Seasonal, No Sewer Hookup, What to Do With Black Tank

I put on large pneumatic tires from Harbor Freight just like the ones shown in this post by former TT Moderator Les Adams. I makes the tote tow much easier from trailer to truck and also makes it ride smoother and almost silent on the way to the dump station. Well worth the price (around $20) and the small amount of effort required.
Barney

mlts22 wrote:
The portable tank goes in the pickup truck bed. I then empty the black with the macerator pump into it, then as much of the grey as I can. I then drive to a dump station, attach a hose, and let gravity empty it. My back isn't good enough to try to heave a full tote tank into my truck.

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I agree with this, get a tank big enough that wiil fit in the truck bed and a macerator pump to lift both grey & black. Those little wheels on a tote won't last many trips.
A tote is OK for occasional use, but you will soon tire of its small capacity.

The portable tank goes in the pickup truck bed. I then empty the black with the macerator pump into it, then as much of the grey as I can. I then drive to a dump station, attach a hose, and let gravity empty it. My back isn't good enough to try to heave a full tote tank into my truck.

BarneyS wrote:
I've used my blue boy tank for both gray and black. I see no difference in using it that way. In either case you must be careful not to fill it too far and be careful when you dump. It rinses out well and does not give off odors when not being used.

Op, I would get a 22-30 gallon blue boy tank and use it. Sure beats unhooking all the connections, unleveling, pulling in slides, and re-doing it all over again after you take the rig to the dump station.
Barney

Agree. Never have understood why a lot of folk don't use their tote to dispose of the poop tank contents............

Thanks all. Nice to know people are using their blue boys for this. Seems everything else I read said not to. Having to haul a tote to the dump station will be worth the sacrifice once I get back to my chair & resume staring out at the ships going by on the St Lawrence River.

GENECOP wrote:
Why put yourself in that situation, camping is supposed to be pleasant..

??? What's unpleasant?

If your referring to camping without FHU's, I think the large majority of RVers would disagree. There is a lot of camping out there with beautiful scenery and wonderful places to take in nature that are not within sewer hose reach of a sewer dump hole.

Why put yourself in that situation, camping is supposed to be pleasant..

When you buy a blue boy, get the one that the handle drops over your trailer hitch so you can tow it to the dump station. They get very heavy and hard to pull by hand. I use mine for both Black and gray water. Just rinse it out good after each use, even add a little bleach.

I've used my blue boy tank for both gray and black. I see no difference in using it that way. In either case you must be careful not to fill it too far and be careful when you dump. It rinses out well and does not give off odors when not being used.

Op, I would get a 22-30 gallon blue boy tank and use it. Sure beats unhooking all the connections, unleveling, pulling in slides, and re-doing it all over again after you take the rig to the dump station.
Barney

I use a blue Barker 30 gallon tote tank to empty my grey tanks. I do not use it for the black tank (personal choice).

The grey tanks must be emptied every 2-3 days since we don't do a good job of conserving water. The blue boy works great for this.

The black tank takes much longer to fill up. At most we would need to empty it once a week. For this I would prefer to hitch up and take the 5er to the dump station. I know it would be much easier to use the blue boy, but I don't like the idea of black water in it.