Trouble with most grey water solutions is that the grey water tank
isn't nearly as large as the westy's tank, and there's nothing to let
you know when you've overdone it, especially in an open system where
the water can't back up in the drain to tell you it's time to empty
it, which is never at a good time to empty it.

I camp with at least my wife and sometimes with a number of others,
in tents and other vehicles, and no matter how well prepared the
others are they seem to gravitate to the convenience of the westy
kitchen maybe more than they should. I've had the grey water
arrangement run out of space on a number of occasions, especially
when we're parked for longer than a single day.

The solution to the problem, which I originally resisted (tried
everything I could think of and that the list could think of first)
was---who'd-thunk it--a grey water tank! Blue, on wheels, holds 15
gallons, light, fits in the "luggage rack" and probably makes it more
aerodynamic. Wheel it to the dump station when you get all 120 pounds
of grey water in there, and you'll be glad you brought it.

Anyway, we're fairly frugal, but we do real cooking and travel with a
grandchild often. No more getting out in the dark with a flashlight
to see if I am "over quota."

Jim

On May 22, 2006, at 4:44 PM, Kim Brennan wrote:

> I stole my idea from Ian. Go to your local flaps and get one of those
> oil change containers which has the big (8 inch?) diameter openings.
> Take off the yellow cover and drop it on the ground under the drain.
> When you are ready to leave put the cover back on, and drain it when
> you get to an appropriate place (dump site at the campground, or
> toilet, or some such). The container itself is small enough to store
> under the bench in back, and it is a really fast simple method to
> contain your gray water.
>