Dear Lance Camper,

jimh425 wrote:
Obviously, I'm not going to stop the people who want to do the wrong thing from doing it. However, I feel like I have to call it out, so others who read here don't think it is normal or even a good practice.

If we followed the line of reasoning that dumping grey whereever was good, we wouldn't have any reason to ever use a dump station. I can tell you what's next ... more and more areas with "no camping" signs.

We will have to agree to disagree on responsible gray water disposal.

I feel most TCers are responsible in this regard precisely because they are chose the TC travel style and not the normal RV park and dump mindset. Since a vast majority of TCers use their black tank, they presumably know the dump station routine well. As TCs allow camping in a wider variety of situations including boon docking, it is often the reason that a TC was chosen vs other RVs. And in my mind, these folks know how to treat campsites and nature with responsible behavior.

I appreciate that I mostly experience camping where "idiots" are not usually found. Certainly it is different from the populous west coast camping that I have mostly avoided. In the Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico area, I love how easy it is to be alone when camping. And responsible gray water disposal is easily accomplished.

I'm disheartened that you feel so pessimistic about the potential behavior of fellow TCers. I just haven't had that experience with the ones I've met.

Rick