Mnewfield1
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We recently built our own 55 gallon portable waste tank since the ones you can buy are too small and cheap in my opinion. We have a well sealed 55 gallon drum with all of the proper fittings now that will hook up to our macerator. The drum is permanently attached to a wagon that can handle twice the weight of a loaded drum. It is pulled behind our golf cart to the dump station since our RV spends a lot of time at a permanent camp ground.
So far is has been awesome. No leaks, easy to pull and fewer trips given a family of 4.
I would guess if you built it cheaply, it would fall apart. I would recommend doing some solid research and take your time.
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Wisconsin1
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Tote-A-Turd
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Happy Prospector
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ckhanna4 wrote:I am not trying to be cheap by anymeans and will probably end up just buying on of these but as many homemade things people have come up with I was curious if anyone has made their own sewer tote? I guess you could say that I just like to make my own stuff alot of the time.
I made my own tote similar to what these these folks did except I used a larger plastic tank and my macerator twists onto a 90 degree clear elbow attached to my waste outlet.
When I dump the plastic tank goes in the truck bed, I use the macerator to pump the waste into the tank, then I drive to the dump site.
To haul water, I use a water bladder like this one and then I use an old RV 12volt water pump to pump the water into my RV water tank.
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JLTN_James
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I use a bucket for grey water and empty daily. I have two lids, one with a hole for the drain pipe, and one solid to use when carrying it. No blackwater or blackwater facilites to worry about!
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Bit Bucket
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Oh my! That was so funny, I laughed right with them! 
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bondebond
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No wonder I cringe every time I go to empty a grey water tote and the sani-station is wet for 20 feet around...
And the speed at which the guy takes the corner (on the video) makes me wait for the day that tank just pops that tie down and rolls a big mess all over the place, nevermind the leak the guy had at the campsite. Wonder what he did for the next guy who's going to be at that site.
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ckhanna4
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Well since I watched the Tote-A-Turd video's I have decided to for go making my own lol. I found a used but good as new plastic tote on Craigslist yesterday and the guy took my $40 offer. It was a fun idea to make my own until I came across this deal
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Retired JSO
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fla-gypsy wrote:Some of the funniest video I have ever seen was of a homemade waste tank on wheels called the Tote-a-turd made from a 55 gal barrel. Go ahead and make it, we'll watch.
Better to buy a Blue Tote, not a home made one. Also stay away from the Thetford brand.
During the first use, the hose came lose and made a real mess.
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Mnewfield1
Northern va
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Now that is pretty gross. Just because someone did not build it correctly, does not mean it is a bad idea.
I love have a large stable honey wagon and it has held up better than our very expensive commercial one.
Use the proper fittings, take your time and sela everything and you will be fine
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MegaJohn
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Retired JSO wrote:Better to buy a Blue Tote, not a home made one. Also stay away from the Thetford brand.
We've used a 35gal Thetford for 3+ years and have had no issues or accidents. The only improvement I would suggest is to include an elbow fitting for dumping, but it was not difficult/expensive to purchase the fittings I needed to complete the job.
Overall, I've been very pleased with our unit.
Happy Camping!
John.
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