Questions about trucks with shower and toilet inside

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  1. Third3y3guy

    Third3y3guy Bobtail Member

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    I've been thinking about setting up a small shower with toilet inside my truck. I'm rather short so I can fit it under my top bunk. I've already looked into water storage, hoses, pumps and whatnot. What I'm curious about is greywater/septic storage and disposal. Mainly the disposal portion. What size tank is in your rig? Where do you dispose of the septic waste? How often do you have to dump your tank? What type of impact does the weight of the water storage and septic storage have on the truck?

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  3. Vilhiem

    Vilhiem Road Train Member

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    I can't answer all of that, I've no shower or anything like that in mine.

    Just plain water weighs about 8.6 pounds per gallon. Most RVs have 3 tanks, fresh, grey and black water.

    Fresh usually is +50 gallons, grey is +40 and black is +20 gallons.

    How often is going to depend upon how often you use your systems, and while I see many rest areas having disposal areas for your black and grey water tanks, I also see many of those areas closed down for one reason or another.

    Hopefully that helps.
     
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    Old Man Road Train Member

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  6. Riprap

    Riprap Light Load Member

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    The big Truck Stop Directory book has a RV dump station listings for the stops that have them available
     
  7. Ridgeline

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    They make a self contained shower unit somewhere, it folds up and you can stick it against the wall or where ever. The one I have has a fiberglass bottom that drains into itself and can be further drained into a bucket or outside. I don't know who makes it, I bought it from a explorer outfitter when I was in California a few years back.

    As mentioed the toilet is an easy thing but I have to warn you, keep it empty as much as you can. I have one in my truck that is in storage (the toilet is actually sitting down stairs cleaned and put away for now) and the one thing that was a PIA was hot summer days with a toilet in the sleeper.
     
  8. Prom Night Dumpster Baby

    Prom Night Dumpster Baby Medium Load Member

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    Just crap on a newspaper and toss it in the trash. Why would you store feces in your truck?
     
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  9. Cetane+

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    You need to PM Flightline, he has a small house on his tractor.
     
  10. Old Man

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    My truck has a portable holding tank so when the lazy slob next to me throws out a cup of piss and gets all over my tires and wheels I can pull my tank and return the favor.
     
  11. Third3y3guy

    Third3y3guy Bobtail Member

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    Besides the fact that what you're suggesting is disgusting. It's also illegal. Even my dog knows better than to ##### on the floor... or "newspaper." So why would I, a grown ### adult, do it?
     
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