mbopp
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Mostly it's DW & me camping. Black water isn't a problem but since she likes to shower in the HTT fresh and gray water can be an issue when dry camping.
I picked up a used 30-gallon plastic barrel and have a 12V marine pump rigged up to some old garden hose pieces to transfer the gray water. This gets hauled to the dump site.
For fresh water I bought a new 15-gallon drum. I fill this at a cg faucet and it's high enough in the Envoy to gravity feed into the FW tank.
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amandasgramma
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Alpenliter wrote:Dee is that a classic Alpenlite I see?? Is 1984 make it a classic??? Yes, it's an '84 Alpenlite-25 footer. We just bought it last December. Incredibly good condition....as I tell people, the only thing wrong with it is that the previous owner let his 6 yr old use a spatula to put the caulking around the windows.  The furniture looks like it's hardly been used. We're thrilled with this one and are taking it out next week for a trial run. DH has plans to remove windows this summer and recaulk (Dicor). He's got new running lights, etc on order....and he'll clean that area up as soon as they come.
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Wrace
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I really like this idea and system.
- It uses barrels that are the same or slightly larger than the freshwater and waste tanks in the RV. This means less fooling around with multiple smaller containers and you can do a complete refill of the FW tank or a complete dump of the waste tank in one trip.
- When empty the barrels are transported on the rear of the trailer so that means they are not taking up precious cargo room in the bed of the pickup. Although I imagine the cradle takes up room in the pickup bed.
Do you happen to have pictures of the cradle set-up in the back of the pickup?
What would be really nice is if the cradle was done in a two piece style that had some sort of quick-disconnect mounting system in the bed of the pickup. Or if the cradle was a one piece weldment made out of aluminum. My point being it would be nice to carry the cradle on the back of the trailer along with the barrels if it were light enough, thus leaving the truck bed clear for other cargo.
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amandasgramma
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Wrace wrote:
Do you happen to have pictures of the cradle set-up in the back of the pickup?
Here you go, Wrace. Actually, this "cradle" takes up very little space. You wouldn't need a quick disconnect....with the barrel on it and the tailgate up, it's not going anywhere. The barrel in the pic is for water (duh) -- you fill it when it's in the position where you can close the tailgate and then load the water into your rig....so simple! We usually have some water leftover, we leave it as it is and use that leftover water for cleaning fish............ and we DO catch fish
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RVUSA
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hmmm lifting a 400 pound barrel full of waste up a couple of feet and setting into that cradle is not going to be easy.
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ralphnjoann
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RVUSA wrote:hmmm lifting a 400 pound barrel full of waste up a couple of feet and setting into that cradle is not going to be easy.
As I understand it, he loads an empty tank and fills it with a macerator pump. Since macerators can pump uphill, they overcome the difference in height between the sewer outlet and the barrel.
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amandasgramma
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RVUSA wrote:hmmm lifting a 400 pound barrel full of waste up a couple of feet and setting into that cradle is not going to be easy. We don't lift it full. We put the "turd tank" on the pickup in that cradle and use the Macerator LINK to Macerators to suck the waste out of our black/gray holding tanks. It WILL pump uphill..............
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GHart
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amandasgramma wrote:Alpenliter wrote:Dee is that a classic Alpenlite I see?? Is 1984 make it a classic??? Yes, it's an '84 Alpenlite-25 footer. We just bought it last December. Incredibly good condition....as I tell people, the only thing wrong with it is that the previous owner let his 6 yr old use a spatula to put the caulking around the windows. The furniture looks like it's hardly been used. We're thrilled with this one and are taking it out next week for a trial run. DH has plans to remove windows this summer and recaulk (Dicor). He's got new running lights, etc on order....and he'll clean that area up as soon as they come.
I have a 1983 28 foot Alpenlite 5th wheel, and I thought it is an antique. I have had it for about 15 years and love it.
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LTCLarry
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amandasgramma,
What is the gallon size of the tanks and where did you get them. Obviously I intend to replicate this system it is way cool.
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