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    Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 1:47pm
okay i think i saw that gadget in the movie RV with robin williams....
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 10:32pm
LOL!  Happily mine does NOT eject stuff all over everything in a 20-foot radius.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2011 at 9:19am
To be honest, a 6' hose would not be adequate for most of the site were we camp.  If it's just a dump station you would probably be OK.  Of course with a longer hose you have more flexibility when placing the Pod on a site. 

Just my two cents.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2011 at 9:47am
so what length do you all recommend in general?  and is our hook up a standard size or are there different sizes i need to figure out?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2011 at 12:04pm
Sewer hoses are all 3" in diameter and generally come in 10' and 20' lengths (although I've seen some 5' and 15' hoses too).

The stock sewer holder on an r-pod can handle a 10' sewer hose (although not a RhinoFLEX).  You do have to select your fittings carefully as the larger, bulkier ones won't fit in there.

If you'll just be using dump stations, then a 10' hose is fine.  If you plan on getting sites with a sewer hookup, you'll need 20' of sewer hose most of the time.

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Here's my 10' sewer hose with bayonet fitting at one end and elbow fitting at the other.  Note that the bayonet fitting was the lightest, most bulk-free fitting I could find.  I recommend buying an elbow fitting too; its easier to hook onto the dumpstation's drain and keep it in place while the brown trout swim downstream.




The bayonet has two thumb tabs on either side to make it easier to screw on/off the connector to the trailer.  Unfortunately, on my 2009 RP171, the bayonet wouldn't quite fit in the stock holder.  So, I carefully sawed off the tab on the left.




Here's my sewer hose in the stock holder.




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2011 at 12:21pm
thanks for the info...pics are not coming up though :(
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Originally posted by drdrew

thanks for the info...pics are not coming up though :(

Strange.. I've never had a problem with webshots before.  You can go directly to my gallery using: http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/574263893heeSMw
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2011 at 3:26pm
I used the stock sewer hose for a year with no problems. I did find a right angle fitting for the end in the clearance bin at Wal-Mart for $1. It fit inside the stock storage tube and made it much easier to hold the end of the tube down while dumping.
 
The only reason we bought a new one is because the cap came off the storage tube while we were underaway and the hose disappeared somewhere along I-75.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2011 at 4:12pm
[QUOTE=pmjensen]Here are some picts of my take on the sewer hose holder.  Since I have axle risers on Nuestro Pod.  I opted to mount in back.  Plus it was easy to work in that area.  Prior to mounting, I sprayed mine with a bed liner spray from Walmart just to give it a little more protection from rocks etc.

Great Modification. I am planning on doing this one in the spring along with installing my axle risers and hopefully converting my two dumps to one, (spring is only one and a half weeks away and I look out the window and it is snowing......) Have been trying to locate the 6 inch post but not having much luck in Canada.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2011 at 9:39pm
One item I have purchase is a clear connector which makes it easy to see the flow.  These are available from many sources.


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