Date:         Thu, 30 Jul 1998 21:27:41 -0700
Reply-To:     Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
Subject:      Re: RV Toilet
Comments: To: ghamburg <ghamburg@VOM.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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At 9:13 PM 7/30/98, ghamburg wrote:
>I cant stand the idea of emptying  and traveling with a self contained porta
>pot!!!
>So Will this alternate idea work? Has anyone tried it?
>
>Drilling a hole in my Westy floor  (in back of the passenger seat)  placing
>an RV toilet over it that drains to a holding tank under the van.
>
>Any comments?

        DON'T DO IT!
        It will definitely affect the future (resale) value of your Camper...
        You would have to provide a water source with a powerful enough pump
        to flush the toilet (more plumbing and another tank).
        You'd have to deal with dumping the contents of the holding tank (and
        its valve would be right UNDER the sliding door on that side of the
        Camper). Trust me, it's NOT a fun activity, at all. You'd have to have
        someplace (outside) to store the dump hose and its head.

        You'll have to VENT the tank and live with the odors resulting from
        it if the chemical balance changes (pee-yew!) or if the toilet
        seal leaks while you're driving around with a full load ;-(. Dumping
        stations arent the nicest places to visit, nor are they as
        conveniently located as gas station and/or campground toilets.

        The self-contained porta-potti(tm) is actually a great invention,
        all things considered...


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