https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Camping Adventures : Is this the norm? Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:12:18 +0000 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 21:22:52 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=7778 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73543#73543 Author: StephenH
Subject: 7778
Posted: 19 Apr 2016 at 9:22pm

IF there had been a raised lip around the fresh water location to prevent spilled sewage or other items from going down into the hole to where the faucet was (about a foot down), I might not have been so worked up about it. As it was, the sewage connection was elevated an inch or two (I did not measure), with a slight slope inside the ring toward the opening. There was not a spring loaded closure. Nor was there any sort of physical barrier which could prevent spilled sewage from running down into the water connection.

As of now, I have not heard anything back from the Bullett county health department. I think I will resend it and this time CC the state health department.
]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 21:22:52 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73543#73543 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73540#73540 Author: techntrek
Subject: 7778
Posted: 19 Apr 2016 at 9:03pm

I agree the setup described sounds horrible.  I have always seen the water connection elevated.  There is no way to insulate a line from freezing even if it is at ground level so that reasoning is bull.  The worst I've seen is a sewer connection elevated, instead of recessed to catch spillage.]]> Tue, 19 Apr 2016 21:03:27 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73540#73540 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73460#73460 Author: Leo B
Subject: 7778
Posted: 18 Apr 2016 at 2:36pm

   Priceless! The say a lot of the same things about Vermont's northeast Kingdom!!]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2016 14:36:28 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73460#73460 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73455#73455 Author: Guests
Subject: 7778
Posted: 18 Apr 2016 at 2:20pm

Originally posted by furpod It's Bullitt County.. writing won't do anything. If there is anyone there that can read, they are cousins to the owners.

If they are cousins, then there is a likelihood that they are also married!

Disclaimer: My parents are from Gatlff - Whitley County....about 10 miles NE from Jellico, TN. Last I heard, Whitley was still the poorest county in KY.

Hoosier by birth certificate...raised hillbilly!

(I know you are wondering.....NO, all of my cousins were "spoken for")
]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2016 14:20:37 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73455#73455 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73451#73451 Author: furpod
Subject: 7778
Posted: 18 Apr 2016 at 2:00pm

Originally posted by StephenH If Bullitt County's health department does not respond, I will go up the ladder to the state health department. I would expect that the state department head and the owner are less likely to be related.

Don't know much about Kentucky, do ya?


LOL.. it may or may not get "something" done..
]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2016 14:00:01 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73451#73451 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73446#73446 Author: StephenH
Subject: 7778
Posted: 18 Apr 2016 at 1:41pm

We were in site #15. I was looking for the water hookup as I could not believe initially that it would be so close to the sewer connection. I saw some of the other RVs connected, plus I asked someone I saw nearby to confirm that it was the water connection. No response so far from the health department. However, it has not even been a day since I wrote, so I expect it will not be an immediate reply.

If Bullitt County's health department does not respond, I will go up the ladder to the state health department. I would expect that the state department head and the owner are less likely to be related.
]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:41:07 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73446#73446 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73416#73416 Author: Leo B
Subject: 7778
Posted: 18 Apr 2016 at 9:01am

That is funny ]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2016 09:01:45 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73416#73416 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73415#73415 Author: Leo B
Subject: 7778
Posted: 18 Apr 2016 at 9:01am

 cousin to the owner!!
]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2016 09:01:15 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73415#73415 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73412#73412 Author: furpod
Subject: 7778
Posted: 18 Apr 2016 at 8:54am

It's Bullitt County.. writing won't do anything. If there is anyone there that can read, they are cousins to the owners.

I have never stayed there, but they have a ton of full timers. There is a nice KOA just about as far away to the east.. to late now of course.

And that is not the norm, anyway shape or form. In 40 years of camping, I have never seen or heard of such a setup. Benn in at least a dozen Kentucky RV parks, none was like that. I do know grandma's had a poor rating online when I checked a couple years ago...

EDIT: Oh, and I have to run to the 'ville this week, will have to stop and check that out..
]]> Mon, 18 Apr 2016 08:54:52 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73412#73412 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73406#73406 Author: StephenH
Subject: 7778
Posted: 17 Apr 2016 at 11:20pm

I just finished an email to the health department outlining the situation. I will be interested to hear what the reply will be. When I do hear something, I will post it here.]]> Sun, 17 Apr 2016 23:20:48 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73406#73406 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73403#73403 Author: Camper Bob
Subject: 7778
Posted: 17 Apr 2016 at 10:31pm

In many years of camping, I have never encountered anything like you have.  I would have left the following morning.  All I can think is that some states are more informed than others.  Actually, no excuse for what you encountered.  I would have called the state health dept. and complained.  I am glad that you posted the name of the campground.  Should be a good warning to others in the area.  Safe Travels.]]> Sun, 17 Apr 2016 22:31:14 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73403#73403 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7778&PID=73400#73400 Author: StephenH
Subject: 7778
Posted: 17 Apr 2016 at 9:57pm

I just got back from a week in Louisville, KY where I attended the Together for the Gospel conference at the KFC Yum Center. Since I did not want to pay a huge hotel bill, I towed our Rpod and camped at Grandma's RV Camping in Shepherdsville, which was about a 25 minute drive to the conference.

While we were traveling, it began to rain. The rain was pretty heavy. We arrived after it had been raining for several hours, after dark. The first thing I did after getting the trailer leveled and stabilized was to connect the power, followed by attaching the slide-out cover I had made on and extending the slide-out. In spite of the rain, I wanted to connect up the water and sewer lines. This is where I encountered a situation which I had not encountered.

There was a rectangular concrete slab with two circular covers. These were located about a foot apart on the slab. One was the sewer drain, which was just above the level of the concrete slab. The second was recessed and had a standard twist-valve faucet about a foot or so down inside. This hole was also filled with nasty-looking water. I thought, "this can't be the fresh water connection." Unfortunately, it was. I gave up on connecting the fresh water and sewer since as fast as I tried to bail the nasty water out of the hole, it was filling up again. At this point, I was getting soaked and cold, so I gave up. I was glad I had at least put some water in the fresh water tank before leaving home.

The next day, I stopped by a store and picked up some bleach. I was not about to connect my fresh water hose to that faucet without making sure it was sanitized. Since the rain had ceased, the water had gone down in the hole to below the faucet connection. I flushed the faucet and poured bleach over it and into the remaining water in the hole. I also added some to the hose. After connecting it, I flushed the bleach through the hose before attaching my filter and connecting the city water hookup.  After that, I connected the sewer hose to the gray water valve.

When I spoke with the man in the office the morning we left, I asked about the setup and explained about the nasty water. He said that the faucets are recessed for freeze protection since the facility is open year-round. He also said that they had put down several feet of shale under the gravel, and this prevents water from draining. That explained why there was water in the hole. However, there were also lots of dead leaves and trash down there, which made it a very unsanitary condition.

I also think that there must be something against having the fresh water connection right next to the sewer connection. That can't be sanitary. This is the first time I have ever seen water and sewer connections so close and the fresh water connector recessed and not elevated. Is this something that others have encountered? I can't understand how any inspector would sign off on such an arrangement. I doubt there is a backflow prevention device, so if there were to be a sewer leak into the faucet sump, the whole fresh water system would have the potential of being contaminated.

Am I being paranoid? Is this a common type of setup at RV parks? I have NEVER seen this before, and hope never to see it again.
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