Hi Tadau 

Part of being self contained is taking everything out that you take in , I got a 90 l tank off an older van and retrofitted it under our van 

havent had much use of it to date , but in some cases you wont get past the gate.

Better to do the right thing by the environment I reckon , if you imagine a free camp with thousands of people floating thru and all dropping their

grey water there  has to be a build of of chemicals in the environment .

Many places now require it, and will NOT allow buckets under drains.

So the message is there IMHO.

Definately fit a waste water tank.The Bunnings guy is no expert! So many places will require no dropping on the ground. In many places, it will be obvious that you should retain your waste water for later disgard. I often think of when I walked through a drop of spag bog, or watched a washing up spout all the way to my rig - neither pleasant! Alan

Re smell - just keep the waste on board for the time it takes to find an appropriate place to drop it - does not have to be a dump point. A little detergent or toilet blue in the tank will take care of smells. Alan

Coupla Cheaper but efficient Alternatives to a "tank".

Make up 1 long or 2 shorter lengths of 6in sewer pipe, with end caps to suit.
If 2, coupla elbows and short length of that dia to join.
Fit Under sink in galley.
Make up a drain line from there to ground. with outlet tap.

Put a Y, T, piece in line from sink.
One side, normal outlet to ground. Other leg to "tank" you made.
Use either, Accordingly.

No 2.
20\25 ltr water carrier\Jerry can. Couple up to end of T.Piece to suit.

I use an old 25ltr Outboard tank in their place.

They. or anything else you can think up\have,
will do.

Some of us will have this stuff kicking around the shed.
Just remember to get a small pot of Green pipe glue to stick 'em with.

Enjoy.

 

OH.

Anybody handy with a welder and can run decent Stainless.

 

I have assortment of S\S plate in shed. was going to make another or two tanks,

but can't use welders anymore.

Coming past here. Drop in and it'll cost you a "mars Bar"

or packet of Licorice Allsorts.

Bought in Sailing says. some been ther 30 yrs.

But all a mix of new Polished 316ss.

And ex internal cladding from Commercial shop freezers.

See Welders for sale..

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Your going to get lots of idea's on here, some make sense, and some will not, ! almost all the campspots that state  ''Fully Self Contained only '' have usually had some input [ or interference ] some might say, ! from the CMCA, and need to be to the Guidelines set out by them ? I have done two '' Half Laps '' over the last 2 years, for total of around 40000 klm, I had an Portable grey water tank that I took with me, IN TOTAL for both trips I used it 4 times, because it was REGULATION -- and I used it another 3 times not that I had to, but just because it was the right thing to do, in the circumstances ! -- This is the type I have They ARE an Approved type by the CMCA. and they come in 20 - 25 - and 40 liter and are on wheels, I carry mine in a plastic bag and it fits nicely behind my spare wheel on back caravan bumper, Hope this assists your decision in some way, all the best, and Happy safe travels !https://outbaxcamping.com.au/new-portable-water-tank-storage-wheel-camping-motorhome-caravan-waste-transport?gclid=CNeHzrOq2tMCFUt9vQodjwEIIw

THXS ROCK LIZ HAVEN'T SEEN THE HEPVO VALVE BEFORE I'M GOING TO ORDER ONE TODAY .

YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU DONT KNOW.

Half lap last year and virtually zero caravan parks (up the middle and across the west), will have sullage/waste water drains, unless they use a crushed gravel sites.
They actually WANT you to put your water on the ground, and under the trees and bushes. It is the only way they can keep their lawns and plants alive during the dry.

Just keep the food scraps out of the sink water and go easy on the soaps, shampoos and detergents, and there is no smell, and mind you don't use so much water that it flows onto your neighbours site.

When free camping I usually dig an appropriately sized hole under the outlet pipes, as a sump, and let it soak into the ground, then I fill it in when I move off. That way the next camper gets a dry site instead of a muddy one.

If however you are considering some of the 'slow to wake' up towns that are starting to realise that the value of free camp sites means there is more available funds to be spent in the local shops, then some of those are just gravel car park sites an those may or may not require a holding tank, but we found most will accept a bucket so long as it doesn't overflow.

We installed a tank and in our current travels which now exceeds over 7 months, it is still a virgin. Could fill it with drinking water, as we have never been challenged re this issue,
Jay&dee

JayDee wrote:

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We installed a tank and in our current travels which now exceeds over 7 months, it is still a virgin. Could fill it with drinking water, as we have never been challenged re this issue,
Jay&dee

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Gday...

JayDee - I have been travelling full-time for eight years .. entering the ninth now.

I have no grey-water tank and have yet to stay in a camp that has had restrictions. I do carry a 15ltr drum with hose to connect to van's sullage pipe "just in case" but have yet to use it.

I doubt, given the places I travel to and through, I will ever need a grey-water tank in my lifetime ... OH ... it might be a short lifetime

However, given Tadau68's initial post where their research has shown them that the majority places they would be interested in staying DO have grey-water restrictions it is definitely in THEIR interest to install, and, I assume, use it.

Cheers - John

We are in our 10th year on the , Always used a bucket to collect waste sink water waste and water plants or tree with it , Never hard any problems now carry a 15 lt screw top drum if it is needed and yet to use it , If every ask to move on would do so , If it became a problem I would use caravan parks , I think having grey water tanks would be a real problem if the waste was discharged in a legal way .

Gday...

The CMCA might accept tote tanks ... but there are some sites that members have mentioned on here where the 'ranger' has came around to actually check that there is an actual grey-water onboard tank ... AND that the tank has a 'seal' (closed tap for instance) so that grey-water CANNOT be discharged except at a dump point.

Perhaps SOMEONE will read this thread who knows whether I have got the gist of previous info correctly ... or got the bull by the proverbials agen. 

cheers - John