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Re: Dumping in Nova Scotia in winter
Johnny G1 wrote: When we travelled through Nova Scotia, we found very few if any free dump site's, wound up dumping in the State of Maine after crossing into the US, didn't find NS all that RV friendly, Just my thought's, heard rv park's charging $70 to overnite as they knew you be dumping and filling with water.?? Hi Johnny, I used up to now 3 free dumping station and it was easy to get water too. My concerns are only for the winter.... I haven't been on a campground since we are here (3 weeks). I heard they charge 20-35 CAD for dumping if you not stay for the night. And I have seen 1 who charges for dumping, if you not stay for 2 nights or more.556Views0likes0CommentsRe: Dumping in Nova Scotia in winter
Great, thank you. Did they charged anything for dumping? I found another idea: There are honeywagon which serve the mobilhomes and the septic systems. They would take my waste water too but it is very expensive. But where do they go to empty the truck: Maybe to the municipal water facilities. And this could be my solution. I will check it out. Thanks! De-Humidifyer: I found one at amazon which works without compressor. Should be quiet. It's now for 60 bucks (was 119) - would be worth to try. Tom458Views0likes0CommentsRe: Dumping in Nova Scotia in winter
Yes this is an topic, we open all windows every few hours and do an airchange. We have no roof openings to avoid problems with water from above and too much heat from the sun in summer. I have seen there are small dehumidifyers without compressors. Maybe this could help.442Views0likes0CommentsRe: Dumping in Nova Scotia in winter
Hi, thank you for your replies. Good idea with the macerator and the water works. I will check this out. Ok, some information about my RV. I built it on my own and I had regular ones before. I was always pissed off when we are travelling in the winter. So when I decided to built my own, winter use was an issue, because we used it also to go skiing etc. I am from Germany and there is a company who builts "boxes" for expedition vehicles. My box has fibre glas outside and inside and 56 milimeter PU-foam between. We have a water heating system and we heat this system with diesel. We also have water floor heating and real hartglass windows (dubble thermo glas with alumunium frame). All holding tanks are in the heated inside. The draining valves are motorvalves (sit directly at the grey and blackwater tank). I open them with remote control. Also the longer pipe is in the heated compartment. There is only one open connection to the outside where I screw a hose. So there is nothing which can freeze. We also have 800 Watt solar panels on the roof. And up to now, I never connectet to shore power (I could but it was not necessary). I have also an b2b charger - if I am driving, it charges my batteries as soon as the starter battery is full. Ok, I will have to remove the snow or drive a few kilometers. So this is why I call it winterized. We do not connect any hoses directly to a camp ground. I need every 8 days a dumping station to drain the tanks. Thank you Tom443Views0likes0CommentsDumping in Nova Scotia in winter
Hi, great forum, hope I get some help.... We are new to the province and we want to use our RV in winter in Nova Scotia for fulltime living. It is absolutely winterized. So it is not an issue if it works technically. But what I do not know is, where to dump my black and grey water tanks and get fresh water? The campgrounds I checked are closed for the winter. And I usually do not use campgrounds. We park the RV where ever we find a nice spot. Sometimes it has to be Walmart :C Thank you Tom7.8KViews0likes30Comments
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