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adam9280
Explorer
Sep 15, 2015

Do you use a vented dump tank cap during winter storage?

While shooting the bull at the dump station, a 20 year camping veteran recommended using a vented dump tank cap during storage. I winterize my trailer with RV anti-freeze and store it in my-inlaw's po...
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Bumpyroad
Explorer
Sep 22, 2015
K3WE wrote:
opnspaces wrote:
I don't have a vented cap and it's always dry when I remove the cap. I can't imagine the use for a vented cap, but I guess people just try to figure out how to go above and beyond regardless of if it does any good.


There's all sorts of caps out there with the garden hose attachment.

And since we don't want to mention what it's really used for, folks are left to their imagination of what it's purpose is. ;-)


I certainly have used mine to drain the grey tank.
bumpy

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