Sewer hose storage?

[AnnaK]

We are new to a trailer with waste holding tanks and the disposal of contents.

When we bought the sewer hose and fittings we realized that the hose has to be attached to the fittings at both ends each time we need to empty the tanks IF we want to store the hose inside the rear bumper. At this time, we have the fittings in a small plastic bin in one of the storage compartments and the hose scrunched together inside the bumper.

Is that how you store yours? Or is there a better way of doing it, especially a method that would allow us to keep the connectors attached at both ends of the hose?

[davidjsimons]

The hose should fit in the bumper with the fitting still attached. The male end fitting is smaller than the female fitting. Put the end of the hose with the male fitting in the bumper first. It should slide right in. Once it is in all of the way, rotate the female fitting to the point where the locking ears are in the corners and not facing a flat side. I hope this answers your question.


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[f6bits]

Let me be the first of many who recommend that you don't store your hose in the bumper. It's akin to dragging it across the pavement and will wear holes in your hose as well as rust your bumper with residual water left on the hose.

Many people use an airtight Rubbermaid tub or build their own storage tube that's mounted to the underside of the trailer.
http://www.modmyrv.com/2008/12/20/sewer-hose-storage-tube

[Jim W]

I store my two older hose in the bumper and my most recent sewer hose in a plastic seal container in the basement storage compartment with the fittings needed to dump the waste water. This is the one I use the mostly it is only 20' since this will work at most camp grounds. But sometimes I have needed to use 35' or more then I will drag out one of the ones from the bumper which are in 10' lengths.

Jim W.

[SAABDOCTOR]

I will be the second of many! you can also buy a Camco tube at any rv store it has mounting ears on it so you can attach it to the under carrage. the hose and your rear bumper will thank you:D There are many other alternitives to storing the poo pipe. enjoy the new TT."bouncey:

[GaryWT]

There are some hoses that at too big for the bumper, I have never used the bumper. I had been using a rubbermaid container and putting it in the front storage which was fine. I just added a 6 inch PVC tube under the trailer and now us that, hopefully it will work fine. Some use a 5 inch square fence post to make a tube.

[Festus2]

If you have the space underneath your TT or your bumper, I would recommend a round or square PVC pipe to store your sewer hose. There are several threads on the forum - complete with photos - about this modification. There are also videos on uTube that you can check out what others have done.

Its a fairly simple and cheap modification and will save your bumper from becoming rusted out.

[AnnaK]

You people rock! Thank you for the replies and suggestions. We truly appreciate your help.

[wgb1]

My dealer advised against storing the hose in the bumper. He said it was cause the bumper to rust out in short order. I mounted a PVC fence section from Lowes underneath the trailer. It was an inexpensive and easy mod.

[MarkS]

There has to be at least one contrary voice. I do use the bumper for storing the stinky slinky. It's never been a problem. Minimal rust. No worn out hoses. I have done this for the last 15 years.

I do, however, live in a very dry climate. Everything dries very quickly.

[Greysquirrel]

I was in our local CW and saw the Valterra storage tube for a 20 ft hose and it was $32.99, thinking this was too much I went to HD and priced out 4 inch PVC and the fittings to go with it and a small bottle of PVC cement and the price was $30.63, seems like a no brainer for me buy the ready mad and avoid the work of making one and having a 4ft piece of PVC and a can of PVC cement that I will probably never use again. Of course if you have this kind of material around your house or shop it makes sense to make it yourself.

[2011 keystone]

This is what I did it is a 6" vinyl fence post with a cap on one end and a door that i made from a piece of lexan i had left over from another project.

[ftwildernessguy]

I use a large Rubbermaid container for the stinky slinky and all attachments. It gets thrown in the back of the truck when I pack for every trip.

[eartha]

After reading the post I went to the PVC. I think this is a good idea. Thanks all.

[theeyres]

This is what I did it is a 6" vinyl fence post with a cap on one end and a door that i made from a piece of lexan i had left over from another project.

This is what I do and it is great! I just used the fence post caps on both ends. Glued it on one end and made a simple lock from a coat hanger to hold the end on that I use. The sewer hose ends fit easily. I also store and extra cheap hose in the bumper for those times I need two.

[SteveC7010]

I think I've said this before in another thread, but it's worth repeating again.

#1. The steel bumper is a terrible place to store your hose. If there is any rust at all in there, it will act like sandpaper on the plastic hose and quickly rub holes in it. I know a couple of folks say otherwise, but look into the bumper for yourself and make your own judgement. If there's rust in there already, better to store stinky slinky elsewhere. I keep 4x4x10" cribbing blocks in my bumper. They don't care about the rust.

#2. The 5" PVC fence post or any other plastic storage container is great. There's all kinds of ingenious and handy ways to do this.

#4. I use a Rubbermaid tote for my hose and other gray or black water items like spare fittings, etc. We've got some garden hose items that we use with our blue tote to drain away gray water when boondocking and they are in the tote, too. That way, all of the "dirty" stuff is in one place and can be stored without any spills or mess.

#4. When you use the hose at a dump station, have you noticed what the hose is usually laying on between the trailer and the sewer hole? In most places, it's concrete. Concrete surfaces are generally abrasive and repeated movement of the hose on a concrete surface will wear holes in it. I always use something plastic on the concrete to protect the hose. My current set up is a couple of pieces of 4" thin wall drain pipe cut lengthwise in half and chopped to 24" sections. The hose lays in the pipe, can't move around too much, and the length of the trough is adjustable by using more than one section. If there is a leak in the hose, the stuff is contained in the trough and runs down to the drain opening.

