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Old 12-09-2012, 10:36 PM   #1
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How much water hose?

We carry 250ft of water hose and we have used every inch of it several times this year, We have been coiling it into a round bin but are considering a hose reel. We have never used one at home so was wondering if anyone had suggestions for brand or any other suggestions on what to do with all this hose!
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Old 12-09-2012, 10:55 PM   #2
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I've seen folks use a 5gal bucket.

I have two 50' RV/Marine Hose from Camping World. Cost a few $$ but very handy and compact.

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Old 12-09-2012, 11:00 PM   #3
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We carry 250ft of water hose and we have used every inch of it several times this year, We have been coiling it into a round bin but are considering a hose reel. We have never used one at home so was wondering if anyone had suggestions for brand or any other suggestions on what to do with all this hose!
250 feet!! You are supposed to disconnect from your house before traveling and connect it again at your destination.
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Old 12-09-2012, 11:31 PM   #4
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Ditto on the 250' ... Use a 25' hose and carry a 50' extension in the jockey box that I have yet to have to use
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Old 12-10-2012, 10:45 AM   #5
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I carry 2-50 foot flat hoses plus 3-25 foot regular hoses. still no enough for some forest service campgrounds, depending on which site you get.

I carry 2-5 gallon collapsible water bottles with me at all times, just in case. Since 2005 I have used them only once.
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Old 12-10-2012, 11:11 AM   #6
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So how long is your electric cord? Does it reach the house also?
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Old 12-10-2012, 11:14 AM   #7
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I have 1 50', 2 25', 1 10' and a couple random smaller ones. Only time I have used them all was to fill fresh water tank at a state park that only had electric at the sites. It sure was nice not needing to travel with the fresh water tank full or worrying with filling via 5 gallon buckets once we got there.
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Old 12-10-2012, 11:18 AM   #8
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And what about black water and grey water?
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Old 12-10-2012, 12:00 PM   #9
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We carry 2 25ft fresh water hoses and seldom have to use more than one. We also have a 50ft hose used exclusively for flushing the blackwater tank.
However, we also carry a 100ft 'spare' hose, which sure came in handy at one campground in Canada for filling our freshwater tank. There was no way to get our rig closer than about 140feet from the tap in that CG!
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Old 12-10-2012, 12:05 PM   #10
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re: length of sewer hoses and electric cords

Forest service campgrounds normally have water only.

I never run out of gas, so I never run out of electric. The ATVs and motorcycles have about 10 gallons of gas combined, plus the 15 gallons I carry in cans. Compared to the toys, gas generators sip gas.

My holding tanks are larger than the fresh water tank. Besides that, I have a 20 gallon blu-tote to supplement the black/gray tanks. So dumping is not my biggest problem.

We use about 5 gallons of water per person per day. With 5 adults, 35-40 gallons of water does not go very far. When boondocking I carry 3-8 gallon jugs plus 2-7 gallon jugs to supplement on-board water. If we are just dry camping in a forest service campground then I do not need to carry the supplemental water because I can use the hoses.

For a 3 day weekend I need 80 gallons of fresh water.

Some, but not many, forest service campgrounds have a dump station. Otherwise I have places on the way home I can stop at.

On my list of things to get is a macerater pump, so that I can, if necessary, dump into the campground sewer system via the bathroom.

I do not have much use for full hookups. Since 2005 we have used hookups 4 times.

If my camp site is smaller than 1/4 acre then it is too small. It is easy to find 1/4 acre spots boondocking. It is not too hard to find 1/4 acre sites in a campground. I have never seen a 1/4 acre site in an RV park. So RV parks are just not for me.

I do have a 25 foot power cord for when I want 30 amps in the driveway and a 50 amp cord for on the street. I have no reason to plug them together for 75 feet. I never take them with me, they are used only at home.
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Old 12-10-2012, 01:42 PM   #11
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We carry 2-50' compact reels + a few shorter lengths...but..what about the Flex~Able Hose that I've seen on TV. Anyone try these yet??
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We carry 2-50' compact reels + a few shorter lengths...but..what about the Flex~Able Hose that I've seen on TV. Anyone try these yet??
If I remember right, they aren't for drinking water. I thought it used to say that on their site, but I can't find it now.
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Old 12-10-2012, 07:26 PM   #13
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We carry 2-50'ers and 1-25"er of white hose, 1-15'green hose to hook up at hydrant on the y and one 40-50' gray hose for grey water and washing/flushing tanks and hoses.

I wrap them around a 5gal bucket then push off and store in a tub (fresh water in one, waste in another) we carry to much junk for a reel, but if we had room we would use whatever walmart has.
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Old 12-10-2012, 10:17 PM   #14
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I'm the odd one .... only carry two 25 ft hoses and never needed more than one. Just been very lucky but would still carry extra just in case.
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Old 12-10-2012, 10:23 PM   #15
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We carry (2) 25' white drinking water hoses & (1) 25' red hose for black tank flush outlet...just coil them up and throw in bay.



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Old 12-10-2012, 11:05 PM   #16
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95% of the time I carry..........................no hose. I primarily boondock and only have the water in my trailer when I leave the house. I carry 2 extra 6 gallon jugs giving me a total capacity of 62 gallons. I can make it a week pretty easy.
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Old 12-11-2012, 08:59 AM   #17
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I have two-25 ft. hoses. I have only used one so far. I also have a spare electrical and sewer. When in doubt about a campground, call ahead and ask them.
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Old 12-11-2012, 09:44 AM   #18
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250 feet!! You are supposed to disconnect from your house before traveling and connect it again at your destination.



You beat me to that one!

FYI, After many attempts at various "cool" water hose solutions, I am back to the 3/4 inch white water hose and carry 2 25 foot lengths. If I find I need more to get to a hose bib then I am "dry camping" and either borrow a few sections from a neighbor to fill the fresh tank or use my square plastic bottles and dolly.
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