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- Isn't this thumbnail, hysterical?! Oh, the drama. But this is a serious topic: I tested the water in a recent RV Park and found troubling levels of sulfate and bacteria including E.coli.. Ewwwwww.
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Well for some reason only place i can comment. Growing up living on lake texoma we had rotten egg smell alot and lake "turning over" smelled horrible fishy. We hauled drinkin water from town.
People would be shocked if they tested their home water as well. It’s been crap for 50 years & has needed more & more treatment & filtration. My mom distilled all our tap water used for consumption & we lived in a Midwest town. I use a Berkey & never stick my feet in any of our stream or rivers I used to be able to wade & swim in as a kid. Corporate & factory farms have destroyed our safe water.
Not all municipalities have terrible water, many have high standards and continuously meet or exceed those standards.
@@Elizabeth-rq1vi if you check your municipality’s history you will find more & more treatment & filtration has been needed over the past 50 years to meet & exceed their high standards. All it takes is more money & 1 screwup. Stay safe
I agree with you, when I moved to Georgia. I couldn't narrow down why I was getting stomach aches. Come to find out, it was the tap water. I buy bottle water because filters are expensive over time. Or, I boil my water first before drinking it. Brushing teeth is fine, but drinking a glass of water in Georgia, is out of the question unless you boil or filter, or buy bottled water.
You know, I may be in a manufactured home park, but your statement how sulfate works as a laxative kind of hits home. They are always shutting off the water here, and the last two months, everyone, including me, have been hit with the runs. Thanks for this video!
I had that while visiting my sister on well water. She refused to buy bottled and the smell from tap was very mild, but it still had awful effects😂
I have a filter canister that I put between the city water and my trailer. I have been interested in an under sink treatment like Acuva, although a Burkey is a simple non mechanical solution that would also work.
People up the valley from my house have a lot of arsenic and other contamination in their wells which I think is a legacy of all the mining activities in the late 1890’s and early 1900’s. The government did a Superfund cleanup of one of the mine tailings that was leaching into the two local rivers that the creeks go into. A lot of people fish them, but I wouldn’t eat those fish.
I imagine that Colorado and other western states are going to have similar issues with water from wells, or some rivers. I remember a recent story where runoff from oil production was going into the White, or Green river in Utah which goes into the Colorado. There also was a lot of Uranium mining in Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. Gold mining uses Cyanide and gold mines are everywhere. Coal ponds occasionally contaminate water in West Virginia, but 100-200 years ago coal was mined in a lot of places where people now live. There is an issue with suburbs being built above old coal mines south of Seattle.
I never assume water is good and carry a portable filter just in case when traveling.
I never drink the water! I always bring my own bottled water. I've had issues in my sticks and bricks with water quality. It was a rude awakening! Should have also checked for arsenic. Lots of areas have arsenic in the ground water especially in Florida. Put your filter at the campground specked not at the hook up to your vehicle.
Good to know. I shared this, Robin.
I've seen other camper's videos where they have like a 3 filter system that they put in line when they hook up for water.
Hard to believe it took six years for this discovery.
Robin, you always go above and beyond. I live in a small farming village. On our farm, we have always had a well but we filter three times and our water has never been bad or had a bad smell. We watch because our neighbors down the road about 5 miles had a bad incident with their well years ago. It went bad and their daughter contracted typhoid fever. It was awful. We get a state mandated water report from the city with the results of testing the wells and water sources here every other month. I will read it a little more carefully next time around.
I'm sorry to hear about their daughters. How did the well go bad? We have one, and now I'm worried.
So shocked on your results! Last 33 day trip I didn’t even use the water filter on the faucet/hose. Not anymore! And my husband was hospitalized in the middle of it. Now wondering if possibly the water played into his problem. Smh
Thanks for the info. definitely a wake up call!
Thank you Robin for your research. I researched water filters and chose Aquasana because it filters out much more than any other water filter including Berkey. Plus the Aquasana fits our truck camper kitchen counter better and is more secure.
Finally someone as concerned about water as I am! Thank you for your hard work Robin ‼️
I'm concerned about water too and RV park water access always seems sketchy to me.
