Generally, my 25 gallon tank will last me through a 3 day weekend. I have one of those 6 gallon jugs from Wal-Mart (the GREEN one, not the blue one) in case I have to add water. The spout fits perfectly in the fresh water fill.
It's all about conservation. You just plain can't leave the faucet running like you do at home. Many people also over-flush their toilet. One people once quoted 10 seconds for a pee and 20 seconds for a poop. About 3 second for a pee and 5 for a poop is just fine, you can always add water at the dump station before dumping.
Wash you fresh vegetables AT HOME before the trip (still haven't got this through my friend's head. ), this used TONS of water. Use paper plates. Do you REALLY need that shower for a 2 day weekend (too many people are shower compulsive, many doctors actually recommend every OTHER day so you don't wash GOOD bacteria off you skin)?
Paul (Mouse)
2007 Flagstaff Shamrock 17 Hybrid (heavily modified for boondocking and winter camping).
2007 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab, 4.7L HO engine, Factory tow package, Equil-i-zer WD Hitch, Prodigy brake controller.
Yamaha EF2400 Generator.
Hi everyone thanks for all the good advice, and yes it makes sence to be more concerned about the gray waste then anything else. I guess we will have to really be concious about how we use our water, to avoid less trips to retreave water, and to dump water. I'm sure I like the idea of paper plates and stuff, as we are a very eco freindly couple!
Thanks
DA
To get water I have 300' of that flat hose on a small garden reel plus 50' of the regular white hose. To conserve on dish washing, only wash once a day. This may mean paper plates and eating food that does not take a lot of dishes to prepare or serve.
2001 F150 SuperCrew 5.4 Lariat Offroad 4x4 Tow Package 4.10 Truetrac
2006 Keystone Springdale 249FWBHLS
12K SuperGlide, KGE3000Ti 2.3kw rated 2.6kw max
Frank's voltage booster, Prosine 1800 powered by 4 GC2 batteries
You can get tanks in most any size, up to 55 gallon drums
And as for a 12 volt pump. Harbor Freight has a nice one, or you can get one at your local RV store.
Camping world has a bladder, it holds many gallons, lays on the roof of your tow or towed vehicle (if it can support the weight remember water is about 8 pounds per gallon0 and this usually puts it high enough to gravity feed your rig's tank.
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business John is Near Kenwood TS-2000 housed in a 2005 Damon Intruder 377
The longest we've boondocked was 10 days. Filled our two 3 gal. water containers and about 4 one gallon jugs every time we went into town. Dumped our blue tote grey water in town as needed (26 gal. grey tank can go 3-4 days being EXTREMELY water conservative). Took showers in town (Quartzite). Black tank (40 gal.) didn't fill up (2 people). 64 Watt solar panel kept our two Group 24 batts charged between 12.4-12.6 volts. Don't have a gen but did have lots of sunshine.
2004 Yukon XL K1500 w/ 5.3L & 3.73 diff.
1989 22ft. Wilderness TT @ 5500# loaded
Member: TTN, Escapees, Good Sam
Just retired, will travel!
Yes, we dry camp a lot and the first thing to keep a close eye on for us is our Grey tank. We have 61 Gal of FW and 40 Grey, 40 Black.. We use the shower every day.. We can easliy go 4 days with some conservation. With a small Blue tote and an adapter hose, it is easy to dump the Grey and go a couple more days.
This was just an added benefit on our TT that we did not really think about when deciding to purchase it. I think that far too many RV shoppers fail to take tank size and location (FW should be over the axles, or tongue weight will be affected by fill level) into account when deciding what to purchase.
Of course, if you always camp with hookups, who cares?
We fill a large water container and put it on the picnic table. It has a spigot so we can use it to wash hands, etc. We could drink the water also but much of our camping season the water would be too warm to be refreshing.
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About 3 second for a pee and 5 for a poop is just fine, you can always add water at the dump station before dumping.
), this used TONS of water. Use paper plates. Do you REALLY need that shower for a 2 day weekend (too many people are shower compulsive, many doctors actually recommend every OTHER day so you don't wash GOOD bacteria off you skin)?
