Bill Daniels wrote:

I Googled r.a.s and found posts about water beds, truck inner tubes and
collapsible plastic cubes from Wal-Mart. The plastic cubes will transport
50 gallons and fit inside my Jeep Grand Cherokee but nothing else will fit
and I don't want to unload the Jeep just for this chore. Full 10 gallon
water containers weigh more than 90 pounds and I don't like lifting that
much to pour it into the wing. I don't like water beds and inner tubes
either.

So, bright r.a.s people, how do you neatly and easily transport ballast
water to the glider if the gliderport doesn't have a tanker or water hoses
on the ramp? Once you get it there, how do you get it into the glider?

Bill Daniels

I picked up a 55 gal plastic drum from the biotech company I used to
work at (there are a few in Ft. Collins-including Heska). It has
openings in the top that can accept normal hose hardware with some
adapting. I carry it on its side in my truck bed (no leaks so far), and
use gravity to fill.
A word on gravity filling. Make sure you get the biggest ID hose you
can find, and don't get the kind with the anti-kink ribs. They kill the
flow rate-you can figure out how I know.
The drum contained glacial acetic acid, so it still has the faint odor
of vinegar. Standard practice (and the law) is that these need to be
thouroughly rinsed before disposal, so they're safe. The companies have
to pay to have them disposed of, so I got mine for free with a smile and
a thank you.

Shawn