This sounds handy to keep in the car for when we're not full-out
camping.

Tell us more about the vent. I tried using a collapsible water jug at
first, for the portability, and the lack of a vent is a serious
limitation with the westy's skinny little system. The draining liquid
needs all the help it can get.

Jim

On Feb 5, 2007, at 2:43 PM, Pensioner wrote:

> If you rig it right, you can use a Detergent Jug (has vent) hosed
> to your
> drain.  Looks just like a detergent jug often available in formal
> white,
> ragin' red, checkmate deep blue.  Has a built in handle to carry to
> the
> disposal site, wheels not required.  Can be used as a campfire
> putter-outter.  We don't often create more than 1/2Gal of waste
> water a day
> so this work fine.  It becomes a 'closed' system meeting various
> requirements for 'closed' system greywater.   Easy to move, simple
> to make,
> minimum enviromental impact using recycled components,  lasts a
> pretty long
> time, you can empty it in a flush toilet with no adverse affects to
> you or
> the plumbing and you can recycle the jug as a recyclable plastic.
>
> If the pioneers of yore had to put up with today's restrictions,
> they'd
> still be in Missouri hiring lawyers and fixin' to get ready to
> hunker down
> and start findin' the handle to apply for permission to apply for a
> preliminary permit.
>
> The first fish is $41 all the rest are free for the year...
>