Made it 10 years without this happening
Yep. The ghost of happy camping reared its ugly head at me while dumping the black tank. I pulled the blade valve and while the family history was flowing into the sewer, the hose came off at the cou...
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I, too, want to thank you for doing the right thing and cleaning up the mess. I'll share a campground with the likes of you anytime.
I'm using sewer hoses that do not have/use clamps. The fittings take advantage of the spiral wire in the hose and just screw on. They are long enough to engage several turns of that wire, so they get a good grip on the hose and don't leak, either. You'll notice they aren't engaged properly long before they are in danger of coming off. I don't remember the brand, but I got them at CW and have seen them elsewhere. The hose itself is also a bit heavier material than the first ones I had.
I was never entirely happy with the ones that used a hose clamp. Not only were they a bit of a pain in use, they never really impressed me as having a solid grip, if you know what I mean. The ones I have now look and feel solid.
I'm using sewer hoses that do not have/use clamps. The fittings take advantage of the spiral wire in the hose and just screw on. They are long enough to engage several turns of that wire, so they get a good grip on the hose and don't leak, either. You'll notice they aren't engaged properly long before they are in danger of coming off. I don't remember the brand, but I got them at CW and have seen them elsewhere. The hose itself is also a bit heavier material than the first ones I had.
I was never entirely happy with the ones that used a hose clamp. Not only were they a bit of a pain in use, they never really impressed me as having a solid grip, if you know what I mean. The ones I have now look and feel solid.
