by KTM_Guy » Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:24 pm
Probably depends where you camp and how accessible water is. We mostly camp in remote areas and in the desert, water is very important to us, where we don't want to waist any. If you can afford to loose water running it while you wait for hot water at the tap then go for it. I think you would be surprised how much water that would be. But if you are in a campground with water and a place to dump gray water it's probably not a problem.
My setup is similar to yours. Water heater is mounted on the side, 25 gallon water tank mounted under between the wheels. I put a solenoid valve that tees right at my hot water faucet. I push a button switch it opens the valve and starts the hot water flowing and returns the water back to the water tank. in about 10-15 seconds I open hot water side and after 4-6 ounces of water I have hot water.
I also look at that space in the tongue box to valuable, the heater fits nice on the side without taking really any usable space. We keep a lot of stuff in there that would be hard to put other places, 5 gallon potty bucket, chairs, potty tent, table, 2 batteries (will probably cut back to one), solar panel, will be adding a battery powered chain saw at some point. And that is probably the most easy place to secure on the trailer. We will sometimes put valuables in there and leave at camp if we feel that is better than in the Jeep. Really it just keeps the honest people honest. Other than the camera gear we don't take anything camping we don't mind loosing.
Todd