Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 14:45:07 -0400
Reply-To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
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From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: grey water tank ideas
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But how do you get the water to run up to the luggage rack?
What am I missing here?
Joy
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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Jim Felder
:::Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 8:30 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: grey water tank ideas
:::
:::Trouble with most grey water solutions is that the grey water tank
:::isn't nearly as large as the westy's tank, and there's nothing to let
:::you know when you've overdone it, especially in an open system where
:::the water can't back up in the drain to tell you it's time to empty
:::it, which is never at a good time to empty it.
:::
:::I camp with at least my wife and sometimes with a number of others,
:::in tents and other vehicles, and no matter how well prepared the
:::others are they seem to gravitate to the convenience of the westy
:::kitchen maybe more than they should. I've had the grey water
:::arrangement run out of space on a number of occasions, especially
:::when we're parked for longer than a single day.
:::
:::The solution to the problem, which I originally resisted (tried
:::everything I could think of and that the list could think of first)
:::was---who'd-thunk it--a grey water tank! Blue, on wheels, holds 15
:::gallons, light, fits in the "luggage rack" and probably makes it more
:::aerodynamic. Wheel it to the dump station when you get all 120 pounds
:::of grey water in there, and you'll be glad you brought it.
:::
:::Anyway, we're fairly frugal, but we do real cooking and travel with a
:::grandchild often. No more getting out in the dark with a flashlight
:::to see if I am "over quota."
:::
:::Jim
:::
:::
:::On May 22, 2006, at 4:44 PM, Kim Brennan wrote:
:::
:::> I stole my idea from Ian. Go to your local flaps and get one of those
:::> oil change containers which has the big (8 inch?) diameter openings.
:::> Take off the yellow cover and drop it on the ground under the drain.
:::> When you are ready to leave put the cover back on, and drain it when
:::> you get to an appropriate place (dump site at the campground, or
:::> toilet, or some such). The container itself is small enough to store
:::> under the bench in back, and it is a really fast simple method to
:::> contain your gray water.
:::>
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