dewinterization ettiquette

We are 1st time camper buyers and just purchased a lightly used 179 (in fact it isn't even picked up yet). I don't think we will have the chance to use it in Minnesota this year so we are now making plans for a maiden voyage to the south when the snow blows in.

It will all just go into your waste tanks so nothing to worry about.  Except maybe an outside shower, then just use a bucket or pan to collect the waste.

Thanks for the advise. That makes sense to me.

It's going to depend on the campground.  With full hookups you can dump straight into the sewer with no issues I suppose.  At some campgrounds, all of the National Park campgrounds in the Great Smokey Mountains, for instance, you'd have to do it at the dump stations because you are not allowed to put any waste water (grey or black) on the ground.  The rules don't always coincide with what people actually do.

As for the flushing the antifreeze into the grey holding tank, that's true, except you may want to flush the whole system, including the potable tank; maybe not if you are going to have hookups.  If you do a whole system flush the grey tank will have to be drained.  And still, you will need to open the low-point drains to get rid of any anti-freeze there.  Depending on where you are, you can drain those into a bucket.

TT

Did you check with the rangers and the department about this? Was there a way to contact them when this was going on? We camp in state parks in a Midwestern state and have always been able contact the park rangers or the local police would come out. Some campers set off fireworks and were kicked out of the park.

We stayed at a private campground where people were walking through our site the first day. We blocked it off with the picnic table and informed the staff. No change so then we insisted on talking to the owner directly. Still an attitude that it was our responsibility to handle it. We left and did not give a good review. Then the true owner found out and sent us a coupon for 2 free nights. But no phone call.

Rules are only good if individuals self regulate and if the owner/etc. backs up the rules and laws.

Communication is best, I would talk to the owners/people who run the campground.