More beginner RVing questions

[BeerBrewer]

The wife and I just purchased our first Travel Trailer (Grand Design Transcend 26RLS) and we've got a couple trips already planned already. We thought it best that we stay close to home and that we don't stay out too many days. We even considered camping in the back yard, but the town we live has a lot of strange rules and we didn't want to tempt fate. Our first trip is to Smiths Point (Long Island) and two weeks later we head to Gettysburg for a couple more.

Since it's only the two of us and we are only staying two nights at Smith Point, I'm thinking that I should not bother to connect the sewer line because the tanks won't be full enough to properly dump. I figured that we'd have to dump the tanks when we leave Gettysburg a couple weeks later. Am I on the right track? Is it okay to leave the TT with waste in the tanks for the two weeks? It shouldn't stink out the trailer, should it? Do I need to do anything special to treat the tanks?

Funny but when we first entertained the idea of buying a TT and touring the country I thought that I'd be more worried about the idea of driving and backing up a travel trailer and now that the day nears, I seem more worried about sanitary aspect of it.

[Matt_Colie]

I can regretfully inform you that most all of the northeast megopolis is now a police state. Usually, they be mollified by using advance notice to both the local establishment and your neighbors. Tell both that you want to do a day and night in the TT before you go anyplace. Most will not object. This is the best way to get to know how things work. If you run into resistance, then circle around until you find someplace that you can camp. Boat yards are pretty good bet. (I happen to know that there are a few on LI.) It does not have to be a "campground".

Have a good time getting off the island.

Matt - a refugee from the megopolis.

[mbopp]

Does the trailer have a black tank flush? You could use that to add enough water to dump and clean the tank in the process.

[Bobbo]

It's fine to wait 2 weeks and dump then. My preference would be to go ahead and just fill the tanks the first trip and dump then.

[prichardson]

You have the right idea and will have no problem doing that. Enjoy your trips.