A Dirty Question

[Cruzette]

My husband and I are long time RVer's, having owned three different 5th wheel trailers over the last 15 years. We recently sold our truck and 5er as a combo deal and bought a 2004 Country Coach Inspire with only 17,000 miles. It's in excellant condition!

All of our 5ers have come with a separate, outside storage area, specifically for our sewer hose. Our MH has no such storage. Where do you store your sewer hose when not in use and traveling?

Thx

[Passin_Thru]

We use the sealed container and hook the ends of hoses together. Use dedicated fueling gloves, fuel-proof, poop-proof I'd say. Carry enough hose to reach the front of you Coach as we ran into a hookup that was by the front bumper for some reason. We also carry Chloring spray cleaner and spray it in the box. It evaporates and keeps bacteria away.

[wny_pat1]

Cruzette wrote:
Thanks everyone, I appreciate your information and will pass it on to the DH. We will certainly inspect the bay where we dump to see if any storage in this area. If not, think we will get a clear lidded bin.

Sometimes a round pvc tube in the engine compartment that the hose can slide down into..

[Two_Jayhawks]

rk911 wrote:
I attached a length of 4" PVC pipe to the bottom of the front slide. I store our sewer hoses there.

X2

[Cruzette]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate your information and will pass it on to the DH. We will certainly inspect the bay where we dump to see if any storage in this area. If not, think we will get a clear lidded bin.

[BobR]

Mine came with a U shaped shelf in the dump compartment for slinky storage.

[AllegroD]

wolfe10 wrote:
You can also use a Rubbermade tub with sealing lid. Better than an open container in the basement.

This is what we did on our last MH until we added a tube in front of out rear wheels.

[tropical36]

Argosy24 wrote:
Mine is curled up in a recess in the floor of compartment with the dump valves. It's all heavy plastic and has a hole for the hose to feed through beneath the valves.

X2 and we seldom disconnect ours. It has the black tank sprayers for cleaning as well, but usually, just dumping the gray soapy water through the hose after dumping the black tank is sufficient for cleaning. When done, it just curls up in the bottom of the valves compartment. I can't imagine going through the ritual I see with some others and often wonder what they're trying to accomplish, other than making a mess and no wonder they need to wear all that anti-contamination gear.

[Gjac]

My sewer hose came from the factory encased in a holder under the water compartment. I never have to detach it to use or store, just pull it out dump and slide it back in the holder.

[Lar_s]

On my CC there is a space just forward of the house water hook up. It's so short and narrow that only a shorter hose will fit, and then only with the narrow end attached. I do keep such a hose in that space but use it only if I'm dumping at a station and very close. I have a 5x5" square plastic tube, sealed at one end and a slip on sealed cover for the other that holds my hose and threaded connector.

[Mr_Mark1]

barlow46 wrote:

Mr.Mark wrote:
We, too, use a lidded plastic container that I bought at Costco. We have no room in the wet bay area so I keep the container with our expansion hose in the bay in front of it. Works great for us. The box also holds our flexible hose stand, everything fits in that one container.

MM.

Mark,
Our 05 dynasty has the hose storage behind the utilities bay and has a small door like an auto fuel fill door on it. I think it has a twist lock on the door..maybe a key lock. The slinky fits in there,

Although we only use the sanicon system where the hose just hangs from a hook inside the wet bay, the storage for the 4" is there. Does you dynasty not have this storage location also?

Cruzette,
Have you asked you question on this forum for CC owners? http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/info
You have a higher end coach and unless it came only with a Sanicon system, I too am amazed that there is not a provided storage area. Not doubting your word about not finding it but possibly it is well hidden somewhere. Maybe the owners at the yahoo groups country coach owners can give you suggestions on what they do.

Yes, I have the hose storage with the flip up door but my hose will not fit in there with the sewer attachment on the end. I keep my 4 ft. styrofoam pieces that fit on the end of the slide-out in there so I won't hit my head.

I never understood that storage area as our sewer hoses have elbow ends attached.

MM.

[Canadian_Rainbi]

Blaster Man wrote:
As noted above, look around the dump handles and outside shower...that's where mine is.

Ours too; in the same bin, just coiled on the floor; no separate hole to slide it into like some of the older units had. We keep ours in a plastic bin in the dump/water compartment.

[Executive45]

I have the same set up as Barlow, sounds like Mark got a 5 o'clock coach....:E....Dennis

[barlow46]

Mr.Mark wrote:
We, too, use a lidded plastic container that I bought at Costco. We have no room in the wet bay area so I keep the container with our expansion hose in the bay in front of it. Works great for us. The box also holds our flexible hose stand, everything fits in that one container.

MM.

Mark,
Our 05 dynasty has the hose storage behind the utilities bay and has a small door like an auto fuel fill door on it. I think it has a twist lock on the door..maybe a key lock. The slinky fits in there,

Although we only use the sanicon system where the hose just hangs from a hook inside the wet bay, the storage for the 4" is there. Does you dynasty not have this storage location also?

Cruzette,
Have you asked you question on this forum for CC owners? http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Country-Coach-Owners/info
You have a higher end coach and unless it came only with a Sanicon system, I too am amazed that there is not a provided storage area. Not doubting your word about not finding it but possibly it is well hidden somewhere. Maybe the owners at the yahoo groups country coach owners can give you suggestions on what they do.

[msmith1199]

mike brez wrote:
Under the kitchen sink.

Did you forget a smiley face with this? You don't really do you?