Traveling with a full tank of fresh water?

[cwf]

I have seen videos of tests with and without 'full fresh water tanks'... some comments were.... "the full fresh water tank, mounted over the axles actually lowers the CG (center of gravity), minimizes the 'roll' of the AS... I think most of those are correct based upon personal use with and without full and even partially filled fresh water tank..

Prefer a 'full' tank, myself..

[mandolindave]

I either tow with an empty tank if I can get water where I'm going, or a full tank.NEVER with a half tank. I don't like feeling the water sloshing around

[SuperTrouper]

Full fresh water tank when stored and when traveling. We sanitize with bleach once a year.


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[gecko]

Although the Airstream's frame will definitely handle the load of towing with a full fresh, the question is what else do you have on board? If you're near the max weight through your gear, clothing, groceries, etc, then you need to think about the 320 lbs that a full fresh tank adds to your total weight.

Because we're towing with a Sprinter's smaller engine, we are very weight sensitive, and always tow with about 1/8-1/4 tank of fresh--just enough to get us through the day. If we're going to dry camp, we plan ahead to fill the fresh as close as possible to our final destination. We definitely notice a difference with more water in the tank. Have not experience a problem with 5-10 gallons sloshing around.