Truck Water Storage- show me your setup

[Davyalabama]

What I would like is a flatbed F450, wife won't ride in one, "city girl." I could do what I wanted with that.

 

[Davyalabama]

It's a costco brick of water for me. I use them for cooking and in camp. Most of the water in my pack gets pumped from a creek or spring in the field. Taste better and is usually super cold and refreshing.

I'm behind the times, but what is a brick of water?

 

[Danny Hoey]

I'm behind the times, but what is a brick of water?

 

[BBob]

The water tastes pretty bad after sitting in those Sceptor jugs. My daughter won't even drink it.

Interesting. I don’t find that to be an issue with mine. I know others using them and I haven’t heard it from them either. I’ll have to ask.

 

[5MilesBack]

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I don't like the taste of their purified water. Funny thing is, I bought a couple cases of the Arrowhead Spring water for my daughter's hunt this year. While we were there I was drinking one and told her "something's wrong with this water, it's not the same". I look at the label and it says it's from California. What the heck. Every other case I've bought for the past several years says "Proudly sourced in Colorado, Ruby Mountain Spring, Chaffee County". I can tell the difference.

 

[Danny Hoey]

I don't like the taste of their purified water. Funny thing is, I bought a couple cases of the Arrowhead Spring water for my daughter's hunt this year. While we were there I was drinking one and told her "something's wrong with this water, it's not the same". I look at the label and it says it's from California. What the heck. Every other case I've bought for the past several years says "Proudly sourced in Colorado, Ruby Mountain Spring, Chaffee County". I can tell the difference.

My son, bless his little soul, says he doesn't like "purified" water. I always thought the little fella was full of shit......might have to walk that back a bit lol

 

[feanor]

13 gallon tank with a pump and hose. Fits between the cab and toolbox. Can you use the same idea with a variety of tanks. I did add a vent to the cap after I took these pictures.

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This is something I’m looking for. Some type of configuration that is out of the way and can hold a lot of water.

I understand the versatility of the water bricks and boxes, but in my using them over the years, they just annoy me. I like to be quick and mobile when using the truck, so I sleep in the bed and have a few containers I pull out. I like the idea of water storage being out of the way, but easily accessed with a hose/ gravity, or potentially a pump.
Now…..if I can just get away from all the plastic…..

 

[RS_Non-Res]

Buddy of mine has a 500-gallon poly tank in the back of his old F350 dually.
His 18 yr old daughter makes 1-2 trips a week. Like this...


I went looking for under-frame options, found this (its not mine)
Would have to find a new spot for one of the spare tires, and this is specifically for adding fuel capacity to a Bronco.

 

[TX_hunter]

This is something I’m looking for. Some type of configuration that is out of the way and can hold a lot of water.

I understand the versatility of the water bricks and boxes, but in my using them over the years, they just annoy me. I like to be quick and mobile when using the truck, so I sleep in the bed and have a few containers I pull out. I like the idea of water storage being out of the way, but easily accessed with a hose/ gravity, or potentially a pump.
Now…..if I can just get away from all the plastic…..

Lots of different options with tanks that can be stashed somewhere. Easy to wire up a pump and hose. The pump I used was $25 on amazon.

I don't use the the tank for drinking water, but you probably could. I use it for hosing things off at the beach, washing hands/knives, stuff like that.

 

[TheM1DoesMyTalking]

After using the blue Reliance cubes (they break/fail) and the Scepter Jerry cans (awkward to pour/dispense) I found the SureCan Utility can w/spigot. They have a pex pipe spigot and a spring loaded vent that work really well. The spigot enables filling water bottles, washing hands, rinsing things off easily. My young kids can use it without help, we take the Utility can on every camping trip, road trip, hike, hunt, etc.

The SureCan is really a better mousetrap. They are made in the USA. Their fuel cans are great too. Check out their website for videos of different durability tests they have done. They even do a Rokslide style drop test and cliff test video.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

For a very large base camp hunt based out of vehicles I agree, water can disappear quickly. Especially if there are wives hunting or staying back at camp to cook/etc. 3 years ago we came back to a large base camp hunt with one lady "showering" naked as can be, using the camp water haha.

We usually end up with a designated larger tank/pump for "camp" water for things like water for cooking, washing up daily, washing up after taking care of animals, washing off meat, etc. Then we'll have designated "drinking" water usually gallon jugs or 5 gallon bottles with a hand pump that folks then fill their Nalgene's with etc.

