above ground holding tank
I am thinking of becoming a seasonal camper at a park that uses 300 gallon above ground tanks slid under the RV. They will come a pump it out as required for $20.00 a pop. Has anybody done this be...
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Francesca Knowles wrote:
First thing that occurs to me is to wonder how fast that puppy will fill up. I've been involved in some sewer planning projects, and average water use in a residential setting is assumed to be 125 gallons per person per day! Most of which goes down the drain, of course.
I s'pose RV use might be a little lower than that, depending on appliances etc, but still- at $20.00 a pump it won't take long to make your sticks-n-bricks sewer bill look like chump change.
I think you'll find that RV use, particularly when not on full hookups, is considerable less than that. My wife and I can easily go a week before filling our 70 gallon total waste tank capacity without even trying hard, and without using public facilities for showers or anything else.
