Holding Tank Location

[jhamihvfd21]

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here is how i mounted my black tank, far as gray water it just drains out onto the ground.

[professorkx]

Our 7x14 has axles in a position pretty far aft for my liking. If I'm not careful with the build, I'm worried that we'll end up with too high of a tongue weight. My observation of other trailers on this forum is that most of them look tongue-heavy, so maybe its not a big deal. But I'm going for maximum towability so my goal is a 15% tongue weight.

Exactly my problem. I purchased a portable toilet to avoid the weight of the black water tank, and still too heavy. After I install the fold down bed behind the axles we should be fine, but until then, I will carry 12 gallons of water at the back door to reduce tongue weight.

As for gray water tank, I am going with a small portable for the sink...

[GuitarPhotog]

far as gray water it just drains out onto the ground.

Remind me not to camp near you.

Last summer I got a camp site where some had just drained their gray water out on the ground and it was a stinking, fly-infested mud hole.

Don't do that to other people, at lease get one of those "drag around" portable gray water tanks

<Chas>

[jhamihvfd21]

far as gray water it just drains out onto the ground.

Remind me not to camp near you.

Last summer I got a camp site where some had just drained their gray water out on the ground and it was a stinking, fly-infested mud hole.

Don't do that to other people, at lease get one of those "drag around" portable gray water tanks

<Chas>

I only been camping in a field while riding 4 wheeler's so there is not really any neighbors plus the only thing that has gray water is from the sink so not very much water or smell comes from it.

[Glenlivet]

Not that I have a dog in the fight as it were, but anyone who has been in a crawl space where a kitchen sink has been leaking will assure you that dishwater creates some pretty foul odors too as it goes through the bacterial processes. Gets just as foul as sewage, it does.
Just sayin'.

[hankaye]

jhamihvfd21, Howdy;

Just thought I'd throw a few cents in ... Follow this link to pg. 24 and it should help
with plans for a cheap and portable filter for the gray water;
http://web.mit.edu/watsan/Docs/Student% ... -21-09.pdf
The post that it's located in is; viewtopic.php?f=42&t=57876 about 3/4's of the way down the page.
Using one may save you some grief and maybe some $'s later in life...

hank