Smaller Holding Tanks...What to do when NO hookups??

Baja Man wrote:
So we made compromises....smaller TT, lighter weight, easier to tow, easier to access locations, etc. Smaller, lighter TTs usually equals less CCC which equals smaller holding tanks.

The new to me TT has holding tank capacities as follows:

Fresh: 37ga
B/G: 30ga

Brochure on TT states 50 on fresh, but called Keystone, and per VIN, it is 37.

We mainly camp where there are full hookups.
Some state parks offer water and gray, but no black.

But when we do want to go where there are no hookups, how can we handle the limited tanks?

We travel most of the time with 3 adults......4 on occasion.

Thoughts?

Buy an additional holding tank that you strap to back of your RV.

As my grey tank usually fills up before my black tank, I often use a plastic dishpan for washing dishes and pour the dishwater down the toilet.

portapotty bags and Poo powder allow for less use of black tank needs.....

This is the scoop, if you plan on taking showers every day in the trailer, you might have enough water for two days. If you use the campground facilities (showers and potty) as much as possible you can make it a week easily. We have similar size tanks, we use the campground facilities as much as possible, we regularly camp with electric only; we can go a week and use only half the water in the fresh water tank. Basically, the only water we use is for potty at night, washing dishes, and cooking/coffee.

It's up to you how long its going to last.

bigorange wrote:
Is that 30 each black and gray or combined? If it’s 30 each that’s comparable to what we have now and it’s doable. Gray is always our limiting factor. As others have said just be careful how much goes down the drain. If possible, can wash dishes in a basin and dump that outside if possible or down the toilet if you have separate black and gray. You could also use one of the portable totes for dumping gray assuming the campground has a dump station.

Black: 30
Gray: 30

We did a few days of water power only recently. It wasn't too bad. The black tank isn't a problem. The gray tank is where you can get in a bind. Just think of it like glorified tent camping.

Anybody use the 6 gal Igloo water containers? How’s this process of storing water in truck bed and transferring to RV tank? Is a bladder preferred? Thought of taking 3-4 in back of truck.

Or a water bladder in rear of truck?

A 20-30 gal water tank would be too large and take much truck bed space…, not as portable as individual water containers.

Thoughts?

I have an F-350 so plenty of payload,

As far as gray / black water…
Are the portable dumping totes exclusive to its contents ( one for gray and separate one for black) or does one tote handle both?

Storage could be an issue? How do you carry and store when traveling?

Baja Man wrote:
Anybody use the 6 gal Igloo water containers? How’s this process of storing water in truck bed and transferring to RV tank? Is a bladder preferred? Thought of taking 3-4 in back of truck.

Or a water bladder in rear of truck?

A 20-30 gal water tank would be too large and take much truck bed space…, not as portable as individual water containers.

Thoughts?

I have an F-350 so plenty of payload,

Back when I first got my camper I needed a way to pour water from a jug into the tank. Bought a plastic funnel, cut so fit tight, cut a notch to bend so the top was flat, welded up the cut, put loops to hang it. Worked great. But a couple years later I had a better idea. If I was going to need to add water, fill the jug a couple days before needed. Then if going to use water outside (most use) pour out of jug.

MarkTwain wrote:

Baja Man wrote:
So we made compromises....smaller TT, lighter weight,

Buy an additional holding tank that you strap to back of your RV.

Bad idea...

But you know, it helps when the OP is present and active in the conversation. In another thread he said he was planning on carrying water jugs.
Below is an example of what I was suggesting, although you can get a similar setup for less than half this much $. This is an expensive setup.
It is literally the easy button for hauling water, and comparable in $ if you're wanting to bring more than a few jugs. You have almost unlimited length (within reason) with the pump electrical hookup and add whatever length hose you need. Fill it up in the back of the truck at home or wherever, plug it in and fill camper when needed. Anywhere from about 250lb to 1100lb depending on how much water you want.
I used to put a 450lb bag on the floor of the back seat in the truck. Been using the same bag(s) in our boat for surfing and for hauling extra camper water for many years now, when needed.


https://www.wakemakers.com/straight-line-sumo-max-850-bag-pump-combo.html