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Re: [VAL] Caravel Holding Tank



The black tank in our Argosy is only around 10 gallons or so.

Our "trick" to making it last is to use public restrooms as much as possible
:-)

Dave

-----Original Message-----

> 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