Okay, let's beat this horse till its dead..... :-)

I am not sure there has been an answer yet to why its illegal to use a
bucket, and why the chiseled old man would infer such a thing.

Is this a local issue? If so, it would help to state where that rule
applies. I have not ever been to a campground that did not demand the use
of a bucket. Are we saying that one cannot bypass an existing tank, into a
bucket? Am I just completely up in the night and not following the text?
<g>

When I camp with my tent trailer, I use a bucket outside with the drain
line into it. Is this considered wrong in some places?

Thanks.

Mark