Water Jerry Can Hack - ( Requires No Power ) 

Great idea Tim, we run the same. We also rigged up one of those 5L garden pressure sprayer kits, removed the long metal rod and added a small shower fitting. Its portable and works a treat for having a quick wash. :)

damn it!! I have been working on a powered water pump. Forgot about the old days of draining my fish tanks. Thank you for the recall.

Hi Tim, great idea! I was watching this and it reminded me of when I had a similar set up with a 25L container like yours (mind you, I don't have a drawer set up, so it was strapped into the bottom of the tray). You use a siphon hose, but I fixed the problem by buying a caravan sink water pump for about $15, cutting a hole to suit with a hole saw in the black (or maybe blue - large diameter) water container lid and then tightening up the plastic hex nut on the underside. Around 50cm of clear plastic tubing from Bunnings (suitable diameter to fit the bottom of the pump and long enough to reach the bottom of the container with a bit of spare) and pumped the water straight out, almost the whole 25 litres available before having to remove the (all but empty) container to refill. The pump is designed to allow airflow back into the container while pumping, so you don't have to worry about the container sides being sucked in. No mess, no drips, no water left in hoses when you have finished and it has worked a treat for years. I agree, taps in the bottom bung are a recipe for disaster.

Hi Tim, so what you need is: Jerry can, 2 mtrs of hose, 2 x taps, small electric pump, 3 mtrs of cable for the pump, 2 x bungs, a ratchet strap, a battery isolator, and a Sidcrome tool set >> actually, I think your setup is a little simpler!! Thanks for sharing mate - great idea, cheers.

Good idea young felah,l have a 60lt+ water bladder that l put on top of my full length aluminum roof rack with a garden hose hooked up,works like a treat when filling and emptying. I secure the bladder with a small cargo net so it doesn't move. I have a small caravan so it is handy just to go and get water without moving the van.

Love this setup! Hey when that bottle comes to the end of its life, BCF do a heavy duty dark green water jerry with a threaded plug at the bottom for a future setup!

Saw you at leisurefest on sunday on the hpf/dta stand, you were talking to a few fans, unfortunately missed the opportunity to say hi and say love your videos. The patrol looked pretty impressive in person.

G'day Tim I got the Drifta draw set up in the back of the Navara. Has a built-in 60 l water tank with the same gravity fed hose system you've got works a treat. Cheers

Hi Tim. if your breather hose was slightly longer instead of sucking the water down just a breath into breather would get water flowing too. love your vids

Brilliant.... manys a mouth full of diesal I've had over the years siphoning a bitta fuel ....lol , would have never thought to use the principle for a water bottle , and just thinking about it there is no reason why ya couldnt have a couple of water bottles beside each other and connected into one pipe with a few fittings like a 2 into one or 3or 4 into one system .... great vid tim ...

Simple way is the best way. Beats adding another 10kg of infrastructure of pump...... to pump water downhill.. 🤦‍♂️. Great tip. 👍

awesome hack!! No power required. It's just a law of physics! thank you so much!

I’ve got this set up in my 4wd, except I’m using the bottom bung & gravity fed, cheap and easy 👍👍👍

Thanks Batesy....I presume you have to get it out to fill it or can you just run a hose into it without having to get all the gear out ?? Great stuff mate !!

Hey mate, You've probably answered this question a thousand time but I can't find it anywhere. What draw system do you run? Looks the goods!

Great tip Batesy. Any news on the Dargo trip yet mate?

Gday mate does the breather hose have to go all the way to the bottom of the water as well ?

Hey Tim where do you find jerry's like that 2 openings?

Really, if the water drum is tightly secured to the cargo barrier, there shouldnt be a problem with the hose coming out. Ive certainly never seen it happen in all the years, except where its been loose in the vehicle. (Maybe a couple of those cam action Rhino Rack straps to your cage is better than just a bungy cord?)

Hey mate does the hose go to the bottom of the Jerry container

Genius lol. Love it.

Any mods to the 3ltr?

Why not just lay the bottle sideways with the opening at the lowest point, itll gravity feed straight out every time no need to syphon

Awesome

Why don't you get a Jerry with a tap on the bottom so you don't have to suck on it every time lol