The_Owl wrote:
DutchmenSport wrote:
Atlee wrote:
As far as I know, there's nothing to be concerned about. What you do need to note is how far the two black tanks are from each other. Usually in a set up that has two bathrooms, there are two black tanks, which means after dumping blac and gray tank, you have to move the stinky slinky to the other black and gray tank outlet.
6door74 wrote:
2gypsies wrote:
DutchmenSport wrote:
If getting that half bath camper, take an extra minute to consider where the black tank values and outlets are located. Really, check it out.
... and how far the black water has to travel to exit.
What exactly should i be looking for or concerned about?
Thanks Atlee.... right on!
Yes, the position of the black tank valves may be very inconvenient. If you have full hook-ups, unless you get extra hoses and some Y adapters, you'll be adding extra hoses and moving them from valve to valve. And depending on their location on the camper, this may be a real pain in the arse! Also, if those valves are located UNDER the slide out, your life will be miserable trying to dump at full hook-up sites. You'll be crawling under those slides to reach the valve handles.
At dump stations, you'll have to move the rig forward or backwards to dump all the tanks if the valves and outlets are far apart.
With a bath an a half camper, you could have one valve at the very front of the camper, the other at the rear.
All I'm asking is that you take special notice of where they are located and make sure you are OK with that. Remember, every campsite is different. Full hook-up sites may have the dump drains in the middle of the campsite, some may have them at the rear of the campsite, some may be in weird locations. The more valves you have, the more you need to be prepared for anything.
Check all the dump valve locations, and make sure you can access them easy, and consider the amount of hose you'll need, and how you have to position the camper at dump stations to drain all the tanks.
My brother has two separate dump valves on his toy hauler and all of the above are a pain. The rear dump is located under a slide and is difficult to access and wye the two lines together and get them to drain. This was a huge deciding factor in our purchase of a rig that had the two bathrooms preplumbed into one outlet that is accessible with the slides open.
Good points. Dealing with the 2nd black tank is certainly a factor to consider. It's not the floorplan or toilet I have come to despise. It's the 2nd black tank and all the hassle that comes with dumping it. I despised the 2nd black tank so much I got rid of the toilet.:o.
My thoughts are the 2nd tank is more trouble than its worth
