Full hook up?

[silverbullet555]

We are off soon on a trip and the camping site we are using has full hookups. Power and water will be great.

It'll be 4 of us for 4 nights. 2 adults and 2 kids.

A couple questions around the sewer hook up piece. Do you find it more convenient to hook up to sewer when you get there so there are no issues of full tanks later? Both grey and black? Or do you wait and see if you need to.

If you do what do you do with the 90 deg end that goes into the hook up. We have a dump hose that sits in a "case" on the outside of the camper. But, to hook in to the sewer I envision a 90 degree fitting will be advantageous.

This all reminds me that I need to get a fitting for our grey water tank to make it easier to drain cleanly.

[TxGearhead]

^This X 2.
East of the Mississippi you are not likely to drive down a BLM road and start camping. So, I'll take my COE campground and state parks with hook ups. And about May to October you will need A/C.
This "I never use hook ups" snobbery gets old.

[2_Retired]

Some here make it sound like doing a full hook up at a FHU site takes forever! DH hooks up electric, then water, then sewer when we arrive at a campsite in less than 5 minutes, tops! We keep black tank closed until full, and the grey water open until last night, as another explained. Before we dump I fill the Black tank through the toilet completely to create a stronger flow when the tank is opened. DH does black first, then grey to help clear the hose. When he's done, I put toilet chemicals in and put about a gallon of water in the closed grey tank. He then unhooks the hose from the RV and rinses out the sewer hose again. It's not time consuming at all. We almost never travel with our water tank full. Water is very heavy (over 8 pounds a gallon!) and we just don't need the extra weight. We carry 2 gallons of water to use, if necessary, for the toilet or for drinking. If we arrive at a CG and don't like the taste of the water, I just get some bottled water at a store. Been doing this for over 45 years and it has always worked for us. We almost always stay at a traditional CG with at least W/E hookups. We dont boondoggle. DH is a disabled Vet so we can now camp in military campgrounds State Parks are our secondt option. Then private ones. We feel it is right to support campgrounds so they can stay in business, not be turned into housing developments! It's getting harder and harder to find a site - if many more CGs 'go under' there will be no place left. We are fortunate to be able to do this.

[StirCrazy]

if I have full hookups in my camper or my 5th wheel I hook everything up when I get there. if I have been camping for a bit with out hookups when I get there I will dump and flush the blackwater tank and leave the grey water open. then I will flush the black again the morning I leave as it saves having to wait in line at the dump. it only takes about 3 minuits to hook it up so I get it all set up then sit down and relax for the rest of the stay.

Steve

[Grit_dog]

specta wrote:
Some of you make hooking up the sewer hose sound like it takes forever or its extremely difficult to do.

If you know you're going to use it why not just hook it up when you're setting everything else and be done with it??

Last time I had full hook ups it for three nights, showered every day and did the dishes. The only thing I hooked up to was the electricity.

I just dump and clean the tanks after I get back home.

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[Buzzcut1]

silverbullet555 wrote:
I take it that if you are not staying hooked up, something like this is essentially useless.



Sewer hose support.

I have been at campgrounds where I might not hook up for days but when I do the supports are essential to getting the hose to dump without me having to constantly lift it to empty it.

[specta]

pianotuna wrote:

specta wrote:
Some of you make hooking up the sewer hose sound like it takes forever or its extremely difficult to do.

sewer flies.

Something I've never experienced.

[pianotuna]

specta wrote:
Some of you make hooking up the sewer hose sound like it takes forever or its extremely difficult to do.

sewer flies.

[specta]

Some of you make hooking up the sewer hose sound like it takes forever or its extremely difficult to do.

If you know you're going to use it why not just hook it up when you're setting everything else and be done with it??

Last time I had full hook ups it for three nights, showered every day and did the dishes. The only thing I hooked up to was the electricity.

I just dump and clean the tanks after I get back home.

[silverbullet555]

I take it that if you are not staying hooked up, something like this is essentially useless.



Sewer hose support.

[time2roll]

silverbullet555 wrote:
Do you find it more convenient to hook up to sewer when you get there so there are no issues of full tanks later? Both grey and black? Or do you wait and see if you need to.

Last thing on my mind when setting up is to connect the sewer. It can wait a few days. OK if 4 people need showers twice a day in the RV I would be connecting when the first hops in.

[towpro]

I had a case where someone bumped the faucet in the bathroom of the 990. We discovered it when we saw the water running out of the web bath, under the door and onto the floor. Luckily we were in AC season so we could get it to dry. The gray tanks was closed.

[Kayteg1]

toedtoes wrote:


I just don't see the point of hooking up the sewer hose if it's not needed. Just seems like extra work and a potential tripping hazard.

I love good showers when I can get them and TC gray water tanks don't last longer than for 2 of them.
Again, with Sewer Solution it is 1 minute hookup and relatively clean job.

[JRscooby]

towpro wrote:
if on a site with sewer, we hook up and pull the gray tank so it drains all the time, but let black tank collect.

than a day before I leave I will shut the gray valve so I have something to flush the hose after I drain the black before leaving.

One of the mods Dad had me do to his 5th wheel was add a small drain about 3/4 up on his grey tank. Open 1 valve, could drain thru hose bib out to bushes, where allowed. Open another, and tied back into stinky slinky. This way he had 3/4 tank to run out behind the black.
If the grey got full before he planed to leave he would bucket some to black

[toedtoes]

Kayteg1 wrote:

toedtoes wrote:
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Why do all that extra setup and takedown if it's not needed?

Where I like to camp - we need AC 24 hr a day.
When our lovely Honda 3000 can provide the power when we stop at rest areas, all dry campings have night generators restrictions.
Still with my senior pass, I am getting water and power camping in most beautiful places for $7 to 10.
Than when you go to prime areas, like TX shore, or Alaska, you have to pay to stay.

I get hooking up to electricity - why not use it since you are paying for it. But that's a quick plug in and unplug.

I just don't see the point of hooking up the sewer hose if it's not needed. Just seems like extra work and a potential tripping hazard.

[towpro]

if on a site with sewer, we hook up and pull the gray tank so it drains all the time, but let black tank collect.

than a day before I leave I will shut the gray valve so I have something to flush the hose after I drain the black before leaving.