Making an Electric Water Jug for Car Camping, Vanlife & Overlanding!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video I show you how I made an electric water jug for my SUV camping adventures using a Reliance water jug (mini jerry can) and a rechargeable USB pump. It makes refilling smaller water bottles and other assorted camp tasks much easier!
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► The SUV RVing Website: suvrving.com/
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► I got the idea from this video: • Rechargeable pump for ...
COMPONENTS
** 2.5 gallon Reliance Water-Pak jug (Amazon): amzn.to/3QtLo9H
** Here’s the same thing on the Reliance website: relianceoutdoors.com/products...
** If you want a 4 gallon jug, here you go: amzn.to/3JHJTT3
** The electric pump I bought: amzn.to/3SyVZlD
** The extra spigot/cap: amzn.to/3A7EQIt
** Mini bungee cords (Walmart): www.walmart.com/ip/Hyper-Toug...
** I think these mini bungees from Amazon would also work: amzn.to/3Q8S0KN
(Note that the Amazon links are affiliate links.)
OTHER LINKS
** Gear I use: suvrving.com/gear
** SUV RVing the Book: amzn.to/2SUrtme (Affiliate link)
** The blog: suvrving.com
** Instagram: / suvrving
** My other TH-cam channel: / tenkaraaddict
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Thanks for watching! Here are the links to the various components:
** 2.5 gallon Reliance Water-Pak jug (Amazon): amzn.to/3QtLo9H
** Here’s the same thing on the Reliance website: relianceoutdoors.com/products/water-pak-5g-20l?variant=37022150197412
** If you want a 4 gallon jug, here you go: amzn.to/3JHJTT3
** The electric pump I bought: amzn.to/3SyVZlD
** The extra spigot/cap: amzn.to/3A7EQIt
** Mini bungee cords (Walmart): www.walmart.com/ip/Hyper-Tough-20-Pack-10-inch-Mini-Bungee-Cords-in-Plastic-Jar/36867011
** I think these mini bungees from Amazon would also work: amzn.to/3Q8S0KN
(Note that the Amazon links are affiliate links.)
-Tristan
Nice job, perfect size! Thanks for the video!!
instead of using a bungee i got a threaded adapter for the pump from firecrateusa and it works perfectly with my pump on my reliance jug!!
fun project for this 70 years old gal....was so excited to see my pump was delivered.. just put it together and love it... def easier for me to lift 2 1/2 gallon tank than the 7 gallon one I had....ty...and btw bought your book about 4 yrs ago... such an inspiration to me young fellow
I really appreciate the fact that you show us things like this that will help us out!
I already have a pump I got off Amazon. It fits my 5gal bottles! So, I
Can appreciate the convenience of these
Pumps. Mine fits the smaller size 5 gal jugs but I can also use it on the 5 gal jug that is a
Just alittle bigger!
There is no repairs for
This water pump & it is
Also USB chargeable.
Good to know about the one Tristzn has! I always appreciate his
Sharing products to help us on our way!
Thanks again Tristan!
🤗
Can you put links to your jug & pump?
Thanks Carolee! I'm glad you found the video helpful.
Thanks for sharing. My trick for 2-3 g water cooler type jug (with a gravity spigot permanently at the bottom) is to fill it with ice and top off with whatever water can fit. Relatively easy, because the whole top opens up, so easy to pour ice in.The luxury of icy icy cold water for many days...:) my water jug is an igloo, so lightly insulated. Another idea i saw was adding a sprayer type feature on a hose, for cleaning feet on your way in, spraying off puppies, etc. As always, thanks for sharing in good detail :)
I just did the same project about a month ago, using a Reliance 7 gallon aquatainer. I had a dual-threaded hose/pipe adapter from the sprinkler section at the hardware store that I was able to thread into the reliance cap, and then thread it onto the rechargeable water spigot. I didn't need to cut the original spigot. Well done!
Can you put links to your jug & pump?
Interesting! I'll have to try that. Thanks Jon!
Any more details on the sprinkler adapter?
@@Fingerprintguyplastic D49 Nipple, 3/4 MPT x 3/4 MHT, hose to sprinkler adapter. $1.47 @ Home Depot. One end fits jug cap, the other end is a tight glove like fit for the electric pump with no modification. Brilliant!
