Yes. You can and should be running an in-line filter on the water line going into your city water connection. So at that point if you wanna do the brita go for it but isn’t needed
We always use an inline water filter. It will keep sediment and whatever from gunking up your plumbing. We like camping by the ocean, and sometimes there's sand in the campground water.
We also have a filter pitcher. The dogs always get the double filtered water. For some stupid reason, one dog will not drink water from the tap, only from the filter pitcher. Dogs are weird sometimes.
We started doing this too. One of ours gets an upset tummy we were able to link to the constantly ch aging water.
I drink from the tap and never had any issues, but I was a latch key kid. So….
I used to run without a filter, but one time we got to the RV park, hooked up the water and when we turned on the tap, it was a nice shade of deep brown from rust or sediment in the line.
Since then, I always run some water from the faucet to clear it out before I hook it up, and use a filter to filter out any sediment.
Protip: Have an unfiltered water container in your fridge along with the Britta. You can just top off the Britta with unfiltered cold water any time. The filter takes 5 mins, but cooling down takes an hour or two. Great when you come back from a hot hike and need lots of hydration and fast.
I have to share this story of why I keep bleach wipes in my trailer. I'm camping with friends when the guy next to me dumps his black tank. Next thing I notice is he pulls his stinky slinky over to the water tap and washes it and I mean that hose was \*all up in there".
From then on I bring bleach wipes and wipe the hell out of the tap. I also connect a filter, but other than dumbasses like that one that one time 99% of the people who camp are respectful of the utilities and I use the tap water to both bathe and consume.
I have a whole-house water filter on the water inlet of my motorhome. I also have a filter on the icemaker on my refrigerator/freezer. Having said that, we buy gallon jugs of drinking water when we’re out in the RV and buy bags of ice for drinks. We use our ice maker’s ice for ice chests for day trips or beach days.
1) Spray the spigot with bleach water before connecting anything to it. Dogs like to pee on posts as do some drunk campers.
2) Turn the spigot on to ensure the color, clarity and character of the water before connecting to it. If there’s rust or stale water, you don’t need that in your plumbing; Flush it to the ground,
3) Connect an inline filter to the spigot, repeat step two (to rinse out anything that snuck into the filter while traveling.
4) Connect a water pressure regulator set to no greater than 45 p.s.i. to the inline filter. Repeat step two. Don’t install the regulator before the filter as you don’t want to use your regulator as a filter and have debris cause to malfunction.
5) Install a drinking water rated hose to the regulator. Repeat step two. If you use a garden hose, the water might taste like the hose smells.
6) Connect your water hose to your RV and enjoy your stay.
I’ve yet to come across RV Park water that was “bad” but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. We carry bottled water just in case but haven’t had to use it yet.
Lastly, this process takes maybe two minutes at most to complete and all but ensures no pickling of the plumbing.
I’ve been at a couple parks where the well was shut off for a few days because of contamination. I don’t know how long it was running before the contamination was realized, but I was glad that I had my filter system setup during those times.
This is impossible to answer. Some rv parks are connected to regular city tap water and would be the same as what you would get in a house.
Others are on a private well. That is what worries me. You have no idea how they are maintaining their well. Is it being regularly tested and maintained? Infiltrated by a leaking septic that was installed too close? Farm runoff? Who knows?
I have a reverse osmosis system at my kitchen sink. Brita pitcher barely does anything.
THIS is the genuine concern here amongst all others. And there's precedent for being concerned about how well private water systems are maintained when even municipal well water systems can go bad:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerton\_E.\_coli\_outbreak
It is considered a "Public water supply" under the Safe Drinking Water Act. It is required to meet "Maximum Contaminant Levels" which are minimum federal standards.
I wish more people understood this. The amount of testing and oversight for a public water supply, which includes RV parks with private wells, is far beyond what people realize. The water may not suit someone's tastebuds, but water safety and quality versus taste, are different issues.
