I was wondering if someone could help me out with this question. We are soon going away in the van hoping too do some free camping and have been told that in some free camps you need to contain your grey water. We are looking for a portable grey water tank about 40/50 litres. We have tried lots of caravan spare parts places, Bunnings, BCF and the local caravan show but no one sells them or knows where to get one. Can any one help?
Grab a couple of plastic jerry cans, Elsie. If insufficient clearance, use a bucket to collect your grey water then transfer it to the jerries. Cheap, simple solution.
Darrell &Sandra
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Love the bush & our native environment. Conservationist, not a bloody Greenie.
Are them places nice green were you going KFT
with this drought were we are worry about
I can't even waste water for my lawn so every bit of water is a bonus
Just remember that you may have to manhandle this container when full. A litre of water weighs one kilogram. You don't want to be lifting any more than 20kg. Lifting any thing over 40kg is inviting back injury. It is far easier, and safer to carry two 10 litre containers than one 20 litre one. Consider carefully your health here.
Most places will accept portable containers, and the cheapest way to obtain 10 litre containers for handling waste water is to purchase them full of fresh water from a supermarket, use the water and save the container.
Most places we stop at are thrilled for us to drop our grey water on the ground..
For those that are still stuck in the cities the country is as dry as a bone and most places are dust bowls..
The only free camps we have found that require holding of grey water, are where you have to park on concrete or asphalt - though the birds seem to like pecking at the "bits" that come out of the sink!!!!!
We can close off our grey water tank, but if staying anywhere for a while use a bucket under the outlet, and then dispose of grey water down the dump point, if nearby - or take it and water a tree!!!! The tree will love it!
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Are them places nice green were you going KFT with this drought were we are worry about I can't even waste water for my lawn so every bit of water is a bonus
Cheers John
G'day John
we are off to Dubbo for a week and the cp is nice and green(westview)
but they are happy for me to add my water as well.
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Kathy and Frank currently at Home near Quirindi NSW
Unfortunately not all such sites will accept buckets or containers like jerry cans. some will not even accept the portable ones with wheels.
you need to check to see if the rules require the tank to be built in or not.
frank
Really, what difference does it make if there is a container sitting on the ground collecting grey water? Our chairs and table sit on the ground, as long as you leave the area as you find it it should not be a problem. Must say I've never been anywhere where the grey water is not accepted at least on any nearby shrubs etc.
I was wondering if someone could help me out with this question. We are soon going away in the van hoping too do some free camping and have been told that in some free camps you need to contain your grey water. We are looking for a portable grey water tank about 40/50 litres. We have tried lots of caravan spare parts places, Bunnings, BCF and the local caravan show but no one sells them or knows where to get one. Can any one help?
thanks Elsie.
for the reason in the OP Whitey. some camps have rules that require you to contain grey water for disposal elsewhere and can be very strict about what complies. Cooktown 48hr camp is one where they will inspect your setup before issuing a permit.
frank
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Kathy and Frank currently at Home near Quirindi NSW
Far enough Frank, I just don't see what the problem is with having the grey water going into an external container that has a screw top lid that can be taken away. But if that's the rules in cook town I won't be going there....
i realise your only passing on info
Cheers whitey2
-- Edited by whitey2 on Sunday 23rd of February 2014 10:18:56 AM
With an Internet Search, you can browse many websites in the available options in Roll Tanks, ranging from $30.00 thru to over $200.00 to suit you needs.
Also the benefits of Roll Tanks is included & when compared with the the recommended health procedures to dump black & grey water from inbuilt tanks, then Roll Tanks is far better.
