[A/S] Grey water tank - mini

[Terry Tyler <tylerbears@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Daisy wrote:

After reading Daisy's comments and having had similar experiences, 
perhaps others in our group will be interested in a little adaptation I 
have for managing "lunch time grey water."

There is no grey water tank in our '67 22' so I have a "mini tank" (for 
lack of a better word) for those occasions when we stop for lunch at an 
Interstate Rest Area.

Total capacity of our "mini-tank" is the equivalent of a 3" diameter 
PVC pipe by about 36" long. It's nothing to write home about, but 
enough to handle grey water at a lunch stop.

Our "mini tank" is a piece of 3" PVC pipe with an adapter connected to 
the standard black water outlet at the rear of our Airstream followed 
by an elbow of PVC to direct a length of pipe along the base of the 
hose carrier to the end where it passes through a 3" (slightly larger) 
hole in the frame. A standard hose adapter is glued to the outside end 
of the pipe for connecting our drain hose when using a 3 point hookup 
campsite. That connector is of the type having a garden hose screw-on 
cap.

This idea is blatantly simple and easy to fabricate. All the parts are 
readily available at Home Depot except for the hose connectors. Once 
constructed, everything is located completely within the 5' long hose 
carrier between the Airstream's shell and bumper.

In spite of this addition, there is still sufficient room inside the 
hose carrier area for two drain hoses with red adapters on both ends, 
one red adapter for the sewer connection with foam donut and several 
sections of green garden hose with adapters on both ends. The sections 
of green "no see ums" are used at campsites where grey water is 
permitted on the ground.

As with Daisy's comments, I use a blue 5 gallon tank in primitive 
campgrounds and empty it every day - always before bed time. Full, it 
weighs less than 40 pounds. With practice, I learned how to empty the 
tank in a rest room commode without spilling a drop on the floor.

Granted, this idea for dealing with grey water is used primarily in 
parking lots where I don't want to call attention to myself by putting 
out a bucket to catch waste water and then carrying the bucket to a 
community bathroom OR heaven forbid - dumping it on the grassy area 
designated for dog walking or children playing.

After arriving at a campsite with our full "mini tank," I unpack the 
blue tank, screw an elbow connector onto a short (18") green hose, 
slide the open end of the short hose (no connector) into the blue tank, 
open the garden hose connector on the Airstream's end cap and quickly 
screw the short hose to it. Our lunch waste water drains into the blue 
tank with nary a drop on the ground. Nothing spectacular here - just 
ordinary mops and brooms stuff.

Terry