Rugged Mountain truck campers?

bitster98 wrote:
Long ago I had a lance squire lite , both the shower and the toilet went into the same tank. What a mess !!! Stupid beyond belief!!!

I bet it was and your stinky slinky stays stinky....uch.

I believe at some point in the future, all TC and other RV's will be Cassette toilets. Much simpler, removes the black tank issue and the 'how full is it because my sensors are fouled issue' too and frees up and eliminates the black tank entirely plus you can empty the Thetford anywhere there is a toilet or pit toilet. You aren't limited to a dump station and/or waiting in line. Just a great advance in mobile sanitation.

The Thetford Cassette unit has a visible level indicator built into the lower front that shows the tank level.

Long ago I had a lance squire lite , both the shower and the toilet went into the same tank. What a mess !!! Stupid beyond belief!!!

Powerdude wrote:
Didn't know that the black drained into the gray water tank. Only the lower end campers tend to do that. Probably an option to upgrade it.

The bumper might be an additional cost option, but I can't find it on their website.

It's actually the other way around, grey drains into black. Far as rear bumper, it don't exist on their site, looked a couple days ago.

In my pop up camper, the toilet holding tank (black) is segregated from the shower and sink drain (grey) and the kitchen sink drains right out the side of the camper, usually into a bucket but sometimes in the grass, depending on where I'm camping at.

Said in the past I'd prefer NO black tank at all and a Cassette Toilet. Much easier to deal with. Less hardware, less plumbing. MY next unit will have that.

Didn't know that the black drained into the gray water tank. Only the lower end campers tend to do that. Probably an option to upgrade it.

The bumper might be an additional cost option, but I can't find it on their website.

Actually, the bathroom is a dead ringer for the '97 Lance I sold a while back, right down to the 'porthole' mecessary cabinet.... it's tight.

That struck me as strange as well, no steps, no rear bumper of any kind. Looks kind of odd sitting there.

One other thing I especially don't like, and something builders are getting away from is the horizontal seam at the rear skirt. covered with a vinyl trim piece glued on.

That is a 'destined to leak and rot' point in the future and most builders have eliminated it in favor of a one piece side wall design. Something I look for when buying a new camper because it's something I've had issue with in the past.

Grit dog wrote:
What's the difference between the Yukon and polar? They look the same to me

The Polar is their "loaded" model while the Yukon is described as more basic.

I wish them luck in a tough market, but when I see a TC with no steps or rear deck and no awning it screams low end to me. But that's just my own view.



Also the wet bath looks to be pretty tight on floor space.

There were no steps... :S

Not sure but I think the shower drain goes in the black and the sink goes to grey or at least I think thats what it said on the TCM article. On my TC, the shower drain goes to grey. My sink goes to the outside (in a bucket) or in the grass.

I am a bit confused by the grey black tank issue. They list separate holing capacity for each. Does the grey water pass through the black on the way out after the lever is pulled? If so they grey capacity is tiny. Are you supposed to drain the grey into the black while out boondocking?