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Canadian Rockies
Anyone have any info on parking in the Banf / Lake Louise area?
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We’ve stayed in Banff National Park a couple of times at Tunnel Mountain Trailer Court. They have water, sewer and electric (can’t remember if 50 Amps but 30 for sure) at long pull thrus. Gorgeous park. Jasper too but smaller sights. Check the park’s website. We’ve gone in May and and Sept. and had to reserve months ahead but worth the wait. Prettiest place on earth.
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We too stayed at Tunnel Mountain in Banff. It will be fine for your rig. There is one caveat, the water pressure where you hook up your hose is too high, it made the head on our reverse osmosis tank leak. The fix is to turn the spigot on just a little bit.
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No worries all good at tunnel mountain campground , I was born there and own a shop and house there , was just there a few weeks ago
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I have experienced exceedingly high water pressures and strongly suggest if you are ever in a park with them you do the following in sequence. Connect to the water supply but do not turn it on. Open all the valves or actuate your water tank fill feature. Turn on the park water supply, fill your water holding tank, and when full turn off the park water supply to the coach. Use your pump and on board water supply, not the park water pressure.
Do not turn it on unless refiilling the holding tank. Do not allow it to pressurize your coach system. Even with a spigot only partially open, over time the pressure on the coach and its systems is going to equal the park water system pressure unless you have a pressure limiting device on the coach that you know for certain works. It is not worth the risk.
High water pressure typically will open the temperature pressure valve on a HW tank. If the wrong valve is on the HW tank the next weakest link in your plumbing system may leak and that might be a shut off valve failure, it may leak at fittings or connections, and the end result could be a flooded coach.
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I use a pressure regulator on my incoming water line. It is easier to be sure than have an aw sh…
The link is an example
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I think most coaches have some type of pressure limiting or regulating device for incoming water. The cost of learning it is not operating properly can be substantial.
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I believe Jon’s previous post is the correct way to use park water. I don’t rely on an external or internal regualting device. Turning the spigot on and refilling the tank every couple of days is a small price for peace of mind. Geo.
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We stayed at Whistler Campground in Jasper this year during June. 30 amp service is all that is available. However, the weather was very cool (below freezing every night) so needed heat, not AC. The only thing to be concerned about are the trees near the entrances to the sites. Otherwise easy to get in and out, and a great place to stay. Had elk and an occassional bear around the campground. We also do the same method of using campground water supply as Jon, even thogh we have external and i think internal regulators for the pressure. I have never trusted the internal regulator. I buuilt the external, which is adjustable and do trust it, but just have always used the other methid, normally becasue of low pressure not high at the connection. Have fun in Jasper and Banff, I know we had a blast.
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Thanks for all the input. How did you find the drive with a bus on 93 from Tunnel Mountain up to Jasper in May/june?
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