@@noreenn6976 right?! This is one of the primary reasons that I’d rather boondock than head to an all hookup park. I KNOW when my tanks were last disinfected. I NEVER allow water to sit for indefinite periods of time. I KNOW the source that I pumped in from. There are just too many deaths and illnesses tying back to bad water . Safe travels ⛺️
Return of Research Robin! I love it when you get locked in like this, so informative.
I’m so glad you brought this to light as water is crucial for our bodies! We are almost 70% water. Clean water is the most important thing for inside and outside the body. I’ve been to many parks and campsites where the water is gross. Thankful for my berkey too. Bummed that now we have to boil the water before putting it through but … again healthy clean water is the only way to go.
Some people chlorine their water before running it through the Berkey. This might remove the need to boil it first.
Great public service announcement Robin! My first house had well water. I was 600 feet from a medium priority superfund site, and was not made aware of this by the realtor. I'll spare you the ugly details, and just say: well water - never again. And who the heck puts their poop tube up to a public water source?! Nasty! Buy a gallon sprayer, fill it with bleach, dish detergent, and water, and clean the tube at the dump station. If you don't want something like that done to your water source, don't do it to others! 🤗 Rest in peace, Big Boy 🤗
I stayed there in July. I loved this little rv park. Fortunately I drank bottled water along with my two dogs. I got the pleasure of seeing mama bear and her two Cinnamon cubs right in my campsite in the wee hours of the morning.
Brilliant. Talk about a major public service announcement! I’m not one to be cynical or suspicious, but honestly, one has to be aware of one’s environment and ask yourself, “Is there anything about this water (food, gas, location, person, whatever) that isn’t quite right?” And if the answer is, “yes!” then follow up, find out, and adjust course to protect yourself! Well done, Robin! And, as usual, presented in a clear, organized fashion. Thank you!
Robin, you are incredible! I am so grateful for your expertise! This is a MUST for RVers to see. I never did trust RV park water - never would drink it. My intuition was right on. I guess this is one of those issues that would be hard to regulate in general, because the parks are so spread out!! Thanks for your valiant effort!! 💔🙏🏼🐾🙏🏼💔
Amen sister! Thank you for being a vital voice to the RV community, as so many are exploring this way of life. We are blessed to have you in our life. Blessings to you!
I have seen coiled up hoses with the ends attached get molded out. Sealing them like that when not completly dry will produce mold. Better to leave them open to dry out.
Wow, that is why I have a filter on the hose in 2 places, I before it comes in the rig and one at the turn on. Never trust park water, especially older parks. Thank you for all your research and hard work. Have a safe Labor Day and Be Safe out there 😊
I multiple filter, too. One outside, one on my faucet, and then a container filter.
Shouldn’t have to do this.
Have much respect for you! You are so thorough when researching.
Thank you for such great content. Most people don't think about the water they use from the campsites and how it can possibly be unsafe to drink. We use several filtration systems in our rig.
Excellent coverage of just one of the water issues we all face! Check situation between EPA & Berkey filters, disturbing & over-reach but will impact supply for some time. Blessings on your travels 🙏🏼😎🙏🏼
Great information, Robin! I've never used an RV, but have become fascinated with all things RV these days (I'm nearing retirement). This is just good to know for the future if I decide to get on the road in a few years.
People who use a potable water source to clean their black tank hoses should face jail time. They could kill someone doing that... easily. That's no different than poisoning someone's water.
Wow that’s disgusting I’ve have never heard of such nasty mess in my life! You be careful Robin! I always love your videos❤️
Government certification means nothing. Time for we, RVers, to ask the parks for their water quality reports. There is a new Gorilla Wipes that I am going to include wiping the water spickets. Thanks for the heads up. Amazon WaterTest kit sounds awesome as I used to test my pool water.
Wondering if you approached the park owners or managers about your findings & your concerns… & how they responded? This is an important & well researched video. 👍 👌
Not if she wants to stay there in the future…
@@doloresreynolds8145... well, now this video is out, soooo ....
Great topic! Casual campers should hear about this too, and I have shared it everywhere that I can. Take care, and thanks for this information.
Very informative, helpful and very important.
Bruce and I had a similar experience, but at a trailer park in Georgia. The owner had/has his own treatment system. It was not a good situation. We eventually moved.
