arancini said...
Going up north (WA) later this year for two weeks, 2 adults 2 kids, towing a camper, once we leave Geraldton wish to be water independent, does anyone have a formulae or experince with water consumption, ie how much do I take per day? Will be camping on the coast so an abundant supply of salt water for dish washing/ washing etc OK, but cooking, drinking etc.
Depends very much on the time of year.
In winter & below 28 degrees, you can get by on 2 litres per day. 3 litres easy.
I pour it out into a 2 litre bottle each day so I know how I'm going with it. I only take 40 litres total and it last about 2 weeks. If you start washing your hair with it and washing the dog it will obviously go much quicker. You can generally pick up some along the way though unless you are way out in the sticks. Sometimes you can get a few litres from people who are leaving.
If you have others to look after then take as much as you can cos they will consider it's your job to provide and they don't take kindly to failure.
