Ditto for waterbricks. Great stuff if you don't have a dedicated tank or bladder.
Water Storage (Merged Thread)
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Ditto for waterbricks. Great stuff if you don't have a dedicated tank or bladder.
Advocate II
Well, WaterBricks are certainly getting the popular vote. Thank you for the information.
Water Bricks. They're compact and interconnect solidly. I carry 2 water bricks and 2 good bricks which all interlock. From my experience, the water bricks are great but the green food brick, although they connect nicely, are not as practical as other storage methods for food.
One question.....The spigot for the water container...does it tend to leak if left in place underway? I am wondering if a person would have to tip the water brick up to put the spigot on once stopped or if one could leave the spigot on during travels?
Thanks, I am really warming up to these WaterBricks.
Jim
Advocate II
Thank you, this is a good image of how someone might use these WaterBricks without too much custom work for placement.
Ditto for waterbricks. Great stuff if you don't have a dedicated tank or bladder.
Funny, I looked up WaterBrick company and I will be in there part of Florida in three weeks. May put a two pack in my return luggage:)
Thanks again,
Jim
I'm down to two. Sold a couple to a friend because my trailer has a water tank. I have never left the spigot on. Probably not the best idea. It's easy to remove.
I like them because they stack, aren't too heavy (3.5 gallons each) and fit in a variety of spots depending on what kind of trip I'm taking. I also typically set one up as a community hand washing station when we do group trips.
I'm doing a day trip today and will throw at least one of them in my truck for just in case water.
Im starting to like this water brick idea. Sounds better than lugging heavy 5gallon cans. Awesome!
Traveler III
I have a 12V pump with a spray head that works with my WaterBricks. I store it inside an empty one. Google Images for WaterBrick and see all of the ways people are using and securing them.
One tip: crimp the carry handle bail tighter so that it stays on.
One tip: crimp the carry handle bail tighter so that it stays on.
I'm a 7 gallon water cube user as well and have found it fits perfectly in a milk crate for storage which doubles as a stand.
Traveler III
Advocate II
Advocate II
Thanks for the Pro tip:)
I will pursue these products and see which ones will work best for my application.
Cheers,
Jim
Pathfinder I
I've not tested it while underway. It seems like the kind of thing I don't want to test; it's completely unnecessary. If it broke, I'd be a mess, unless you stored the vertically. I install the spigot when I stop to camp. No mess, no worries.
I made my own "road shower" 4"pvc. The picture is a mid assembly shot. And I use the 7 gallon Walmart containers. They fit nicely in my trailer. 1 for kitchen, 1 for washing hands and 3 for drinking water.
Advocate II
I like it!
Thank you for sharing.
Any pics of them set up or in use?
I carry two Solar Showers along. A carryover from my sailing life:)
Cheers,
Jim
Advocate II
Influencer II
10 LT water jerry....not bulk, but it has served me well, easy to pour and lift !..cheers
Advocate II
Cool.
Have not seen one quite like that over here.
Two handle arrangement makes a lot of sense.
Thanks,
Jim
Another waterbrick user. I like that they interlock very well. With a strap over them, they aren't going anywhere. I have 4 of them. Generally for most of my trips ive never needed more than 2. But most my trips are 3 days. Mine have taken a beating as there was once I forgot to strap it down in the bed and it was on the other side of the truck after and didn't see any trace of leaking.
Over the years, I have found that your "standard plastic water jug" - be it a jerry can, gas can, etc - breaks down from light degradation when stored on the roof or in the open air bed of a truck. At the time, I didn't have a lot of internal room so I had to store them where they were exposed to the elements during travel. Then someone came into the camping store where I was working in at the time and told me about these:
http://www.cascadedesigns.com/msr/water/storage/dromedary-bags/product
I haven't turned back since.
Because they're soft bladders, they store almost anywhere and take up minimal room and you can pump directly to and from them.
When they're empty, they roll up or flatten out and store out of the way.
Has anyone else used these?
Now that I have a vehicle that has room inside to store jugs, I could - but I am hooked on these drom bladders!
http://www.cascadedesigns.com/msr/water/storage/dromedary-bags/product
I haven't turned back since.
Because they're soft bladders, they store almost anywhere and take up minimal room and you can pump directly to and from them.
When they're empty, they roll up or flatten out and store out of the way.
Has anyone else used these?
Now that I have a vehicle that has room inside to store jugs, I could - but I am hooked on these drom bladders!
I've eyeballed those a few times on REI's website. I've got the "blue jug" and the spigot always leaks. I've thought about 1 or 2 smaller bags for daily use and use the blue jug as bulk water storage.
