Toilet Paper?
Is it really necessary to use RV toilet paper or can I just use some good old Scotts septic safe stuff. I hate paying three times as much for crappy toilet paper and it is a hassle when you run out.
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toedtoes wrote:
To be perfectly honest, when I got my first TT, I didn't use the toilet at all. I had never dumped tanks before and read all the "precautions" one must take (rubber boots, gloves, plastic overalls, hazmat protection, etc.), and figured it wasn't worth it. My decision actually came in handy when, on the way home from a camping trip, I lost the dump pipe and both valves on the highway. All I dumped on the road was some kitchen sink waste water.
When I got the clipper, I had a relative show me how to dump. I still prefer to #2 at the campground facilities whenever convenient, but at 3 a.m., I will do whatever needs to be done. :)
As for acceptable practices, I don't think anything mentioned is not acceptable. For me, I would happily stand over a hole to dispose, but I don't want to do it if I can sit on a toilet. Likewise, if I'm somewhere where toilet paper cannot go down the toilet, then I'll put in a basket; but if I can put it down the toilet, I'm going that way.
I am right there with you toedtows. We didn't use the toilet for anything for the first year of camping. I was intimidated just as you were. Then after using the trailer and getting more familiar with the plumbing in general, I finally decided to give it a go. Still no #2 action going on, but my wife loves the convienience of not having to hit the CG facilities all the time. Many times, I would prefer a bucket or even a freshly dug hole to some of the CG pit toilets.
If it comes down to an emergency and we have to use the toilet for #2, then fine, I won't be scared to do so, but I will be a bit more careful at the dump station than I am now.