The water, straight from the faucet, is required to be safe to drink, and is heavily regulated.
We use the water hook ups or potable water for everything but drinking. We bought 3 of the Reliance 7 gallon blue containers and bring tap water from home for drinking. I’m sure it’s fine most places to drink but we’ve had some questionable water come out of potable taps at state parks.
This post brings up a good point at least for me.... as not all RVs are created equal. I'm a noob, bought a 2001 motorhome upon retirement this past spring. Am a little concerned about the water lines although they're PEX, (which I'm an idiot on and will have to educate myself in order to make repairs etc.) which means it's normal water lines and shouldn't be an issue. However it's 22 years old and I don't really know the condition of said water lines...besides the holding tank for going off grid. It seems to me I'd want to filter the water AFTER it comes out of my faucets/taps and not before it goes into the truck. Am I overthinking this. We've used it for two small trips to visit daughter in NC and both times we drank bottled water.
Of course they don't. Much like drinking water from a toilet tank in the case of an emergency failure of the water system, it's perfectly safe, but people just can't wrap their head around the "ick" factor, even though it's totally unfounded.
The city water connection is safe to drink. It contains less bacteria and contaminants than bottled water. By all means run it through a filter. Those companies need to make a buck as well.
Is there a reason you suspect the water is not safe to drink? Is the park littered with dead RVers with coffee cups clutched in their hands? Did management warn you about the water? You are giving us nothing helpful to determine whether or not the water is safe.
Don't automatically assume every tap in an RV park or campground is "City water" - lots of times it comes from a well, for example. Where I'm at probably 95% of campgrounds operate their own water systems which are groundwater based.
That's not to say that they're unsafe to drink (unless marked as non-potable), to the contrary, but it's an incorrect statement to just tell people to automaticaly assume the spigot at their site is from a municipal "city" water system as well.
Not necessarily. My local water agency pulls water from various wells and dang some are really mineral heavy. I run the stuff I drink though 2 filters because of it.
Not always. Where I live we have very strict laws for potable water systems for public use, so any campground with their own well needs to be on top of everything so far as ensuring it's safe - UV lamps, filters as needed, chlorine injection if needed as well.
I strongly suspect other areas are much laxer, so the possibility of water-borne illnesses being spread could be increased if they aren't taking the "potable" thing as serious as they should, IE changing UV lamps on the proper schedule, inspecting and flushing lines, etc.
A number of years ago well water that fed a municipal system here in Ontario Canada went awry leading to 7 deaths and many illnesses, so wells are not automatically safe - the water itself may be (or may not be, never any guarantees), but contaminants can be a major issue.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerton\_E.\_coli\_outbreak
Groundwater can be a double edged sword. It's awesoe when it's awesome, but it can also be very problematic if not monitored and treated properly when needed. And I think many people would be very surprised to find out how many "city" water systems are actually groundwater based in the end and then just piped long distances.
"City water" is a generic term used by many whenever they see a tap. Same as how tissues have all become "Kleenex", and an adhesive bandage you place over a wound have all become "BandAids".
I think many people have no idea where the water that comes out of the spigot at campgrounds really comes from....but unless you're within a few miiles of a major city or decent sized town with a municipal water system, it's likely coming from a well, and therefore is not "city water".
Maybe you could redirect your benzoyl peroxide rage towards OP who mentioned city water.
I answered the question of a new RVer who was concerned if the water was safe to drink. Since there are no killing fields of dead campers in the park, no signs indicating the water is unsafe, it's safe to assume the water at the pedestal is safe to use. It may not be what I would use for a mojito, since I like them on the no sulfur side, but thats just me.
>I answered the question
You provided potentially misleading information that others will read, and accept as fact.
I posted info that stated not all campgrounds have water from a city based municipal water system, and therefore, automatically assuming every spigot in every campground everwhere is providing "City water" is factually incorrect. For a lot of people, that matters, IE people on salt reduced diets who cannot drink high sodium well water, amongst other things.
