Wood holding tank?
Interesting, I stumbled across the article on TCM and am not sure what to think. First of course to each their own and kudos on his ingenuity but a wooden holding tank in my humble opinion is not go...
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bgum wrote:
A wood boat keeps water out why would not keep water in?
Never been around wood boats have you.
Typically upon launch, you leave the boat hanging in the slings overnight.
Why? Because initially, it will leak like a sieve until the boards swell up and close the joints. Even after that, you will get a bit of weeping but the bilge pump should be able to keep up with it.
To the original post: It's an interesting solution but probably more hassle than it's worth.
You can get plywood rated for continuous contact with water. 20yrs ago, we had a basement with wood walls. During the buying process, we did some research and if it's the correct type of wood, it should hold up for a very long time.
As mentioned, the joints are problematic If you really felt the need to do this, I would go fiberglass with some wood stringers to provide the structural support for the camper sitting on top. This would be a relatively simple layup and much less likely to spring a leak.
