bowler1 wrote:
Based on your experience how many days can you go without needing to empty your holding tanks, and how reliable are your tanks guages? And of course how big are your tanks and how man people are camping with you?
I know this is relative but i am trying to get an idea.
I have 32 gallon black and gray. I am solo camping now and finishing today after 4 nights. I have used the shower sparingly. My guages show that i now have full black and gray tanks. Seems that would not be the case this quick with one person.
Thanks
Matt
Matt - you will get a wide variety of answers to this (largely because everyone's usage of the RV is different) and you may be able to get an idea of a rate for you from those repsonses.
My wife and I cook daily and exclusively use our bathroom facilities while camping, seldom using the campground toilet and never the bathrooms. We navy shower daily. We have 37 gallon GW and BW tanks. We eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in our RV. We don't use disposable plates or utensils so have to wash the dishes.
Black tank usage 5 days, maybe 6 days. Grey water 3 days.
As for the tank readings - BW tank sensors can get fouled easily (e.g. crud on the sensors including but not only toilet paper) and when they do they will read inaccurately. With usage of a BW tank flush the problem would be greatly reduced. Replacing the sensors with Horst Miracle Probes and flushing the tank after each use should cure the problem. In the grey tank the problem should not present itself with proper usage (reduce grease down the drains, for example).
