to all you fulltimers when you are at a park and dont have full hookups do you use a portable one or do you unhook when you are at a park for a month thanks
We're good for about 8-10 days and then we unhook and go to the dump station. In past years when I was traveling and working my wife would call the honey wagon if one was available ($25). I've seen too many disasters with the blue totes, most of them would not have happened if the user was aware of maintenance and their surroundings.
When we're boondocking or at dry campgrounds we can last 12 days before having to dump. By that time we're ready to move to another spot. If where you're staying has a dump station and it's not too far away from you, you might consider getting a blue tote. Keep in mind that once filled they are very heavy and unless you replace the wheels to a heavy-duty type they don't pull that well, especially on a rough road. They're not made to haul a long distance. It might be worth it to you to just drive to the dump station. Good luck!
I have a tote........used it twice. After dragging tote at a crawl to dump station said "Self..this is going to take too much time away from sitting in my reclining camp chair!" I have a Flojet macerator.......only use it when at sisters place. Clean out is 75' away.
When we run out of fresh water....we pack up and go get more fresh water and dump tanks. That works out to roughly 6 days.
We camp all the time at campgrounds that do not have sewer hook-ups. The campgrounds we've stayed at have a honey wagon the will come around an pump you out as needed on scheduled days. Fees range from $7-$15 per pump out.