I used to use a large plastic milk bottle for my water if I was camping with friends and needed extra water... a 6 pint one I think. If camping on my own I use a large thermos flask which I fill as required. You are never that far from a tap.
If you buy your milk in large containers then you can take a clean fresh one (or two) every time you go camping. They are light to carry as well.
When I had a caravan I used to sterilise the water carrier before my first trip but not every time...just used to give it a rinse out.
There are times when I am not happy about the water supply on a site. The site I have just been to had a short length of rubber hose attached to the tap and just left lying on the ground which I believe may be against regulations but certainly not very hygienic. I often allow water to run to waste before filling my container (unless the tap I am using is in regular use by other campers) so at least I get it fresh from the mains rather than festering in the last few feet of pipe.
We use 5 litre bottles of water from the supermarket for drinking.
For pot washing and cooking ie pasta we use the site tap .Apart from alcohol i only drink water don't like hot drinks,
When at home i drink straight from the tap,begrudge shop prices,but when on hols have seen kids making the water supply their source of entertainment so prefer not to drink this.
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Quote: Originally posted by scrumble on 12/4/2010
12/4/2010
Quote: Originally posted by mummaP on 12/4/2010HI! FORGIVE A DUMB QUESTION ALL YOU SEASONED CAMPERS, BUT WE'RE NEW TO THIS (LIKE YOU WERE ONCE!) DRINKING WATER - IS THIS GENERALLY AVAILABLE AT SITES OR DO WE HAVE TO BRING/BOIL OUR OWN?THANKS!
I would suggest that even the most basic of campsites have a water tap
YES, I DID REALISE THAT - BUT WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW WAS WHETHER THE WATER WAS FIT FOR DRINKING STRAIGHT OR NEEDED BOILING....YOU DON'T DRINK FROM YOUR GARDEN TAP, DO YOU?!
Err, yes I will happily get a drink from my garden tap if I'm out there and thirsty. Why not, it's coming from the same mains supply just like the house (in fact it comes out of the house, as do most garden taps I guess)
The water on a site will be from the same mains supply the farm, house, office etc which they will drink (unless the site is remote and has it's own water supply - in which case it will be the same as what the farm etc. has I guess)
There is no need to boil it.
I'd be surpised if there is not some requiement for sites to provide a potable water supply.
Note that water from other places on site such as the washblocks might not be potable, depending on the supply arrnagements (it might go via a storage tank for example).
BTW, writing in uppercase on the net is generally considered the equivalent of shouting in real life (as well as being harder to read)
....and using abbreviations is so twee....very teenage I find! As you will see I've now fixed the problem with our keyboard; apologies... though no-one else seemed to have a problem!
Quote: Originally posted by mummaP on 12/4/2010
....YOU DON'T DRINK FROM YOUR GARDEN TAP, DO YOU?!
I do. And from the tap at the allotment, come to think of it. It all comes from the same mains after all.
Only once on a UK campsite have I encountered a tap that had a notice by it "Not Drinking Water". But there was a drinking water tap elsewhere on site. On the continent though there are often different types of water tap.
Drains on campsites now...they can be different. There are ordinary drains for grey water and there are usually special drains for washing out your night time pee bucket or portapotti. They will be labelled as such. There's often a tap + short hose next to the second type of drain and though I expect this is also connected to the standard mains water, I'd avoid using it for getting drinking water if I were you.
If you see a tap in the UK unless is says otherwise(which is extremely rare) you can take it for granted it's fit for drinking. Despite some opinions to the contrary we aren't a third world country yet.
Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 13/4/2010
Quote: Originally posted by mummaP on 12/4/2010....YOU DON'T DRINK FROM YOUR GARDEN TAP, DO YOU?!
I do. And from the tap at the allotment, come to think of it. It all comes from the same mains after all.
Only once on a UK campsite have I encountered a tap that had a notice by it "Not Drinking Water". But there was a drinking water tap elsewhere on site. On the continent though there are often different types of water tap.
Drains on campsites now...they can be different. There are ordinary drains for grey water and there are usually special drains for washing out your night time pee bucket or portapotti. They will be labelled as such. There's often a tap + short hose next to the second type of drain and though I expect this is also connected to the standard mains water, I'd avoid using it for getting drinking water if I were you.
Thanks, this is helpful - and thanks to all other helpful people who've offered advice. Would just like to explain what I meant about garden taps - these, like some others, can come off the water tank - if you've ever looked inside a water tank, I doubt you'd want to drink the contents....also outside taps do get pretty mucky with the best will in the world! I guess it's just up to how you feel - some here say boil the lot, some never bother.... ahh well.
Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 13/4/2010
Quote: Originally posted by mummaP on 12/4/2010
....YOU DON'T DRINK FROM YOUR GARDEN TAP, DO YOU?!
I do. And from the tap at the allotment, come to think of it. It all comes from the same mains after all.
Only once on a UK campsite have I encountered a tap that had a notice by it "Not Drinking Water". But there was a drinking water tap elsewhere on site. On the continent though there are often different types of water tap.
Drains on campsites now...they can be different. There are ordinary drains for grey water and there are usually special drains for washing out your night time pee bucket or portapotti. They will be labelled as such. There's often a tap + short hose next to the second type of drain and though I expect this is also connected to the standard mains water, I'd avoid using it for getting drinking water if I were you.
Thanks, this is helpful - and thanks to all other helpful people who've offered advice.
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Topic: water bottle/drinking water
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