Sewer Hose & Fittings

You don't need the sewer line supports unless you plan to camp for an extended time where you have full hookups and leave the hose hooked up.  Even then it is recommended to keep the valve closed until the black tank is at least half full, so I've never seen the need.

Clear elbow?   Give me a freaking break
There seems to be a fascination inherent in some people with getting the black tank clean enough to eat out of.
   I've never had a problem with a black tank in 40+ years of RV camping- just follow 3 simple rules-
>1 fill the toilet bowl half full of water after #2 before flushing. 
>2 Use toilet paper that falls apart in water- don't need high priced RV paper.  Use what you like at home if it passes the water test-  put a few sheets in a water filled container, wait a couple of minutes and stir-  did it mostly come apart?  If yes it is ok to use.
>3 After dumping (and after you moved out of the way if others are waiting) put a couple of gallons of water in the black tank.   This fills the drain line out of the tank so nothing gets compacted in it, if someone doesn't follow rule #1.

Please don't be one of those PITA campers that holds up the line at the dump station as he strives for 10 minutes or more to get his black tank perfectly clean.  Not necessary at all.
I just dump and go, 3 minutes tops at the dump station for both black and grey-
BTW I use nothing but Dawn dishwashing liquid in my black tank, don't need all kinds of fancy high priced chemicals.  A good healthy squirt per day of Dawn has worked great for me.  Never have an odor problem if tank is dumped at least once a week.


Sewer lines are standardized at 3" for the RV- however you will run into dump stations designed by the clueless that did not follow this convention. Had one last week at the Silverthorne Colorado city owned dump station.   They didn't have any rinse or potable water available either so what can I say.

Love your Dawn idea. Does it keep your blackwater sending unit clean enough to be accurate?

I bought the sewer hose supports but have only used them once. I wouldn't buy them again. We dry camp to often to make them worthwhile.

I have the clear elbow and really like it. It's good to know when your discharge is clear and when it isn't.

The Dawn in the black tank sounds great. I will probably combine that with what I already do: putting 1 cup of water softener in the black tank after we dump it.

And don't forget that your new Pod will probably come with the sewer flush already. Combined with the other tips here, that's probably all you'll need. I would suggest that you have the dealer test it before you drive off. The check valve on ours was put in backwards, so it doesn't work. I could fix it myself, but my dealer will be winterizing ours fairly soon, and I'll just get them to fix it then.

Several weeks ago we were 3rd in line for the dump station.  Owner of trailer #1 comes out with industrial rubber gloves past his elbows, safety glasses,  and bottle of bleach then flushes and flushes his tank until you could drink from it.  Next, owner of trailer #2 reaches into the back of his pickup for his stinky slinky that has no fittings on either end.  He holds it onto the single valve on his trailer bare-handed and lets it drain for a while.  After a few minutes he announces good enough, pulls it away still draining from both ends and throws it into the back of the pickup.  He wipes his hands on his jeans, jumps into the truck and drives away.  I hope as trailer #3 we split the difference.  No rubber gloves, but a box a wet antiseptic wipes to do our hands as we get back in the vehicle. 

Combine WillThrill's water softener and TNT's Dawn and you pretty much have the GEO Method which I'm using with the new Kodiak. So far, so good. Nine camping trips with the new trailer and my tank level indicators are still accurate--imagine that!

P/S Full hook up sites I backflush the heck out of the blackwater tank using a clear HydroFlush and skanky garden hose. Dump sites and it's a 2 minute dump and run.