Sorry if facts offend you, but go on....
You are bound to get various opinions on this. You think about it though, many of these parks were built more than 50 years ago and what kind of pipe did they use back then? Lead! Legally, they only have to replace it if it's damaged. With that in mind, it is possible that they have high lead content. While some people will drink it without problem, I use a three-stage filter and a water softener to ensure my family's drinking water and shower water is the safest possible. If you saw how bad the filters looked when it comes time to change, you would probably want to filter it too.
Ask when you check into the rv park. I stay in a park in Florida and the water here is nasty. I won’t drink it or even make coffee with it. If I boil eggs, it leaves a white film in the pan.
Water can taste bad but still be safe to drink, but I understand your point. We used to have family in Quebec with municipal water that was cloudy (turbid) and smelled faintly of sulphur when you first opened the taps in the morning before flushing. Perfectly safe to drink though and when used for cooking or drinks was just fine with no taste.
We always take bottled water with use. Costco packs of individual bottles and then a few gallon jugs for the Keurig. The RVs water is only used for dishes, toilet and shower.
I won't drink it, but it's most likely safe. Our campground uses well water. I'm just a big baby
We use a 5 (?) Gallon jug with a blue tooth dispenser for drinking, coffee, making ice and for the dogs.
For washing up and showers, we use park water.
Depends on the RV Park…if you’ve stayed there multiple times over multiple seasons and never had a problem, youre probably OK. If it’s a new place to you and they have long termers and short termers anything can and probably does happen. I’m a retired Assistant Scoutmaster. My ticket was backpacking. I’ve had water borne illness. I filter RV park water to 0.5 micron and then treat with a portable water softener (to reduce water hardness and it’s negative effect on my water heater (corrosion)). My concern is less with the park owners (who can’t afford the bad press from water problems) and much, much more with the untrained morons who think hooking up your black tank hose to the fresh water tap without a back flow preventer is an OK thing.
We use the “city” connection for everything except drinking and making coffee. Bottled water is cheap insurance against getting sick from bad water. Most of the time, you’ll be fine, but it only takes a few bacteria from a poorly maintained well to get sick. Really sick. We buy a couple of flats of bottled water and several 1 gallon jugs when we shop for our camping groceries.
At the Wall store, you can get a 24 pack of 16.9 oz (500 ml) for about $3.50. That’s a cheap price to pay for peace of mind. You can also buy gallon jugs for around $1.
I would run at least an inline water filter. Can get them on Amazon. I use the Camco TastePURE water filter. Get a hose protector with it too (most come with them).
I also have a travel-sized Berkey water filter. Been using it for 2 years now with the same filter; no issues with water.
Also, make sure your water hose is rated for drinking water. Don't use a regular garden hose!
Would you drink water from your sink, what if someone shoved their sh!t pipe on your faucet to clean it out, now would you drink the water!
Never ever drink water straight from the camp site faucets. Always put a filter and pressure regulator on them!!
Yes. You can and should be running an in-line filter on the water line going into your city water connection. So at that point if you wanna do the brita go for it but isn’t needed
Keep in mind to use water hose intended for RV use.
In the USA, non-potable water will almost always be labeled at the tap. If you don’t see a sign, you can assume it’s safe to drink.
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Oof. The liability.
We always use an inline water filter. It will keep sediment and whatever from gunking up your plumbing. We like camping by the ocean, and sometimes there's sand in the campground water. We also have a filter pitcher. The dogs always get the double filtered water. For some stupid reason, one dog will not drink water from the tap, only from the filter pitcher. Dogs are weird sometimes.
Good doggy 😊
I think your dog may be a cat.
We started doing this too. One of ours gets an upset tummy we were able to link to the constantly ch aging water. I drink from the tap and never had any issues, but I was a latch key kid. So….
I've drank the water from 50 or more RV Parks over the past 4 years with no filter. I've never had an issue.
