Is a HTT right for us? And a few other ??'s
Looking for a little guidance on improving our camping experiences (and thank you in advance for indulging a low-winded first post!): First a little background: - We are a family of 3 (me, DW and...
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Great idea on dumping sink GW into the BW tank - as I'm sure we will have an excess of capacity there.
And yes, we carry a blow up pool for the kiddo for outside play/baths. The challenge there is that if its warm enough for an outside bath then she keeps on playing and getting dirty again! Oh well... Of course an outside bath is not an option for places like Yosemite where they are really strict on GW disposal.
And we do a lot of hiking/biking and other sweaty activities that probably cause us to shower more often than most. But I'm no longer worried about the GW/shower situation. A HTT will be such a step up from the PUP experience that I won't mind (I hope).
Even though I will likely still do GW disposal on long trips, having a centralized GW drain and using a big tote is still a lot easier than doing the "Aquatainer shuffle" between two GW sources on the PUP. Score another one for the HTT!
And yes, we carry a blow up pool for the kiddo for outside play/baths. The challenge there is that if its warm enough for an outside bath then she keeps on playing and getting dirty again! Oh well... Of course an outside bath is not an option for places like Yosemite where they are really strict on GW disposal.
And we do a lot of hiking/biking and other sweaty activities that probably cause us to shower more often than most. But I'm no longer worried about the GW/shower situation. A HTT will be such a step up from the PUP experience that I won't mind (I hope).
Even though I will likely still do GW disposal on long trips, having a centralized GW drain and using a big tote is still a lot easier than doing the "Aquatainer shuffle" between two GW sources on the PUP. Score another one for the HTT!
dadmomh wrote:
The tanks on our ROO 23SS IIRC were 30 gals each or thereabouts. Since it's highly unlikely that you're going to completely fill the black tank over a 3 or 4 day trip, you can get a small dishpan to fit in your sink and then dump that water into the black tank when dishwashing is done. The black tank usually needs more liquids that normal use puts in anyway, this might gain your DW an extra shower or two. Re the DD, if the weather is good and you feel comfortable doing this, could you put her in a cute little bathing suit and do her shower at the outside shower....sort of making it her little spot for this fun?? And they do make surrounds for outside showers if that sounds better to you. And, probably 99% of us would admit to skipping a day....or two....without a real shower when camping. Absolutely, the blue tote will be a huge help. Even with conservation and just 2 of us, we can pretty easily get a Friday - Sunday trip with no problem. It's when we toss Thursday into the mix that we run into trouble, so the blue tote has become part of our regular packing and DH really doesn't mind just including it as part of his Saturday morning duties....takes all of about 15 minutes from start to finish. Also, agree on the Oxygenics Spa shower head.....on our new TT we have a large garden shower so DH can actually enjoy a real shower rather than going to the shower house....that was his birthday present last week and he was crazy about it. Weird gift for a man, but I knew he'd love it. Blue tote for sure!!
