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- GordonThreeExplorerThe law is probably different in Sunny California, but when I boondock, the gray water is not retained, except for the last day. The rest goes to water the bushes.
I dunno what some folks put down their sink drains, as they will claim their gray water stinks. I've never had that issue, and I consider myself pretty sensitive to stink.
Extra fresh water, a bladder or two in your bed should be no problem with the 5r over top of it, with that nice rig of yours, payload shouldn't be an issue. maybe two 60 gallon bladders on either side of the hitch? - pianotunaNomad IIIHi,
You can add a 2nd fresh water tank to many RV's - LexxExplorer
pianotuna wrote:
Hi,
You can add a 2nd fresh water tank to many RV's
I realize that. You can also add water bladder in the pickup, Aquatank, barrels, etc. Then you have a tote that you can haul grey to the dump. But all that just adds more hassle.
I'm hoping to keep it as simple as possible. If the trailer has bigger fresh and grey, that would be the best solution. - LwiddisExplorer II“The law is probably different in Sunny California, but when I boondock, the gray water is not retained, except for the last day. The rest goes to water the bushes.”
The “law” is different all over the country. Become responsible and stop dumping your grey water on the ground, Gordon. What grey water doesn’t have food particals? Hopefully I won’t be the camper after you. - LwiddisExplorer IIU.S. Forest Service says at https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mnf/news-events?cid=STELPRDB5066205
“One critical thing people can do to minimize their impact on the environment is to properly dispose of both human waste and so called “gray water” from cooking and cleaning. Most people understand the concerns with proper disposal of human waste, but some are unaware of the problems that can occur with careless disposal of gray water. Used dishwashing water contains particles of food, which can create both a nuisance odor and attract flies and therefore disease. Soaps, even those designed specifically for camping, can have a negative effect on plants, soils, groundwater, and streams.L - LwiddisExplorer IIAnd Gordon what does MICHIGAN say? See http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10365_10883-258790--,00.html
“Water: Properly dispose of gray water and sewage, (don't dump it on the ground)” - GordonThreeExplorerToy hauler maybe? 300 gallons of water is over a ton of weight on the frame. That's a lot even for a heavy fifth wheel frame.
- ScottGNomadThere are some nice 50+ gallon, food grade water tanks you can put in the back of your truck for around $150. It should be high enough back there that it will gravity feed into the trailers FW tank.
- Sandia_ManExplorer IIMost toyhaulers will have very large freshwater tanks, even the smaller ones can carry 100+ gallons. Just peruse the specs at various manufacturer websites, they all pretty much produce toy hauler rigs since they are so popular these days. Grand Design does make some very sharp looking toyhauler units, heard they have great customer service.
We prefer boondocking and with our 3 daughters, my wife, my son and I, we had no problem going several days without using the 110 gallons available on our less than 35' toyhauler. Finding a grey water tank that exactly matches huge FW tanks will be nearly impossible. Good luck, hope you find a rig that suits your needs and proves to be all you expected and more. - dedmistonModeratorI've shown up to camp a couple of times and found that the last guy there dumped his gray water right in camp. It's disgusting. There are food boogers and flies all over the place. It's bad enough that we had to find another spot. Legal or not, please don't dump your gray tanks in camp.
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