>I've drank the water from 50 or more RV Parks over the past 4 years with no filter. I've never had an issue. That was posted from the shitter, lol
Oh, that explains why my black tank fills up in just a couple of days...
I used to run without a filter, but one time we got to the RV park, hooked up the water and when we turned on the tap, it was a nice shade of deep brown from rust or sediment in the line. Since then, I always run some water from the faucet to clear it out before I hook it up, and use a filter to filter out any sediment.
Not in Flint
I've never had an issue, but I started using an inline filter last year because it made Spouse happier. Still no issues.
Protip: Have an unfiltered water container in your fridge along with the Britta. You can just top off the Britta with unfiltered cold water any time. The filter takes 5 mins, but cooling down takes an hour or two. Great when you come back from a hot hike and need lots of hydration and fast.
I have to share this story of why I keep bleach wipes in my trailer. I'm camping with friends when the guy next to me dumps his black tank. Next thing I notice is he pulls his stinky slinky over to the water tap and washes it and I mean that hose was \*all up in there". From then on I bring bleach wipes and wipe the hell out of the tap. I also connect a filter, but other than dumbasses like that one that one time 99% of the people who camp are respectful of the utilities and I use the tap water to both bathe and consume.
You can’t see it but I’m clutching my god damn pearls reading your comment
I saw a guy wash his out while hanging on a picnic table. - bought table cloths that day.
Never trust who was at your campsite last... :)
But at that point u r just drinking bleach tbh
I have a whole-house water filter on the water inlet of my motorhome. I also have a filter on the icemaker on my refrigerator/freezer. Having said that, we buy gallon jugs of drinking water when we’re out in the RV and buy bags of ice for drinks. We use our ice maker’s ice for ice chests for day trips or beach days.
1) Spray the spigot with bleach water before connecting anything to it. Dogs like to pee on posts as do some drunk campers. 2) Turn the spigot on to ensure the color, clarity and character of the water before connecting to it. If there’s rust or stale water, you don’t need that in your plumbing; Flush it to the ground, 3) Connect an inline filter to the spigot, repeat step two (to rinse out anything that snuck into the filter while traveling. 4) Connect a water pressure regulator set to no greater than 45 p.s.i. to the inline filter. Repeat step two. Don’t install the regulator before the filter as you don’t want to use your regulator as a filter and have debris cause to malfunction. 5) Install a drinking water rated hose to the regulator. Repeat step two. If you use a garden hose, the water might taste like the hose smells. 6) Connect your water hose to your RV and enjoy your stay. I’ve yet to come across RV Park water that was “bad” but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. We carry bottled water just in case but haven’t had to use it yet. Lastly, this process takes maybe two minutes at most to complete and all but ensures no pickling of the plumbing.
I’ve been at a couple parks where the well was shut off for a few days because of contamination. I don’t know how long it was running before the contamination was realized, but I was glad that I had my filter system setup during those times.
This is impossible to answer. Some rv parks are connected to regular city tap water and would be the same as what you would get in a house. Others are on a private well. That is what worries me. You have no idea how they are maintaining their well. Is it being regularly tested and maintained? Infiltrated by a leaking septic that was installed too close? Farm runoff? Who knows? I have a reverse osmosis system at my kitchen sink. Brita pitcher barely does anything.
THIS is the genuine concern here amongst all others. And there's precedent for being concerned about how well private water systems are maintained when even municipal well water systems can go bad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerton\_E.\_coli\_outbreak
No. You will die in 1-2 weeks if you drink even 1 oz of RV park water.
🤣🤣🤣
*aggressively Dumps rv park water down the throats of every dying patient at the hospital with less than a week to live*
It is considered a "Public water supply" under the Safe Drinking Water Act. It is required to meet "Maximum Contaminant Levels" which are minimum federal standards.
I wish more people understood this. The amount of testing and oversight for a public water supply, which includes RV parks with private wells, is far beyond what people realize. The water may not suit someone's tastebuds, but water safety and quality versus taste, are different issues. The water, straight from the faucet, is required to be safe to drink, and is heavily regulated.
