Campground irritants

[Fox hunt]

I agree grey water is gross

 

[kvermeulen]

Why dump gray when black is full?????
Ken

 

[Brian B-P]

Why dump gray when black is full?

We don't know that previous camper's situation, but one possibility is that they were using the campground washrooms and so had nothing in the black tank, and were too lazy to go to the dump site to dump the gray waste properly.

 

[J Mac]

New biggest irritant for us. Just arrived at Rocky mt national park, person that just left our site dumped his gray tanks all over the gravel. Gray stinks too.

Unless this camper had a trailer with the grey water dump tube on the passenger side, wouldn't the stinking grey water be on the far side of your trailer?

There have been a number of discussions about the dumping of grey water on this site. Many campers scrape their dishes then wash them outside and dump the dish water into the woods. Many campers use their outside shower to...shower. Often, an over night beer can's or wine glass's contents are thrown to the bushes. Tent campers may pee on a tree in the middle of the night. I'm sure we've all seen it all. Is there any difference? If the smell is bad a wash basin with soapy water will usually kill any odor. During drought season, often grey water is reused to supply plants with water. It may even be encouraged.
Just sayin'

 

[Donna D.]

New biggest irritant for us. Just arrived at Rocky mt national park, person that just left our site dumped his gray tanks all over the gravel. Gray stinks too.

20-25 gallons of gray water just dumped in the middle of a site is disgusting. That's far different than running it off into the bushes or digging a hole and dumping/covering it up there.

I don't think the gravel needed to be "watered."

 

[J Mac]

I'm trying to figure how 25 gallons of water got to the middle of a camp ground site if the exit tube is on the usual side.

 

[Brian B-P]

I'm trying to figure how 25 gallons of water got to the middle of a camp ground site if the exit tube is on the usual side.

The combination of gravity and an unfortunate slope comes to mind...

 

[Donna D.]

I'm trying to figure how 25 gallons of water got to the middle of a camp ground site if the exit tube is on the usual side.

Water runs downhill. I've yet to stay in a completely level site. Often have to put chocks on the door side...

 

[santacruzer]

Twenty gallons of gray water all at one time all in one spot is a little different than a dish pan of water, I would opine. And gray water systems that recycle require being drained into a mulch environment just to contain bacterial growth. And as a former tent camper who has sought relief against a tree many times, I can attest that too many times against that same tree can create a smelly environment.

 

[J Mac]

Well then, this son-of-a-gun should be hanged!
and so should all the other camp ground irritants.

 

[santacruzer]

Here's a modest suggestion...how about handing out "irritation notices", much like the one you'll find on "youparklikeana**hole.com". Spoiler alert...after substituting the correct letters for the asterisks, this site may linguistically offend some.

 

[J Mac]

good idea santacruzer.

 

[steve dunham]

We have used grey water on many occasions to drowned out our campfire at the end of an evening. Using grey water for this purpose makes more sense than using clean potable water
in my book. I am not draining my whole grey tank into the fire pit just enough grey water to extinguish the fire.

 

[SpokanEscape]

However you must consider that since you also drain your black tank out of the same hose the hose is still considered contaminated with fecal bacteria even after rinsing with grey water. So probably not the best thing for your fellow campers. Maybe just because I am a nurse and think in terms of clean vs unclean!

 

[Fox hunt]

Many camp grounds are very tight so we all have to be good neighbors what might be ok in an isolated area is not ok when people are tightly packed into an area. I hate having to tie my dog up but do it out of respect for those who don't like dogs lose and out of respect for the camp ground rules.

 

[steve dunham]

However you must consider that since you also drain your black tank out of the same hose the hose is still considered contaminated with fecal bacteria even after rinsing with grey water. So probably not the best thing for your fellow campers. Maybe just because I am a nurse and think in terms of clean vs unclean!

We don't use the hose . We wash our dishes (After scraping) in plastic tubs and save the water in a 5 gallon pail for use on the fire. Our method is far more sanitary than the method we used when I was a Boy Scout many years ago.

 

[J Mac]

However you must consider that since you also drain your black tank out of the same hose the hose is still considered contaminated with fecal bacteria even after rinsing with grey water. So probably not the best thing for your fellow campers. Maybe just because I am a nurse and think in terms of clean vs unclean!

I doubt the grey water dumper in this case used his hose.

 

[SpokanEscape]

OK! Nurse Ratchet feels so much better - sorry I misunderstood your post!

 

[Ron in BC]

Our method is far more sanitary than the method we used when I was a Boy Scout many years ago.

Ron

 

[J Mac]

OK! Nurse Ratchet feels so much better - sorry I misunderstood your post!

Don't feel too much better yet Nurse Ratchet, there's a lot of fecal matter in the forest.