If you have any questions about water tanks for your van, feel free to drop them here! 👇

Super quality content Scott, I love all your videos and blog posts. Keep up the amazing work!!

Good information Scott. Thanks for making the video.

Super informative! Thanks for taking the time to make this!!

Great video. Really helpful. Thank you so much.

I like how you explain everything so carefully. Like van water storage for dummies. I need it that way.

Outstanding information. Thank you.

Very helpful video. Thanks for sharing

Scott this’ll be really helpful for all the DIY’rs. I think there seems to be many van builders now that may be questionable as to their knowledge. Many or most of the well known reputable companies that build vans have long waiting times now due to the popularity of Vanlife. This video gives potential customers some very useful knowledge and may help in being able to vet the Craigslist builder, and DIY vans for sale. I would love to see a future video of why you chose your van brand vs another. I’m still trying to decide what type to buy. Your last build was one of my favorites. In my mind I’m designing my dream build based on everything I see, but it’s constantly changing lol. By the time I’m actually able to build who knows what cool things will be commonplace. I really hope the recirculating showers become perfected and common. That would be a game changer. I’m looking forward to seeing more of this build. Stay safe and healthy 🚐❤️

neat upload Scott Adamson. I crushed that thumbs up on your video. Always keep up the really good work.

Great info and resources. Thx

This was super helpful! Thank you!!

We are using a Sprinter 3500 Dually for our conversion. I checked with Northwest Conversions and they do not currently sell a over the wheel water tank for our model. They said that their single wheel tank will fit, but placement will not effectively use the space in our opinion. This video provided very useful detail and is much appreciated. Your experience gained and sharing ideas is great as we are in the planning phase.

Good info, Scott. Thx

My next van will have a permanent water tank. My current one I just use portable jugs. Thanks for the info Scott.

you explain this so well thank you so much

All really good information!

Great info. Thanks for sharing. Subbed 👍🏻

Great video. Thanks for sharing. I am just in that spot to plan my water system for my 144 ;-) Cheers from LA!

Great video!

Great content. For showers you could do a seperate tank and go recirculating showers.

Howdy Scott ~ Thanks for your content. I'm hooked following your detail and forethought to each category that you cover!! Do you know if it is even possible to put the grey water tank inside the van? What would that look like ? Thanks! Shellie

Great video! What kind of water filtration system will you be using in your build? It would be good to be able to source water from lakes and streams and filter it somehow. Would like to know how you plan to do it. Found your channel via Levi's channel this morning! Thank you! From Vancouver Canada!

Spot on video ! Did you get your water tank fittings where you bought the watertank ?

Liked the video very much. Informative. I am About to purchase a van for a van conversion. Deciding between pro master 159 or Sprinter 144 real want to try to use 8020 as I see you did on one of your van builds. How difficult was it to work with.

We are trying a incarcerating toilet on our next build. Pricey, but never dealing with waste or any kind is worth it.

Hey Scott!! Just ordered the 25 gallon from Plastic Water tanks... they called to ask if we want a blank tank or their standard fitting options. Which one did you go with and why? Also- any specific tips on placement for grey water under the van for the Sprinter 144? I’ve seen some folks say they moved the spare tire from under the van to the back of the van. Would love your advice- thanks!

Yes very helpful mate... Living in the UK with cold winters, think I may need indoor tanks. Any idea what temperature they can hold water too before it's too low? Surely it will be below freezing as the plastic etc may add some protection?

i have promaster 159 ext. Would a 22g grey water tank fit under along with a under mount propane tank?

Hey Scott thanks for the information. Off topic but how do you feel about your sprinter van as a unit. Does it break down often? If yes how is it to repair ect I would love to pick your rain I'm about 1 month from buying ether the sprinter or a transit and I can't decide.

thought's on insulating/heating under mount tanks?

I wish NW Conversions did those wheelwell-covering tanks for larger wheelwells. I have a dually and the wells are 14" wide. Le sigh. :P

I didn't even bother with a grey water tank, I use natural soaps etc but I would only shower where there's draining below.

Where can I find that shower pan/toilet mount combo you put in that van? I've been looking all over!

Thanks for your videos! Are you still happy with the lizardskin ceramic insulation? How is it performing now?

