Tag: Waste system
Motorhome owners: Does your RV sometimes smell like an outhouse while you’re driving?
Mmm... Don't you love when you're driving down the road, perhaps during a beautiful sunset, or a nice drive along the coast, when, sniff,...
Have you ever had your RV’s black water tank professionally cleaned?
Oh, the black water tank — the pit toilet of RVs. Actually, they are more like a pit toilet than a home toilet, where...
RV Education 101: RV black water holding tank tips
By Mark Polk
RV EDUCATION 101®
One thing lots of RV owners do not do is add enough water to the black water holding tank after...
Are RVers eco-pigs or eco-conscious?
By Andrew Robinson
To some people the image of the RV is that of a large, gas-guzzling, pollution-spewing beast full of ugly, inconsiderate tourists. I'm...
Problem: “Poop mountain” forms in black tank
This reader question was answered by RV technician Chris Dougherty when he served as the technical editor of RVtravel.com.
Dear Chris,
We’ve been stationary for almost...
What happens when you tear off the black tank valve? Yuck!
The Honky Tonk Poos!
By Liz Wilcox
This is an excerpt from the book “Tales From the Black Tank: A Collection of Hilariously Crappy RV Stories.”
"Be...