What water pump did you use?
Good to see the new rig all moved in to and in use.
What a great solution in this application. The passenger floorboard seems like the perfect location.
That's great! I had the same problem and came up with the same solution. Absolutely convenient. I went hi-tech and secured my pump to the jug with gorilla tape and bungies.
Brilliant! I was out on a weeklong camping trip to watch the Perseid meteors when you released this. I had actually just purchased a similar pump and used it with a 5 gallon round water cooler style jug, and everyone thought I was brilliant until your video showed up. Well done, and now I have a new project to do.
This video was just in time for my upcoming Oregon Coast SUV camping trip. Components all arrived today and the pump is charged and I’m ready to begin sawing the spigot and assembling! Thanks for this! Will make filling my water bottles for hikes so much easier!
Thanks for this video…what a fantastic idea ! Even though we have a 20 gal tank in our van we carry a 2-1/2 gal container with us for our drinking water. I’m going to definitely be upgrading ours to this. Thanks again !
Omgosh. This is awesome. We’ve had a 5 gallon jug for years and it’s a pain … sometimes it just leaks and water comes out so fast when it’s full. Def game changer!!!
Ok im doing this. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the info. This is what I will do for my water bottle. Be safe and Take care!!
I know I've seen similar. but, this was clean and simple. thanks tristan.
Great solution for age old cumbersome problem. Your pump selection was great 👍 quantity dispensing for cooking those freeze dried dinners is great! I think your right about the hot glue not that effective, I have never had much success with hot glue on plastic even if I ruff up the surface. I think having it removable is a plus for filling and cleaning. Thanks for the mid-week video!
I didn't even think about it for cooking. Goes to show how much I cook 😄
Very clever approach to the drinking water problem. I have ended up just carrying a ton of water bottles, I think typically 5 or 6 BPA free large bottles at a time. Only two of those I actually carry on hikes, the other are for extra drinking water. Then when I need more water I fill up a lot of different containers at the same time. This works pretty good for my current vehicle that has a bunch of side pockets on the doors that aren't really needed for anything else, whereas floorspace is a premium (for a collection of shoes). My van however does have a sink for hand and dish washing. I do agree on the water jug size! 5 gallons are quite heavy to lug around.
Just made one with same components. Couldn't get it to slide on after sanding a while, heated white tube gently inside w/fireplace lighter and it slid on. Secured bungies, water tube, works. Yes!
I just got 2 jugs same size as yours from Walmart, bpa free, they have a “hole” that allows you to stack one on top of other and the spigot I got from Amazon fits perfectly without need of bungee cords or cutting nothing. Love it.
Great presentation! Love your work!
I think it is a good purchase. I bought mine about 10 months ago. Not used it properly but took it out to use it for my car camp tomorrow. Mine is pink a little different but same principle and cost.
Happy car camping stay safe.
Great info; I’d never would have thought of it😎😎😎👍👍👌
Very clever! I like it!
Clever solution!
Love it👌🏼😊
I utilize same brand, 4 gallon jug, and ordered and returned 3 or 4 via Amazon. They didn't function well due more to configuration then performance. So thanks for this video or tip. Save me some time!
Update. Purchased pump. I elected to hot glue it. Functions well! My search is done! Many thanks!
Great idea. 👍 I'm going to try it. 👏
Excellent
Very slick
Just noticed you hit 150k subscribers - congrats! Always enjoy the videos!
Brilliant
As an avid SUV/Teardrop Camper/Cabin life enthusiast, this is a great hack! At the cabin I have a water jug that I pour water into from one of those combersome blue jugs so if I need a small amount of water I'm set to go. Having a rechargeable pump on hand will make dispensing small quantities that much easier. Perhaps one should be cautious of leaving it unattended. There's a few reviews stating that it would come one by itself. That could be disastrous in your vehicle or quite serious if you lose all your drinking water.
Great info
Love it. Next Prius V addition
Brilliant!
I have this on my countertop in my ambulance build, held on by strong magnet 🧲. 1 grey 6 gallon jug, 3-6 gallon fresh water jugs under the sink in a outside cabinet. 🚑 ❤👍
I didn't realize they made these!
