Alistair,

I tried one of these, two actually, and they work pretty well with
the shortcoming that if you go through a whole tank of water, you've
got some unscheduled trips to the waste station. They are very
portable, and can be handled even in a bathroom.

Jim

On May 22, 2006, at 8:49 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I use one of those collapsable plastic 4 gal water "cubes" and a
> hose which attaches to the drain spout (lucky find, threaded end
> fits). It works and stores collapsed in westy luggage depression up
> top.
>
> A Wetwesties member, I forgot who, made a grey water container from
> a length of largish diameter (8"?) pvc or abs pipe, capped a both
> ends, drilled to fit over westy drain, and provide with tank drain
> on bottom. Attached under the van, it seems like a do-able solution.
>
> Alistair
>
>
> '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
> http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/
>
> On 22-May-06, at 5:29 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
> O
>