Where To Dump Black Water When Dry Camping
we will be dry camping on a friends land that is over 1,000 acres in Florida. WE'll actually live there for a year or maybe even two years. The property owner (my good friend) said I could simply di...
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My brother-in-law has about 10 acres of woods, no electricity or water. He had a large TT, but got rid of it after checking some local building codes. Any building that could be "moved" (dragged on skids) was pretty much exempt from all building code, so he started by building a screened in kitchen/dining room. Propane for cooking, batteries for lights. Then he built a stand-alone bedroom.
Pit toilet were allowed in that area, but his wife wanted a proper sit down, flush toilet. So he dug a hole about 4x4x8 and placed a 55 gallon plastic barrel as the pit. The inspectors passed it saying he had to have it pumped out when ever it filled up. Funny thing is, about 1/3-1/2 way up the barrel got a bunch of 1" holes ! Some gravel (for weight) was placed in the bottom of the barrel before the lid was secured and the hole was back filled with gravel. The overall soil was very sandy and the ground water level was at least another 10-20' down.
This is exactly how many cabins in the NE and Midwest were built for many, many years. Black water only. Small number of people (less than 6-8) and weekend use. He uses rainwater to flush the toilet.
Biggest concern in FL is high ground water.
Pit toilet were allowed in that area, but his wife wanted a proper sit down, flush toilet. So he dug a hole about 4x4x8 and placed a 55 gallon plastic barrel as the pit. The inspectors passed it saying he had to have it pumped out when ever it filled up. Funny thing is, about 1/3-1/2 way up the barrel got a bunch of 1" holes ! Some gravel (for weight) was placed in the bottom of the barrel before the lid was secured and the hole was back filled with gravel. The overall soil was very sandy and the ground water level was at least another 10-20' down.
This is exactly how many cabins in the NE and Midwest were built for many, many years. Black water only. Small number of people (less than 6-8) and weekend use. He uses rainwater to flush the toilet.
Biggest concern in FL is high ground water.
