rv lot and septic
We are starting to consider buying some land in a rural area where staying in and leaving your rv is acceptable. It would probably get used about 1 weekend a month. Are there specific problems doing...
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TenOC wrote:TenOC wrote:
55 Gal drum. Cut some holes in it. Attach 3 or 4 inch plastic (PVC or Black) drain lines with holes for drainage. Gravel around the drain lines. I am full time living in the RV and my drain lines are 30 feet long. No problems after 5 years.
Only once a week you may not need a leach field. Simply cut some holes in the drum near the top and bury it with about 4 - 6 inches of gravel around the drum for drainage.
What is the worst that can happen. If it does not work after a few years (due to your soil conditions) then (if you are still alive) you can pay $$$$ to have it done right. . . . :B . . . :B
When I moved to South FL on a very small lot with very limited space for to park the TT, DW and I need to live in my TT for 6 months while I remolded my home. With the sandy soil of South FL I only dug a trench and added 4 section of black drain pipe one on top of the other for my septic tank/leach field. No 55 Gal drum. Not legal but it worked for the time I lived fulltime in the TT.
What is the worst that can happen? Someday your or your heirs may want to sell the property. An illegal septic system just might stop the sale until the system is removed (and the contaminated soil replaced) or replaced with a legal system.
IMO, do it right or don't do it!
