Ok... We are new to this RV stuff. I am sure we all know what Number 1 and Number 2 means when going to the potty. I have heard several people who own RV's say they do not use their toilet for No. 2. They use the public restrooms at the RV parks. We use ours... are we wrong??? What's the problem with it?

Fred & Cindy Cook
1990 32' Regency, Cummins

Generally I think that folks who do not use their RV toilets for EVERYTHING may not understand how the system works and/or might have had odor problems in the past and assumed they are inevitable (which is not the case).

All that you need is to use plenty of water when flushing, let the black tank fill 3/4 or so before dumping (so all the contents have time to liquify before flushing out), and perhaps clean the tank's interior with a spray wand once a year or so. No chemicals needed. I never had any black tank problems with that process.

"In these isles of sun and fun, we never flush for Number One". This is more important when dry camping...

If the RV is hooked up to a park's wastewater fitting, the tanks should not be allowed to drain continuously. The water from the grey tank will flush out the residue from the previously-drained black tank. The PO of my coach installed a spray head that has a hose attachment for cleaning the black tank.

The best tank treatment I've found is Odorlos.

If you were to use a composting type toilet then you could eliminate the hassle of draining black water tank and only have minimum wastewater to contend with and have less water to lug Around.

For long-term boondockers, I suppose a composting style toilet might work. But if your Class A motorhome already has the tanks and water capacity to support "standard" toilet use (which most of them do since they are built for that purpose), then why not use it?

My goal was always to make our RV as much like home as possible. A real bed, a toilet, and a hot shower are a few important parts of that.

Scotty, trust me, I DID NOT post the link as any endorsement!
In my Barth, or my current Pleasure-Way, I use the tiny shower and the tiny sink and the little toilet no more than I have to. If I am paying to rent a campground space, I use the toilets and showers they provide. In September, I am going to Hershey PA for a PW owners rally and the huge RV show there. The Hersheypark Campground rates are $45-58. I am willing to walk a few yards (MUCH closer than at Elkhart) to their clean facilities rather than mess around with my tanks.
On the other hand, I am planning to spend a little time at one or more of the Brookfield (formerly Alcoa) Hydro Electric Power site campsites.
http://www.smokymountainhydro....ecreation-35981.html
There I will have NO hookups and will be glad to have a self contain RV.

I installed a macerating toilet. It might not be feasible in most RVs as the discharge hose is 1" only. I guess you'd need to plug the big hole. What's cool is you can transport the waste a good distance, not required to be right on top of the black water tank. This opens up new possibilities for where your toilet can be placed. I could make mine the passenger seat, now there's an idea!!

MoonBeam Express becomes
THRONE express

What I should do is add one to both sides up front, with my 300 gallons of diesel I could do One Lap of America (Cannonball Run) without stopping. Except that the track times would be uber slow!!!!

amazing... carrying more than a TON of fuel.

It's like my own personal hedge fund. Especially, where I live about 10 miles from South Carolina where it is often 50% of other parts of the country.

After you empty the black tank put a little water back in it (by flushing the toilet). It will slush around as you drive.
Also take it easy on the toilet paper, it can clog your tank gauges. If you do Number 2 make sure enough Number 1 or water is added so it does not form a pile underneath. Like mentioned before when hooked up let the tank get 3/4 full before emptying, follow by grey water tank. Grey handle does NOT always mean grey tank btw.

To extend your stay when dry camping use the public restrooms or if it is a little too gassy. But other than that I think it is personal preference.