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Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 22/2/2020

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Onboard water tanks were introduced mainly for winter caravanning because if the outside temperature drops to freezing point then the Aquaroll, the inlet pipe and the water inlet connector need to be insulated to avoid the fresh water from freezing. An onboard water tank is beneficial due to being surrounded by internal heat therefore no insulation required. However, some caravanners were using the onboard water tank much in the same way as a motorhome by filling up with water before departure which caused some major stability issues. However, motorhomes having four wheels are much more stable to carry large volume of water in a holding tank than that of a caravan with just two wheels so manufacturers were encouraged to abolish the idea merely because it was a risk of danger in the wrong hands.
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Oh i see so do new model caravans not have on board water tanks these days then ?

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CJ

Quote: Originally posted by bobmel on 23/2/2020

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Elddis Crusader Mistral fitted as standard

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Quote: Originally posted by marg6 on 23/2/2020

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we use ours every single time we are away. we never fill it from home, it is only filled once we are on site, ok that means I have several trips to the tap with the aquaroll, but what it does mean is that we don't have to have 2 of them, only one is needed.

the point being is that you can top up the water without having to wait, it means less chance of running out of water halfway thr a shower, less chance of anything freezing. we have left a very small amount of water in ours for when travelling, approx. 10 liters max but this is rare for us

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Quote: Originally posted by chrisn7 on 27/2/2020

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I do miss the whopping 80 litre underslung onboard we had on the old Bessacarr, which was more convenient and kept the water cold, besides not occupying a bunk space. Used to take 3 trips to the water tap to fill and prime the system!

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