traveling with full water tank

[Rudy]

is it advisable to travel with a full water tank? Can this damage the tank in any way?

 

[GlampDaddy]

We travel with a full water tank and empty black and gray. You never know what the next stop may bring.

 

[Chargerman]

I always travel with a full tank unless I’m staying local. In those cases I put on some water just in case it’s needed prior to getting to the campground

 

[DONMC]

We travel with a full water tank and empty black and gray. You never know what the next stop may bring.

Exactly! Could be an emergency overnight stop.

 

[Jireh Financial]

is it advisable to travel with a full water tank? Can this damage the tank in any way?

We always travel with fresh water. The tanks are built for that. If you don't use it, its a good idea to replace once in a while. When we find good hock up water at a camp ground, we put some back in the tank. Some camp grounds have nasty water so we don't add from those. There is always a need for water when traveling.

 

[Bob K4TAX]

A full tank of water in our trailer, 40 gals x 8.34 = 334 lbs, added to the trailer weight. If one is close to gross trailer weight, then here is one area to trim cargo weight.

 

[J&JD]

We travel with a full water tank and empty black and gray. You never know what the next stop may bring.

X2. Wouldn’t travel any other way.

 

[Rich W.]

I try to carry as much good, safe, dependable water as possible and travel with as little waste tank volume as possible. That way Im ready for anything. Ive found I can go ten days without hook ups if I plan well and Im careful. Sometimes its a balancing act. But any decent RV should be able to travel with full tanks. Right now Im under 1/3 tank of fresh at a park with questionable water (neighbors said dont use it) and 36 hours to go. Poor planning - should have arrived with a full tank of good water but its a park with full hook-ups so I assumed......

 

[windt]

is it advisable to travel with a full water tank? Can this damage the tank in any way?

Full tank of water is nothing. I travel with full tanks of ice

 

[Gizmo]

We have a 105-gallon tank so that would be over 800 pounds so we only fill to 1/3 of the tank while traveling. If we are going to travel in high winds we may put more water in the tank since our freshwater tank is low in the coach. When we get to the campgrounds we fill the fresh water and try to have as much fuel in Class A as possible. That paid off last year in the RGV in Texas when the cold snap and we were without electricity and water for 10 days.

 

[FLSteve]

We travel with a full water tank and empty black and gray. You never know what the next stop may bring.

Same here ... you never know when you might need to spend two (2) nights in a rest area waiting for a new tire to get there.

FLSteve

 

[STANDERSON]

Full water, empty gray and black.

 

[GypsyR]

I would think a full tank to probably be preferable to a partial tank if you are worried about damage. Full doesn't "slosh".

 

[DKRITTER]

With us.... It depends

When we started with a TT we were told to not travel with a full tank as it was to much weight. As we evolved into a 5th wheel again FR Cedar Creek advised us not to and when I did fill the tank it sagged significantly so we carried water in jugs in case we needed to use the rest room. We had so many issues with the Cedar Ridge we were elated to get rid of it.

We are now in a MH and regularly carry water but usually not a full tank unless we are going to be on the road for multiple days. We always have more than enough for travel. Water weighs about 8 lbs a gallon, it's heavy.

 

[redbaron]

My grand design was not built to handle full tanks. I am in the process of upgrading the frame supports for the fresh water. I don't want to tow it full, but would like to carry 20-30 gallons. Right now I don't feel comfortable with even that load.

We do keep a couple of 5 gallon water tanks in the pickup bed.

Such a difference between the trailer and the Class A. Just takes a bit of understanding of what the equipment limits are.

 

[GypsyR]

Am I the only one bothered by the idea that the builders of certain campers seem to have failed to take into account the weight of the tanks they built in if some owner were crazy enough to dare trying to fill one? What's the purpose of a tank you can't fill because the frame can't support it? What's the purpose of the tank in a travel trailer if it can't carry its load of water while traveling? Feel like I'm missing something here. Or is it them?