Hi,

I have been pondering the issue of water storage in an LC (although it could be any vehicle) for long trips.

Most 4x4 companies in the UK seem to be selling things like combination fuel (120l) and water (60l) tanks to go up under the boot, prebuilt tanks to go in the boot behind the second row of seats between the wheel arches, or even custom built tanks made of aluminium or stainless steel fitted in the boot. You can also get tanks that fit up in spaces between chassis rails under the truck.

On top of those options you can get flexi tanks that are made to fit in the spaces in the rear wings behind the panels.

I have even heard of someone with a series of joined lengths of pipe, cut to fit stacked up in the inner wings at the back and then held in place with expanding foam.

I like the idea of having the water stored out of the way and low in the vehicle, however the big problems with these fixed tanks is the filling of them, as well as cleaning them out if you get crap in them.

On the flip side it is very easy to get three plastic jerry cans or slightly bigger sitting immediately behind the 2nd row of seats and then use a small pump for getting the water out to the back of the vehicle and they are easy to get out an fill by lowering one of the 2nd row of seats and pulling them out.

I would be interested to know what arrangement you have in your vehicle and what you consider to be the pros and cons.

Also if you are using it for drinking, do you filter the water before putting it into your storage setup or afterwards?

So fire away ;-)

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Cheers,

Julian Voelcker
Overland Cruisers - Specialising in Land Cruiser preparation and servicing.