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I think the topic, while valid, is being over thought. Yes, storing drinking water long term in plastic can lead to leeching issues, BUT.... if a person flushes the container before each use and fills fresh before a trip, It's not going to be an issue in the day or days the water is sitting there.

To be honest, I'll take a little leeched water over dead from thirst.....
I agree. We're trying to reduce as much plastic usage as possible in our home, and this was one concern initially. It is overthought for sure. I doubt much will happen in the way of consuming plastic leeched water. I initially thought there would be an easier solution, but this thread proved there isn't too many options out there. I think I'll continue using what I have and upgrade to scepter mil spec and/or Roto-pax when I get my spare tire carrier
 
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You might consider getting a couple of used pony kegs. Remove the interior pipe, mount the keg upside down and attach a small stainless tap line. $40 to $50 for a used 5-gallon keg, light weight, easy to clean, easy to fill, and if you're really ambitious, you can even hook up your CO2 tank and have carbonated water.
 

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You might consider getting a couple of used pony kegs. Remove the interior pipe, mount the keg upside down and attach a small stainless tap line. $40 to $50 for a used 5-gallon keg, light weight, easy to clean, easy to fill, and if you're really ambitious, you can even hook up your CO2 tank and have carbonated water.
that's honestly not a bad idea!
 
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that's honestly not a bad idea!
If you have a university in your town, you can probably find a perfectly serviceable "kegerator" by the dumpster at the end of the school year...
But, if you need it sooner, ebay has thousands of the soda kegs for sale for $30 to $50 each.
 

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You might consider getting a couple of used pony kegs. Remove the interior pipe, mount the keg upside down and attach a small stainless tap line. $40 to $50 for a used 5-gallon keg, light weight, easy to clean, easy to fill, and if you're really ambitious, you can even hook up your CO2 tank and have carbonated water.
That's actually not the worst idea I've ever heard. I actually have three sitting in my basement from my home brewing days. The pressure and liquid hoses are a quick connect style. One could easily modify it for use without pressure. Set it up so one is the vent, the other has a hose and a party tap on it and there you go. Mount it on its side, easy peazy...
 
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I agree. We're trying to reduce as much plastic usage as possible in our home, and this was one concern initially. It is overthought for sure. I doubt much will happen in the way of consuming plastic leeched water. I initially thought there would be an easier solution, but this thread proved there isn't too many options out there. I think I'll continue using what I have and upgrade to scepter mil spec and/or Roto-pax when I get my spare tire carrier
 

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I recently purchased Scepter water cans from Amazon and will be drilling a hole on bottom of cans to add a water spout (gravity fed) to make it easy to get water out instead of lifting the cans from the rear bar water mount. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to do this without ruining the can and having water leaks?
 

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I recently purchased Scepter water cans from Amazon and will be drilling a hole on bottom of cans to add a water spout (gravity fed) to make it easy to get water out instead of lifting the cans from the rear bar water mount. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to do this without ruining the can and having water leaks?
I've done it to several cans . I believe I posted some pictures on this thread. You will have to drill holes in the can to accomplish what you want
 
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You might consider getting a couple of used pony kegs. Remove the interior pipe, mount the keg upside down and attach a small stainless tap line. $40 to $50 for a used 5-gallon keg, light weight, easy to clean, easy to fill, and if you're really ambitious, you can even hook up your CO2 tank and have carbonated water.
If you have the keg, keep it complete. park it right side up, use a compressor and you have a full pressurized water system.
But keep the keg out of sight or someones gonna be disappointed when they steal it.
 
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Really, during the course of a few days the amount of leaching is next to zero. Long term storage is another thing altogether, but for our purposes while out & about, with the water from the containers being used & refilled often I dont see an issue.
 

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I've done it to several cans . I believe I posted some pictures on this thread. You will have to drill holes in the can to accomplish what you want
I thought there were some spigot systems that screwed onto the cap, and allowed use, without drilling. Check around before using a drill.
 

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Really, during the course of a few days the amount of leaching is next to zero. Long term storage is another thing altogether, but for our purposes while out & about, with the water from the containers being used & refilled often I dont see an issue.
That's a good point.
 
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I recently purchased Scepter water cans from Amazon and will be drilling a hole on bottom of cans to add a water spout (gravity fed) to make it easy to get water out instead of lifting the cans from the rear bar water mount. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to do this without ruining the can and having water leaks?
there's a handpump mod that can be done and only requires drilling into the cap if I'm not mistaken. Might be a better route to go and you'd avoid the possibility of leaks
 
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