Believe it or not, it is neither illegal nor unsafe to dispose of "gray water" by dumping onto a dirt road or draining your tank slowly while driving down the highway. Gray water poses no hazard, and is not nearly as bad as the other fluids dripping off of most vehicles. Many unimproved campgrounds without dry sumps dug for this purpose request that you dump gray water on the dirt roads in the campground. They don't want it in the pit toilets. (Note: This does not apply if you pee in your sink in an emergency, and I am sure no one on this list would do that!) Gray water is 99+% water with a little soap in it. Steve Lashley's tank is an elegant (albeit expensive) storage solution that eliminates the need for packing another bucket along. If you don't move your van for several days take a collapsible tank to drain it into and dump from that. If you camp with a full hookup, you can carry a few feet of flexible waste hose and hook it up to Steve's tank, which comes with this large opening, and not have to store any gray water, just pass it on through. There really is no need to hold 20 gallons of gray water at one time, especially since the water tank doesn't hold that much! You would be much better served putting a second propane tank in that empty space on the right side. There is no need to go to a campground dump station for gray water, those are for sewage and you are just needlessly adding to the cost of pumping them out. -- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800-909-8244 ext. 8208 Fax: 206-269-6360 Getting your share of the Net yet? http://cobaltgroup.com http://UsedEquipNet.com |
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