Thread: Water Bladders

I might ask to come and have a look. (If it suits you) would like to see just how it fits in exactly. Don't really need much water on board, but it's handy if we're going to do an overnighter somewhere leaving the van behind,, which I'm hoping to be able to do a bit of in the future.

Originally Posted by rhinosm

I had a bladder made to fit behind 2nd row seats, in 3rd row foot well.
Cost about $230
Roughly 80L.
Works well, the hose with tap sits on floor near door, easy to get to and use.
Filling is easy thru same hose.

Interesting I'm thinking about water storage at the moment and had been thinking about a front runner slim tank in the cargo area in my D4 behind the barrier or a 2nd row footwell bladder or tank. I like the idea of using the space under the seat rather than rear passenger footwell as its low and out of the way.

Did you use one of these bladders in the 3rd row footwell space? Or two one each side to get 80 litres??

Oooh 3 year old thread
I used a 100 litre bladder in behind driver seats when we went to tassie other year our D2, worked a treat no leaks I just put some hard rubber up against anywhere I thought it may rub..

Originally Posted by dukemasterpro

Did you use one of these bladders in the 3rd row footwell space? Or two one each side to get 80 litres??

It's a single bladder. I know because I basically copied it for my setup.
I used it under a platform I made when the second row seats are removed but it also fits in the 3rd row footwell space with the second row seats still in place.
It also fits well in front of the second row on the floor, especially if you don't have second row passengers.
This photo shows it under the seat replacement platform.


This photo shows it test fitting, which gives a better idea of scale.


It is a tight fit when the second row seats are in place and the bladder must conform around the seat bases and into the 3rd row footwell.

Depending on how much water you want to carry these bags might be a better option.
20L bladder inside tough PVC bag, great quality and can be fitted into a lot of differently shaped spaces.
Hang upside down when in camp and use the supplied tap.




Cheers,
Scott

Originally Posted by RobMichelle

Oooh 3 year old thread
I used a 100 litre bladder in behind driver seats when we went to tassie other year our D2, worked a treat no leaks I just put some hard rubber up against anywhere I thought it may rub..

Old threads are like the gift that keeps on giving so much knowledge on the site it’s brilliant!

Originally Posted by LRD414

It's a single bladder. I know because I basically copied it for my setup.
I used it under a platform I made when the second row seats are removed but it also fits in the 3rd row footwell space with the second row seats still in place.
It also fits well in front of the second row on the floor, especially if you don't have second row passengers.
This photo shows it under the seat replacement platform.


This photo shows it test fitting, which gives a better idea of scale.


It is a tight fit when the second row seats are in place and the bladder must conform around the seat bases and into the 3rd row footwell.

Depending on how much water you want to carry these bags might be a better option.
20L bladder inside tough PVC bag, great quality and can be fitted into a lot of differently shaped spaces.
Hang upside down when in camp and use the supplied tap.




Cheers,
Scott

I like the look of those Blu bags, at least if you get a leak in one it’s not a whole lot of water from a single bladder that’s lost. Spread the weight around and not have one large “tank” sloshing around.

We’ve always bought those 10l spring water containers from Coles before specifically for drinking but that’s seems a waste if the container is food safe, clean and filtered and available anywhere.

Did you use any kind of in-line filter Scott with your setup? Or filter the water for drinking after?

Originally Posted by dukemasterpro

I like the look of those Blu bags, at least if you get a leak in one it’s not a whole lot of water from a single bladder that’s lost. Spread the weight around and not have one large “tank” sloshing around.

Good points, however the larger bladder has the convenience of being easy to draw from without getting it out thanks to the drain hose c/w tap.
But of course a similar hose arrangement could be fitted to the BluBag too if you wanted to locate it behind/under seats.
I like having the flexibility of both options for different types of trips.

Originally Posted by dukemasterpro

Did you use any kind of in-line filter Scott with your setup? Or filter the water for drinking after?

We have a BEST in-line filter and also a smaller Sawyer squeeze filter that's more for emergency use because we tend to plan ahead for water usage/top-up.

Cheers,
Scott

Originally Posted by LRD414

Good points, however the larger bladder has the convenience of being easy to draw from without getting it out thanks to the drain hose c/w tap.
But of course a similar hose arrangement could be fitted to the BluBag too if you wanted to locate it behind/under seats.
I like having the flexibility of both options for different types of trips.


We have a BEST in-line filter and also a smaller Sawyer squeeze filter that's more for emergency use because we tend to plan ahead for water usage/top-up.

Cheers,
Scott

How much food grade hose did you find was sufficient when topping up? Thanks