Thank God you did the research and shared.
Wow! Thank you Robin!!! I'm not an RVer yet but I love watching your videos -- maybe one day. But yes I agree and I would too disinfect any spigot that I'd hook up to -- that's just me. I love your videos - they are soooo very informational!!!! I've been offline for some years and was very happy to see your videos again! Blessings to you as you travel and keep up the nice work - love your videos and I LOVE your hair - it's grown out since I last watched RV videos. My husband and I are back to thinking of getting an RV, but this video is highly important because I BELIEVE in disinfecting esp when using something that other people use and may be careless of putting a dirty "black water" hose on a spigot -- yuck, but thanks for making me wiser!!!!
Hi, Robin, thanks for the very informative video. I have considered buying a Berkey for my rig but I recently heard about a problem with their filter not being certified by NSF. It was on the “RV Miles” RUclips channel that Jason mentioned problems the Berky company is having with the EPA. Their filter includes silver which apparently is “a registered pesticide.” He also noted “you won’t find Berkey filters in some states.”🙁 Have you heard any news at all about Berkey filters?
I use a 3 stage water filtration system at the water supply. ALL WATER goes through the filtration before the RV. Nothing is 100% but you need something and just not a single filtration filter ( the blue one, JUNK ) multiple filters.
I'm surprised you named the RV park where you did the testing, but I'm glad you did.
Excellent video. You got some nasty water there! FYI, the New York Times tests and recommends water filters. Interesting reading. They give a grade of “can not recommend” to the Berkey.
Well. THE NYT's last shred of credibility went out the window with their promotion of recent "medical" protocols. Did they justify their rating of the Burkey with specific findings, or did they only give their opinion and expect the reader to TRUST them? Ha ha ha ha
I’m SO GGLAD you did this video! We are buying a new RV tomorrow, so I will be buying a good water filtering system tomorrow as well, and have it in place before we leave. We haven’t camped in 45 years, but we will be getting on the road again in a few days. We never had any problems back them, but there are so many more places to camp now that we will be alert to be very careful. I am a new subscriber. Thank you for all your marvelous videos! I have been reading and watching to get caught up again on all the news from the RV life as it is today, and you are a great help!
Thank you so much for the PSA and for the information. I have driven past the turn off to Mountaindale Campground thousands of times on my way to and from Canon City visiting family my entire life. Last year on my way home from one of my visits I decided to check this place out for future use. The area is beautiful and the sites seem spacious. But dang, had no idea campground or any water could be so sketchy. Several residents where my Mom lives camp their on a regular basis. I will for sure pass on the info to them. Thanks again and safe travels.
Thanks for the video, Robin. This is the very reason that I recently bit the bullet and invested in a Blu Tec MR3 triple water filter. I have always been concerned with water quality in locations while traveling. I have only been traveling for a little over a year, and I hauled a lot of bottled water for drinking, coffee, and other consumption. The weight got to be too much, and the cost was an ongoing expense. Now I feel confident that I am getting clean drinking water. I plan to get some test kits from Amazon to test my water randomly. Trust-But Verify! Travel Safe, Be Well and keep up the Good Work!
Great information.We are on an acreage with a well. Have high calcium and sodium, but have a drum with hydrogen peroxide and a charcoal filter hooked up. We don’t drink the water even with all those measures in place. A lot of long time residents in the community have had high rate of heart attack. From day one we purchase bottled water for cooking and drinking. Also use bottled water for the RV.
Maybe it's time to find a nice piece of land and homestead. 😊
I stayed at a small home. Unknown to me, there had been a gas station 50 yards away. The old tanks were resting on the ground. This was near Ft. Steward were the water table very close to the surface. One day it rained very heavy. The well water started to smell like gasoline. We did have a filter on our faucet, but it smelled like gasoline, and it was! The tanks had leaked into the ground. After heavy rain, it would get into the drinking water! It went away when things dried out. When in doubt, test. Ronald Regan said "Trust, but Verify"!
You have such a great channel!! Thank you for all the topics you cover.
Robin you are a spectacular detective! The best vid on campground water testing; never knew about many aspects. Wow!!!
Excellent info. In my area, we have that 'boiled egg' smell. After running the water it goes away.
