RV FEATURE
In such extreme cases, we need to replace those
lost fluids very quickly; otherwise, we will suffer
the effects of dehydration. In mild cases, this is
limited to mood swings, low concentration, high
fever or headaches, which in themselves are not
good. Severe dehydration can result in loss of
consciousness, seizures and heat stroke.
per minute. That doesn’t sound like much but
if you and your partner have one four-minute
shower a day, that’s 72L of water literally down
the drain.
We also need water to maintain personal hygiene,
prepare food, clean food utensils and more. You
may even need some water for your toilet if you
have one. If your caravan has two 95L water tanks, you’ll
get two days of showers and on the third day, one
of you will miss out. If you factor in drinking water
for two adults in hot weather, a few flushes of
the toilet, cooking meals and washing up, you‘ll
be lucky to get through to the end of a weekend
without running out of water.
Using your RV’s shower when free-camping will
diminish water supplies rapidly. A typical shower
head used in many caravans will flow around 9L It’s no wonder many RVers find their standard
water storage is simply not sufficient to meet
their requirements.
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