Date:         Tue, 23 May 2006 14:10:02 -0700
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From:         Pensioner <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET>
Subject:      Re: grey water tank ideas
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Hmmmm, Joy perhaps he means that he stores the watertank on the roof when
it's not hooked up to the drain.  Rub that Charles River Beaver ring a
little more often.  Works for me.  Sharpens whatever neural networks still
remain at the end of the day.

A recyclable solution is a large plastic laundry detergent jug and a short
piece of used and discarded garden hose.  Screw the short piece of hose onto
the drain.  You'll note that it may just thread on fine.  Mine did.  Put the
outlet end into the screw off cap hole in the detergent jug, cleverly
reserving the cap for transport of the full container.  Be miserly about the
water using a dual purpose dishpan/RevereWare dutch oven that happens to fit
perfectly into the Westy Sink and you can camp for quite a while without
needing to empty the jug which has a convenient handle on top for carrying
over to the loo-with-a-view for disposal or of course your favorite
ufficially designated disposal site.  Remember it's only grey water, the
same stuff with which I water my garden.  Use a little screen drain in the
sink to catch various tasty bits so they can be tossed with your bag of
trash into the properly designated and maintained disposal device thing.
The recyclable jug can be used to douse the campfire and will a full season
until it inevitably is crushed under the wheels when forgotten in the haste
to move on.  I place the cap in the speedometer well so there is a little
reminder to 'take out the papers and the trash' along with the grey water
thing.  Canyonlands NP Supt. Walt Dabney approved the rig for riverside
camping however that was a few years back.  CANY requires a portable self
contained toilet and and a greywater container for each occupied campsite.
The jug is free at most laundromats.  The Revereware stainless dutch oven is
a rare treasure sometimes found at second hand stores such as Goodwill,
Purple Heart Veterans, or hospice shops.  The garden hose is recycled from
the last punctured hose you found along the way.  To make a short piece out
of the long piece proficiency with a cavalry saber, machete, bolo or similar
is handy.  Improvise, adapt, overcome.