 

[rayporter]

look up RV fresh water tanks. they come in all shapes and sizes.

i have a 50 gal sprayer tank for horse water.

 

[StuckInTheEast]

Im sure this is over kill for what your wanting... but this is my setup...version 1.0.
20gal rv tank on a slide out rack. insulated housing. I dont have pics of this part but it's got 4 12v heating pads under tank as well with a thermal relay to kick them on if water temp gets below 45f.
All quick connect(need to update fittings, they are cheap plastic and prone to leak a bit now).
Have a hot shower in a box all quick connect as well... Sets up/takes down fast, works good and plenty of water for few days even with few quick showers...its really nice to be able to rinse off a few dishes, knives and your hands after processing game or fish...or wash off a dog that rolled in something nasty....like I said...its overkill but it works

 

[feanor]

Im sure this is over kill for what your wanting... but this is my setup...version 1.0.
20gal rv tank on a slide out rack. insulated housing. I dont have pics of this part but it's got 4 12v heating pads under tank as well with a thermal relay to kick them on if water temp gets below 45f.
All quick connect(need to update fittings, they are cheap plastic and prone to leak a bit now).
Have a hot shower in a box all quick connect as well... Sets up/takes down fast, works good and plenty of water for few days even with few quick showers...its really nice to be able to rinse off a few dishes, knives and your hands after processing game or fish...or wash off a dog that rolled in something nasty....like I said...its overkill but it works
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That’s a great looking setup. Not over kill for your uses at all. I like the slide out box too. Really cool touch with the heating pads as well.

 

[5MilesBack]

I figure if I run out of my bottled water, I've also got close to 20 gallons of frozen milk jugs in my coolers. So in emergency I could drink that too as it melts some after several days.

 

[Carr5vols]

Don't have a picture to show you but my setup is:
1 aquatainer
1 case waters in the cooler
1 case of water in truck
As many frozen 2 liters and water jugs as I can fit in cooler ( usually 2 to 3 gallon jugs. And 5 to 6 to liters)
Also have my Nalgene and 1 L be free and seeker 3L full in pack before I leave home.

All of this gives me lots of options. Eating at truck grab bottles out of cooler. Fill seeker from aquatainer or thawed jugs. Need wash something aquatainer...kill early and need ice I have it in the jugs. Later in the hu t jugs have thawed and have more water...

 

[StuckInTheEast]

That’s a great looking setup. Not over kill for your uses at all. I like the slide out box too. Really cool touch with the heating pads as well.

Its a dedicated camping/hunting/toy rig so i can tinker and redo stuff as i please and it stays put...and its sure to be a perpetual work in progress. Pressureized water is very nice to have at times, not a necessity by any means.
Camped 35 years without it that I remember. Couple blue jugs, case of bottles and some store bought gallons for filling hydration bladders has work many times just fine.
I'm just playing around now. Probably change the whole setup by next year with the Bruin ultra light slide in pop up camper im Eyeing too hard for my own good
Check out some of the overlanding forums...some folks have come up with some interesting and unique setups...some vastly over complicated for the tasks at hand.

 

[taskswap]

Does it have to be a pic? I frequently have a camper (yes, yes, bougee lol) with water storage built in but when I tent-camp I still use a 5-gal bottle. They're insanely cheap and easy to get refilled at a lot of locations near me, and I've used one of the following as "neat trick" dispensers.

Amazon.com

This is a cheap stand that lets you set up the bottle at an angle and has a dispenser valve.

Amazon.com

This is a battery-operated pump.

The pump is more convenient if you're swapping out several bottles (e.g. to hit 15 gal usage) and filling all kinds of different targets - jugs, bottles, bladders, etc. It's a low-fuss option because the jugs just stay on the ground or in your truck bed or whatever. I initially worried about batteries but it's never turned out to be an issue.

The con is it's a bit slow. If you're filling a 1L bottle it's great - and it's easy to rinse dishes with as well. But if you're filling a 3L bladder it gets annoying to wait. For that I love the first option. It goes as fast as you can handle, requires no batteries, and unless you let it freeze, is basically bullet-proof...

 

[Alpine4x4]

However much fits in my trailers fresh water tank

 

[LongWayAround]

FWIW, those plastic bottles aren't getting recycled. They're getting shipped to southeast Asia or India and then chucked in the ocean.

Definitely a strong indicator of age when people buy those. Under 40, you probably have a reusable bottle or several. Over 50, you probably buy "bricks" of water bottles.