---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Say that a fellow was looking to replace the standard drinking water
> tank's drain plug with a fitting that provided a, say, male garden hose
> bib fitting along with a shutoff valve ... does such a thing exist?
>
> I ask because I was camping in the Oregon high desert this weekend and
> was thinking (A) about a quick way to fill a bucket with water from the
> Westy's drinking water tank in case of a campsite fire without dumping
> the whole tank of water (I live in an arid environment so I worry about
> every drop of spilled water); and (2) that the drain outlet on the water
> tank could be a useful place to tap into a reservoir for a campsite
> shower system.
>
> So to replace the Westy water tank's drain plug with a fitting that has
> a valve and some kind of standard hose fitting would be swell.

Jack,  I have also thought I might do that.  I am not certain of the threads.  However, I thought I would just take the cap to a plumbing supply shop, and ask there what would work.  I long ago lost the cap for the sink drain, and found that a valved fitting intended for a water hose works fine.

mcneely