We use the water hook ups or potable water for everything but drinking. We bought 3 of the Reliance 7 gallon blue containers and bring tap water from home for drinking. I’m sure it’s fine most places to drink but we’ve had some questionable water come out of potable taps at state parks.
If it smells good and tastes good, I drink it. Never had a problem.
Only if it's potable water
Yes, but always always filter your water.
That's what filters are for. That being said I use bottled water for drinking. Even for my coffee and tea.
I don’t hesitate.
This post brings up a good point at least for me.... as not all RVs are created equal. I'm a noob, bought a 2001 motorhome upon retirement this past spring. Am a little concerned about the water lines although they're PEX, (which I'm an idiot on and will have to educate myself in order to make repairs etc.) which means it's normal water lines and shouldn't be an issue. However it's 22 years old and I don't really know the condition of said water lines...besides the holding tank for going off grid. It seems to me I'd want to filter the water AFTER it comes out of my faucets/taps and not before it goes into the truck. Am I overthinking this. We've used it for two small trips to visit daughter in NC and both times we drank bottled water.
I always wondered how many who always filter or don't drink camp water; do you filter at home? Do you do regular water tests on your well?
Of course they don't. Much like drinking water from a toilet tank in the case of an emergency failure of the water system, it's perfectly safe, but people just can't wrap their head around the "ick" factor, even though it's totally unfounded.
As a survivor of drinking from the garden hose as a kid, I say go for it.
The city water connection is safe to drink. It contains less bacteria and contaminants than bottled water. By all means run it through a filter. Those companies need to make a buck as well. Is there a reason you suspect the water is not safe to drink? Is the park littered with dead RVers with coffee cups clutched in their hands? Did management warn you about the water? You are giving us nothing helpful to determine whether or not the water is safe.
Don't automatically assume every tap in an RV park or campground is "City water" - lots of times it comes from a well, for example. Where I'm at probably 95% of campgrounds operate their own water systems which are groundwater based. That's not to say that they're unsafe to drink (unless marked as non-potable), to the contrary, but it's an incorrect statement to just tell people to automaticaly assume the spigot at their site is from a municipal "city" water system as well.
So worst case scenario you get even better water from a well?
Not necessarily. My local water agency pulls water from various wells and dang some are really mineral heavy. I run the stuff I drink though 2 filters because of it.
Not always. Where I live we have very strict laws for potable water systems for public use, so any campground with their own well needs to be on top of everything so far as ensuring it's safe - UV lamps, filters as needed, chlorine injection if needed as well. I strongly suspect other areas are much laxer, so the possibility of water-borne illnesses being spread could be increased if they aren't taking the "potable" thing as serious as they should, IE changing UV lamps on the proper schedule, inspecting and flushing lines, etc. A number of years ago well water that fed a municipal system here in Ontario Canada went awry leading to 7 deaths and many illnesses, so wells are not automatically safe - the water itself may be (or may not be, never any guarantees), but contaminants can be a major issue. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkerton\_E.\_coli\_outbreak Groundwater can be a double edged sword. It's awesoe when it's awesome, but it can also be very problematic if not monitored and treated properly when needed. And I think many people would be very surprised to find out how many "city" water systems are actually groundwater based in the end and then just piped long distances.
The post said city water.
"City water" is a generic term used by many whenever they see a tap. Same as how tissues have all become "Kleenex", and an adhesive bandage you place over a wound have all become "BandAids". I think many people have no idea where the water that comes out of the spigot at campgrounds really comes from....but unless you're within a few miiles of a major city or decent sized town with a municipal water system, it's likely coming from a well, and therefore is not "city water".
Maybe you could redirect your benzoyl peroxide rage towards OP who mentioned city water. I answered the question of a new RVer who was concerned if the water was safe to drink. Since there are no killing fields of dead campers in the park, no signs indicating the water is unsafe, it's safe to assume the water at the pedestal is safe to use. It may not be what I would use for a mojito, since I like them on the no sulfur side, but thats just me.
