Thread: PVC water bladders - are they any good?

Give these guys a call...
www.floatpac.com.au

Matt.

Use rain water if possible. Tap water has so many chemicals added that it causes the bad taste in storage tanks if left for more than a couple of days.
I always use rain water for Tea/coffee and drinking when travelling, and keep separate containers for washing water that can be refilled from any source.

We borrowed one from a friend last year, no real taste problem.

It was great for space as it just sat on & moulded its self to the shape of the rear floor between the kids' feet.

The only down side is the $$$ to buy one!!

Larry.

PS, the bladders work great. They are expensive to purchase, however as they empty take up less and less space. Then when empty are not such a hassle to store and carry. 8)

Thanks for your help and advice.

Matt, I'll give floatpac a call since they are local to get a comparison on price to the ones I saw at ARB.

Chris.

ARB sell the Floatpac PVC bladders. I went down on Saturday and saw a universal 35lt (cost $140) which would fit behind the front seats on the floor if you don't have any passengers. Another option was to get a 20lt that was suited to a Patrol rear qtr but I was shocked at the price - $230 8O the reason given for the huge price difference was it has more accessories and more labour to make than the universal tank (this information came direct from Floatpac).

After some correspondance with Floatpac on a "made to order tank" I'm going to use a plastic Willow (two 5 lts or a 10lt) from K-Mart for about $10-$15 until I can justify the convenience of the bladder [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif[/img]. My trips are only weekenders at this stage so this should surfice.

Chris