sink water disposal in campground

Boris, thanks for the info. Yes, our macerator thru-hull is on the starboard side.

Alan (Simplicity), I sure don't mean to imply that land traveling or camping with the boat is a problem. It IS different from RVing, but it sure beats motels or sleeping on the ground in a tent. :wink: Be sure to get an adapter for your power cord so you can hook up to campground electricity (30 amp, 3-prong, non-twist, or at least a 15 amp grounded adapter). In a campground, we have heat (Wallas or portable elect.), we're able to run any of our appliances, including the TV (many parks have cable). Some campground operators aren't sure what to do with a boat. We tell them "it's set up like a typical RV, 30 amp power, self-contained toilet, etc" and that generally is as far as it goes. We have had NO problem at the majority of campgrounds, but have been turned away from several... not bad considering the miles we've put on trailering the boat. Rather than tell them the size of the boat, we let them know our over-all length (boat/trailer/truck) so they can assign us an appropriate size site. Pick up a Trailer Life Campground Guidebook and you will have ratings of the campgrounds... the middle rating is for cleanliness, generally regarding the shower/bathroom facilities. They also list last year's prices, which are always higher, but it gives you some perspective on the area. When you check in, many of the campgrounds have little check boxes for the type of RV - I just check the travel trailer box and tell 'em "It's just a different shape." :mrgreen:

Have fun.

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
After reading all of these posts about disposal I am more convinced that a portapottie is a good thing. Holding a hose against the thru hull outlet and telling my wife to hit the switch causes nightmares.

Some times when they have a big curb around the dump stations in camp grounds our RoadTrek is hard to dump and I think a portapottie would be better. However that still would not take care of the gray water.

Fred, Pat and Mr. Grey(the cat)

Mr. Grey's pottie box is less of a problem, just put the litter in a plastic bag and dump it in the waste container.
 
Fred--Amen to the problems dumping the Road Trek. I have used a macerator pump at times (and I think that the new ones come with a macerator pump). there is also a "hose powered" macerator pump, and that works "OK" for about 10 feeet. A couple of times I have had to drive the Road Trek up on blocks to get it high enough to get over a curb.

For those who don't know about the Road Trek--they are conversion vans, which have a center dropped floor and the air conditioner concealed in the back roof (over the bunk/dinette), so that the top is low, and they are a great "urban stealth" camper. They have a head, 2 burner propane stove, refigrator, heater, AC, seat 3 to 4 and some have kind sized bunks, plus a nice closet. All with 6'1" head room in the center Isle. and not much over 8 foot overall height. (some of the newer ones are taller).

I don't see the macerator discharge on the port side as a problem. Most hookups in camp grounds are on the port (drivers) side.
 
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