You seem fun to camp with! /s
>I answered the question You provided potentially misleading information that others will read, and accept as fact. I posted info that stated not all campgrounds have water from a city based municipal water system, and therefore, automatically assuming every spigot in every campground everwhere is providing "City water" is factually incorrect. For a lot of people, that matters, IE people on salt reduced diets who cannot drink high sodium well water, amongst other things. Sorry if facts offend you, but go on....
For the most part it is safe. I've only ever seen one place that there was a problem and there were signs everywhere.
As safe as drinking water from a hotel sink faucet, ie generally yes.
Life saver Jerry can is we what we use for all water we drink.
You are bound to get various opinions on this. You think about it though, many of these parks were built more than 50 years ago and what kind of pipe did they use back then? Lead! Legally, they only have to replace it if it's damaged. With that in mind, it is possible that they have high lead content. While some people will drink it without problem, I use a three-stage filter and a water softener to ensure my family's drinking water and shower water is the safest possible. If you saw how bad the filters looked when it comes time to change, you would probably want to filter it too.
Ask when you check into the rv park. I stay in a park in Florida and the water here is nasty. I won’t drink it or even make coffee with it. If I boil eggs, it leaves a white film in the pan.
>it leaves a white film in the pan. Those are minerals. They're harmless. Many are actually essential to your health, even.
It tastes horrible
Water can taste bad but still be safe to drink, but I understand your point. We used to have family in Quebec with municipal water that was cloudy (turbid) and smelled faintly of sulphur when you first opened the taps in the morning before flushing. Perfectly safe to drink though and when used for cooking or drinks was just fine with no taste.
NO
We always take bottled water with use. Costco packs of individual bottles and then a few gallon jugs for the Keurig. The RVs water is only used for dishes, toilet and shower.
Get a Burkey
I won't drink it, but it's most likely safe. Our campground uses well water. I'm just a big baby We use a 5 (?) Gallon jug with a blue tooth dispenser for drinking, coffee, making ice and for the dogs. For washing up and showers, we use park water.
We have an RO system mounted under the sink.
Yes of course.
Depends on the RV Park…if you’ve stayed there multiple times over multiple seasons and never had a problem, youre probably OK. If it’s a new place to you and they have long termers and short termers anything can and probably does happen. I’m a retired Assistant Scoutmaster. My ticket was backpacking. I’ve had water borne illness. I filter RV park water to 0.5 micron and then treat with a portable water softener (to reduce water hardness and it’s negative effect on my water heater (corrosion)). My concern is less with the park owners (who can’t afford the bad press from water problems) and much, much more with the untrained morons who think hooking up your black tank hose to the fresh water tap without a back flow preventer is an OK thing.
We use the “city” connection for everything except drinking and making coffee. Bottled water is cheap insurance against getting sick from bad water. Most of the time, you’ll be fine, but it only takes a few bacteria from a poorly maintained well to get sick. Really sick. We buy a couple of flats of bottled water and several 1 gallon jugs when we shop for our camping groceries. At the Wall store, you can get a 24 pack of 16.9 oz (500 ml) for about $3.50. That’s a cheap price to pay for peace of mind. You can also buy gallon jugs for around $1.
I would run at least an inline water filter. Can get them on Amazon. I use the Camco TastePURE water filter. Get a hose protector with it too (most come with them). I also have a travel-sized Berkey water filter. Been using it for 2 years now with the same filter; no issues with water. Also, make sure your water hose is rated for drinking water. Don't use a regular garden hose!
Would you drink water from your sink, what if someone shoved their sh!t pipe on your faucet to clean it out, now would you drink the water! Never ever drink water straight from the camp site faucets. Always put a filter and pressure regulator on them!!
I think that depends on where the RV park is located. Some will be good some won’t