and...
guess who forgot to check the van tank was full
i always keep it stored full, as the general consensus is that's the best way to do it, and was 100% sure i filled it after last trip in october. My wife even commented 'have you checked the water...' only for me to give an eye roll response. imagine that phone call when i rang only a few hours later to say i had no water.... lots of laughter on her end
luckily i was only a stone's throw away and so a quick trip home and back with a couple of containers of water and crisis averted.
i had been messing about with the taps, fitting a mixer tap and changing the plumbing slightly for the 12v setup, but no way i chewed through 80L. obviously i didn't fill it after last camp, but until i ran out, i was 100% sure that i did. oh well, lesson learnt.