Somebody told me there is a valve in the inlet that prevents the free flow
of water into the tank (why, I have no idea).  Anyway, they suggested
sticking a screwdriver into the inlet.  My experience has been that the
handle of the screwdriver then gets in the way of the hose.  Since I like to
put filtered water from my home filtration system in, I fill a five gallon
jug, insert an large allen wrench... long end down (smaller crooked end
prevents wrench from siding all the way in) into the inlet to open the
valve.  Then I siphon the water out of the five gallon jug into the inlet.
Sounds complicated, but is really quite easy.  Works perfectly.  Obviously a
garden hose would do the same.

Mick Kalber
Tropical Visions Video, Inc.
62 Halaulani Place    Hilo, Hawaii  96720
ph. 808-935-5557    fax 808-935-0066
hotlava@interpac.net
www.volcanoscapes.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Daniel Schmitz
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 5:44 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Water tank filler...

The answer to this question might be obvious, but beyond a short length
of hose and a funnel, is there supposed to be a special filler specific
to the water tank on the camper? I'm talking about the keyed water
inlet, which is recessed enough so that you can't simply pour water in
from a bucket or plastic bottle.

I used mine for the first time this weekend, and noted that I had to
devise a way of getting water into the tank. I happened to be camping
with others who had a section of hose available.

How do other people handle this?

Dan