Let us see your sink and its tank....

[nevadatear]

Thanks mike we like it to. Easy to set up and break down and serve many functions. Gotta have that when you camp. Tools only good for one thing, like a spaghetti server, take up extra room.

[nevadatear]

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Forgot to show the garbage bag setup on my pvc dishpan sink set up.

[satch]

I just dropped in a SS bowl

and ran a hose to a portable tank

[Oldragbaggers]

Debbie, I like it! Very simple and clever.

[The R/C Man]

Keep them images coming...
I am definitely not planning to do use an external sink or basin though. The idea is to minimize set up and the amount of gear I have to carry in my Honda. I do like the pvc construction idea though...

[bdosborn]

The sink is one of the handiest things about a teardrop, IMHO. I don't have a picture of the one in the the Boxcar, just the teardrop. We liked the sink so much in the teardrop we not only put one in the Boxcar but added a hot water heater too.

I used a water filter faucet from Home Depot. The sprayer wasn't as handy as I hoped it would be and I left it out of the Boxcar.


RV drain:


Water tank and Shurflo water pump


Bruce

[The R/C Man]

Nice Bruce! I like the idea of the tank and pump under the trailer to maximize space in the cabinetry. Do you worry about the pump being in contact with the elements?

[bdosborn]

Do you worry about the pump being in contact with the elements?

Not since we sold the trailer.

We had that trailer about 3 years and never had a problem with it. That part of the trailer stays surprisingly clean and I wouldn't hesitate to put it there again.

Bruce

[The R/C Man]

So I did some mocking up of the galley the other day. (I design and build as I go) The galley has much less room than I was imagining. So putting the tank and pump underneath really makes sense for this situation. The cabinet door openings are only 14" tall...

[Oldragbaggers]

That was a nice setup, Bruce, and a beautiful galley over all!! Great work.

[geocachenut]

I am trying to find a submersible 12volt pump that would fit down in a blue water jug. I plan on putting in a sink and faucet, then just placing a blue water jug under the sink and dropping in the line and pump. When I need more water, I just swap out the jug. I had seen a thread with someone else that had done the same thing...but cannot find the thread. Has anyone seen this?

[Kharn]

A sink in the tear takes up valuable real estate, and sometimes you do not want to cook/clean up near your sleeping arrangements due to bears, so I opted for the Coleman camping sink system. The drying rack is also nice, keeps your dishes off the (possibly) nasty picnic table.

[bonnie]

I am trying to find a submersible 12volt pump that would fit down in a blue water jug. I plan on putting in a sink and faucet, then just placing a blue water jug under the sink and dropping in the line and pump. When I need more water, I just swap out the jug. I had seen a thread with someone else that had done the same thing...but cannot find the thread. Has anyone seen this?

You might also consider using a windshield wiper pump. External. Small. Cheap. It was suggested on another site.

[Oldragbaggers]

I heated water on the stove to wash dishes when we lived aboard a boat and never found it to be a problem. You don't need really hot water if you use a good grease cutting detergent. Lining pans with foil for cooking greasy meats helps, but we tend toward lean cuts of meat and like to cook it on the grill anyway.

A better alternative is to fill a solar bag of water in the morning and hang it someplace in the sun all day. You will have hot water ready in the evening when it's time to do dishes with no necessity of heating it on the stove. Solar shower bags take up virtually no room to store when empty. You can carry as many of them as you need to meet your requirements for washing up of anything you care to keep clean.

[Jim.M]

I am trying to find a submersible 12volt pump that would fit down in a blue water jug. I plan on putting in a sink and faucet, then just placing a blue water jug under the sink and dropping in the line and pump. When I need more water, I just swap out the jug. I had seen a thread with someone else that had done the same thing...but cannot find the thread. Has anyone seen this?

I think you are looking for this: Leisure Components Model 160-8.

I paired mine with this Shur-flo faucet with microswitch.

I use the blue 7-gal jugs, and sitting out in the sun they get about 20F over ambient (here lately 105 water temp). A blue jug, a blue pump, and white faucet... works great if you have a 12V power source.

There is enough oomph in the pump for showers as well. I use a 3/8" barb to NPT (I think!) adapter. Unless you get ahold of a super-low-flow shower head (.6gpm or less), it can be devastating how fast those blue jugs empty when showering!

I modified the shur-flow faucet so I could run 3/8" tubing from the faucet to the shower head, so the faucet does double duty for dishes and showers.