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MartiniSCP
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Sep 28, 2013

TT winter dry or almost dry camping

Hello All.

When we were shopping for our TT we had a salesperson advise that we could camp in the winter if we created some sort of sludge mixture of water and salt (and perhaps some other ingredients that I don't remember) in the gray and/or black water tank.

In our TT the fresh water tank is under the bed and could be kept from freezing by the furnace that warms the interior anyway. Ditto for the plumbing hoses to the various sinks or the tub.

So, afaik, the only liquid that would be subject to the cold of winter and not heated in any way (short of an electric tank heater) would be the gray and black water tanks.

Is there any way to keep that water from freezing?
I could see just antifreeze in the gray water tank.
Would antifreeze in the black water tank interfere with the chemicals that go in there to break down waste?

Thanks, in advance, and
Happy Camping!
  • Reminds me of reading a trip report to Alaska in winter where the waste tanks just remained frozen. Every flush became another layer of ice in the tank. No issues.

    Trouble will be warm days and it thaws and refreeze each day.
  • I remember those tent camping days. In the evening we filled the coffee pot because in the morning everything would be frozen. Coffee pot was ready to put on the camp fire.
  • Our winter water comes from jugs that we refill. They are used to flush the toilet. Dishwater is disposed of ourside. A garage sale percolator is our water heater.