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Thanks for the kind words =)It’s late so I didnt fill it and test the sprayer, but I did put it in the frunk. Seems like high quality parts were used and the tank fits perfectly. Overall I’m pretty impressed. I’m now a lot more excited about the camp kitchen project I signed up for.
Dammit @BoxGods I’m now probably going to have to sign up for the matching 12v fridge even though I already bought a fridge off amazon and don’t need another
Ok, thanks. What is the max temp recommended to fill it with? Like could I put the hottest water from faucet in so that by the time I surf afterwards it’s still warm enough to use as a shower?
Thank you for taking a leap of faith with our little group =)Awesome. Can't wait to use it. Thanks for bringing a great product out. Looking forward to Camp Kitchen.
Domestic hot water should be fine unless you have it set to some crazy high temp. Just parking your truck with sunshine on the hood for a few hours will get water warm enough--especially if you're coming out of the ocean.
Nice job!Spent the weekend getting my water tank installed and got to play with it a bit and wanted to provide my initial thoughts.
Design - I really like how this was designed. It takes advantage of space that is hard to get to when you have a full trunk and fits like a glove. The handle positioning is great and makes it easy to move in and out as well as allow for easy shaking/rocking when cleaning. I would have preferred the power and water outlets be on the driver side to align with the 12v outlet location, but a minor issue and assume there is a goal to keep it on the eventual camp kitchen side.
Strength - It's stronger than the factory shelf, so zero concerns about adding weight to it. I did order this rubber trunk liner (picture below) to go over it and prevent small items from falling under it. The liner I ordered feels a bit cheap and wouldn't recommend it normally, but it's thin/cheapness works in favor of being a water tank cover as it's easy to cut holes in it. The weak point of the setup is probably protecting the sprayer and hose ends while in motion. I sometimes put heavy things in the trunk (like a tool bag) that could slide around and I'm worried about it bending or breaking something. I'm probably going to build some sort of box to sit on top of the sprayer/hose ends for protection.
Quality - I noticed no real defects and everything was installed and packaged well. The parts used seem high quality with nothing feeling cheap. I did rub off the black coating on the sprayer, so use a towel like the videos. The water tank feels OEM.
Installation - pretty easy to setup, but I would call out that the brass threads are very sharp. My wrench got stuck when installing the sprayer and had to pull it off hard which caused a minor slice on my finger. Be careful. I already had a filtered water setup in my garage with easy access to existing 1/4" water lines and a stainless-steel hose fitting, so was able to run that easily to my driveway for the fill up. I would imagine access to filtered water is the most complicated installation step.
Water taste - I did rinse with dish soap a few times, but I was not able to get the plastic taste out of the water. My assumption is if I run more water through it will reduce it, but as of now it's not great. While it's still drinkable it's not pleasant. I'll update here if it goes away. I am thinking about installing an inline water filter on the sprayer end to see if that helps water quality in general. That said, I'd probably bring water bottles as my primary drinking source on a camping trip with the tank being for shower, dishes, hand washing, and drinking water if needed only.
The pump - I was expecting the submersible pump it to be weak and it was. I'm going to sign up for the external pump and while I guess the submersible gets the job done, I feel like the external should just be the default and increase the overall price. I would eventually like to run the water to the side of the truck for a shower and kitchen setup, but I don't expect the current pump to be anywhere near adequate.
Cleaning - I'm probably most concerned about keeping this thing clean and preventing anything from growing that would get someone sick. I'm thinking of buying water preserver liquid (I use it for my emergency water storage tanks) if I plan to keep water in there for an extended period of time. I also probably would add some bleach after using it to the remaining water, the sloshing it around, empty, then leave it upside down to drain. However, it's probably going to be impossible to dry fully. I'd love some guidance here.
Overall - great product and would highly recommend. While the small batch nature of this project is a bit abnormal, I now have a lot of confidence in some of the future projects @BoxGods has on their website and plan on participating in more.
