Portable waste tanks

Lantley wrote:

CincyGus wrote:

Lantley wrote:

NanciL wrote:
I wouldn't have anything larger then 15 gallons. They are just to heavy.
Also don't put black water in it. Just gray. It is just too messy to clean black water out of them.

Jack L

I think you should try to get a tote as large as your grey tank. If the tank is smaller it will overflow. It is a pain to attempt to empty a 40 gallon tank into a 15 gallon tote:S. Do the math.
Weight of water is not an issue. The larger totes have wheels that allow you to pull the totes like a wagon. You never have to pick up the tote. Pull it over to the truck and tow the tote to the dump station via your hitch.

Agreed but depends on Your family. If you can use the bathhouses and minimize water use, maybe you can be happy with a smaller one. My 14yr old daughter and wife, do not understand the concept and the smaller ones means many trips to the dumping station for ME. I had a 18 gallon one, gave it to a friend after the first season when I bought one of the 27 gallon Thetford Smart Tanks much closer to my 30 gallon holding tanks. I love these tanks because of the connected hose and ease of use. Great product, pricey but worth it. I don't want problems when dealing with gray and black water.

I use ours for both black and gray tanks. I just always do the black first and then once I dump it, come back for the gray and do a second dump.

I don't mean to be critical but I want to point out that if you had a 32 gallon tote. That 30 gallon tank would fit right in. No fuss no muss. But with a smaller 27 gallon tote, you have to be concerned with squeezing in that final 5 gallons.
Pull that handle quick to stop the flow, or dump a partially full tank.
Either way the 32 is just a better solution.

AS far as using the bath house....We never do. I see no point in using a public bathroom if I have a private one:S
One of the reasons I have a tote is to avoid public bathrooms.

No real issue with it being a few gallons smaller. I monitor the tanks pretty closely and generally dump them when they get in the 3/4 range, which is around 22-25 gallons so I have plenty of room. If I'm luckily, with the wife, daughter and I, I end up dumping about every 3rd or 4th day. If it's just me and either the wife OR the daughter, about every 5th or 6th day.