I was just about to rig something together with an aquarium pump and a USB charger. This will def save me time and hassle!
The 350 mL and 1L buttons are a GREAT feature
That's what I was first looking into too, but this is way simpler. I like having the all-in-one unit.
i like it cause at 70 years old and living full time in my motorhome and buying bottle water ( motorhome is used so dont trust what the water tank has had in it, only use to wash dishes and brush teeth) when im on my property in Idaho i get free water when i'm in Arizona its one dollar for five gallons of filtered water and useing this will save $ on bottled water
very cool idea
I've been using a pretty similar setup. What I do instead is I took a 2 inch to 1.5 inch rubber adapter, which fits very tightly over the threads of the Reliance jug, and I put the faucet over that. Doubt it'll hold when offroading, but I don't have it set up while driving.
Actually posted it on the budget overland Facebook page a week or so ago under my actual name and not my middle name that I use on TH-cam, so for a second I thought you got the idea from that post haha
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing!
You bet! Thanks GP.
Great idea! The tops of those water bottles can be leaky and it looks much more manageable to use with the pump. 👍🏻
Very clever and a great solution.
Thanks Roger!
Hi from Japan! 😊
It was very helpful! 😄
Thank you
I like it
Great way to use that on a jug! I've had that in my wishlist and trying to figure if I "really" need it. I guess it's a YES!
You should definitely do it! Thanks Eric.
Well done ! thx
Neat and easy!! KISS
I have considered doing this to my Scepter can but have seen reports of the pumps turning themselves on (or getting a switched bumped) and dumping all the water in the vehicle. It does look more convenient than the gravity fill tube I currently use.
I did this to my Scepter and it works great. I only had to dremel off the tapered plastic pieces on the bottom of the pump and it fits perfect!
This is brilliant! This will make washing my hands in the middle of nowhere easier than pouring or squeezing out of a water bottle!
Definitely! Thanks Jeff.
Thanks for sharing your ideas and send us to view other TH-cam channel, always watched your videos here and the fishing channel too and of course I am a member of your adventures know how. Congratulations your channel is getting more subscribers 👏
If you ever have trouble getting all the water out of the jug cos the tube doesn't sink where you want it to, I suggest cutting a small pipe the length of the jug put on the inside to rigidly direct the tube where you want it to go. I've seen many different iterations of this. Thanks for the video on how to put something like this together, I might try it in the future if I get the spare change
This is awesome, thank you for sharing. I am going to see if Amazon Canada has the same products.
I think that's awesome! 👍😎🇨🇦💧
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing! Also… where is this campsite? Lol WOW!❤️
Your Land Cruiser looks good on You 👍🏿 Wish the Sequoia had the same rear hatch opening. 😊
just scored a harbor freight 1/2 gallon sprayer, fill with hot(ish) water, pump it up and its a nice quickie shower rinser..
I love this concept. Thank you for posting it. I love the big blue jugs, but the screw caps are terrible and I have yet to find one that doesn’t leak. I have tried various types of tape, but they always leak when I put it on the side to dispense water. I think this will make a huge difference.
try wrapping the threads with Teflon plumbers tape
Love the bunji cord idea. My pump keeps falling over. Got to try that.
I put a Sawyer filter onto the input to my USB pump. Always try to get clean water. But figure it couldn't hurt.
I feel like they would slow down the water flow, but who knows. Thanks Paul.
When you're on the road and visiting some pretty far-out-there places, where do you get drinking water? When I was a kid you could get water at any gas station as they had hoses to refill your radiator but those days are long gone.
My husband and I have been watching lots of your videos and really enjoyed them . We were wondering if you have done one on Hells Canyon? It’s such a favorite spot of ours.
Instead of bungee cords, Teflon tape may help hold the pump in place. Great idea!
I'll try it out 👍 Thanks Lisa.
If you decided that you really could benefit from a more solid attachment I might suggest silicone caulk or aquarium grade silicone. It'll have a bit of give and not be as brittle as hot glue. Unknown whether or not it'll stick to hdpe.
