50 WATER AND
TOWING AND
POWER WISE
TOURING TIPS !
TIPS 19 TO 27 FOCUS ON TWO OF THE MOST ESSENTIAL ‘ INGREDIENTS ’ FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRIP : WATER AND POWER . OF COURSE , THERE ’ S PLENTY MORE TO CONSIDER , SO CONSIDER THESE FOOD FOR THOUGHT …
WEIGHT
In order to reduce weight in your van , ask yourself : will there be water at your destination ? If so ,
20SAVING
perhaps you don ’ t need to fill both water tanks . Of course , if you ’ re
WATER WEIGHT heading into remote areas , it would be wise to store as much water as
Surprise , surprise , 1L of water possible , within the confines of weighs 1kg . Therefore , filling a your caravan ’ s load-carrying
90L water tank to the brim capacity as well as the Gross means adding 90kg of payload . Vehicle Mass and Gross Combined
Two 90L water tanks ? Well , Mass ( GCM ) of your tow vehicle . that ’ s 180kg of your payload capacity taken up by water alone . But all is not lost . A reputable manufacturer will have accounted for this in the payload calculations for the van , leaving you with plenty left over for food , clothes and camping gear .
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