when 45 gallons is really 35 gallons!!!

JAC1982 wrote:
I'm amazed you ran out of 35 gallons of water in one weekend. Time to learn how to navy shower, and use paper plates.

We do quick navy showers every day (which include me washing my long hair, and shaving my legs, yes I'm female)..

men shave their legs too... :B

nayther wrote:

Blackdiamond wrote:


Preach it to the tent campers, preach it to the pop up campers that have no grey tank at all it just flows to the ground.

I've said that for YEARS! Why is it OK for tent campers to toss their grey water and not for us to dump ours.

IF I dump mine in the desert I usually dig a small hole about 12" deep and let it just trickle out, doesn't make a mess and just soaks into the parched earth where it is filtered into the aquifer.

It is ok as I stated above. Just follow the rules.
Those without sewer hook ups for their s&b have been doing so for years. A septic system with a leach bed does exactly that also.
There are also places where grey water is not allowed to drain into a septic system and must be used to water landscaping.

I've pulled into camp spots out in the desert where someone before us had just opened their gray valve right there in the camp. It was pretty disgusting because of all of the food particles from their dishes. (Couldn't scrape those plates first?) The area smelled and the camp was covered with flies. It was bad enough to go someplace else.

When I've dumped my gray tank out there, I've used the hose connection on my dump cap and ran my tank flush hose into a hole like Nayther said. It soaked slowly into the hole and there was no harm.

My only one very irresponsible transgression was the one time we got to camp and after setting up camp by myself (wife was coming out the next day) I discovered that our tanks were still full from the last trip. It took me a couple of trips with a tote and I dug a very deep hole far from any camps and dumped the black tank out there. When I was all done, I puked in the hole, filled the dirt back in, and you couldn't really tell anything had happened except for the mound of loose dirt. I consider that to be my one lifetime mulligan, never to be repeated. And trust me, it was its own punishment.

Blackdiamond wrote:


Preach it to the tent campers, preach it to the pop up campers that have no grey tank at all it just flows to the ground.

I've said that for YEARS! Why is it OK for tent campers to toss their grey water and not for us to dump ours.

IF I dump mine in the desert I usually dig a small hole about 12" deep and let it just trickle out, doesn't make a mess and just soaks into the parched earth where it is filtered into the aquifer.

Sam Spade wrote:

Strabo wrote:
Try and be understanding, we are good people just like you.

Your provided examples are the exception rather than the rule.

And I did say "In most places" it is illegal.....and that is true.

"MOST FOLKS" just need to understand that is not a universally accepted good thing to do.

P.S. And are you drought guys saying that your "grey" water contains no detergents, soaps or other chemicals AT ALL ??

If it is normal grey water that DOES contain soaps, mouth wash, toothpaste, etc., I'm not sure it would be good for the plants......no matter how bad the drought is.

Look up the rules for BLM and USFS land. You are not only allowed to dump grey water, one can also bury excrement. It is acceptable as long as not into a pond or stream. BLM quote. "It is acceptable to dump grey water from an RV as long as you don't contaminate standing water"

Sam Spade wrote:

Strabo wrote:
Try and be understanding, we are good people just like you.

Your provided examples are the exception rather than the rule.

And I did say "In most places" it is illegal.....and that is true.

"MOST FOLKS" just need to understand that is not a universally accepted good thing to do.

P.S. And are you drought guys saying that your "grey" water contains no detergents, soaps or other chemicals AT ALL ??

If it is normal grey water that DOES contain soaps, mouth wash, toothpaste, etc., I'm not sure it would be good for the plants......no matter how bad the drought is.

Preach it to the tent campers, preach it to the pop up campers that have no grey tank at all it just flows to the ground.

Strabo wrote:
Try and be understanding, we are good people just like you.

Your provided examples are the exception rather than the rule.

And I did say "In most places" it is illegal.....and that is true.

"MOST FOLKS" just need to understand that is not a universally accepted good thing to do.

P.S. And are you drought guys saying that your "grey" water contains no detergents, soaps or other chemicals AT ALL ??

If it is normal grey water that DOES contain soaps, mouth wash, toothpaste, etc., I'm not sure it would be good for the plants......no matter how bad the drought is.

We camp Eco friendly, the desert is so dry that even some grey water helps. It has no tank chems in it and I wash it out. Your fortunate that where you live is not in a drought situation like us. Try and be understanding, we are good people just like you.

Hoping for rain, since it hasn't rained in 6 months.

Peace to you Floridian.

Sam Spade wrote:

What difference do you think that makes ?
Clue: NONE

Maybe not in Florida, but here I've been asked by a few rangers to water the plants in the desert and backwoods. Not all of us camp in sardine can style RV parks, many of us are desert or dispersed camping. So it's always worth understanding the situation before applying your own view on it.

Strabo wrote:

Sam Spade wrote:

Strabo wrote:

I have the grey tank mod on mine, never fills up.

If that means what I think it means, in most places that is illegal.

As in, dumping grey water directly out on the ground.

We are in a drought

What difference do you think that makes ?
Clue: NONE