It would seem to me fewer holes in any tank when possible is a good idea. Since a fresh water tank is not transferring solids, the same line can be used to fill it as is used to drain it as long as it’s being filled from a pressurized source. The drain can then be put into the lowest point of the whole system for flushing when necessary and you’re left with one less hole (and one less leak) in the fresh tank 👍

Can i use this tank for my skoolie

Do you need a special type of hose for filling the water tank to ensure that the water is safe to drink?

I never considered how to pressurize only the hot water when using a small water heater to increase your overall tank size. Do you have to add a second pump?

I wonder if you could cycle a small amount of hot water through your under body water storage to keep it from freezing?

13:28 I'm thinking about putting the gray water tanks under the van and the fresh water inside to solve that issue :) with an heating pad

Is this universal fitment? I have 2018 promaster 159 wheelbase

I can't find this water tank in Australia. Please help

Hey Scott. Curious: Why did you decide to downsize to the 144? Also, do you have an overall step-by-step guideline on your van build (very broad strokes to get a general idea of what needs to be done early on and what strips should be taken towards the end of the build)?

Hi Scott .I am in Ontario Canada what was the shipping like

do you have any links for stainless steel tank. thanks

Actually, I was thinking about a stainless steel tank for health reasons. If you've heard of a good source for that, would appreciate it! Thanks!

That's fine but when the water is empty its not balanced out.

Another source I used in my project: tankdepot.com

Think about the outlet on top of the tank, when ever something happened it will not run into your van .

Look.. I like the information your providing on your build however I would rather look at the footage you take than look at you… Not meaning to be rude of course… people are after your advice and knowledge … it greatly reduced when it’s not shown

WTF ? 1. First you talk about tank-size in gallons, but then you say you have a 12 LITER blackwater-tank, which will last you about 12 days (means 1 liter a day) = Either you not flushing the toilet with water or you got leak in the system or you going behind the bushes, where you not supposed to go? An avg. person will flush about 6 times a day and if you use the water very sparingly, it would still use AT LEAST 3 liters a day. Myself, I use 15 liters water avg PER DAY to flush - going into blackwater, and my new tank-build will be 126 Liter. That is 10 times of what you're talking about, but I better go to empty it after max 6 days. If there was more space under the van, I would make the tank bigger. 2. GPM = please do yourself a big favor: put a bucket in your shower and measure exactly how much water you can put into that bucket in precisely 1 minute. = NO WAY will that be 2.5 gallons, it will be more likely a 3/4 gallon a minute at regular shower-head with full blast house-pressure. So in a van where you're running the pressure slightly lower then in a house, it'll be about a 1/2 gallon per minute and that is pretty strong pressure with a regular shower-head. The GPM which you are talking about, is the utmost maximum the pump could theoretically deliver (downhill) and the maximum that could theoretically go through the faucet before it would explode. Those are probably the specifications that you get when you buy some madeInChina-products from amazon. The low-flow type shower head is doing nothing else but throttling the actual flow of water - If you're happy to use them, well good for you. 3. @11:42 listen to yourself, you say: you are using about 22 gallons a week, you've got roughly 40 LITERS of storage ... so that means you get about 2 weeks between having to refuel. = Well I guess you are talking about US-gallons? 1 US liquid gallon = 3.785 Liter Then unfortunately your 40 Liters storage would be far to small, you would need more than double of that (22 gallons = 83 Liter) So: a) either talk "in gallons" or talk "in liters", don't get them mixed up b) do the bucket-test to see how much water really flows through the shower-head c) flush the toilet more often and don't go behind the bushes d) Call me a hater or whatever you like. - - No, I not hating you, I just want you to get the facts right and present them better (next time). BUT what I do hate, is if I read some of those numnut comments down there: "Scott this’ll be really helpful for all the DIY’rs." or "Great Content" or similar BS. Man, these people have absolutely no clue what you're talking about in the video and they obviously haven't given it any thought, else they would have notices that you slipped up. OK ?

Hey Scott!! Just ordered the 25 gallon from Plastic Water tanks... they called to ask if we want a blank tank or their standard fitting options. Which one did you go with and why? Also- any specific tips on placement for grey water under the van for the Sprinter 144? I’ve seen some folks say they moved the spare tire from under the van to the back of the van. Would love your advice- thanks!