by noseoil » Fri Jul 15, 2022 8:13 am
If you have enough room, can make the plumbing fit & there's enough storage for the gray water, it should be fine. Good to have enough water for travels & camping, but it does add weight, cost, time (& convenience) to the build. We use a water tank which just sits on the galley counter (8L) so there's no need for a gray water storage tank. It's simple to use & always works. I didn't want to take up the room on our build for a kitchen sink, gray water tank, plumbing, pump, drains, etc. That's with a 9' long X 5' wide build. I just didn't want to add all of the complexity, weight & plumbing into a small build which was already pretty "busy" with different systems (12 volt, 110 volt, stereo, TV, sound system, fan, air conditioning, propane, stove, solar, battery, lights, etc.). Perhaps if I did a 10' long build, the extra foot of length could accommodate the water system more easily. There are always compromises to be made with a limited size in a small trailer.
That being said, our shower is a bucket with water warmed by the sun (in the summer only!) & a small pet shower with a battery pump. The dishes are done in a basin which is dumped after each use & there's enough water with 5 gallon storage tanks in the truck for our needs.
I'm going to Bonneville again next month to watch the racing, but I wait to haul water until I'm in Wendover (the town nearest the salt) & use the fire department's hose for my storage. The guys at the station always helpful & it's fun checking in with them each year to see how things are in their community.
