Minuets and 'blue boy' portable waste tanks

[mistral blue]

Originally Posted by myboyburt

I don't have a problem with the size of the shower but I'm only 5'1" tall but my Leon is 5'9"

I'm 5'1" too! Around the waist....
Switch Leon's numbers around to 9'5" and now you're approaching goofball's height.

Originally Posted by biggoofball

Is that what that thing in the bathroom is?!?!?! humans actually fit in there? unpossible!!! I thought it was to wash the cat. Mostly it's the spot where my blue boy rides.

We keep our shoes, an extra case of whatever, and the laundry basket in that funny little corner of the trailer. Someone needs to be really dirty before we start moving all of that stuff around.

[mutcth]

We actually used the shower once after a morning of mountain biking in Vermont. It was nice to fire up the hot water heater and clean up in a parking lot before the five hour drive home.

I was wondering if the plumbing could be reworked to get the shower to drain into the gray water tank - I was afraid that drain was too low.

Tom

[Frank's Trailer Works]

Tom, If you read BoatDoc's thread of his Argosy you will see how he used boat technology in his shower. The shower has a sump and a pump sends the grey water to the tank.

Skip, at the Bash you are welcome to use my shower. It is a full stand up affair. I used to think the shower a novelty, but have come to love it.

[biggoofball]

Originally Posted by 62overlander

Skip, at the Bash you are welcome to use my shower. It is a full stand up affair. I used to think the shower a novelty, but have come to love it.

will you wash my back?

[Frank's Trailer Works]

only if you shave it first

[TG Twinkie]

Are there any totes out there for Black Water? The tank in my Argosy is fine. But I have an OLD Shast that has a cracked tank. Thought the tote idea might work for that. Every thing goes into one tank in the Shasta. Hope I'm not creating a terrible sin by asking a question not AS related.

[Mikethefixit]

We use our Barker 42 gallon(it really is blue) for both black and grey. We carry it with us and have used it on occasion. Its not stinky. I do rinse very carefully after each use. At 42 gallon it can be a handful on grass or gravel.The 42 is a four-wheeler and can be pulled behind the TV if necessary. Bigger is not always better.I think the difference in price between the 32 and 42 was 10bucks and I thought "Why not". I think we could have gotten away with a smaller one.

[hshovic]

Way back at the beginning of this thread, I recall mutcth asking about a holding tank with a lower intake port. Here is what I use with my Safari. The height is about 7.75 inches, which works fine.
I earlier bought a 22 gallon one, which was way too high.
This one is 16 gallons, and fits well into the pickup bed. However, hauling it to the dump means getting that up into the bed (and it is heavy). So I have a ramp and a
pulley connected to the front of the bed to hoist it up. Easy that way.
This, being smaller, I can actually haul it by hand to the dump. The bobble is useless. The tote tank towing bracket is useless. But the tank works for the height of the Safari dump valves.
Barker 15 Gallon Tent Camper RV Portable Holding Tank


See Save at RV Partscenter - RV Parts and Supply for the tank

By the way, I NEVER use it for black. Tote tanks are too unstable. Black fills up slowly, and should not be dumped until at least 1/2 full. Most people will move
by that time.

[bobfowler]

When we first bought our Basecamp, we picked up an 11 gallon blue boy as the BC has no waste tanks at all. Our Argosy was retro fitted with a gray tank by a previous owner, but that tank is also pretty small. Now the blue tank gets used as an overflow for the onboard tank on the Arg.

[DonDiego]

I have a 20' minuet . I bought a
32 GAL. TOTE-ALONG DRAIN WATER TANK (4 WHEELER)[IMG]file:///C:/Users/admin/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png[/IMG]

It works great. It is made by Barker. I park it by the trailer and have ran the hose as far as 10'. With gray water it is no big deal. If I use it for black water, I make sure to drain the gray tank last to clear the hose. It dumps really easily....
good luck.