Water quality in campgrounds

[Townesw]

This is a Camco Evo water filter cartridge that has been used on one trip for 20 nights in 6 different campgrounds in 5 different states. We set up for 3 additional single nights in 3 more CGs where we didn’t hook up to the water. I don’t know which CG water caused it to look like this. We don’t drink campground water and sometimes we can’t even shower with it. This is not the worst we’ve seen. The worst case was near Leech Lake MN a few years ago where I had to change the cartridge after 1 night.  Those of you using the blue bullet water filters should probably be changing them every few days. 

Water with high mineral or organic tannins content will stain your plumbing fixtures and certainly your clothes if you wash in it.

Bill
 

 

 

Edited 10 hours ago by Townesw

[2008RN]

Wow,  I have gone 70-80 days on our filters.  I have never seen the my filters  like that.  You did get some bad water.    We use two standard 10"  x 2.5" cartridges.  One is a 5  micron filter like yours, the 2nd filter is a 5 micron carbon.  I usually change them out yearly.  If we are going to be at home for more than a month.  I  empty the canister and set out  the filters to dry.    I did try a 0.5 micron filter but it dropped the pressure at the faucet. taking a shower was tough.  The restriction is not as bad with the 5 micron filters.