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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: dazzawhipple on March 09, 2011, 01:53:14 PM
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Ok not sure about this but when camping with no Facilities what do you do with the grey water?????
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Water the grass/trees with it somewhere out of the way away from your camper and away from water ways etc
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If you mean the stuff that comes out of the kitchen sink....let it fall on the ground !!
If you mean the stuff that comes out of your body...No 1's ....behind a tree......No2's....in a hole in the ground !!
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For water from the sink, I dig a little hole under the sink and attach a hose to the drain of the sink.
Otherwise the water will flow over your feet.
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..No2's....in a hole in the ground !!
Thats not grey ;D
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Grey water into a bucket if on a hard surface and then disposed of in a environmentally friendly manner.
If on grass or dirt then it is most probably ok to run it out on the ground via a long hose to get it away from the CT. If there is a nearby tree, run the hose to the tree.
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If you mean the stuff that comes out of the kitchen sink....let it fall on the ground !!
If you mean the stuff that comes out of your body...No 1's ....behind a tree......No2's....in a hole in the ground !!
Grey water is from sink/shower
the other you speak of is know as " Blackwater " if mixed together eg Porta-Potti/Caravan Dunny etc etc so yep desent hole or proper facility.
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Grey water is from sink/shower
the other you speak of is know as " Blackwater " hole or proper facility.
NOT composting pit toilets, the treatment chemicals will render the poo eating microbes one hell of a hangover.
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Grease Trap = Kitchen ............................. put your fire out with this or water a tree
Grey Water = Laundry & Shower ............... don't know why you'd be collecting this, but if you do .. put your fire out with this or water a tree .... can be called Sullage
Black Water = Septic Tank or Porta Loo ..... regulated dump sites only please as per the EPA (See Camps 5 or 6 for a list or contact the local council) ... can be called Sewerage
As always though, spare a thought for our waterways and be sure to dump your GT & Sullage at least 100m from any waterway, track or campsite. Visit the DERM (http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/caring_for_parks_and_forests.html) website for more info.
I should know ... I work for a Liquid Waste company ... ;D It's a Shitty business, but we love it.
Kit_e
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In dry campswe collect grey water in bucket to douse the fire with when we break camp . To answer the call the hole away from camp then poke a stick in the middle top indercate foul ground . Its a bushmans / walkers thing . :cheers:
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Another vote for the bucket under the sink system here. We also dispose of the liquid by watering the nearby plants. :-*
Actually as we are vegetarians our grey water is so sought after by the plants that I swear I can almost here them saying "me, me...me, me"! ;D
Happy trails - Wayne