Fresh Water Tank

[daveinfl]

I am planning a trip this summer that will take us about 4000 miles total. I have read so much about being overweight that I have become a bit worried about it. One thing that occurred to me was that if I removed the water tank it would lighten the load a bit. All of the parks we will stay in have shore water. Has anyone done this and does it make good sense? Or not?

[Bill]

The empty water tank weighs next to nothing, so presumably you are asking about travelling with a full tank. With water at 8.5 pounds per gallon, a full tank weighs about 170 pounds, so it is worthwhile travelling with it empty. If you have a water hookup at your campgrounds, just plan on using it, and don't fill the tank.

Bill

[Sterman]

Dave, You might save 10lb or so if you remove the tank and the water pump. You would then gain a little more storage under the streetside bench, but is it worth it?

You'd want to keep the parts and reinstall or at least have them available prior to resale of your TM.

[daveinfl]

Thanks to both of you. I was thinking of removing the tank and storing for when we sell our 2619. My wife likes the idea of a little more storage room for blankets and sleeping bags.

Sterman. I am curious ... did you ever solve the gap under the front shell of your 2619. I am going to work on mine next weekend and just wondered if you came up with an idea. Thanks again.

[scrubjaysnest]

We've been discussing taking out the water tank and water heater since we don't use either. The problem for us; the extra storage would add more weight of stuff then the tank and heater empty

[ELM-JLM]

Originally Posted by daveinfl

I am planning a trip this summer that will take us about 4000 miles total. I have read so much about being overweight that I have become a bit worried about it. One thing that occurred to me was that if I removed the water tank it would lighten the load a bit. All of the parks we will stay in have shore water. Has anyone done this and does it make good sense? Or not?

We removed the tank and pump for added storage plus removed the jet engine heater for even more storage! All the parts are together and stored in the garage for reassembly if ever needed or for resale! With over 50,000 miles traveled we never once missed either of them! We are in our mid 60's and will never boondock and enjoy the security of a campground atmosphere, plus 90% of them are very reasonable! I also removed both propane tanks and only carry one while traveling! It is stored in a truck box mounted on a carrier in the TM hitch receiver! It lessens the tongue weight and I have added storage room in the box for tools and extra stuff if needed! I keep the weight at or around 100 lbs.

[Sterman]

Originally Posted by daveinfl

Thanks to both of you. I was thinking of removing the tank and storing for when we sell our 2619. My wife likes the idea of a little more storage room for blankets and sleeping bags.

Sterman. I am curious ... did you ever solve the gap under the front shell of your 2619. I am going to work on mine next weekend and just wondered if you came up with an idea. Thanks again.

Dave, I have not had a chance to work on the gap issue. I have actually thought of using racheting tie-downs to pull the walls together during travel, but that would be kind of a pain to set and remove. I should probably do that during storage to maybe "reset" the walls so the gaps are sealed better.
I recently picked up some swimming noodles (couldn't find them in winter) from a dollar store to see if I can pack those in to the gaps, but that'll still be a pain.

Geez, how do u get by without hot water?

[TrailManorMan]

I agree, we use our hot water every time we camp