Camco 22843 35 ft Premium RV Drinking Water Hose

The Camco 22843 is Camco's Premium drinking water hose, and it's the one you reach for when you want clean water going into your RV or your boat's fresh water tank. This is the 35-foot version with a 5/8-inch internal diameter. It's built to connect straight to a community water supply, a marina spigot, or a campground faucet using standard threaded fittings. Nothing fancy. Just a safe, reliable line that gets potable water where it needs to go.

What makes it a drinking water hose and not just any garden hose comes down to the materials. It's NSF-approved, and the hose is lead-free, BPA-free, and phthalate-free. That matters, because a lot of standard hoses leach chemicals or that funky rubber taste into your water. This one's made to carry water you'll actually drink, brush your teeth with, and cook with. First time you use it, give it a good flush for ten minutes or so. New potable hoses can carry a slight plastic taste out of the package, and a quick flush clears it right up. If you're picky about taste, pairing it with an inline filter takes care of the rest.

The hose is rated to 100 PSI working pressure, which covers most hookups. Here's the thing worth knowing though. A lot of dock and campground water sources push well past 100 PSI, and that's hard on any hose over time. We tell folks to run a simple pressure regulator at the spigot. It protects the hose, and it protects the plumbing inside your rig or your boat. Cheap insurance.

The threaded ends thread onto standard connections, but older marina spigots and worn washers can weep a little. If you get a drip at the connection, a wrap of Teflon tape on the threads or a fresh washer usually seals it up. Hand-tight is normally enough. Don't crank on the fittings with a wrench.

Thirty-five feet reaches most slips and campsites with room to spare. On a larger trawler or a long pull-through site, you might want a second hose to extend the run, and the threaded ends let you couple two together. The 5/8-inch line carries good flow, but like any hose this length, it'll kink if you drag it around tight corners on a narrow side deck. Coiling it on a hose reel or a simple hanger keeps it kink-free and makes storage a lot easier.

A couple of honest notes. This isn't a heated hose, so it's not made for freezing weather. Water left in the line will freeze and can split the hose, so drain it and bring it inside when the temperature drops. And if you leave it coiled in an open cockpit or an exposed bay in full sun season after season, the outer layer will eventually show UV wear. Store it out of direct sun when you can and it'll last a lot longer.

Camco calls this the Premium hose for a reason. It's a heavier, more durable build than a basic utility water hose, with a thicker wall that resists kinking and holds up to daily marina and campground use. The packaging comes labeled in both English and French, so it's the same hose you'll find on shelves across the US and Canada.

So who's this for? Anybody with an RV, a travel trailer, a powerboat, or a cruiser who wants a dedicated, safe hose for fresh water fill and dockside hookup. A lot of boaters keep one just for potable water and run a separate hose for washdown. If you want both at once, a brass Y-valve splitter at the spigot lets you fill the tank and rinse the deck without swapping hoses. It's a simple piece of gear you'll use every trip, and getting the drinking-water-safe version is worth it.