Hot water tank March 15, 2014, 01:09:03 am Yahoo Message Number: 145338Propane has never been the big problem. Water is. They is no extra water in dry camping. The last 2 years we could not have a camp fire so now we carry a propane stove for atmosphere. That is a 20# tank. Most of us are retired so no week end trips. Mostly 1 or 2 weeks. Our riding/camping is in CO and UT. The problem with the timer was I would get back from the ATV ride and start the HWT. Go out to fuel the bike and have a beer with the group. The timer would go off and I was not there to turn the HWT off and the HWT would go up to 150 turning it self off. The 120 stat fixed this problem. After the HWT turns off I turn the power off till the next day. I have hot water for a shower dishes and evening wash up. In the 24 foot LD and the last camper the lav and shower are next to each other. Run a small amount of water in the lav for a shower. This gets warm water to the shower. Liquid soaps are used. I leave the shower curtain open and use a wash rag. Wet the wash rag in the lav and add soap. After soaping up and washing what little hair I have left; close the shower curtain and turn the shower water on for the first time. If the water becomes to hot I add a little cold as I rinse off. No stopping to adjust. The water in the tank will stay more than hot enough for dishes and still have some heat for the next evening so you are not heating cold water. A disadvantage we have in the CO high country is the days never get real warm as in the eastern and southern parts of the country and the nights cool off very well so you have no need for air conditioning. We do not have the problem of having to stay in pay campground. The national forest are open to camping. This saves us as much as $40 per day which is money that can be spent on other thing. One night allow will pay for a lot of Propane.George D
Re: Hot water tank Reply #1 – March 15, 2014, 03:31:57 pm Yahoo Message Number: 145339"The problem with the timer was I would get back from the ATV ride and start the HWT. Go out to fuel the bike and have a beer with the group. The timer would go off and I was not there to turn the HWT off and the HWT would go up to 150..." Yes, I occasionally had that problem when I was using a timer with my water heater. One possible way to get around it: use a timer app on your phone. (That's assuming, of course, that you always have your phone on you.) For example, I can press the Home button on my iPhone, say "Set a timer for fifteen minutes," and it will do so.Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels
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