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06-09-2021, 08:33 PM #1
Portable waste tank
Evening all, we are going in our first excursion to Beaver Lake in Roger's AR mid July and it will be a "no sewer" adventure. I am wanting to buy a portable waste tank and I wanted to know with all ya'lls vast knowledge what tank you like, what tank to stay away from and on and on.....I know prices vary a lot.
Thanks to all.Msgt Ray (Ret) and Margie Parker
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2020 Ram 2500 HD Cummins 6.7/3.73 gears
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06-09-2021, 09:05 PM #2
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I would suggest the Barker tote.
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06-09-2021, 09:27 PM #3
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06-09-2021, 09:31 PM #4
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06-10-2021, 02:30 AM #5
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I use the rhino 28 gallon. Pure perfection
Big wheels and hooks easily to your truck to tow
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06-10-2021, 05:04 AM #6
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We bought the Barker 22gal many years ago (14?) and it served us well for 11 or 12 of those years. We personally only put grey water in ours. Our 2015 Reflection 323BHS was the first camper with two grey tanks and we also had a second kid since then. When they were both old enough to take showers instead of washing at least one in the sink we found that we were filling our grey tanks faster and it would sometimes take me 2-3 trips to drain the grey tanks. I usually had to take one blue tank a night down.
A couple of years ago we upgraded to a Barker 42gal and have been very happy with that. The Barker brand seems to last very well - we gave the 22gal to my parents after they got an RV and they're still using it, so it's around 14-15 years old at this point, and still going strong.
After years of man-handling the 22gal one, when we bought a new one I wanted 4 wheels and a side drain. The 4 wheels so that I was not picking up one side of the tank (70 or so pounds) to move it from the camper to the truck and again at the dump station to drain it. The side drain for the same reason. Now I only lift when it's empty to put it in the bed of the truck. Although none of them truly empty all the way!
I did add some kayak handles to the 42gal to make it easier to lift.
Hope that helps some.Jake and Leah, our two boys, and our Lab
Based out of North Carolina, currently in Henderson, TX
2013 RAM 2500 6.7L 4x4
2015 Reflection 323BHS
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06-10-2021, 05:25 AM #7
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06-10-2021, 05:27 AM #8
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06-10-2021, 05:33 AM #9
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06-10-2021, 09:05 AM #10
I have a Thetford 35 gallon, since that is what my local dealer had in stock when I needed one "right then". Were I to be purchasing another one, which isn't in the plans, I would look at the Barker for the following reasons over the Thetford.
Availability of pneumatic tires on the Barker.
Barker has a valve on the outlet, Thetford doesn't. I found a video on how to make a camel hump with the hose to control the flow but would prefer the valve
Barker has a metal handle where my Thetford is plastic and feels flimsy, hasn't broken yet but won't be surprised when it does.
After seeing folks struggle with a 2 wheeled "stool bus", I would only recommend a 4 wheeled version.2019 2970RL
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