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coopercdrkey 
podders Helping podders - pHp 
Joined: 26 Aug 2012 Location: Cedar Key, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 457 |
 Topic: Outside Shower Dishwashing StationPosted: 15 May 2016 at 9:30am |
I can only speak for myself and, I believe, most if not all of my camping mates when I request that you not bring your gray water policy to Florida.
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Bob and Joyce
Jennifer and Baxter, the Campin' Cocker Spaniels RP 177 "Key Pod" Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT / Z71 |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp 
Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 15 May 2016 at 10:04pm |
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Waste water isn't legally gray water unless it goes through a sink or shower drain. Black water of course comes from the toilet.
Taking a shower or washing dishes with the outside shower is not gray water, and I've used the outside shower on my pup and pod for dishes many times. Soap is biodegradable (whether or not it is labeled "camp soap" or "biodegradable"), and green magazines and websites tout using dish water to water plants. There are campgrounds that have policies against outside showers and dish washing, but I've rarely found them. Certainly there is a moral obligation to not leave behind food particles and mud puddles.
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Tars Tarkas
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Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1446 |
Posted: 16 May 2016 at 8:42am |
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This from the Great Smokey Mountains NP campground rules:
Waste Water Dish water and bath water must be drained at utility sinks or dump stations, not on the ground. Do not wash or bathe in streams or at water fountains. RV sewage should be drained only at a dump station. Showers and utility hookups are not available in the park. Showers may be available in nearby towns. TT |
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birderdiane526
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Joined: 08 May 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 320 |
Posted: 16 May 2016 at 9:21am |
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Hi,
We're going to be Rpod owners in the near future. Now we camp in a Teardrop, so our dishwashing is outdoors. We use a 5 gallon bucket under the spigot, and dump the gray water at the campground dump station. When we boondock, we try to find an inconspicuous spot to dump the water. Not ideal, but what we are limited to with the TD. |
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Diane and Michael
2016 179 "PIP" (PODDING IN PARADISE) 2007 Toyota Tundra BLOG:Podding in Paradise, birderdiane526.blogspot.com |
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dr.becky
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Joined: 13 Apr 2016 Location: UT Online Status: Offline Posts: 30 |
Posted: 16 May 2016 at 10:24am |
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When dumping water the dirty water is not as much as an issue as the debris in it is what creates odor and attracts animals. So strain the water with a fine steel strainer and then throw away the debris in the garbage.
When running rivers and tent camping We set up a three bucket system, that is a leave no trace ethic. One five gallon bucket for "spuge," to first rinse the debris into, then a soap pan and a rinse pan. If we are using river or stream water I do a third pan with bleach water. All three are collapsible, the bucket, and "river" sinks are square roll up. I got them from Campmor or Sportsmen's Warehouse. I have had them for about 10 years so they last. When done with then I clean then from clean to dirty, dump the spuge through the strainer, pour the soap water in the spuge clean and dump through the strainer, pour the rinse/clorax water in the soap pan, rinse it, then in the spuge and all is clean!
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Outside Shower Dishwashing Station