Some people 'shock' their wells. I decided to use water filters, so, I have 4 water filters on the house water line. for various areas.
Everyone, since I moved here 30 years ago, on my road has died, from 45 years old to 84 years old, I'm the only one remaining. at 80 yo, um.
I'll pass this video along.
There's no overkill , for safe water and your health !
Excellent!
Make sure you never ever drink water from your RV freshwater tank. If you must, run it through a verified filter system. I have heard to Burkees are good but I don’t have any experience with that so do your own research.
Personally I always kept fresh drinking water in a bpa-free (there are there promise with that too) container with a spigot next to my sink and used that for my dog’s water dish and my cooking and own drinking.
I had my freshwater tank spring a leak I’m on my trips and Mobile Rv mechanic replaced it. Was so glad I was not drinking from it because it was lined with mold and green stuff. Scary.
If you’re using water right from the campground source into your RV sink bypassing your tank, just make sure in advance it’s good water.
RV holding tanks are good for showers, but not drinking.
I never drink rv park water--only use it for showering. Same as in a 3rd world country.
Wow!!! 😮 This is an excellent video Robin! I am always cautious when I use the campground water, but I think I need to be even more careful! We do have a Burkey and use it a LOT.
Wow! Totally disgusted now. Putting bleach spray in the outside compartment to spray on the water faucet going forward.
Thank you for the information. My daughter lives in a mobile home park here in MD. The water is horrible and they can’t get the state, County or city to help.
On a separate note! I saw you’re going to be in Hershey at the RV show coming up. Looking forward to meeting you!
I’m glad you did this. I suspected results like that from the first time I started watching the rv videos.
I'm so glad I caught this just before leaving on a trip with my elderly mom. I was just thinking I wouldn't consider hooking up without disinfection the water spicket in some way. They sell filters to hook up between sticker and hose, and I think I need to order one. Plus, I think I will get a few gallons of water for the days we will travel and drink only that. Wow.
If someone hooks up a black water hose to a potable water spigot, they could kill someone and they are selfish to the point of evil. If you ever see someone doing it, record them and report them directly to the police for food and beverage adulteration. Don’t trust park employees to do the right thing.
I don't know that she meant people hooked up to the fresh water spicket, I thought she meant they use the fresh water to rinse off their black hose connector. Either way it's freaking gross!
You should have ordered a test from a laboratory company. Bleached paper can leak chemicals into lab tests. It's a start to a good video.
Dear reader, the pH test strips are not on bleached paper. The tests are reasonably accurate when used as instructed. She did not need to know the percentage of sulphur or phosphorus or magnesium, she wanted a basic answer to: ‘Is the water potable’, and she found out ‘Not always’.
Thank you so much! Very important information!
Thank you
Wow! Thanks for the info. I appreciate you!
Thanks for the great video! This is so important! I always fill up bottles of water at home. I am too paranoid to drink RV park water for this very reason. Needless to say I am not a full timer. Safe travels. 🌞🦋💖
I enjoy your videos you always take the time to research whatever subject you are discussing. I’m so happy to have a Clear Source water filtration system and a Berkey a little more to set up but worth it. Thank you so much for all your tips and information sending you positive energy 🙏🏼❤️🤙🏼
Super informative! Thank you!
You are amazing! Your depth of research, the time you invest in gathering information, then sharing with other RVrs. This video was incredible. Very helpful. Thank you for all you do.
Thank you so very much for sharing this!!! All those violations are just unacceptable. This is good that you brought this to light.
Wonderful info. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for an informative RV video.
We recently stayed at a campground that had REALLY smelly water. It was SULFER! We thankfully, brought water from home. We absolutely couldn't use it. It smelled so bad. 😅
Hawkins Creek campground is a great RV park. You can see their water tower near the road. It's close to Emerald Beaches of NC and many historical sites.
Thank you so much for doing that research! I so appreciate your information!!!
Very informative! We usually bring our drinking water with us but use fresh tank water to clean up and wash dishes. Love the idea of an antiseptic spray for the spigot!
Excellent information Robin thank you!!
WOW! yucky. So glad you did this video. I use one of those blue filters on the hose that I use to fill my RV. I wish I had room for a Burkie. I don't know where I could put it.
