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Roger Milne:
Thanks for the advice gents. In all honesty I don’t know how the tank is installed and mounted which was my main concern. I’ve seen horror pictures of tanks ripping out from the mounting location but also this was mostly in 5th wheelers etc. not on Motorhomes.
I am a pilot by profession and we are always worried about carrying extra fuel un-necessarily due to more weight equates higher fuel burn. But I also have to admit I’ve no clue as this is the first long distance trip I’ve taken this RV on and I don’t even know what fuel consumption is with or without the added weight.
Sounds like you all have done it successfully so I guess I’ll be doing the same and having the water available when needed.

Thanks.

Gene Obie:
I normally travel with 1/3 fresh water if have park water at my next stop. My steer axle is rated at 15,300 and I've measured between 14,900 and 15000 at Cat scale with 1/4-1/3 water. I prefer not to carry the extra weight if I don't need it. Even though i periodically sterilize my RV fresh water system I don't use it for drinking and instead use a Berky filter for drinking. Also, most water I've had in southwest is crazy hard and i use portable water softener which has really helped with hard water stains. When I have traveled with full tank, as others have noted, I really don't see a difference in how the coach handles.

Steve Huber:
As others have noted, carrying a full tank is no issue and has little to no effect on fuel mileage. The tank is amidship and solidly mounted. We avoided  well water and filled with city water whenever possible as well water contains no anti algae chemicals and we didn't want it sitting in the tank, lines, etc. for long periods of time. We always used water from the tank rather than shore water for a very simple reason. The water pump would alert us if the system sprung a leak. It was also more convenient to turn the system off when leaving the coach.  We also never used our icemaker and turned that water line off at the pump. Also suggest you always turn off your shore water source at the pedestal when leaving the coach. IMHO the ice maker line is very prone to leaks and they can cause a lot of damage if not discovered early. We had 3 Beavers and experienced leaks in all of them. With a residential reefer one can carry a lot of ice in freezer.
Steve

David Ciotti:
It took me 2 years to find the leak in the water line to the ice maker.  It was a pinhole leak behind the kitchen cabinet. I could live without the device but I share this coach with an unnamed person who can't live without lots of ice.  Viva la differance.

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