rhagfo wrote:
mowermech wrote:
dcmac214 wrote:
Thanks all.
Fully aware of the weight, nightly used to haul 3 full 55g drums around ranch to water seedlings. No thought about using what muscle I have to drag it around, tow with pickup only. The (city) campgrounds we repeatedly go to have water & electric, but only a community dump station. Looking for easier way to dump than drag the 5er up every other day.
Not trying to be rude, crude, and harsh, but IMO if you have to dump the tanks every other day you and your family need to learn how to conserve water!
What would you do if you went camping in one of the Forest Service campgrounds or state parks that has no water hookups and no dump station, and the nearest dump station is anywhere from 10 to 40 miles away? Oh, and there IS water available, 4 faucets for 20 campsites, and they are not threaded. Some places have hand pumps that a "water thief" can not be used on!
It is against the rules to dump your waste water into the vault toilets or on the ground.
It can be an educational experience, to say the least!
X2!
DW and I just spent eight nights 9 days at a SP with water and electric. We both showered all but one day, and washed dishes daily. Tanks were getting close but likely could have gone a couple more days. This is one of the reasons I blow my water lines and don't use the pink stuff, no flushing of the lines.
We don't conserve and can last about 3 days without dumping.
Our showers and water usage is just like at home. I don't consider taking an hour or less to dump tanks every 3 days a big chore. Taking short showers and rationing water would be a bigger hassle.
My RV is more of a big rolling condo we are not roughing it by any means. Nothing wrong with a more rugged rustic approach however that is not what we are doing.
Keep in mind we are not in a remote isolated location. We are simply at a campsite with no sewer. The dump station maybe less than a 1/2 mile away.
The 42 gallon tote allows me to use water and electric or electric only sites without a lot of effort.
In most cases fresh water is readily available which makes makes conservation unnecessary.
We are not in a Forest Service CG without facilities so why should we camp like we are? Sure we could conserve if are situation required but there is no need to practice.
We don't need to do a dry run just in case! (that was a little joke LOL)
Once again it all comes down to camping style, Using a tote does not necessarily require conservation. Unless you are on your last night and the tanks are close to the overflowing point!:B
In which case you can always gain a little extra room by equalizing tanks and allowing some gray water to backflow into black tank.
