Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
 

Go Back   Keystone RV Forums > Keystone Fleet | Keystone RV Models > Lite Weight Trailers
Click Here to Login

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 10-01-2020, 12:47 PM   #21
LHaven
Senior Member
 
LHaven's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Wickenburg
Posts: 3,270
Quote:
Originally Posted by apachewolf View Post
I agree 110%. We purchased out TT exactly because we wanted our OWN bathroom, Kitchen and Bedroom. To NOT use it that way don't make sense.
I mean... I have a kitchen in my RV, too, but we still only make about 20% of our meals in it. We treated our first rig's bath the same way. We used the bathroom as a last resort. If we were boondocking, or got up in the middle of the night, fine; otherwise, we'd trek to the CG bathroom. The shower/tub was a joke -- although our dealer was nice enough to install a raised skylight so it was tall enough for me, the width was unchanged and the curtain would always come in to stick to you full length (the extend-a-curtain add-on products wouldn't work because the curtain ran against a wall for half its run), so I think I used the shower in it fewer than ten times in 20 years.

Also, some people try to maximize their tank duration, especially at non-sewer sites.

On this rig, I paid particular attention to the shower. I tested the height, and the rigid glass walls were a big selling point. Although it's still uncomfortably tight (can't bend over, had to buy a waterproof footstool), we use it almost exclusively now, especially given the current health panic.

I wonder how many other people don't use their rig's bathroom because they didn't realize how awkward it was to actually use until they actually tried to use it the first time?
__________________
2019 Cougar 26RBSWE
2019 Ford F-250
LHaven is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-01-2020, 01:39 PM   #22
QCMan
Gone Traveling
 
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Independent Republic of Horry
Posts: 237
Maybe some of the European caravans (travel trailers) are way ahead of the Turd Virgin curve. They mostly come without a toilet or Black tank and most must be special ordered to include the toilet and Black tank. The Aussies are having none of that and have units similar to our smaller tt's. Some US manufacturers have even set up shop down there. No pooping with the snakes for them!
QCMan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-10-2020, 05:47 PM   #23
kjohn
Senior Member
 
kjohn's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Grenfell
Posts: 187
So far (touch wood), I've managed to avoid any real serious disasters wrt dumping. I like the idea of a second knife valve near the outlet cap.

One of the reasons we bought a TT was to avoid having to use public facilities. I'm reasonably sure my wife would crown me if I suggested we use the CG or truck stop can. If we are at a full hookup CG, I try to use plenty of water in the toilet. After 8 years and around 35,000+ miles, we've never had a problem. Just need to use a bit of care and common sense. I carry a 25 gal. water tank and a 45 gal. "other" tank in the truck, along with a macerator for when full hook up isn't available. We have a cap on our truck, so none of that is easily seen.
__________________
2020 F150 ECO SC & 2019 Cougar 22RBS HT
kjohn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-11-2020, 02:29 PM   #24
Greg58
Member
 
Greg58's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Newnan
Posts: 46
I can't say which type of valve you have but some are bolted together, I just checked our Outback and I can't see the valve because of the undercarriage covering, on my small Jayco 165 you can unbolt the valves from the grey and black tanks for service.
__________________
Your results may not be the same, Greg
Greg58 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-11-2020, 02:46 PM   #25
Greg58
Member
 
Greg58's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Newnan
Posts: 46
A safety tip I learned the hard way, if your Outback has dump valves with extended handles this will help. We traveled to Carabelle Fl. from home for a week of camping, we were on a full hook-up site, on day two I went out to connect the drain pipe and found the black tank valve had bounced open slightly on the trip there. Boy was I embarrassed trying to figure out what to do, I managed to not make a mess but found a solution. If you look at the tee handle it has a eyelet for a hook, a small bungee cord hooked to the handle and to somewhere on the undercarriage will prevent it from opening.
__________________
Your results may not be the same, Greg
Greg58 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-11-2020, 07:49 PM   #26
skids
Senior Member
 
skids's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Florissant
Posts: 687
Quote:
Originally Posted by 68L79 View Post
"like the time I forgot to close the tank valve, and subsequently pulled the cap off and dumped the entire black tank on myself and the concrete around the dump station. "

I "tried" to do that yesterday. Luckily I have the garden hose connection for gray water release on the cap, so was able to let out a few gallons of liquid first so I didn't have a gusher.
Bwahahaha! That must have been a shocker. I always do a walk around before taking off for camping and YES I did find a closed cap/open valve. Could have done the same damned thing.
__________________
Skids
2019 Bullet 248RKS
skids is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-12-2020, 08:33 AM   #27
travelin texans
Senior Member
 
travelin texans's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Picacho, Az
Posts: 6,809
Quote:
Originally Posted by skids View Post
Bwahahaha! That must have been a shocker. I always do a walk around before taking off for camping and YES I did find a closed cap/open valve. Could have done the same damned thing.
Anyone that hasn't had this happen to them have been lucky, but if you rv long enough your turn will come. I think it has or will happen to everyone to some extent.
__________________
Full-timed 10+ years
Sold '13 Redwood FB
Traded '13 GMC Denali DRW D/A
Replacement undetermined
travelin texans is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-12-2020, 08:44 AM   #28
cavie
Senior Member
 
cavie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Port Charlotte
Posts: 240
purchase and replace new gate valves. 20 min job. 4 bolts.
__________________
2011 Keystone Sprinter 323BHS. Retired Master Electrician. All Motor Homes are RV's. All RV's are not Motor Homes.
cavie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-12-2020, 11:13 AM   #29
travelin texans
Senior Member
 
travelin texans's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Picacho, Az
Posts: 6,809
Quote:
Originally Posted by cavie View Post
purchase and replace new gate valves. 20 min job. 4 bolts.
Yours must not have the have the covering on the underbelly? Removing/reinstalling that to get to the valves could take 1/2 a day.
I've changed several & will agree there's 4 bolts, but have never ever changed one out in 20 minutes, sometimes it takes 20 minutes or more to find where they've hidden the valve.
__________________
Full-timed 10+ years
Sold '13 Redwood FB
Traded '13 GMC Denali DRW D/A
Replacement undetermined
travelin texans is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-12-2020, 11:16 AM   #30
chuckster57
Site Team
 
chuckster57's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Modesto
Posts: 20,235
Quote:
Originally Posted by travelin texans View Post
Yours must not have the have the covering on the underbelly? Removing/reinstalling that to get to the valves could take 1/2 a day.
I've changed several & will agree there's 4 bolts, but have never ever changed one out in 20 minutes, sometimes it takes 20 minutes or more to find where they've hidden the valve.
And I can add that if the valve is "sandwiched" between a couple of tanks, it can take more than 20 minutes just to spread the valve enough to get it out. I have spent way longer trying to get the new seals seated right too.

20 minutes is a BEST case scenario.
__________________

2012 Copper Canyon 273FWRET being towed by a 1994 Ford F350 CC,LB,Dually diesel.
Airlift 5000 bags, Prodigy brake control, 5 gauges on the pillar.Used to tow a '97 Jayco 323RKS.

Now an RVIA registered tech. Retired from Law enforcement in 2008 after 25+ yrs.
chuckster57 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
drain, tank

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3
Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Keystone RV Company or any of its affiliates in any way. Keystone RV® is a registered trademark of the Keystone RV Company.


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 05:39 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.