I found these water storage bags (30 - 300 gallon capacity) and was wondering if anyone has tried them out? I used the 2.5 gallon bricks last year and they all compacted up nicely at the end of the week with a little duct tape that is, but these seem like a great idea if they work and the you don't mind the price.
http://frontiersurvival.com/aqflexwatsto.html
Water storage...anyone tried these?
Water storage...anyone tried these?
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this may sound stupid, but any thoughts as to sleeping on the bag? i mean, they show a fullsize chevy truck rolling on it, and im pretty sure i dont weigh that much.. was thinking also, about maybe builing a trailer for it... a 1/2 ton rear axle should be able to support 1000 lbs by itself... maybe a 2/4 ton axle, with a nice metal frame around it.. you could box it in... maybe even put some storage on top of it.. i have a longbed chevy, and that bag would prolly take up most of my storage space in it...
terdbird
A couple of things to consider. The 150 gallon one at 8 pounds a gallon weighs 1200 pounds. The more water you use, the closer you butt gets to the truck bed, and eventually you will be sleeping on the truck bed. My biggest concern would be putting all my water in one bag. And add a frame work that the bag would rub against all the way to the playa? Do you roll around in your sleep?
I would put this system to a torture test at home before using it for real. This is what I am doing. I am a hardcore desert camper BUT I do it in the Mohave, not on an alkali desert like Black Rock. Normally for 2 to 3 days at a time. Also I can jump into my car and be in an area that has stores within 20 minutes to an hour round trip. None of this is available at Black Rock. I would just really hate to see you put in all the effort to get to Black Rock and have to leave because the bag sprang a leak while you where out having fun
A couple of things to consider. The 150 gallon one at 8 pounds a gallon weighs 1200 pounds. The more water you use, the closer you butt gets to the truck bed, and eventually you will be sleeping on the truck bed. My biggest concern would be putting all my water in one bag. And add a frame work that the bag would rub against all the way to the playa? Do you roll around in your sleep?
I would put this system to a torture test at home before using it for real. This is what I am doing. I am a hardcore desert camper BUT I do it in the Mohave, not on an alkali desert like Black Rock. Normally for 2 to 3 days at a time. Also I can jump into my car and be in an area that has stores within 20 minutes to an hour round trip. None of this is available at Black Rock. I would just really hate to see you put in all the effort to get to Black Rock and have to leave because the bag sprang a leak while you where out having fun
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I have tryed this product before(storage bags )and have had mixed
results .Anything like a hot ember will go through it quit nicely.
Sharp pookie things as well.We had good results when not in
a place where people were not trying to see how tough it was!
A truck may be able to go over it but my 6yr old can make it have a nice water fall with a sharp stick!!!It take's a lot to melt the blue plastic one's .
I stick with the blue one's for fresh water and fill them back-up with gray water when empty.
Good luck!
Gypsy
I have tryed this product before(storage bags )and have had mixed
results .Anything like a hot ember will go through it quit nicely.
Sharp pookie things as well.We had good results when not in
a place where people were not trying to see how tough it was!
A truck may be able to go over it but my 6yr old can make it have a nice water fall with a sharp stick!!!It take's a lot to melt the blue plastic one's .
I stick with the blue one's for fresh water and fill them back-up with gray water when empty.
Good luck!
Gypsy
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