Thetford Smart tote or portable tank for Black and Grey Tank

We use our TT at home, almost all year long. And actually, we are now sleeping in it again every night, starting last night. Finally got warm enough in Indiana heating it won't burn through a tank of propane ever 3 days!

We use our camper bathroom, and the camper sites about 10 feet from the property line of the next neighbor. When I dump the tanks, yes there is a small odor, but it only last for a few minutes, while dumping, and then disappears. If you rinse the tote after every use, it will never smell. We've had the same blue tote for 15 years or longer now and it gets used a lot.

At home, I came up with this solution to make it easier to dump the tote. I'd love to run an RV sewer line, but I don't want to tear up two sections of asphalt drive way to do so. This works just fine.

We live in the country and get all kinds of weird smells anyway. An occasion odor of... you know what ... doesn't seem to bother anyone where I live. With horses, cows, pigs, and sheep in the area, an occasional wiff of ... you know ... is just part of life. It never last long.

My solution in the photo below. I had to build the ramp to get the tote higher than the septic opening. I had that opening put in so it doesn't have to be dug up to get pumped out. It now works perfect for the trailer.

And oh ... in the Summer, warmer months... our Outback has an outside kitchen. I've attached a sprayer to the sink faucet, and during the summer, will take a shower outside! The way the camper is parked, especially at night, no one can see what's going on. Yup, I suppose that's grey water going on the ground! (actually on my drive way!)

Thank everyone for quick replies. I am about 150 ft from my clean out on the house. One 1 acre of property and rv pad at very back of property. bad timing as we just bought the Rv and selling the house and all the rv parks in the area are full. In the DFW area and the hail storm doesn't help with all the claims adjusters coming in. I have one spot we like i can use, but no wifi is available and it's parking is built into a hill with railroad retaining wall on three side. Its only 15 wide and my trailer is 8 but with 2 sildes i thin it goes out 5 so 13 wide. not much clearence as the walls are at least 36 to 42 inchs tall. travel trailer lower to ground so I'm afraid the slide only have a foot clearnce.

Septic tank friendly deodorizers

RONTHET wrote:
We are on a septic so I have access to the clean out/a place to dump using a portable tote.

If this clean out is within a reasonable distance to the trailer - 50' to 75' - then I'd invest in a waste macerator instead of wasting $$$ on a wheeled tote. I always service my tanks here at the house using my own FloJet Waste Macerator for this same purpose - pics are in my gallery starting here. :)

Welcome aboard.

Buy your neighbor a bottle of your favorite sprits, walk over, introduce yourself and tell him what you will be doing. I would mention it should not be a big deal and that you will be sure to control the odor as best you can and apologize in advance if they should happen to get a small whiff of the honey wagon smell.

Sometimes the unknown to the neighbor is worse than actually knowing what's going on. Probably no big deal as you were kind enough to explain what is happening.

Good luck and enjoy your new digs.

Lakeside

How far away from your clean out are you? Less than 50 feet and fairly level, instead of a tote tank, consider a mascerator pump.
As for tote tank size? Heck a 10 gallon tank will work fine. Just would require more trips to dump.