Looking at buying a portable black tank - suggestions?

[Dave_Jeanette]

We are looking at buying a portable tank in order to be able to dump our tanks when staying at a site for more than 7 or 8 days without sewer hookup. Our black tank is 50 gallons and the largest one I see is 42 from Barker. I know some will say that we could use the facilities at the camp ground, but much prefer our own.
Thanks for any input.
Dave

[packnrat]

a friend had one years back. O the mess when he tried to use it. and then he had to use the quad to tow it to be dumped. and it was not the largest one.
i had thought about getting one for that camp.. but no i would rather pay to have mine pumped out.or dig a deep hole. my black tank cap? but never have filled it up. (small rv).
now fresh water is another thing.

[1L243]

Looks like a video that going viral to me....

I dry camp each year and found I can get the Rig ready for a trip to the dump station in about 10 minutes. I tow the trailer to the dump station and do the doo. I also fill up with fresh water... You will probably spend more time than that messing with a portable waste tank.

[Ron3rd]

mosseater wrote:
I don't use it a lot, but I have the Barker 42 and I have no issues. Not sure I ever had to dump the black. Gray always fills first. Hook it to the truck and down to the dump station. I don't see a problem.

X2, I use my Barker 32 gal tote from time to time. Comes in very handy with wife and girls, and grand kids all taking showers/baths.

We use it only for the gray tank however, never need it for the black as that tank never fills up. A lot of people thing they are a waste of time/money but I take the opposite view; if it fits your style of camping it might be right for you.

Only thing I wish I had was one of the new 4-wheel models with the pneumatic tires. Those are nice!

[jplante4]

Bobbo wrote:

2oldman wrote:
OP is gone.

He is a senior member, and it has been less than 2 days. I am sometimes gone longer than that when traveling.

Or maybe he's tired of random people critiquing his bathroom habits...

[mosseater]

I don't use it a lot, but I have the Barker 42 and I have no issues. Not sure I ever had to dump the black. Gray always fills first. Hook it to the truck and down to the dump station. I don't see a problem.

[Bobbo]

2oldman wrote:
OP is gone.

He is a senior member, and it has been less than 2 days. I am sometimes gone longer than that when traveling.

[2012Coleman]

2oldman wrote:
OP is gone.

Not surprising to me at all...

[2oldman]

OP is gone.

[Lantley]

HOw long are you actually staying. A 50 gallon black tank can last 2 people quite a long time.
For the record I have a 42 gallon Barker that works great. I use it for grey water. While if necessary I would use it for black I have never stayed long enough to need it for black water.
The newer 42 gallon Barker tanks come OEM with rubber wheels.

[bucky]

Pee in the RV, the other in the bath house. Don't use a gallon of water to flush. You can go a long time on the black tank doing that. Dump the black as needed and on those days dump it first. I usually dump the grays with the tote every third day and can get both gray tanks with one 35 gallon tote load.
Disregard the above if traveling with a teenage girl. You need FHUs with that.

[jplante4]

Check out the new Rhino totes. Bigger wheels (less noise) and all the attachments you need. I think they come in 3 sizes, something like 18, 27 and 35 gallon. Comes with a built-in ladder hook.

I'm with Trackrig on the rubber tires. Someone rolling their tote with plastic wheels early in the morning is somewhat annoying.

[Bobbo]

Dick_B wrote:
Maybe it's my hangup but I don't use my blue tote for Black Tank contents because, IMHO, there is no way to clean it sufficiently to keep it from smelling up the area where it is stored.

Grey water can smell every bit as bad as black water. That being said, we use the tanks sparingly when boondocking, and when we need to dump, I break camp and tow the trailer.

[ependydad]

Instead of a sewer tote, a buddy of mine made a bladder that he uses a macerator pump that he pumps the waste water up into it. I liked the idea so much that I copied it and had one made. I can offload about 100g of water at a time. It’s nice because we can shower and run the clothing washer/dryer like we have sewer hookups. Plus, I empty my friends rigs as well.

http://learntorv.com/sewer-bladder/

[Trackrig]

I don't remember what brand we have, but get one with rubber pneumatic tires and not the hard plastic tires. The one with rubber tires roles much easier though still a pain to use.

Bill