Sewer hose length and support recommendation

IMO, Executive has the only real good answer here. If you don't have a Macerator, you should get one. They are small, easy to handle, very little storage, and work at the simple touch of a button. The hose is only about an inch in diameter, coils up to less than 1 sq ft of floor space, extends to almost 30 feet and with the simple addition of a length of garden hose for further distance, can be pumped up hill, sealed with a simple little cap when not in use so no need to remove, clean out and store, can be permanently installed, and uses suction to remove everything from the black tank (no gravity required).

I can't believe all of those who still use a stinky slinky. They are so outdated, dirty, hard to handle/support, take up lots of storage, difficult to clean out, smelly, gravity operation required, and just make the whole process that much more difficult and unnecessary. ugh!

We use a 20' hose with graduated support (like those pictured in previous posts) that we bought from Campco. Like everyone else is saying, the hose needs to be long enough to reach from your coach to the sewer receptacle.

traveylin wrote:
The really pertinent questions is do you wear plastic gloves when hooking up and take down. Do you use your fresh water hose to flush the dump hose. Have you ever,ever dumped black water to the ground surface. Did you ever back flow black water into the grey water tank for that extra little bit of hold capacity. Have you forgotten to close the valves before putting the cap back on and dropped a couple gallons under the rv next time you dump. How do you wash your shoes after a dump.
The answers to the above can describe wither you are an occasional rver or full time traveler

Not sure what bearing this has on being a fulltime traveler or not, as we are fulltimers, but here are my answers:

* Yes, I always wear gloves. To set up, tear down, to pump diesel, etc. Am sure to always handle the fresh water hose first, so the gloves are clean.

* No, I do not use the fresh water hose to rinse the sewer hose. I carry a separate hose for that.

* No, I have not dumped black water on the ground.

* No, I do not share the storage tanks, as we always have full hookup so there is no need.

* No, I have not forgotten to close the valve before removing the cap.

* I also wear shoe covers if I am ever wearing shoes outside that will ever be worn inside. I have horrible allergies and do not want to track the allergens inside.

We went to Key West in November and learned the hard way. The sewer hook up was at the front corner of the lot, went to Home Depot and bought enough for the full length. It's light and can be useful.

traveylin wrote:
The really pertinent questions is do you wear plastic gloves when hooking up and take down. Do you use your fresh water hose to flush the dump hose. Have you ever,ever dumped black water to the ground surface. Did you ever back flow black water into the grey water tank for that extra little bit of hold capacity. Have you forgotten to close the valves before putting the cap back on and dropped a couple gallons under the rv next time you dump. How do you wash your shoes after a dump.
The answers to the above can describe wither you are an occasional rver or full time traveler

no
no but I do use a separate hose
no
no
no but I did have a faulty valve one time
no

I usually carry about 30' of sewer hose in various lengths. Since we move around a lot, instead of just sitting in one place for an extended period of time, I only hook up my sewer line about once a week or so, to empty my tanks. The same goes with my fresh water...only hooked up to fill the tank.
When I drain my tanks, I also hook up a water hose to flush the black tank, which also flushes my sewer line. Then I just unhook the sewer hose and elevate the input end to allow any left over water to enter the RV parks sewer connection. I have never used a hose support because I have never found an RV site that was so out of level that my coach drain outlet was not well above the sewer inlet at the RV park.

traveylin wrote:
The really pertinent questions is do you wear plastic gloves when hooking up and take down. Do you use your fresh water hose to flush the dump hose. Have you ever,ever dumped black water to the ground surface. Did you ever back flow black water into the grey water tank for that extra little bit of hold capacity. Have you forgotten to close the valves before putting the cap back on and dropped a couple gallons under the rv next time you dump. How do you wash your shoes after a dump.
The answers to the above can describe wither you are an occasional rver or full time traveler

Yes - I have a germ issue. No. No. No. No. Don't need to.

I use a Rhinoflex and slinky.

Elizabeth

The really pertinent questions is do you wear plastic gloves when hooking up and take down. Do you use your fresh water hose to flush the dump hose. Have you ever,ever dumped black water to the ground surface. Did you ever back flow black water into the grey water tank for that extra little bit of hold capacity. Have you forgotten to close the valves before putting the cap back on and dropped a couple gallons under the rv next time you dump. How do you wash your shoes after a dump.
The answers to the above can describe wither you are an occasional rver or full time traveler

We're in our tenth year of full timing with a 42' 10" rig. We use only a twenty foot very good quality (not the best, thickest) dump hose. We also carry a cheap highly compressible 10' extension. We have only needed the 10' extension once. That was when I was too lazy to turn my coach around to dump on the road side.

The Rhino Flex hoses are nice but they require lots of handling to extend and to compress them. I am loath to handle my sewer hose any more than absolutely necessary. (Just my hangup.)

My personal thoughts on a sewer hose support is "why bother". My storage space is precious. Furthermore I don't want a yucky sewer support in my bay. When I am at one of the many CGs' that have a high drain hose fitting I just don't leave my sewer open to the drain. Once every 4 or 5 days I drain my tanks and then lift the hose to drain the water from the hose.

Just my thoughts. Good luck on your continuing adventure.

Happy trails,

Eric, currently outside of Peoria, Il.

They develop pinhole leaks from squiggling on the ground when you dump. I have had the same hose for eight years. Reason, I lay mine in plastic gutter I carry. Much easier on the hose than concrete, asphalt, or gravel.