Recent content by Fred_M

Bacteria is what makes the smell LOL.  Read a science book. 

We live in ours full time.  It's been parked now since May in the same spot.  Our bathroom has NO oder problems since June.  Before that the funk out of the bathroom would knock you down, especially when you flushed it.  I tried several chemicals and sure fired solutions.  I even installed a fan...

The wife and I live in our trailer full time right now.  We are staying in Southwest Missouri and it gets cold here too, so maybe I can give you guys some advise.  Never ever leave your water trickle. If there is any dips or droops in your drain hose it will freeze solid and you might wake up...

You can also attach a garden hose to the cover and backflush it a few seconds, shut off the water and valve, hook the drain back on, and let her rip.  If it's a TP or log jam that will clear it. 

Another alternative when dry camping is to start your truck every day or two to recharge the trailer batteries and use an inverter and a dual or triple deepcycles system.  I owned a generator, but it drove me batty listening to it rumble and vibrate.  I now just let the truck idle an hour or two...

Back to overnighting in parking lots and local cops running you off.  If one wakes you up and tells you to leave, get him to put it in writing and sign it along with his badge number, or videotape him doing so, and turn him into the highway patrol.  The reason is he has just violated DOT laws...