Your brain must function none stop
We found running our Berkey in a couple states - AZ and southern FL - actually ruined our filters in the Berkey. We’ve resorted (and tested) to RO water full stations in this cases.
p.s., the Berkey does not remove Total Dissolved Solids. That was most of our issue in those two places.
WOW! This is just a matter of miles from me and I actually suggested this place for a women's retreat. Thanks for the heads up. I watch you every week and value your info!
Awesome info, thanks.
They may never let u come back and stay.
I am assuming that you are using a blue filter between faucet and your rig? I always used them 2 times a season - have to admit never tested it.
THANK YOU!! I never even thought of the RV park water being contaminated!!
Water is going to be a major factor for states in the next 10 years. I had been on Planning and Zoning in my small town for 15 years in an Eastern state. Water has been a major factor here and it has only gotten worse in the last 5 years. Global warming is adding massively to this. The lower the water table, the worse the water, the more chemicals have to be used.
I thought the global warming narrative was that it caused the polar ice caps to melt and INCREASED water levels...?
Excellent informational video Robin; VERY helpful. Thank you for your fantastic content.
This is truly important information for everyone.
Thank you! Things I didn't know I needed to know, very informative and much appreciated.
This is why I have a 3 stage ClearSource filter I hook up every time. I also use a Berkey for my drinking water. Overkill? Maybe but I don’t care.
Gosh.. Gurl..thank you so much for all you do for us!! You really go above and beyond!! ✌🐢
In my Airstream, I have an inline filter that's marine grade called a Seagull IV. Once a year I change the filter and it is soooo worth it!
That’s the reason we bought a Travel Berkey and we use at at home and the RV. We always have quality water to drink for us and our dog all the time
I would NEVER use water anywhere unless it's bottled. Especially in rv parks. I've worked in quite a few, and can tell ta now, they don't care most times. Even house water in a neighborhood is normally filled with chemicals and such. Sulfur and iron are common in well water also. Just buy your water if you plan to drink or cook with it. Showering should be ok, but filters are necessary. Be careful out there, and thanks for all your informative vids!
Thank you so much for this important information. Recovering from surgery? You do NOT need bad water 😮
You are so thorough!!!!
Wow, that is really really scary! I’m so Incredibly irresponsible, in fact, almost criminal on the part of the parks
Too bad you’re not a germaphobe like me… OF COURSE you spray the waters spigot with alcohol before you hook up your own hose! Not to mention use a water splitter valve so you hook up your drinking hose and black tank designated hose to a specific side of your splitter (for me my drinking hose is white, so White is RIGHT and the black hose one goes of the LEFT because you want black tank to “leave”..) Anyway, I also ALWAYS run the water from the spigot for a minute or two and then capture it in an empty drinking water bottle because I’ve found that sometimes the water straight from the spigot is discolored or oddly bubbly. I want to know this BEFORE I just mindlessly hook up to it, or to fill my tank. Oh, and I also ALWAYS use a water filter for good measure. I could go on and on…
Wow that is scary Robin. Thanks for sharing.❤
This is an invaluable video. Many, many thanks!
Thank you 🙏🏼 for ALL this GREAT info. My bf’s fav park while in CS area is Mountaindale. Will definitely share this video. We LOVE our Berkey. Stay safe.
Good Lord. Thanks for the info!
Wow, Robin, thank you so much for researching this so thoroughly! I saw your "knock off" at Amazon. Did you also test the water you filtered with that?
Thank You. Great information! We had an extended stay at an RV park in Illinois that had nasty water. Didn't fully realize how bad it was until after we left. By that time we had a damaged RV and health issues. Every RVer needs to see this video.
Very valuable info, as usual! Thanks so much.
Always always drink bottled water I never mess with campground water.
Great video. Good information. Thanks for posting this. And, good golly, did I start laughing when I saw your big game catch - deer? bear? - above you, on your wall. That is excellent!
Good morning I love your information that you share with us. I was going to say to you I follow another couple and they put a filter and then they connect their holes and the camper has its own filter I believe and then the water ii put into a Berkey and that is how they use their water. I Don’t think it’s too much is never too much is your health
Thanks 😊