Tony,
Perhaps someone has found a solution to your problem. Back when your trailer
was made it was not expected to be used for more than a couple of days at a
time without dumping. If you were boondocking somewhere you dug a "gopher"
hole to empty the tank into. The tank on my '60 Overlander is about the same
size as yours. It sits above the floor, not below it as in newer trailers.
With very miserly water usage while flushing it will last 3 or 4 days with
the 3 of us using it. By next summer our youngest will be potty trained, so
I figure that our tank will only last 3 days tops. While parked at
International we are always hoping for two dumps!
BTW, I am thinking that if your tank overflowed outside the trailer, then
you have a leak somewhere that needs attention.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
> Having just returned from a week at Oregon's lovely Lake Hyatt (E. of
> Ashland - a BLM facility), I learned the hard way of the inadequacy of my
> 1966 Caravel's black water tank. On day three when I noticed the
> chipmunks, ravens and other common critters had suddenly evacuated an
> area 50 yards in distance from my trailer, I discovered the tank had
> overflowed. I drained the full tank into a 10-gallon blue boy, and it
> only slightly more than half filled it -- which, I assume, means my black
> water tank must hold about 5-7 gallons (??). So now i'm contemplating
> replacing it, with a larger tank if feasible. Question of the day: Have
> any of you Caravel owners accomplished this? Any specific tank
> recommendations?
>
> Tony, Breathing easier in Sonora, CA