The only improvement I can think of to your water pump would be to figure out how to mount it onto the side of the jug, instead of the top. The top mount is simple, but I think it will get knocked off often because it is unsupported. You came up with a good solution though, the bungie cords allow the top to take an accidental hit and not go flying off into the dirt.
I would be looking at ways to mount the pump onto the side of the jug. This would probably require fabricating a bracket that would hold the pump securely to the side. Maybe SS bolts holding a plastic bracket made from some PVC pipe. The water inlet can be drilled into the side of the jug, allowing the cap of the jug to still work as intended.
I like the smaller jug size. My 5 gallon jugs are to heavy for me now.
This IS the water solution I was looking for. I had thought about just getting a 5-gallon jug and the faucet but I hate packing round things. I was looking @ Dometic's Faucet & Jug they are really cool and I probably will get them eventually but $170 is pretty steep.
Question: how well does the faucet handle being in the car on a hot day? I live in So Cal so a chunk of my trips are desert areas.
I have no tools. Would you make one of these for me, Tristan? Please? lol
Hey Tristan, I was looking at your camera gear on your website and was wondering what you would recommend for someone newer to photography. I don’t mind spending more on a quality camera, but would you say the M6 Mark II is as user friendly as the M50? I just love how your shots come out so much and any help would be greatly appreciated!🤙🏼
Epoxy would work great! Or the stuff used to connect PVC pipes?
Great job! Honestly I'm surprised more ppl don't do this. I had a van and super glued that as a "faucet" to an old sink and only cost like $20
Very nice! Yeah they're great little things 👍
I wonder if PVC plumbing glue would work to fit the friction part together?
Equipment Stipend!
I’ve bought 2 of those pumps with the same idea but they either didn’t work right out if the box or worked at home and once I got put on a trip failed to work again so I’ve given up on these. I ended up getting a usb shower that has a button to turn it on and off outside the water container. I can take off the shower head and it flows through the hose. I keep the 4 gallon water jugs in the cab of my truck in the back and I put the hose out through the window. I then have a shower option as well. I wish the usb pumps I bought had worked as advertised so keep us updated on how long this pump lasts.
would you share a link to your usb shower?
I don’t know how to do links on TH-cam but the brand is AZXJC. I picked this one because the pump fit inside the jug and it had a remote starter so you don’t need to pull it out every time to use it. The shower head screws off and you can use just the tube. You need to hit the button twice for it to stop for some reason.
I think I would prefer to glue all that together, maybe with epoxy glue?
Very clever, how is the Highlander working for your camping? I assume it gives you much more room.
I think you mean Land Cruiser, and yes, it has a ton more room. I love it!
@@SUVRVing Ah yes Land Cruiser the big Bruiser
You're over thinking this one. Walmart. Buy the 3 gallon Primo water jug with handle. Buy the Primo rechargeable water pump. Pretty cheap. Done.
Not interested in a clear bottle. Not interested in a squat round bottle.
HI TRISTAN 👋
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I'VE GOTTEN THE ONE FOR THE SPRING WATER 💧 BOTTLES 5 GALLON / USB CHARGER .
thanks for the video Tristan! good notion with the bungies, but consider that plumbers use some sort of a cement/glue thing to glue together two PVC pipes, so that would be an application that is neither hot glue nor bungies, and it designed to keep friction-fitted pipes stuck together. I've gone ahead and built a powered water dispenser out of a Jerry can and a submersed pump (about $200 in materials alone) last year. Works great but I'll be building this and retiring the jerry can (too heavy/bulky) [that inspiration was th-cam.com/video/HU5wpRgLOU4/w-d-xo.html] in favor of the smaller jug with a spigot (vs a garden hose).
Just use the glue used for PVC pipe and you're good to go.
Do you clean with bleach or hydrogen peroxide???
USE GOOP my friend PEACE
I assume the pump needs to be recharged. I like the spigot method but, of course the jug needs to be elevated which is easily created. It’s a neat gadget but unnecessary.
“Great idea,” she says as she’s pouring out - or rather spilling - water from the one-gallon jug into my HydroFlask. I need to figure out how to store something like this in my minivan. 🤔
Lol right?? Thanks Kat!
Brilliant