An inexpensive fresh water inlet fixture-simple but requires a hole in the camper wall. Notice the semi-circle of aluminum above it?

In spite of carefully looking at aluminum frames in FWC factory photos, then measuring carefully, we hit the aluminum frame! Not a major problem, as we re-cut the holes and patched the top so it doesn't look too bad.

There just was not a good way to get from the inlet to the water tank without going through the electrical compartment, in our expanded side bench. An outer conduit (grey) assures no possible water line leak can get into the electrical compartment.

The Comet 12v submersible pump is really suited for a water jug like a "Jerry Can". It seemed like a simple on-command system, but there really wasn't a suitable space for a water jug of any size in our build.

Moving on, we purchased a 7 gallon molded water tank. It was a perfect size and shape to go under the expanded driver-side bench. There is a plastic sheet folded into a bathtub shape underneath it to contain any minor leaks.

In our climate, water freezes hard in the winter so we remove the tank and foot pump (because neither drain well) and use a setup borrowed from our backpacking gear. We just bring two or three Playtpus bags (3 liter each) and hang them from a carabiner installed in the ceiling.

This did not work. Our first concept was to put an inexpensive submersible pump in a water jug that could be turned on with a faucet-switch for on-command operation. We ended up with a molded tank that really isn't made to accommodate a submersible pump easily so we abandoned this idea. The pump works great in our outdoor solar shower however!

After giving up on the 12v submersible pump we looked at hand pumps and foot pumps, settling on a Whale "Babyfoot" pump. Works great, doesn't need electricity and leaves both hands free. I simply remove it in the winter because it doesn't drain and we wanted to avoid RV antifreeze, but it has worked flawlessly for 3 years now.

In winter, we remove our normal water system and move to removable 3 liter Platypus bags from our backpack gravity filter system. We can take these in the house or hotel when very cold or we can sleep with them as you do when winter backpacking. The spigot is a water cooler replacement faucet that fits into the finger hole of our sink glass top so it sits right above the sink, a perfect place for filling the coffee pot, brushing teeth or washing hands.