Even your cheap/thin water tanks likely wouldn't have caused condensation provided they were water tight and dry when you loaded them. All you would have needed was a temperature differential big enough to reach the dew point needed for condensing water from the air volume of the frunk. Not sure of your starting altitude but when you hit the mountains you would have been at 6,000 - 6500 feet so I'm assuming a temperature and pressure drop. The frunk runs warm so the inside would have been the warm side. Basically think beer can without a coozy.
Thanks for the feedback. There are definite temp drops at night recently from 70 to 40, so perhaps that contributed as well. Glad to hear that your tank showed no signs of any condensation.
I think that the reason for the plastic taste could be the filler hoses. The ones I got are off-gassing so badly that I think I'll have to throw them out. They really stink.Spent the weekend getting my water tank installed and got to play with it a bit and wanted to provide my initial thoughts.
Design - I really like how this was designed. It takes advantage of space that is hard to get to when you have a full trunk and fits like a glove. The handle positioning is great and makes it easy to move in and out as well as allow for easy shaking/rocking when cleaning. I would have preferred the power and water outlets be on the driver side to align with the 12v outlet location, but a minor issue and assume there is a goal to keep it on the eventual camp kitchen side.
Strength - It's stronger than the factory shelf, so zero concerns about adding weight to it. I did order this rubber trunk liner (picture below) to go over it and prevent small items from falling under it. The liner I ordered feels a bit cheap and wouldn't recommend it normally, but it's thin/cheapness works in favor of being a water tank cover as it's easy to cut holes in it. The weak point of the setup is probably protecting the sprayer and hose ends while in motion. I sometimes put heavy things in the trunk (like a tool bag) that could slide around and I'm worried about it bending or breaking something. I'm probably going to build some sort of box to sit on top of the sprayer/hose ends for protection.
Quality - I noticed no real defects and everything was installed and packaged well. The parts used seem high quality with nothing feeling cheap. I did rub off the black coating on the sprayer, so use a towel like the videos. The water tank feels OEM.
Installation - pretty easy to setup, but I would call out that the brass threads are very sharp. My wrench got stuck when installing the sprayer and had to pull it off hard which caused a minor slice on my finger. Be careful. I already had a filtered water setup in my garage with easy access to existing 1/4" water lines and a stainless-steel hose fitting, so was able to run that easily to my driveway for the fill up. I would imagine access to filtered water is the most complicated installation step.
Water taste - I did rinse with dish soap a few times, but I was not able to get the plastic taste out of the water. My assumption is if I run more water through it will reduce it, but as of now it's not great. While it's still drinkable it's not pleasant. I'll update here if it goes away. I am thinking about installing an inline water filter on the sprayer end to see if that helps water quality in general. That said, I'd probably bring water bottles as my primary drinking source on a camping trip with the tank being for shower, dishes, hand washing, and drinking water if needed only.
The pump - I was expecting the submersible pump it to be weak and it was. I'm going to sign up for the external pump and while I guess the submersible gets the job done, I feel like the external should just be the default and increase the overall price. I would eventually like to run the water to the side of the truck for a shower and kitchen setup, but I don't expect the current pump to be anywhere near adequate.
Cleaning - I'm probably most concerned about keeping this thing clean and preventing anything from growing that would get someone sick. I'm thinking of buying water preserver liquid (I use it for my emergency water storage tanks) if I plan to keep water in there for an extended period of time. I also probably would add some bleach after using it to the remaining water, the sloshing it around, empty, then leave it upside down to drain. However, it's probably going to be impossible to dry fully. I'd love some guidance here.
Overall - great product and would highly recommend. While the small batch nature of this project is a bit abnormal, I now have a lot of confidence in some of the future projects @BoxGods has on their website and plan on participating in more.
I didnt use the filler hoses. I had an existing 1/4" water line with a stainless steel garden hose adapter I use for other drinking water applications.
Thanks for this write-up @Synapticon ! Mine is sitting overnight now, then I'll load it up front tomorrow in it's new home.