To Dump The Fresh Water Tank ... Or Not?
New to this forum ... and new to RV-ing. My wife and I just purchased a new truck camper last Thursday ... an ALP Adventurer 86SBS. Believe it or not, we got the bare minimum of a walk through, so I h...
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No question, dump the tanks before unloading, or risk the floor being damaged, probably beyond repair. If the water tank must be supported, it is probably true of the gray and black tanks. My bet is you are not supposed to even use the TC if the floor is not supported. So, if you take the TC off the truck, you must sit it on the ground with floor supported.
"What do folks do?" A few options.
1. If only a week old, take it back and get a TC that better suits your needs.
2. Leave the TC on the truck.
3. Empty water from TC, and carry in five gallon containers. Set TC (floor) on the ground add water to tank. For a couple of days, you probably can make do with 10 to 20 gallons of water.
4. Find out is the water tank is the only issue, and if so can it be reinforced to allow its use off the truck.
5. Leave the TC on the truck, and tow a small 4x4 Jeep or similar.
6. Get motor cycles, and tow a trailer.
For storage, I suggest no less than 4 to 6 inches off the ground. The closer the better. I would use four pallets, stacked two high, and leave the jacks down with just a little pressure to help stabilize.
Wayne
No question, dump the tanks before unloading, or risk the floor being damaged, probably beyond repair. If the water tank must be supported, it is probably true of the gray and black tanks. My bet is you are not supposed to even use the TC if the floor is not supported. So, if you take the TC off the truck, you must sit it on the ground with floor supported.
"What do folks do?" A few options.
1. If only a week old, take it back and get a TC that better suits your needs.
2. Leave the TC on the truck.
3. Empty water from TC, and carry in five gallon containers. Set TC (floor) on the ground add water to tank. For a couple of days, you probably can make do with 10 to 20 gallons of water.
4. Find out is the water tank is the only issue, and if so can it be reinforced to allow its use off the truck.
5. Leave the TC on the truck, and tow a small 4x4 Jeep or similar.
6. Get motor cycles, and tow a trailer.
For storage, I suggest no less than 4 to 6 inches off the ground. The closer the better. I would use four pallets, stacked two high, and leave the jacks down with just a little pressure to help stabilize.
Wayne