#5. These sewer hoses get brittle over time, and the wire coils in them will rust, especially at each end where the hose is mated with a fitting of some kind. The rust is abrasive and will eat holes in the plastic from the inside. Once the plastic is brittle, normal movement of any kind will result in breaks and tears. I carry a spare section of the hose. When the primary one gets brittle, I toss it, install the spare on the fittings, and then purchase a new spare. Hopefully, the spare is never more than a couple of years old so I am not installing an instantly brittle hose. That happened once so I write the purchase date on the box and leave the new spare in the original packaging.

[diugo]

Sure enough, my OE sewer hose has sprung numerous tiny leaks after just 2.5 years, and the rusty bumper may well be to blame.

Before I get the new hose, I'll check out the various PVC and fence post options the next time I'm near a Lowes or HD.

Replacement hoses come in a dizzying array of thicknesses. It probably makes sense to buy the one that has the lowest cost per mil.

[LiteFoot]

This is what I use. Comes in black & looks factory.

http://www.dwincorp.com/products/82/SUPER-TUBE

Ryan

[AnnaK]

That black one looks nice, Ryan. Thanks for the link.

For this season we'll probably go with the PVC solution, or the plastic fence post. We have pieces of either on hand. Thanks much for all your suggestions!

Steve's post is really interesting. I hadn't even thought of leaks developing over time. The drainage gully is very inventive!

[davidjsimons]

I just received my Valterra drip caps for my sewage hoses. The use of these caps allows you to collapse the hose for storage. I am now able to store four, ten foot sections of hose in one small plastic container.


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[audio1der]

We have a 15' hose (dealer supplied).
If we needed more to make the run, how do multiple hoses fit together??:o

[camreal]

You can buy a hose coupler . It works great to connect 2 hoses together.

[Javi]

We have a 15' hose (dealer supplied).
If we needed more to make the run, how do multiple hoses fit together??:o
Take the male end of one hose and put it in female end of other hose, twist to lock... :D

[Bob Landry]

I will be the second of many! you can also buy a Camco tube at any rv store it has mounting ears on it so you can attach it to the under carrage. the hose and your rear bumper will thank you:D There are many other alternitives to storing the poo pipe. enjoy the new TT."bouncey:

I looked on Camco's site for the tube and didn't see it. Do you have a link to one?

[Javi]

I looked on Camco's site for the tube and didn't see it. Do you have a link to one?
Pretty sure this is what he's talking about..

http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/64-l-e-z-hose-carrier/1405

[djzolin]

^^^ that link is to a hose storage tube. Not what Audio1der is looking for.
I would suggest something like this so you can see when the tank is empty. This is the bayonet type. If your hose has this type of ends then this will work to connect 2 hoses.
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/clearview-5-sewer-adapter-with-bayonet-lugs/22172

The original post was about storage tubes and the above link pertains to that. I am going to try to line the rear bumper with some material to limit rubbing damage. maybe something as simple as gorilla tape on bottom and sides. That way the rust will be a non factor.

[JRTJH]

^^^ that link is to a hose storage tube. Not what Audio1der is looking for.
I would suggest something like this so you can see when the tank is empty. This is the bayonet type. If your hose has this type of ends then this will work to connect 2 hoses.
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/clearview-5-sewer-adapter-with-bayonet-lugs/22172

The original post was about storage tubes and the above link pertains to that. I am going to try to line the rear bumper with some material to limit rubbing damage. maybe something as simple as gorilla tape on bottom and sides. That way the rust will be a non factor.

Bob Landry was asking for a link to the storage tube. Javi provided the link requested.

Bob,

Here are links to both of the Valterra storage tubes on Amazon.com. If you're a Prime member, shipping is free.

http://www.amazon.com/Valterra-A04-0153-White-Hose-Carrier/dp/B0023UPPL4/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1370356772&sr=1-1&keywords=sewer+hose+storage

http://www.amazon.com/Valterra-A04-0151-White-Hose-Carrier/dp/B002N5T3SK/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1370357258&sr=1-2&keywords=sewer+hose+storage

If you're not familiar with shopping at Amazon, at or near the bottom of the picture, there is a box you can click. It says something like, "10 new from" and gives a lower price than advertised. Clicking that link will take you to an Amazon webpage where all the "Amazon approved vendors" are listed. For example, on the $48 tube, there are links to buy it for as little as $40. Watch though, sometimes shipping makes it more expensive than buying from Amazon.

Hope this helps.

[crash]

Our Raptor has a small storage compartment in the lower left front corner that has a wire bottom floor so its kinda like its outside:D

[ls1mike]

I made one from a 98 inch x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 inch fence post. I used piece of gutter to slide inside of it. This way you can pull the hose out.
I used dowel rods for handles and to make two separate compartments. One compartment for the short hose and one compartment for the long hose.
http://imageshack.us/a/img827/5115/pipeg.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img20/416/pipe2p.jpg

[Essness]

I made one from a 98 inch x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 inch fence post. I used piece of gutter to slide inside of it. This way you can pull the hose out.
I used dowel rods for handles and to make two separate compartments. One compartment for the short hose and one compartment for the long hose.
http://imageshack.us/a/img827/5115/pipeg.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img20/416/pipe2p.jpg

This is what I have done as well. The hardest part was drilling the frame for mounting but really reduces the handling of the nasty stuff.

[audio1der]

Thank you all for sharing all this info!
Last night I changed out my 4" drainage PVC for 5" square vinyl fence post and with a tiny bit of trimming on 4 edges even the connectors fit inside. I will hinge the other side and add the tray (gutter) next week.
First I have to install my battery disconnect switch so I can put flat aluminum bar around my 2nd battery with a padlock so no one walks away with it in the storage lot.