portable grey waste disposal cart
We have a Scamp 16 ft with 2 6 water holding tanks. I would like to be able to drain the grey water occasionally but could only find huge, heavy carts you have to hook up and dump conventionally. An...
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In some campgrounds, if it's a small amount, it may be allowed. In some campgrounds, if they have washing stations, you may be able to dump 2-6gallons.
If there is a dump station at the campground, that is your best best.
I debated a lot on the tote size. Both my fresh water and gray water tanks hold about 18 gallons, so after 4-5 days, I have to refill and dump. A 20 gallon tote would get me through 8-10 days without dumping, but it's a big tote to store when it's not in use and when traveling. And I also want to carry another 15-20 gallons of fresh water, so I have to store those containers too. On top of that, my trailer is a folding trailer, so I have to move things around when I stop and when I head out on the road.
Trying to deal with big heavy totes didn't excite me. So, I got six 2.5gal aquatainers for fresh water, and one 6gal tote for the gray water. I can easily lift them when full and they are small enough that I can fit them in the trailer or suv. I tested them out in Death Valley and it worked well. About 6 days in, I used the aquatainers to fill water at the fresh water hose, and used a hand truck to walk them back to the trailer - three trips refilled my fresh tank. I then filled the tote and walked it to the dump station three times to empty the gray tank. Took me about an hour total.
Next trip, I'm finetuning that by filling the tote in the morning and dumping it on my way out to sightsee every 2 or 3 days. As the dump station is most always on the way out of the campground, this makes it more convenient and I'll spend less time in the long run.
If there is a dump station at the campground, that is your best best.
I debated a lot on the tote size. Both my fresh water and gray water tanks hold about 18 gallons, so after 4-5 days, I have to refill and dump. A 20 gallon tote would get me through 8-10 days without dumping, but it's a big tote to store when it's not in use and when traveling. And I also want to carry another 15-20 gallons of fresh water, so I have to store those containers too. On top of that, my trailer is a folding trailer, so I have to move things around when I stop and when I head out on the road.
Trying to deal with big heavy totes didn't excite me. So, I got six 2.5gal aquatainers for fresh water, and one 6gal tote for the gray water. I can easily lift them when full and they are small enough that I can fit them in the trailer or suv. I tested them out in Death Valley and it worked well. About 6 days in, I used the aquatainers to fill water at the fresh water hose, and used a hand truck to walk them back to the trailer - three trips refilled my fresh tank. I then filled the tote and walked it to the dump station three times to empty the gray tank. Took me about an hour total.
Next trip, I'm finetuning that by filling the tote in the morning and dumping it on my way out to sightsee every 2 or 3 days. As the dump station is most always on the way out of the campground, this makes it more convenient and I'll spend less time in the long run.
