It’s late in the afternoon. You’ve been assigned the last spot in the RV park. When you arrive at the campsite, this is what you find at your utility area.
Does the proximity of the water and the sewer disposal, just inches apart, bother you? Would you just say “the heck with it” and simply hook up your water and not fret about germs? Would you pull out your Lysol and spray your water hose? Or would you just attach the sewer hose and use the freshwater in your tank?
Or would you ask for your money back and head over to the closest Walmart?
Most RVers would find this setup disgusting. If you come across a scene like this please send it to us along with the name of the RV park and its location. A park that offers an unhealthy site like this should not be patronized. A reader sent us this photo without identifying where it was taken.
Your comments are invited.
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No big deal. I would dump and flush my tank. That’s really the only reason I stay at an RV park. I might fill my tank but only after the water had run a long time (flushing the tank) I never hook a hose to my RV. I fill the tank and use the pump. This keeps the water in the tank “turned over” and I never risk a blown hose from over pressure. My drink of choice is Bottled Water so I don’t really drink the water out of tank anyway.
With only one picture it’s hard to answer. If the campground was on a nice river or lake, I might stay
Hook up the sewer hose in the morning to empty tanks before LEAVING. Would not hook up water hose.
If I were staying a night or 2 I would connect to the sewer and use the water in my tank. If my plans had me staying there for more than 2 nights I would ask for another site or find another place to stay.
What was the name of the RV Park where this photo was taken? We want to make sure we never make a reservation there!
in short—NOPE! Not a hope. Luckily for us, we don’t have the need for a sewer nor are we in need of water, since we carry jugs. I would just hope that they have bathhouses that are somewhat clean, as that is what we’d have to use. If not, it’ll be our little portapottie.
And yes, there’s always Walmart!
Close the dump lid spray some peroxide on the tap, then run the water for a few seconds to make sure it’s not dirty and you’re good to go.
Not pretty!
Unfortunately many CGs have the sewer drain too close to the water spigot. Every time you drag your water hose anywhere near that sewer drain, you have the potential of contaminating your rigs water hose. Just think how many times you have drizzled a bit of effluent out of that slinky then multiply it by how many other RV owners have done the same ting. Then recall where you dragged your water hose. Not something you like to recall. Even the dump outlet on our Montana is colser to the water inlet then I care for – and other RVs I’m sure are about the same. This means that water hose is too close – again/ Now, would I stay in the shown CG – possibly but would never hook up to that water spigot
Having full timed now for over 6 years, I have seen it all. Remember this; no matter where the faucet is located, use a spray bottle of Clorox and water mix and spray down the faucet and the handle. I have seen people washing out their sewer hose right under the faucet and think nothing of it. Protect yourself, no matter the distance! Oh, it doesn’t make any difference if you are in a 5 star RV park or an out of the way Mom & Pop! Just food for thought!
Not a very well planned utilities layout. Probably a mom n pop park that was developed before people put as much thought into it. But I would use it after a good wash down with Clorox if that’s all that was available. I wouldn’t drink or cook with it, though.
If the electric was OK, per my surge protector, I might stay for air conditioning. If it wasn’t, I would head to some place, like Walmart, and run my generator. I never hook up to water or sewer (I keep my fresh water tank full and I usually am in State Parks with dump stations). Sure wouldn’t use that water to fill my tank. I suspect the rest of that park wasn’t that good either.
2018K Winnebago Travato Class B
Do not run your generator at a Walmart. That’s a big no-no.
Found one in northern KY with the sewer and fresh water in a pit filled with ground water fresh water connection was submerged, sewer just poking out above waterline. Purpose for the stop was to dump black and gray water before returning home. Arrived late, gloved up carefully connected sewer house dumped first AM departed and never returned. Most disgusting connection I have ever encountered.
And they wonder why I prefer to BOONDOCK….
I carry a 10% bleach spray in my water bay, if I really had to use it.
JUst use my bleach spray as I do at ALL campsites and move on.
Never ever use the water at a park for drinking, cooking, or pets. But, that is a pretty nasty photo.
I would use the sewer hookup to dump and flush my waste tanks but not hook up my fresh water hose. I would use my onboard fresh water tank while there and I would leave the next morning never to return.
I run my fresh water through a carbon filter.
Oddly enough this looks normal to me.
Which is most effective to spray: bleach, peroxide or alcohol for killing germs on hose bibs??
70% alcohol…spray it on and let it evaporate before connecting. You can follow-up with peroxide for even more protection.
alcohol is a sanitizer and bleach is a sterilant. you just need to make sure you use the correct concentration of bleach (actually the sodium hyperchlorite in the bleach) to be effective. typically a 1% solution works, but then you get into contact time. if you use 10% for a few minutes, you should be good to go.
While I look at the picture and think what kind of thoughts or planning took place in doing this we always carry a 1/2+ tank of fresh water and always dump at our previous location. So my answer would be no I wouldn’t hook up my fresh water to that. I always use lysol wipes on a hose bib in every campground no matter how sanitary it looks as you never know what the last camper did or didn’t do.
May stay for electric and dump only and then only one night.
I have a friend that owns a koa nd he indicated that there are basically no regulations regarding the location of sewer and h2o. Have run across this many , to many times
have run across the sewer problem and h2o for to many years. have asked and basically no regulations for distance etc
I really don’t want to stay in ANY campgrounds anyway. I like the beautiful spots you can only find while boondocking. Even Walmart would be better than that!!!
Hell no I wouldn’t use that!
I think your over reacting , step up to your sink look at it,you have you sewer, do you fill with water then dip your glass into it, no Its all about how you “handle” the hookup
I stay at KOA’s, I know that they keep their sites clean or they get closed down.
Stayed at KOA`s all across the country and never once had this unhealthy scenario at a KOA! All the KOA`s are maintained nicely and set up thoughtfully!
That doesn’t look so good, but I’ve often wondered about the freshwater faucet even when it was spaced several feet away. I have observed on more than one occasion a person holding their sewer hose close to the faucet to rinse it out. In my freshwater hose kit I carry a spray bottle of bleach for that purpose.
that’s a great idea!!! i’ve always worried about the same thing
Doesn’t bother me
They presumably use different plumbing so proximity is not a rational concern
Where we camp for months the sewer is just inches away
A much bigger issue for me is sewer hookups that are inches above the ground Which reduce dumps efficiently
Often encountered at dump stations
At one County park I think the sewer was almost a foot above the Pavement!
If I have just pulled in for the night, I would only hook up electric (since that is what I am really paying for) and use my tank water and holding tanks. I actually do that in nice parks if it is just a overnight, go to sleep stay.
The KOA at Graceland isn’t far off your photo with low water taps near the sewer connection.
Sewer and electric yes, but not the water. That’s why I always have some fresh water in my tank.
Interesting that this bothers so many but no one comments that the sewer and fresh water connections and houses are in the same door on their RV.