Truck camper for Toyota Tacoma - Questions
Hi - Just got a new 2015 Tacomca TRD Pro Double Cab. I would like to find a "self contained" camper for it that sleeps 4 to use on Assateague Island, MD (regulations say it must have approved toilet a...
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RichandLiz wrote:
Make sure you check with the parks / beaches and get something in print. A TC for small trucks is possible, however features of comfort are limited. I have a PU-TC on a dakota but despite having a porta potty and water tank, from what I have learned is the toilet needs to be a permanent fixture with holding tanks and the grey tank needs to be a permanent mount also. I asked about rigging up a holding tank on a hitch haul or side of truck bed for grey tank and bringing extra holding tanks for porta potty and was told it would not be permitted. Needed to be a permanent fixture of TC. The fear was that anything portable can be removed, carried, and dumped in the dunes or beyond.
I'm sure every two people will give a different story so plan ahead and have it in writing. Little trucks like yours and mine are limited and weight adds up quickly.
Thanks, this makes sense and echoes the only thing that Ive found in writing...
Self-contained vehicles with a valid Bullpen OSV Permit
may park overnight in the Bullpen camping area only if they are equipped with an approved toilet and permanently installed waste storage tank capable of holding 2 days’ volume of waste for all occupants. Only approved self-contained vehicles are permitted in the Bull Pen overnight. All waste (including gray-water) from self-contained vehicles must be retained in vehicle’s holding tank while in the OSV zone and emptied in an approved location outside the park or at trailer dump stations located in Seashore campgrounds. Travel trailers and tents are prohibited in the
Bullpen. Non self-contained vehicles are prohibited from parking in or adjacent to the Bull Pen from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
I'm going to assume that porta-potties will NOT be approved. Cassette toilets also do not have a "permanently installed tank", but Ive heard from other people that as long as its "factory installed" (ie: built into the camper), they will OK it. One guy suggested that cassette toilets are very common in many of today's TCs (is this true?) and said the Bullpen is full of them.
