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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / November 2005Transportable Gray Water Tanks
When I had my popup, for those times it was necessary to capture and transport gray water, I used a ten-gallon Tote-Along (aka Blue Tank; Turd Tank). It fit nicely inside the closed camper between outings. I now use a 30-gallon Tote-Along, Original model (two wheeled). I am VERY pleased with the performance. Considering the price, I should be. http://www.barkermfg.com/product_pages/tote_alongs.html http://www.campingworld.com/browse/products/index.cfm?prodID=1571&src=SRQB I suggest you do NOT purchase the 15-gallon model that is marketed specifically for a popup camper. Due to its intentional, low-profile and WIDE carriage, this type of tank has been reported to be VERY difficult to handle, particularly when full. (15-gallons = ~124.5-pounds) It is NOT designed or equipped to be towed behind a vehicle. Considering the weight of a full, ten-gallon tank (~83-pounds), that size should be considered the largest that can be reasonably placed into the back of the tow vehicle for transport to a dump site. :) JR Jim, I'm not sure where you are coming from. I got the 15 gallon because our Cheyenne drained the grey water through the floor which meant the tank had to go under the camper. With sloping terrains the thin design was mandatory. The on-line graphic showed a loop in the tow handle that would fit over a tow ball-hitch when I ordered it. When I got it there was only a 'T' handle and no loop to fit over a ball. The couple of times that I needed to tow it behind the truck (with a rope loop) I had no problems at a fast walking speed. I will say that we never had it 'full'. If we didn't already have the 15 gal. 'blue tank I would have probably opted for the 30 with the new pop-out because that is the size of our current holding tanks. Haven't had to use it with the new rig yet so time will tell... Dale > When I had my popup, for those times it was necessary to capture and transport > gray water, I used a ten-gallon Tote-Along (aka Blue Tank; Turd Tank). It fit [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://www.barkermfg.com/product_pages/tote_alongs.html http://www.campingworld.com/browse/products/index.cfm?prodID=1571&src=SRQB > I suggest you do NOT purchase the 15-gallon model that is marketed > specifically for a popup camper. Due to its intentional, low-profile and WIDE [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > :) > JR > I'm not sure where you are coming from. I'm just reporting what I've heard here over the years: The low, flat and wide tank, designed to go under a popup camper, was particularly difficult to handle when full due mostly to its shape. > When I got it there was only a 'T' > handle and no loop to fit over a ball. It was my mistake to say it couldn't be towed behind a vehicle. The Camping World description says "hand tow bracket" but the manufacturer says it CAN be towed (walking speed) behind a vehicle with the proper accessory bracket. I suspect, however, that is a typographical error as it comes with the aforementioned HAND tow bracket and your experience of having to FASHION a way to tow it behind a vehicle. You'll notice all the "towable" models have much larger rear wheels. A gray water drain that goes through the FLOOR is something I've never seen or heard of before. In that case, UNDER the camper would be a good (only?) place for such a tank. Can I assume it does NOT fit INSIDE a closed, popup camper? :) JR > I'm just reporting what I've heard here over the years: The low, flat and > wide tank, designed to go under a popup camper, was particularly difficult > to > handle when full due mostly to its shape. I'm one that has reported that problem. Because it was wide, the tank sagged. Because it was low-profile, the ground clearance was minimal. Between the sagging and the low ground clearance, it wouldn't roll, it dragged. It was especially bad on rough terrain, because bumps in the ground and road were higher than the clearance, even if it wasn't sagging. On top of that, sagging put pressure on the axle, held in place only by a few molded bumps in a channel on the outside. Mine popped out of place several times, and was hard to put back in. The tank was a real PIA and made it hard to have good intentions about keeping the camp clean. I ditched it and bought one with a more rectangular shape, like those from Barker. (Mine is a different manufacturer, same idea.) I don't regret for a moment having spent the money. It fits easily inside the door of the camper when stowed.  SignatureChris Cowles Gainesville, FL '00 Coleman Mesa/'05 Durango Hemi > > I'm just reporting what I've heard here over the years: The low, flat and > > wide tank, designed to go under a popup camper, was particularly difficult [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > idea.) I don't regret for a moment having spent the money. It fits easily > inside the door of the camper when stowed. I'm still using mine, but it is a PITA, and definitely should not be towed very far or very fast. I tried to talk PJay into getting something else, but because she doesn't have to deal with it (she has me for that) it was not a priority. :-( Oh, it has two new wheels because I tried to tow it too far and too fast (1/4 mile to the dump station). Austin My Coleman Rio Grande Destiny has a bottom mounted drain hole for gray water. We just do the bucket thing. Tomes <snip> > A gray water drain that goes through the FLOOR is something I've never seen or > heard of before. In that case, UNDER the camper would be a good (only?) place > for such a tank. Can I assume it does NOT fit INSIDE a closed, popup camper? > > :) > JR Jim, Thanks for the info. We haven't used it that much, and never filled it to capacity so have been lucky and not had any problems. We, like you, have now moved out of the pop-up camper (to a Caravan) but kept the blue tank; just in case. We tow with a pickup, so always have put the blue tank in the back of the truck. Dale > > I'm not sure where you are coming from. > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > :) > JR > Jim, > I'm not sure where you are coming from. I got the 15 gallon > because our Cheyenne drained the grey water through the floor > which meant the tank had to go under the camper. I used to have an old Coleman with a floor drain, as well. Even if the drain is through the floor, nothing prevents you from running a short hose from the male connection under the floor, to the male connection on a drain tank on the ground just outside the trailer frame. SignatureChris Cowles Gainesville, FL '00 Coleman Mesa/'05 Durango Hemi Chris, You are right; nothing prevents one from using a longer lash-up except that it doesn't work worth a d@rnm! The sink takes forever to drain and you to have play with the hoses, at times, to get it to drain at all. With the straight short hose to the under trailer tank that sucking sound as the last of the water goes down the drain is very sweet. Dale > > Jim, > > I'm not sure where you are coming from. I got the 15 gallon [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the male connection under the floor, to the male connection on a drain tank > on the ground just outside the trailer frame. > Chris, > You are right; nothing prevents one from using a longer [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > under trailer tank that sucking sound as the last of the water > goes down the drain is very sweet. Keep it short (There are little stubby hoses sold for this purpose, or build one out of a scrap hose and hose repair ends) and add a I to a second hose that extends above the level of the sink. That second hose acts as a vent and prevents vacuum buildup. I put a little hook (actually, a plastic pipe hanger tie-wrapped onto the hose) on mine and hook it onto a little cross-piece on the roof support column. Works like a charm. I got the idea here from somebody else. SignatureChris Cowles Gainesville, FL '00 Coleman Mesa/'05 Durango Hemi > ...and add a I to a second hose ... Should be "...and add a Y to a second hose ..." To pipe out your gray water is crude trailer trash behavior...you may be poor and dirty because your mother raise you that way but your children are up to you. john > When I had my popup, for those times it was necessary to capture and > transport [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > :) > JR |
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