Drinking Water - Montana Owners Club

exav8tr · 12-08-2006, 09:36 PM

What do folks due for drinking water? Carry bottled water or have inline filters or what? Please advise, in a quandry....Thanks

Phil P. Newbie

Glenn and Lorraine · 12-08-2006, 11:05 PM

Yes and Yes. We have dual inline filters for bathing and cooking water..

but we carry spring water for drinking.

CanDo · 12-09-2006, 12:15 AM

We also have a water filter. Bought a whole-house filter at Lowe's for about $40; replacement filters are about $12 for 2 and they last about 6 months. We also buy bottled spring water for drinking. Good luck and welcome to the forum.

adelmoll · 12-09-2006, 12:27 AM

We do the same as above. We also carry a water softener.

Helen

smc · 12-09-2006, 12:31 AM

It depends where we are. Here in Yuma, we buy water for drinking and cooking, but also have a filter on the water line as the water is full of salts etc. In Alberta, we drink water from the tap in most places, but keep the filter on. Saves build up in hot water tank etc.

Mrs. CountryGuy · 12-09-2006, 02:00 AM

Ditto,

BOTH

Ozz · 12-09-2006, 02:43 AM

I also welcome you to the Forum.
Everyone has a different 'take' on the water issue. I would like to have a reverse osmosis system for the drinking water, and a water softener for the entire incoming water, but, I only have a filter on my kitchen cold water. Everywhere you go, the water is different, some water is so full of different minerals you just cant scrub it well enough to have it taste good, hence people buy and consume bottled water. I just feel it's not in my interest to filter water going into my holding tanks, so I just concentrate on the cold water in the kitchen.
I have a Brita dual filter static system from Lowe's in addition to the Everpure Rv filter. Sue-my wife, won't drink the local water even with the two filters, the Brita has a charcoal filter, which 'Sweetens' it still isn't as good as bottled water. I drink it, but I buy bottled water for her, and company.
I would suggest buying a couple of the 1 or 2 gallon containers with a spigot from Sam's or Wally World, and get the water there, or from one of the Windmill places all over the country, they have reverse osmosis water, filtered about 4 or 5 times in addition. You can buy gallon containers at Wally World cheap as well.
Good luck.
Ozz

kdeiss · 12-09-2006, 02:56 AM

We have never used C.G Water for Cooking or drinking always bottle.

ols1932 · 12-09-2006, 03:05 AM

We "double filter" all water coming into the rig and then use a Brita pitcher for our drinking water. We've never had a problem with any campground water except in New Mexico and Casa Grande, AZ. There we use their reverse osmosis water for cooking and drinking.

Someone once said, "I can't see filtering the water coming in and using it in the toilet." Well, what's the difference? The toilet doesn't know it and it certainly doesn't hurt the filters. Incidentally, we change filters "once a year" whether it needs it or not. We have found that when you double filter (the first filter being one for removing sediment and other debris) the good filter lasts a lot longer.

But, like someone else said, there are a lot of opinions.

We do carry bottled water in the tow vehicle for drinking as we travel.

Orv

Mrs. CountryGuy · 12-09-2006, 03:12 AM

Ozz, are you running only off the pump and holding tank?? When we direct feed city water, it does not run through our holding tank.

When we load into the holding tank, most of the time it is at one of our lovely Michigan State Parks, where we cannot use the filters, so we go for broke and just load er on.

When we are in areas of high minerals etc, we put the house filters on. As stated here before, be real careful with water in the Goshen Indiana area, a general statement, they have very high iron, stains everything it touches if you get in the wrong area, away from city water.

We use distilled water for doggie drinking water and coffee cause the vet has said the kids cannot drink even spring water, too many minerals in it for them (if you have ever had 4 dogs with urinary infections ALL at the same time, and all the fun that goes with it, you will listen to every suggestion the vet makes!

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Buy Walley world bottled water in the 20 ounce bottles for extra drinking water for the humans along for the ride.

illapah · 12-09-2006, 03:17 AM

I have a ceramic water filter. Haven't used it yet. We just use tap water here and on the road.

stiles watson · 12-09-2006, 03:19 AM

We use a reverse osmsis filtering system for our drinking water. Use a line filter for the intake water to take out sediment. By-the-way, if you use bottled water, the best of it is reverse osmosis produced. If you get spring water, it may be unfiltered although probably randomly tested. It might be interesting to read up on some of the bottled water and spring water safety literature.

mobilrvn · 12-09-2006, 04:43 AM

We use ther naturepur filter for drinking, cooking and pets. Have to laugh in a way about the folks who drink tap water in Alberta. Our trip to Alberta is why we now use filtered water and not tap water. The year we visited Alberta one of the local water boards was knowningly pumping e-coli infested water into their system. Think four or five children died from it. So we no longer trust anyone's water system.

HamRad · 12-09-2006, 05:14 AM

I find it inconceivable that a anyone could or would "knowingly" infest a water system with e-coli. If true I hope they are in jail and being forced to drink some of their own product!

We use a cartridge type filter on our rig. We also may or may not buy the bottled water. It just depends on how we feel! No particular reason. We have traveled many parts of the country and have never had any particular problem with the water. Even drank the water in Mexico!

HamRad

Cat320 · 12-09-2006, 06:15 AM

We have one of the inline disposable filters from WalMart...attaches on the outside of the city water intake. So, yes, we take showers and wash dishes with filtered water, but for 18 bucks a year it's worth it...good water/no hassle.

minkid · 12-09-2006, 06:22 AM

Just thought i'd chime in, we have a filter before and after the softner,use a berky light filter for our drinking water,learned about those well still living in the stick house,also water the spook[our cat]with it.We got the softner because the water in Minnesota is really rusty in a lot of places.We figure the water softner will save a lot on our water heater,plumbing etc.

rrheik · 12-09-2006, 06:34 AM

We use inline filter at the outside faucet. Use bottled water for drinking, and tap water for cooking. So far, so good.

bob

Montana Sky · 12-09-2006, 07:33 AM

I have a ceramic water filter that filters all in coming water to the coach. I use tap water for everything. I also carry a case or two of bottle water to take with me in the truck.

gkbutler · 12-09-2006, 10:04 AM

We have a double system like Glenn, but we only use it while we are in Illinois because we are on a well and the water is very hard. Down here in Fl, we use tap water for cooking, bathing, and drinking.

Ozzie · 12-09-2006, 10:26 AM

At one point I was intent on a complete filter and water softening program, but because we don't use our rig often enough, have elected to use a sediment and sometimes a charcoal filter.
Drinking water is mostly purchased with the groceries for our outing. It only amounts to a couple gallons per weekend.
If in the future, we are able to use it for longer periods, I will than revisit the full solution.

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