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: 37gaB/G: 30gaBrochure 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?

Smaller Holding Tanks...What to do when NO hookups??Put less water down the drain...No, 4 adults won't be able to take long hot showers everyday... :)Sponge baths as needed and don't worry about being ready for the Grand Ball each day! ha, ha... Good luck! Mitch

As Mitch says, sponge baths. Use baby wipes to clean up. Use the campground bathrooms as much as possible (save the RV toilet for middle of the night needs). See if showers are available at nearby campgrounds (in California, the USFS campgrounds are often in groupings and at least one will have showers that you can use). If there is a dump station nearby, you can use a portable waste tote to empty tanks as needed.

Once had a friend living in a small camper while house was being built. She had a sewer connection as septic was first thing installed but for water, she had to fetch in jerry cans from a neighbor. So she worked hard at minimizing water usage. She managed to get down to 3 gallons a day for drinking, sponge bath, cooking, dish washing and toilet flushing. Clearly that is a bottom limit, but it does suggest that stretching 37 gallons is possible.

There is an additional 6 gallons of water in the hot water heater, if so equipped.

Carry extra fresh water in a bladder or tank in the back of the truck. Easy to transfer water with and folds up like a duffle bag when empty. Look at wake boat fat sacs. Can get a deal for a 400-1000lb bag and pump for around $100. Or maybe used. Lotsa wake boats in Cali. Bring a garden hose and drain gray out in the woods or weeds after dark. Don’t mind the ninny’s who say that’s bad. Seriously.

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

Grit_dog
Navigator
Jun 25, 2021
Carry extra fresh water in a bladder or tank in the back of the truck. Easy to transfer water with and folds up like a duffle bag when empty.
Look at wake boat fat sacs. Can get a deal for a 400-1000lb bag and pump for around $100. Or maybe used. Lotsa wake boats in Cali.
Bring a garden hose and drain gray out in the woods or weeds after dark. Don’t mind the ninny’s who say that’s bad. Seriously.
cptqueeg
Explorer II
Jun 25, 2021
There is an additional 6 gallons of water in the hot water heater, if so equipped.
naturist
Nomad
Jun 25, 2021
Once had a friend living in a small camper while house was being built. She had a sewer connection as septic was first thing installed but for water, she had to fetch in jerry cans from a neighbor. So she worked hard at minimizing water usage. She managed to get down to 3 gallons a day for drinking, sponge bath, cooking, dish washing and toilet flushing. Clearly that is a bottom limit, but it does suggest that stretching 37 gallons is possible.
toedtoes
Explorer III
Jun 25, 2021
As Mitch says, sponge baths.

Use baby wipes to clean up.

Use the campground bathrooms as much as possible (save the RV toilet for middle of the night needs).

See if showers are available at nearby campgrounds (in California, the USFS campgrounds are often in groupings and at least one will have showers that you can use).

If there is a dump station nearby, you can use a portable waste tote to empty tanks as needed.
MitchF150
Explorer III
Jun 25, 2021
Smaller Holding Tanks...What to do when NO hookups??

Put less water down the drain...

No, 4 adults won't be able to take long hot showers everyday... :)

Sponge baths as needed and don't worry about being ready for the Grand Ball each day! ha, ha...

Good luck! Mitch

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