shout out to jackandjanet
 

WEll- I wasn't really boondocking. I was in a state park with electric and there was a water spiget about 50 yards away and I didn't have that much hose or a "cheater" even if i had. But, what I DID have was a little 12 volt pump that I got at harbor freight as a result of a suggestion by Jack and so I just filled up my collapsible water jug a couple of times as well as a small cooler that holds about two gallons and, like, wow, that is a very slick set-up. Had to pull a couple of screws on my battery box to get to the lid up to get a clear shot at the negative terminals ( I'll work around this by next time out...)---- but that little pump moves water very quickly into the tank. And, it is quite compact and unobtrusive. So- Thanks jack. :)

Rick

Thanks, Rick. Glad you gave it a try. Sure beats trying to lift a 5-6 gallon container up to the lip of a funnel to pour it in.

However, Rich's siphon hose solution seems to be pretty slick too, but I think you'd need to have the water container resting on something higher than the trailer inlet. With the self-priming pump, the container just sits on the ground.

You could hardwire a 2-pin connector to the battery and then put the matching one on the pump, if it's hard to get to your battery terminals. Amazon.com: 10 GAUGE 2 PIN QUICK DISCONNECT HARNESS: Car Electronics. 10-gauge would be overkill, but they make these with smaller wire gauges. In my case, the battery is easy to get to, so I just use the spring loaded clips that came with the pump.

- Jack

Yep, let the pump do the lifting. If I didn't have the use of an old stepladder to sit the container on I would be looking for a pump also. You can also get those connectors at Radio Shack.

Water Bottle
 

I've tackled the problem a different way. I have one of ther blue square water bottles from Wal mart (and other places). It holds 7 gallons of water. I adapted the outlet nozzle to allow me to screw a water hose on it. I have a 10 foot white water hose. Set the full square water bottle on top of the gas bottle cover. Connect the hose to the bottle with the other end in the fill port of the fresh water tank. Let gravity do the work.
Works for me the few times we camp without water hook ups.
God Bless
Papa