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Originally Posted by octaneoverdose Sir, I think a DIY composting toilet should be the easiest. Since the RV is already designed and fabricated, you could make the unit and fabricate a tent around it. can put it up once you set up camp, at the same time save space in the RV. Composting toilet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
I have a bathroom tent as part of my camping equipment, that you need to set up as you mention. The idea though is to have something on the move, just in case
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Originally Posted by Mpower You just need a septic tank large enough so that you dont need to service it during the trip. |
I can easily plan a large tank under the bed, there's tons of space under. I was planning an electric waste gate to this and have a regular ceramic w/c inside ( I understand this remains the top choice still in RV toilets) with a regular flush.
I was also planning a larger under bed tank for water with a 12 v dc pump which I can use to fill a overhead tank as needed.
So its basically two tanks that I need to add underneath. One for water and one for waste water
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Regarding the pneumatics. You might be able to get a 12VDC or a 220VAC electric compressor which you can run using an on board inverter. If you want to do belt driven look for the smallest CV that uses air brakes and the pump from it. (Tata 407?)
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Thinking along these lines. Will get to deciding on this one soon
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Originally Posted by Jaggu so when are you driving down to BLR with the camper? |
I wish I had an extra day each weekend to finish this up quickly. Between my other hobbies and this invariably work proceeds at snail pace on this one, which is a pity.
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Originally Posted by smsrini The Sulabh Sauchalay organization has some toilets designed for rural use - minimal flush / convert to bio-fertilizer etc., you may want to investigate |
Interesting, will check it out.
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Originally Posted by Jaguar its safe to go for a chemical toilet. |
A portable one from Porta Potty or similar would be the last option. I want something which won't require maintenance spares from abroad though.
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a couple of additions that I would personally like
1. A small generator to power the camper when stationary.
2. Provision to enter the camper through the driver cabin.
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Honda has a LPG based one. I was thinking if I opt for this one I can run that and the stoves off the LPG. Further I can drive up to a pump and refill LPG before a trip
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Originally Posted by Rehaan I absolutely love the pneumatic solution for lifting the camper off the bed
Would love to see a video of it in action! |
Its a delight to watch. I don't have a digital cam but once I get one will upload a video of it in action. It looks like a spaceship getting ready to take off, with all the hissing sounds !!
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Also, i bet taking the bike off the camper is harder than getting it on there!
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In the US guys are used to hauling and unloading massive Harleys off pickup beds. So reckon its only a matter of getting the technique right. Its very popular to load bikes onto pickup trucks so I figured I am not attempting something too crazy
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It would really suck if the camper sunk in overnight preventing the truck from reversing in under it.
I think under conditions where the soil may be soft its best to leave the camper on the truck.
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On site the camper would be off the truck only if the truck is needed to get some supplies. But ideally it should remain on the bed. Once back home obviously it gets off on garage floor so I don't foresee that much of a problem with these feet
I kinda like the idea of solar panels for it. Infact I wanted the entire roof with panels. But they are expensive. Will check the thread out
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DKG - to answer your question. I think ^this^ is the way it works on airplanes
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I checked with a pilot friend and he confirmed this.
Basically unless you have RV sites with drain facilities the only option is to drain the stuff somewhere along the highway, maybe by a field
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Originally Posted by srisha have you looked at how it works in RVs? |
The very large RV's have holding tanks which are connected to drains at RV sites and emptied.
Smaller campers like these have portable toilets which have a cassette that can be emptied into a drain
Some have incinerators which turn it into dust but it apparently lets off strong odours and is not too popular.
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Originally Posted by Mpower How important is it to detach the truck from the camper at the camptsite? you are going to spend hours of your vacation unbolting and rebolting several bolts and nuts etc. Why not just leave it on the truck and build a step ladder. At your house you can build a docking station (raised platform) into which you bolt the camper and then drive off. |
One doesn't need to take the camper off at all. Only if you need to get some supplies and want to use the truck you can take it off and complete those errands. BTW it doesn't take any more than a few minutes to unhook and take it off. It would entail unscrewing four/six clamps, winged nut based, and simply flick a lever to raise the camper. You can take the camper off before you boil some water for tea !!