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One thing I seldom see mentioned is keeping the black tank valve shut until full then dump even with septic on your site.
We keep both closed since we use the gray to flush the residue from the black tank.
Wow, we are so jealous, it's about 2.5 years before we can start full timing. You adventure sounds so fun we can hardly wait to start ours!
We bought a used Class C and about 2 years before we got our Class A, with the express purpose of using it for learning, weekends and summer vacation time. Traded it in on Class A and are so thankful we did that. The Class C was easy to handle, affirmed to us that we really did want a motorhome not a 5th wheel, gave us practice towing (hitching, etc.) and let the cats get use to the idea of being in a vehicle and still being 'home'.
We keep both closed since we use the gray to flush the residue from the black tank.
We do the same. I also use a dishwashing pan (12L) in the sink and every once in a while pour a full pan of dishwater down the toilet - helps to keep things working.
I did add the signature line - hope it worked.
Glad you added it as it really does help when answering questions. Now.... if you could..... please add the MH length for when you ask if you'll fit in a certain campground. ?
We bought a used Class C and about 2 years before we got our Class A, with the express purpose of using it for learning, weekends and summer vacation time. Traded it in on Class A and are so thankful we did that. The Class C was easy to handle, affirmed to us that we really did want a motorhome not a 5th wheel, gave us practice towing (hitching, etc.) and let the cats get use to the idea of being in a vehicle and still being 'home'.
We have taken the long road from tents to two popups, two travel travelers. We have rented a C-class a few times. Having an F250 and doing TT for years helped us decided we did not want to be cruising and then site seeing in a truck. We are now in a park model and spend about 5 months straight there during the summer. Tight space and always on top of each other wont bother us. Plan is get a used Dutch Star, that is why this thread and their adventure got us so excited.
OP, Please keep posting updates on how the space ship adventure is going.
We keep both closed since we use the gray to flush the residue from the black tank.
If I am only going to be parked a few days I keep both closed. If I will be there a while then I open the gray tank closing it the day befor I dump the black tank for the reson you stated. We tend to use a lot more water with hookups than when boondocking so this is easyer for us.
When we are at a FHU site for several days I leave my gray open and of course the black closed. I always build a "trap" in the end of my stinky-slinky and I don't like screwing it securely into the campgrounds sewer connection. The reason for leaving the gray open is because at some point within a several day period we will do a few loads of laundry, which dumps into the gray. The evening prior to dumping my black I will close the gray before our showers.
Having a washer changes all the dynamics.
After reading about a "bad sewer" incident on another forum awhile back, I stopped screwing in my sewer elbow to the CG's ground connection. Now I just set it on there and maybe weight it down with a bag of sand.
The CGs system got blocked and several folks with an open gray valve received some unwelcome black water up into their shower floors. The RVer posting about the incident apparently either didn't have his gray open or didn't have his sewer connection screwed into the CGs dump opening because it just blew his connection out of the hole and got some black water next to his coach. Not a good situation.
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