Does anyone run a reverse osmosis water purifyier.

[mudnut]

G'day, all.

I am toying with the idea of buying a water purification system suitable for long term camping to reduce the amount of water needed to be carried.

Has anyone had any experience with this type of thing?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[MB]

Baby wipes flat packed for Desert showers Craigstar Mate!
Alternatively bust a Patrol spring or two and or :-(

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[GQtdauto]

Looked into one for our remote trips but the price put me off , proper reverse osmosis setup was north of three grand last I checked but they were good and used bugger all power .

[mudnut]

To get as much weight off the Old Trols woeful towball weight, being able to drop a hose into a bucket full of creek or sea water would be a good investment. Also being able to camp until the food runs out is appealing.

I've seen some simple household systems the would require a good quality pump to make it portable.

[Cuppa]

Also being able to camp until the food runs out is appealing.

How much water can you carry at present? We find, even in remote areas, that water is not our limiting factor. Generally we have always been able to top up our water tanks even in the middle of the western deserts. We do carry a spare water pump which in theory allows us to suck water into our tanks from a river or lake. We carry a small supply of liquid chlorine to add to it in such situations, but in the past 3 years have never needed to put water into our tanks in this way. We have used chlorine on a few occasions though, & our filter removed all taste of it. It is food supplies which limit us. Around 4 weeks is the norm, but we have managed 6 weeks on one occasion. Fresh fruit & veg is the biggest issue, but there are ways to make stuff last longer even when on the road full time without the luxury of being able to dehydrate & vacuum seal like we can when at home. Another thing on water - between the Patrol tank & Tvan tank we can carry up to about 220 litres BUT rarely need to. My suggestion is before considering how to increase water supplies, look at how to conserve it. Eg. We could choose to have hot showers daily, but we have only ever used our ability to shower a handful of times. We operate in ‘water conservation mode’ 99% of the time, and use a 2 litre ice cream tub with an inch or two of water in it, plus a flannel, to wash with. As MR said - wet wipes are good too. Lots of ways to make water go further.

[mudnut]

How much water can you carry at present?

We have 100 lt in plastic jerry cans distributed around the camper trailer. (Yes. We still have that crappy little thing I took up to Bearii)

I am still searching for a suitable van. I did like Jack's Hybrid, but it is a bit to heavy, so an Avan soft roader might be the way to go.

[0-TJ-0]

We have 100 lt in plastic jerry cans distributed around the camper trailer. (Yes. We still have that crappy little thing I took up to Bearii)

I am still searching for a suitable van. I did like Jack's Hybrid, but it is a bit to heavy, so an Avan soft roader might be the way to go.

I really liked the look of the Avan's when I was looking last year. They hold their value pretty good from the ones I looked at too..

[MichaelKK]

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[mudnut]

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