holding tank order

[rv_safetyman]

Well,since this thread has taken a turn anyway, I am going to ask a question that I have wanted to ask for a few years.

Tom C:  Where do truckers dump?  There is no way that they can dump in the RV dump at places like Flying J and I have never seen a dump in the truck area?

Jim

[belfert]

I've never seen a truck with an on-board toilet except the fancy large sleeper models that some of the movers and such use.

[luvrbus]

Me being in the building business for years and the wife's Safari having a smell with a open window I made some miniature p trap primers for her they keep the the traps full of fresh water and no more smell 

Google P trap primers and you can see how one works

good luck

[TomC]

Most of the big professionally made truck sleepers with toilets use the cassette.  This has a 6 gallon tank that is accessed from outside the sleeper that is removed to take to a toilet to dump.  Shower and sink water is typically just dumped on the ground.

On my sleeper, I had a 20gal black and a 25gal gray water tank.  The 20gal black would last 1 week with two people (I carried a helper for a year and a half).  The gray would fill in a 2-3 days-would just dump it at the truck stop near a drain.

As to dumping-back in the 1990's there were still many RV dumps at rest areas.  I would also drop my trailer and pull into Flying J's to use their RV dump and fill with gasoline (many weird looks-more then once had a manager come running out to tell me I was putting gasoline in my truck!).  Also, at times would just drop my trailer on the street and go into a RV camp to use their dump.  It wasn't that big of a deal and the convenience of having your own toilet, shower, sleeping and eating facilities in your truck took ALL the tension out of driving.  Never had to worry about where to park, or to use an outside toilet (especially if you weren't feeling well, or ate something bad-if you know what I mean), sleep in your own bed every night, make your own breakfast, shower in the morning or after a long hot day of furniture moving, etc.  Good Luck,TomC

[luvrbus]

About all F/J have a dump for tour buses and truck no hose needed a open grate I used those a little but they are nasty in some places

[belfert]

Most of the big professionally made truck sleepers with toilets use the cassette.  This has a 6 gallon tank that is accessed from outside the sleeper that is removed to take to a toilet to dump.  Shower and sink water is typically just dumped on the ground.

How many trucks have sleepers with toilets?  Before I got my bus I was looking at Class 8 tractors to pull a fifth wheel.  None of them I looked at had toilets in the sleepers.  (I am really glad I got the bus instead of a truck.)