Trail’d on-board water - anybody use one?

[Cruisertrash]

I'm steering clear of all plastic liquid containers. They are the #1 source of microplastics and the microplastics collect in your balls.

Add in heat and that process accelerates. Protect your balls!

Lucky for you I’m not having any more kids anyway.

 

[J1000]

Lucky for you I’m not having any more kids anyway.

Will your kids drink from the tank?

 

[Burt88]

I have two of the 6 gal tanks that I actually use for fuel. I've had to make some adjustments to get them to work for my situation but I think they're great overall. They're sold as "liquid" tanks to sidestep regulation. I wouldn't hesitate to try their big water tank. If the build quality is the same it will definitely hold up. My 10 gallon water tank is the Frontrunner brand that fits in my rear footwell so I chose to increase my fuel capacity and aside from some other more expensive alternative these spare tire tanks work great and utilize space while keeping weight low on the rig. I'll admit they're a bit of a hassle but I only use my tanks when I need to.

 

[Cruisertrash]

I have two of the 6 gal tanks that I actually use for fuel. I've had to make some adjustments to get them to work for my situation but I think they're great overall. They're sold as "liquid" tanks to sidestep regulation. I wouldn't hesitate to try their big water tank. If the build quality is the same it will definitely hold up. My 10 gallon water tank is the Frontrunner brand that fits in my rear footwell so I chose to increase my fuel capacity and aside from some other more expensive alternative these spare tire tanks work great and utilize space while keeping weight low on the rig. I'll admit they're a bit of a hassle but I only use my tanks when I need to.

Great review, thanks for that. I have seen the footwell ones but I don’t think we have space for that. Certainly a great cost effective idea to use them for fuel - long range tanks are $$$$. Interested in the plumbing you did for the tanks, or if you just removed them and pour into your normal filler neck if you run out.

 

[Burt88]

The Boondocker

The Trail’d Boondocker is a versatile and durable portable water tank designed for outdoor enthusiasts, campers, and overlanders. It allows you to easily store and transport water for various needs. The tank can be mounted conveniently, making it easy for extended trips. It pairs with many...

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Not sure if you saw the YouTube video here showing how this guy set his up. The plumbing stays in place while the tank is removable.

The 6 gallon cans only have one spout so there is no reasonable plumbing option. The pressure from fuel prevents me from trying to turn them into onboard tanks and treating them as gas cans is much safer. I remove them to use them. I also have two 5 gallon tanks on my swing out and a siphon so I’ve started transferring to those at camp.

The Boondocker is for water only and they installed the brass fittings so plumbing is now an option.

 

[nakman]

@Cruisertrash the other idea I've had and never tried is to rig up a way to just stack RotoPax in the factory spare location. They already have a slot in the middle... so you'd just have to remove the stock bracket thing from the cable and rig up a different end stop, more suitable for touching plastic- a hockey puck would likely do it.

Just ran across this stack of them, and that reminded me of this...

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the idea in my head is that on a big trip I've got a couple of these in easy to get to spots, like on the spare tire, the tray swing out, and/or on the roof rack, but then a couple more dangling under the car as backup. Then at some point during the trip I swap out the empty ones with full ones from down below.

 

[Cruisertrash]

@nakman I like that idea for additional storage, but my thoughts were going more towards a permanently installed & plumbed tank. You could do that with Rotopax under the truck, but at 2 gallons apiece or whatever they are, you’d be running a lot of hoses from one to the next to make a “bank” of them. If you need to stash a couple as backups it’s a great idea though.

 

[Corbet]

But are the designed to hang from that middle slot or only be secured while the full container rests on a surface? Especially if you stacked multiple.

 

[Pz10420]

If moneys not an issue here is what a friend did...


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlyxkl02EVM

 

[Cruisertrash]

If moneys not an issue here is what a friend did...


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlyxkl02EVM

I was talking to @HDavis about something similar last night. We had both seen the Ironman tanks that are roughly the same form factor as that tank. Make some brackets that go between the frame rails, cut some holes, plumb it in. The Ironman tanks are about $200, some fittings for $50-100, the rest is scrap metal I have laying around. Good time to do the Trail Tailor inner c-channel replacement on the 60 as well - remove all the rivets on the original ones and bolt the new ones in. Now you’d have a spot to bolt bracketry to.

 

[nakman]

But are the designed to hang from that middle slot or only be secured while the full container rests on a surface? Especially if you stacked multiple.

I guess I haven't worried about that... I run a single one upside down fairly often. But I suspect the stopper at the bottom could be made a little bigger than a hockey puck to spread the load out.