Nestle has no soul

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Are you sure about that. That's a pretty small hole to sit on....

It's most definitely a water tank.

I'm not sure if you're serious, but in case you are. What it is for is dumping your black water from your trailer into, then you can wheel it over to the dump site and drain instead of hauling your trailer over to the dump site.

http://www.campingworld.com/category/black-water/1369

Edit: Actually turns out you were right, this particular one is for refilling your trailer fresh water tank.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Fresh water is a finite resource if you use it faster than it naturally replenishes.

So water will stop evaporating it it will stop raining?

If by "use it" you mean split it into hydrogen and oxygen gas, then ok.

Otherwise we are just diverting it at worst.

[opendoor]

Originally Posted by Bill Bumface

So water will stop evaporating it it will stop raining?

If by "use it" you mean split it into hydrogen and oxygen gas, then ok.

Otherwise we are just diverting it at worst.

You'd have a point if all fresh water was surface water, but it isn't. Groundwater and other aquifers can take hundreds or thousands of years to fully replenish if they're overused.

Sure, technically the Earth is a closed system so water isn't "wasted" per se, but easily accessible and safe fresh water sources can certainly be wasted.

[Inferno]

Originally Posted by ken0042

Why do you say that? Winnipeg has great water; much better than Calgary's.

Or did you just look at the rivers and assume that's where Winnipeg's drinking water comes from?

I lived in Winnipeg. I trusted it way more than I did The Pas' but I wouldn't call it great. But I'm not a big water drinker to begin with.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by V

Yeah, I guess that's where convenience plays a bit of a role. You can get a crate of bottles at Superstore for pretty cheap. I'm not going to haul around a bunch of big, full water containers.

Originally Posted by V

Really? A big bulky tank, or a flat of bottles? I'm just going to assume you're just trying to be a contrarion here.

Clearly you are just a fair-weather environmentalist! Where is your conviction? You have to make sacrifices and here you are too good to haul your own water around.

[V]

Originally Posted by Locke

Where is your conviction?

I sold it long ago for far too little money.

Those large tanks are dumb and won't work for what I'd want. Grabbing a bottle out of the fridge seems easier than hauling a tank around, but then, I've never really considered this to be a burning topic to investigate. I sold out to Big Water too long ago.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by V

I sold it long ago for far too little money.

Those large tanks are dumb and won't work for what I'd want. Grabbing a bottle out of the fridge seems easier than hauling a tank around, but then, I've never really considered this to be a burning topic to investigate. I sold out to Big Water too long ago.

Uhh the tank was for camping, or an emergency container. It's not for everyday use.

If you're going to the fridge for a bottle instead of using a cup and the sink...well I don't know what to say other than why?

[Locke]

Big Water...I hear you man...those bastards always get you in the end.

If it isnt with the bottles its with the water-boarding.

"I'm going to die at the hands of sweet, crystal-clear Evian!!!"

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by Weitz

Calgary's water tastes awful.

When I moved here I had to get a filter.

No matter where you move, the water tastes weird at first. When I first moved to Vancouver the water tasted weird. Then I moved to Edmonton, the water tasted weird. Then when I moved back to Calgary where I grew up, the water tasted weird. Just need to get used to it.

[Weitz]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

No matter where you move, the water tastes weird at first. When I first moved to Vancouver the water tasted weird. Then I moved to Edmonton, the water tasted weird. Then when I moved back to Calgary where I grew up, the water tasted weird. Just need to get used to it.

Except Calgary water still tastes weird and I have been here for years.

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by Weitz

Except Calgary water still tastes weird and I have been here for years.

Then it's actually you that ends up being weird!

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Weitz

Except Calgary water still tastes weird and I have been here for years.

I blame your Oiler-fan tastebuds.

[troutman]

[V]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Uhh the tank was for camping, or an emergency container. It's not for everyday use.

If you're going to the fridge for a bottle instead of using a cup and the sink...well I don't know what to say other than why?

Because I don't trust the water at the campsite, and I'm not going to fill my water tank before I head out to the site. Nobody likes hauling a trailer with a full tank of water.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by V

Because I don't trust the water at the campsite, and I'm not going to fill my water tank before I head out to the site. Nobody likes hauling a trailer with a full tank of water.

Again. You're going for a weekend camp trip, you don't need a trailer sized tank of water. The dimensions of that tank are basically the same as a flat of 24 water bottles and holds 3x the water. You can fill it up at home and put it in your car with your camp stuff. You could have pretty much any sized car and put that with all of your other camp stuff in the trunk. I'm not sure where the inconvenience is here. Isnt it less convenient to go to a store and buy a flimsy flat of bottles than just fill up the tank you have on hand with the water you have on hand?

[Locke]

In fairness Evian is a Corporate entity so...yeah...it wouldnt have a soul.

[V]

This has to be the dumbest conversation to have ever evolved from a water thread. Like, full stop.

I'm just going to say this again, once, and then leave it at that.

It's convenient to have a cold bottle of water in the fridge waiting for me. I don't want to haul a tank full of water in and out of the truck, I don't want to have to bottle that water out of the tank before I put it in the fridge, I just want to grab a bottle of water out of the fridge and then drink it.

I honestly hope that's okay with you. I really do. But don't take it the wrong way if I don't keep the conversation going.

[The Yen Man]

Originally Posted by MattyC

Again. You're going for a weekend camp trip, you don't need a trailer sized tank of water. The dimensions of that tank are basically the same as a flat of 24 water bottles and holds 3x the water. You can fill it up at home and put it in your car with your camp stuff. You could have pretty much any sized car and put that with all of your other camp stuff in the trunk. I'm not sure where the inconvenience is here. Isnt it less convenient to go to a store and buy a flimsy flat of bottles than just fill up the tank you have on hand with the water you have on hand?

I'm with V on this one. You can't convince me that filling and then lugging a tank around, and then needing everyone bring a mug / bottle to fill up for water is more convenient than just getting a flat of water at the gas station as you gas up and hit the campsite.

Its for sure more environmentally friendly, and most likely more cost friendly, but it is definitely not as convenient.

[Wormius]

Why is anybody filling a tank and putting it in the fridge, or filling a bottle from a tank and putting it in the fridge?

I think that dealing with 24 empty water bottles is a bigger nuisance than dealing with one 5 gallon water container and everybody's individual water bottle.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

I'm with V on this one. You can't convince me that filling and then lugging a tank around, and then needing everyone bring a mug / bottle to fill up for water is more convenient than just getting a flat of water at the gas station as you gas up and hit the campsite.

Its for sure more environmentally friendly, and most likely more cost friendly, but it is definitely not as convenient.

I really can't agree. Pack of solo cups. You'll use less plastic than with the bottles, and have many drinking game options! (the drinking games would end up using more plastic probably, but at least you can wash and refill them). Or bring one of the many water bottles in your fridge for the drive and refill that one bottle throughout the weekend.

The difference in convenience seems rather negligible to me.

Originally Posted by V

This has to be the dumbest conversation to have ever evolved from a water thread. Like, full stop.

I'm just going to say this again, once, and then leave it at that.

It's convenient to have a cold bottle of water in the fridge waiting for me. I don't want to haul a tank full of water in and out of the truck, I don't want to have to bottle that water out of the tank before I put it in the fridge, I just want to grab a bottle of water out of the fridge and then drink it.

I honestly hope that's okay with you. I really do. But don't take it the wrong way if I don't keep the conversation going.

What are you talking about? A) This is not for daily use, we were talking about camping. B) What's wrong with cold water from the tap for daily use?