Date:         Mon, 5 Feb 2007 16:02:11 -0800
Reply-To:     "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: plumbing
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On 2/5/2007 10:35 AM Tom Buese wrote:

>> .........
>>  where
>> does the grey water go? On my parts van the drain is just sticking out
>> the bottom, which I doubt most campgrounds would be too happy about.
>
> Yes, that is the correct location.  It has a threaded end that you
> can connect a garden hose to & run to a remote location or sewer if
> in a campground that has a sewer near where you are parked.

Mrs Squirrel and I don't generate much wastewater when we camp. Nor do
we camp in places where sewers or other hookups are to be found. I have
a 12'' chunk of garden hose screwed onto the drain under the van.
Directly under that I place one of those collapsible water
containers(such as http://tinyurl.com/2sbyw6 ) with its cap removed with
with the hose shoved down its throat. Works peachy. I like collapsible
things 'cause they take up much less room in the van while traveling
than non-collapsible things. I have heard about the vent-to-the-roofline
requirement, but to date no one has found our setup fishy. Finding an
approved place to dispose of the gray water is left as an exercise for
the student.


--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

>
>> Is there supposed to bea holding tank below?
>
> Option by current owner!  There are many different versions of this,
> including letting it run on the ground, a pan or bucket, or actual
> greywater tanks installed by the owner.  YMMV.
>
> Tom B.-use a hose only used for this reason or a plastic dishpan
> depending on where I am camping, type of greywater.
>
>
>>
>> Nathaniel
>