- Feb 24, 2013
- 13,083
- 101,450
- Funster No
- 24,833
- MH
- Hymer S800
- Exp
- not long enough
we had caravanned for years, progressing from porta potties to cassettes, now have a Hymer with black tank approx. volume 120 litres
result we, (I) thought, far less emptying, although in fairness Bev does her share (both filling and emptying!!)
However, emptying a black tank is not always a given
We have found many sites with only a standard elsan type raised ceramic hole in the ground, not much use when you depend on gravity from an outlet only 6" off the floor!!
So, having purchased a builders bucket, and used it a few times to decant a few litres to turn off the red light, carrying it open topped and smelling to the elsan point to avoid moving, or where there was no option to dump, walking in fear of the handle giving way on a CC site roadway what would the wardens make of that
I now own a cassette, to empty my black tank into to move in a more controlled fashion to the elsan point
Progress.................... ??
Better spec................ ??
Who knows
result we, (I) thought, far less emptying, although in fairness Bev does her share (both filling and emptying!!)
However, emptying a black tank is not always a given
We have found many sites with only a standard elsan type raised ceramic hole in the ground, not much use when you depend on gravity from an outlet only 6" off the floor!!
So, having purchased a builders bucket, and used it a few times to decant a few litres to turn off the red light, carrying it open topped and smelling to the elsan point to avoid moving, or where there was no option to dump, walking in fear of the handle giving way on a CC site roadway what would the wardens make of that
I now own a cassette, to empty my black tank into to move in a more controlled fashion to the elsan point
Progress.................... ??
Better spec................ ??
Who knows