water tank that would be excellent.

Im don't like the idea of knocking on doors or turning up at a farm.

A good idea might be If we had a POI list of all smaller garages that would'nt mind us filling up with water on the condition we spend money on fuel, rather than getting fuel at the big Supermarket garages who usually never have taps.

is that already started on here somewhere ? I will have a look

cheers
 
Campervanman said:
A tap.. if not owned by the Council belongs to someone and they might not like me/us helping ourselves..
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In a cemetary I guess it belongs to the Church, which I have always thought makes it as much mine as anyone elses.
In any case the residents have never complained :)
 
fofeg101 said:
Sewage water......What about Cholera!!?
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Our water is recycled sewage.
There has always been the same water on earth being recycled for millions of years.
The water we drink must have flowed through many creatures kidneys before ours :scared:
 
I. too, get paranoid about running out of water. We have managed on our most recent trip to the Highlands at public toilets. These had push taps which resulted in using a gas hob kettle under the tap which was then poured into a large water container and then into the van tank. A funnel helps.Long winded but it worked for us! We also put buckets under the van when it rains and soon have plenty from the water pouring off the van.
 
Easy water filler! just take a long neck plastic pop bottle and cut an oval hole in the side - the pop bottle will sit neatly in the water filler hole,( no need to hold it) and the oval lets the water go down at its own speed - the popbottle dosnt take much room - ours is under the front seat. If you forget to take it with you you can just get a bottle of pop - or tonic! then pour in the water from whatever tub you can lay your hands on - I love the Idea of collecting rain water - when wilding in Ireland we collected washing water in bottles from a stream and next day found little living things swimming around!!!!
 
hi. i can assure you that a manned sewage works will have drinking water available . (very few dont), i use a pop bottle as well one cut lika funnel the other as op, explained . one fits inside the other .
to get water from a basin use a rubber push on with a few feet of hose . you can get them in pound shops . mine came from an old twintub washing machine years ago.
i do have a berken feld filter its a ceramic filter with silver inlay . as used by the world ealth people . i got mine from brownchurch landrovers in london . others use the nature pur system. i like to catch water in the cheap plastic tubs then you can atleast check to see if its clean. boiling watwer for a few minutes will do a good job of sterilising it. after all we are on wild camping .
i travel all over europe and have done a few in africa and asia . never had a problem getting water . you may not be able to have gallons but people always are happy to let you have a drink and a bottle full to see you on your way.
keep your filter for the real needs . with care most water can be drunk . they say water leaving a good cesspit is ok for drinking but havent tried it .
we do have gold fish swimming in a few sewage water outlet tanks here in cornwall . seems if there is a problem they will die . bit like canaries in the pits . but really water isnt a problem . wild camping or is it camping by numbers . chris does a good job with the poi. i can say i have never used them or have them . hate the idea of following instructions to wild camp . have lots of fun thats the main thing . cheers alan.
 
christine said:
I. too, get paranoid about running out of water. We have managed on our most recent trip to the Highlands at public toilets. These had push taps which resulted in using a gas hob kettle under the tap which was then poured into a large water container and then into the van tank. A funnel helps.Long winded but it worked for us! We also put buckets under the van when it rains and soon have plenty from the water pouring off the van.
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Don't forget that push taps can often accommodate a push on and tighten type hose fitting ... then one person holds the tap down whilst the other directs the hose end.

Alternatively use velcro straps or a weight to hold the tap push button down.
 
hi. you can also use cable ties or self locking adjustable straps. you can never have too many fittings ready for this . these days you can get adaptors for the square taps . they slide on and clamp from the top. very usefull for handbasins . in spain you still see street cast iron taps you need a strap to go round the big cast iron pillar to keep the tap running .
 
Allways managed to find a tap in England but Graths tip about a watering can works really well in France on the Aires and at village fonts which often had a push button thing.

Richard
 
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