Must buys for our new to us travel trailer?
My husband and I are getting our first TT. It is a 15 Skyline Dart, 21. The dealer we purchased from is giving us all drain hoses, fresh water hose. What are essentials we will need to also purchase t...
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OK.... I'm rambling here:
You asked about special chemicals for the toilet black water tank. Here again, this is your personal preference.
When we got our first camper with holding tanks, we went through the gauntlet of various black tank chemicals. It took a few years, but we finally learned that if you empty your black tank and flush it (or rinse it), and don't let it sit for weeks and weeks at a time with "stuff" in it, you'll never need any kind of RV black tank chemicals. Simply draining (at least) at the end of every campout, and flushing the tanks is pretty much all you need to do. Many of us will add (to the empty tank) some laundry soap, water softener soap for washing machines, bleach, and / or dishwashing liquid with about 3-5 gallons of water and drive home. The household laundry / dish washing products is pretty much MORE than adequate to keep your tanks clean and smelling (well ... not like poo, anyway).
So, save yourself a bunch of money of needles RV black tank chemicals and just keep an extra bottle of Tide liquid laundry degergent or an extra bottle of Dawn Dishwashing liquid on hand and put a little in the tank after you dump it. All will be well.
ok ... you asked! (look up Geo Method).
You asked about special chemicals for the toilet black water tank. Here again, this is your personal preference.
When we got our first camper with holding tanks, we went through the gauntlet of various black tank chemicals. It took a few years, but we finally learned that if you empty your black tank and flush it (or rinse it), and don't let it sit for weeks and weeks at a time with "stuff" in it, you'll never need any kind of RV black tank chemicals. Simply draining (at least) at the end of every campout, and flushing the tanks is pretty much all you need to do. Many of us will add (to the empty tank) some laundry soap, water softener soap for washing machines, bleach, and / or dishwashing liquid with about 3-5 gallons of water and drive home. The household laundry / dish washing products is pretty much MORE than adequate to keep your tanks clean and smelling (well ... not like poo, anyway).
So, save yourself a bunch of money of needles RV black tank chemicals and just keep an extra bottle of Tide liquid laundry degergent or an extra bottle of Dawn Dishwashing liquid on hand and put a little in the tank after you dump it. All will be well.
ok ... you asked! (look up Geo Method).
