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rockhillmanor
May 29, 2017Explorer
Eddiegnz1 wrote:
we will be dry camping on a friends land that is over 1,000 acres inFlorida.
WE'll actually live there for a year or maybe even two years. The property owner (my good friend) said I could simply dig a ten to 12 foot deep hole and put a 4 foot by 4 foot piece of plywood over the hole. The plywood would function as a lid and decrease odors from escaping because the plywood would be almost entire buried under dirt. The only part that would not be buried is the plumbing part that attaches to my black water tubing/line. The hole would be about 18 to 24 inch diameter. Then I could attach/install the plumbing fixture on to the plywood and then hook up my black water hose to the fixture. Then each time i dump, just remove the plywood and bury the black water with 12 to 18 inches of dirt and repeat layering like this until the final layer of dirt is 24 inches thick. Then dig another 12 foot deep hole else where to start a new dump site.
It's his property, he's not an experienced Dry Camper nor experienced in RV'ing. Which is why i'm posting this question to you more experienced folks.
Can his plan work?
have you ever tried something similar?
Please share your suggestions, recommendation, advice. Thank you kindly in advance.
Eddie
Don't care how many acres he has it's WRONG and against the law.
The amount of acres has nothing to do with doing the right thing. :(
Florida is all sand and has an aquifer. Your unfiltered raw sewage is going directly into the Florida aquifer.
In the Midwest (where it is STILL ILLEGAL) the ground is different clay, dirt, granite, sand, gravel, etc will filter some waste before it can get into a possible nearby vein of water. FLORIDA GROUND DOES NOT WORK THIS WAY. Dumping raw sewage into the ground anywhere is Illegal.
If you are going to snowbird and/or live par time in Florida, try being responsible about our water instead of asking how to spoil it. :(
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