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furpod
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Topic: A Delicate and Maybe Stinky Topic Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 11:09am |
We have done this when trying to eek out a solid 7 days off grid. Only shower water found it's way into the grey tank.. In fact we still do it this way in the new camper which has 45 gallon tanks across the board. We almost bought a different floor plan, partly based on it's 90 (ninety) gallon grey tank setup.. woot that's a lot of showering.. |
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Happy Tripping
Senior Member Joined: 27 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 473 |
Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 11:16am |
Giardia from beavers wasn't around whjen you were young? Obviously, wild animals also carry a long list of scary organisms. "The solution to pollution is dilution" If I am camping away from other people, am away from the edge of a stream or lake, and bury my waste, NO problems will arise before the waste degrades into harmless humus. Granted, in the arid west, the process will be slower, and the density of other campers is quite important, we're talking about real boondocking here.
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 11:42am |
The problem with burying your waste these days is we don't really know what the levels of concentration of pathogens is in any given area and whether we are creating a problem in contributing to that concentration. Clearly, when we are out in the middle of the Amazon basin, where there is one person per square Km, in a highly digestive landscape, dropping a load probably isn't going to be an issue. But we don't have too many areas like that in North America.
There are people who study pathogen concentrations in the places we go camping and my preference is to follow their advice. These are good hard working folks who are trying to protect us and our environment and I appreciate and respect their work. If they say "pack it out" then I will do it. As for pathogens, yes, concentration is an important factor in getting an infection. For most people with healthy immune systems, we can defend ourselves against limited contact with most pathogens. Indeed, it may well have a beneficial effect to have that contact, kind of like doing push-ups for the immune defenses. On the other hand, consuming pathogens, whether from beaver poop or from the guy trekking along the Appalachian trail, in sufficient concentrations may make you wish you hadn't. The problem is, unless we've done an assay on pathogenic concentration, we don't know if there is sufficient dilution. So moral of the story, don't mess with mice in the forest because they can carry fleas that have bacterium Yersinia pestis.
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Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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Dpod56
Newbie Joined: 03 Jun 2017 Location: Minnesota Online Status: Offline Posts: 17 |
Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 1:19pm |
Hi lostagain,
To answer your question about the poo bags, yes we have them , and yes, they work great. I have purchased the Cleanwaste brand from REI. They aren’t cheap, but we use them sparingly. The cost is $34.00,for 12 bags. Our adult kids use them in their portable toilets, in their pop up campers, for the little ones. It’s a lot easier than running to the campground bathroom in the middle of the night, and they don’t have to mess with any chemicals. We’ve used them in the R-pod as well, especially if we’re only staying one night someplace. They are easy to use. Hope this helps.
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 1:33pm |
Yes, thanks, Dpod. I have come to the conclusion that they could be especially helpful when we take our Pod out for short trips when it is winterized and are not using the plumbing system. The cost is considerable so I'd think it would be something that would only be used very sparingly.
Otherwise, I might try to convince my wife that it's really fun to drain the waste water tanks while I wait in the truck. [Joke disclaimer: This is only a joke. I would not really do such a mean thing to my lovely wife. If I tried, I'd be sleeping in our Pod with no heat {another joke}. One does not mess with Colombianas {not a joke}.]
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 1:40pm |
Don't fear the dump station. Everyone poops, and everyone goes to the dump station for the first time.
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 1:59pm |
Oh, Fur, I have been to many dump stations. What I really don't like is when the big drain hose slips out. I bought a nice new ell fitting and other stuff to make it easier, but is still is a bi*ch when you're washing stuff off with the hose and splash yourself in the face. 😎
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 2:12pm |
Good point! Thanks. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 2:27pm |
I am happy.. in fact, damn happy, to say that in 12 years of TTing, a hundred plus trips to a dump station, and/or dumping at home.. I have, as of yet, not worn any. I would have to turn around, go back to the CG and shower. twice. maybe thrice. |
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 2:49pm |
At the Dayton, NV state campground, we're luck to have flush toilets and a pump out station. And we NV residents get to pay half price. But showers, we don't have enough extra water for that sort of thing. Once every couple weeks was all the miners ever needed when they came out of the 125º F mines. If it's good enough for them it's good enough for all.
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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