Extending stay/ Blackwater?
Anybody have suggestions how to extend stay while camping in NF. My problem is the blackwater....
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I can't speak to Texas laws or HOA's, but:
-- For short trips ( six weeks or less) we dump in our compost pile in the yard after we get back. Remember, you dump before a trip, not after. So, unlike a conventional black tank, you do not dump as soon as you return, but rather leave material in the toilet to compost as long as possible.
-- On the road, we typically hit commercial campgrounds every week or so do to laundry. They usually have dump stations. You can use a dump station, but you do have to run the hose as you are dumping about two gallons of dirt, not twenty gallons of smelly effluent.
-- Classic outhouses/long drop toilets are excellent as well.
-- You can use a solid waste trash can. People dump tons of disposable diapers and cat boxes into the solid waste stream. (Remember, your trash men use their truck as a toilet.)
About the only thing you can't use is a standard flush toilet - the material is way too dry.
But do remember - it takes about a year for human waste to break down completely and you probably used the toilet the morning that you are dumping. If you are dumping in the bush, you will need to dig a cat hole and follow the usual rules that you would follow about water supplies, etc. You will also want to wash your hands after you finish.
-- For short trips ( six weeks or less) we dump in our compost pile in the yard after we get back. Remember, you dump before a trip, not after. So, unlike a conventional black tank, you do not dump as soon as you return, but rather leave material in the toilet to compost as long as possible.
-- On the road, we typically hit commercial campgrounds every week or so do to laundry. They usually have dump stations. You can use a dump station, but you do have to run the hose as you are dumping about two gallons of dirt, not twenty gallons of smelly effluent.
-- Classic outhouses/long drop toilets are excellent as well.
-- You can use a solid waste trash can. People dump tons of disposable diapers and cat boxes into the solid waste stream. (Remember, your trash men use their truck as a toilet.)
About the only thing you can't use is a standard flush toilet - the material is way too dry.
But do remember - it takes about a year for human waste to break down completely and you probably used the toilet the morning that you are dumping. If you are dumping in the bush, you will need to dig a cat hole and follow the usual rules that you would follow about water supplies, etc. You will also want to wash your hands after you finish.
