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

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

Postby wagondude » Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:53 am

Oldragbaggers wrote: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.
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Now that is a great idea, Becky. If you have one of those folding camp kitchens, you just hang the shower in the sun on the rack and run the hose to the sink tub. :thumbsup: I may just have to remember this idea.
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Re: Let us see your sink and its tank....

Postby b.bodemer » Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:20 am

This is in my cargo trailer but gives you an idea of what could be used:

http://cttraveltrailer.blogspot.com/201 ... alled.html
http://cttraveltrailer.blogspot.com/201 ... -sink.html

and even an extra wash station for outside when I travel with my nieces and nephews:

http://cttraveltrailer.blogspot.com/201 ... ation.html

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

Postby WhitneyK » Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:11 pm

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Sink slides in & out, lifts up for removal / dumping.
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Re: Let us see your sink and its tank....

Postby S. Heisley » Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:20 pm

WhitneyK wrote:Image

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Sink slides in & out, lifts up for removal / dumping.


I like that idea for a teardrop galley. :thumbsup:
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Re: Let us see your sink and its tank....

Postby Willowagon » Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:41 pm

Check out my pics, I use a 6 gal water container from walmart. Its nice to be able to remove it and refill without moving the trailer to a water source. Also, if you dry camp a lot like I do, just purchase xtra jugs, then swap out as needed. At the very most I go thru 1 6gal jug a day between 2 people.
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Re: Let us see your sink and its tank....

Postby cpowell243 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:09 pm

I'm also in the design phase and wondering if anyone has had any luck mounting a tank near the ceiling and running a 3/8" line down to a faucet, using gravity feed only (???)
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Re: Let us see your sink and its tank....

Postby 48Rob » Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:50 am

Powell,

I don't remember who, but a few years ago someone here used a large section of PVC above the galley, and it worked well, might be pictures floating around?
The idea in general works well, and has been used many times over the years by both trailer manufacturers, and home builders.

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

Postby S. Heisley » Thu Mar 28, 2013 2:25 pm

Quite a while back, someone made a removable shelf for their teardrop, on the outside, up near the roof line. Going from memory, I think they then plumbed a 5 gallon water tank from Walmart with flexible plastic tubing and fittings. When at camp, the water tank sat on the shelf. When traveling, the water tank and removable shelf sat on the counter.
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Let us see your sink and its tank....

Postby Socal Tom » Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:37 am

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I needed so etching that my 8 year old could easily use. So I use 6 gallon jugs for the water tank, and no sink, but I have a faucet with a pump. I have a dip tube that goes in the water jug after we arrive. I can use my plastic tub for dish washing etc where ever makes sense. I can also run a hose, or hook it to a shower system. I can fill the 6 gallon jug anywhere. And if they leak, no problem, I have 2.
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