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Surgtech94
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Jul 10, 2023

What size waste tank to buy?

We’re going to buy a Camco waste tank, they’re available in 15, 21, 28 and 36 gallons. Our fresh water is 40 gallon and black and gray tanks are each 32 gallons. There are 2 of us, retired. Any advice on what size waste tank to go with? Thank you in advance
  • We bought the 36 gallon unit. VERY heavy when full, but it came with a bracket to drop on a ball hitch, so you only have to lift it about 18" to set it on a ball.
    Of course, you don't HAVE to fill it either, so the extra capacity is nice if ever needed.
    We have a 53 gallon back tank so it is possible to have more coming out of the tank than the tote can hold. I dread if that should ever happen.
  • Thank you. We don’t really need to dump waste, but usually the grey tank fills up and can dump that n refill water tank. I’m going to,order the 21 gallon Rhino
  • do you really need one? Our trailer has a 32 gallon black, and two 32 gallon grey tanks.

    DW and I can camp for two weeks without needing to dump. do need to fill the fresh water but not dump.

    Even with our daughter, SIL and 2 teenagers we can go 5 days or more without needing to dump.

    even a 15 gallon waste tank is going to weight over 120lbs full. 36 gallon pushing 300lbs. Waste tank is going to weight around 8+lbs/gallon
  • How often do you want to dump? The bigger, the heavier.