Hi everyone! I have a trailer with approx 30 gallon black and grey tanks. We ended up at a campground by the beach that is awesome, but we only have water/elect. With two young kiddos and myself and my wife, filling up the grey/black tanks is easy to do. Suggestions, tips, or products you would suggest to help manage this. A couple of places we want to go have this scenario, so any tips or ideas would be awesome!Thanks everyone...Matt

Teach the youngsters water conservation.........Don't run the water while:Brushing teeth, combing hair, washing/showering etc.

As suggested water conservation is a good lesson. Teach the family to shower by getting wet then turn off water, soap up and then rinse. Same for hair washing. When the kids were little we put water in the sink or a bowl for them to wash hands in. We kept the same water for a few washes. We also saved some water in the tub after little ones baths. We used that water for extinguishing the fire before we went to bed. Now there are usually just the two of us but we are still diligent about water use.

We just went 7 days without using up our water or filling our holding tanks. We used the park showers.

Also you may want to buy a honey tank. That will make it a bit easier if your tanks fill in a campsite. However you would be "SOL" if you are not near a "dump station" ( no pun intended)

Not only the youngsters... I've seen where the adults need to observe some water conservation too.What's your current water usage habits in the trailer?I'll bet you could do with a fraction of what you currently put down the drain and still enjoy the experience.. ;)It all boils down to what you need to enjoy your camping experience and what your available resources are..Use the parks facilities as much as you feel comfortable with.. If that's not at all.. Well, you'll have to adjust, won't you?? :)Some use those blue tote buggy things and haul their stuff to the dump station in the park. Other's hitch up and haul the RV to the dump station..What my dad told us kids was if we used up the water in the tank, we had to haul the 5 gallon jug to fill it back up.. If we filled up the holding tank, we had the 5 gallon bucket to haul to the dump station... Guess where most of my water went?? Yes, in the parks facilities! :)Learned that as a kid and don't mind at all doing it as an adult..I'll use my trailers facilities of course, but when I can use the parks, I'll use it too..Just what works for me.. Your usage may vary.. Mitch

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pawatt
Explorer
Jul 03, 2014
We just went 7 days without using up our water or filling our holding tanks. We used the park showers.
loulou57
Explorer
Jul 03, 2014
As suggested water conservation is a good lesson.

Teach the family to shower by getting wet then turn off water, soap up and then rinse. Same for hair washing.

When the kids were little we put water in the sink or a bowl for them to wash hands in. We kept the same water for a few washes.

We also saved some water in the tub after little ones baths. We used that water for extinguishing the fire before we went to bed.

Now there are usually just the two of us but we are still diligent about water use.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Jul 03, 2014
Teach the youngsters water conservation.........

Don't run the water while:
Brushing teeth, combing hair, washing/showering etc.

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