Mick & Pat
Well-known member
Hi Guy's, some of you may recall our 2 years stay / touring the USA & Canada between 2007 & 20 09?
Well not once during that time did we suffer from our 3" sewer hose becoming punctured or split between the coils.
As you may or not know UK camp sites are NOT designed for American RV's with fully serviced pitches like in the USA, no one has to either to take the RV to a dumping point, or use a macerator or portable black tank such as a Smart Tote![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
We are still full timing in our RV and moving every 28 days ( club rules ) from site to site. We are currently on our favourite site and pitch which is approx 60 - 70 feet from the toilet dumping point. One problem we've been getting is the 3" hose getting punctured or split between the coils and I thought it was the small sharp grit used to make a pitch that was responsible, that was until this morning.
Several weeks ago I purchased from a UK RV accessories dealer a 2x Valterra Viper 10' Extension Hoses, claimed
This morning I decided to use this hose along with 60 ft of brand new heavy duty hose but I was shocked to numerous holes and splits in both Viper hoses.
Neither of these hoses have been dragged in the gravel and my only theory is that because they had been left outside under the RV they have been attacked by rats, mice or other wild life ( No Gators in UK
) but we do have a lot of pheasants.
I've asked if members on a UK RV forum have had similar occur so I also thought I'd ask our RVing cousins across the pond??
Mick in the UK![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Well not once during that time did we suffer from our 3" sewer hose becoming punctured or split between the coils.
As you may or not know UK camp sites are NOT designed for American RV's with fully serviced pitches like in the USA, no one has to either to take the RV to a dumping point, or use a macerator or portable black tank such as a Smart Tote
We are still full timing in our RV and moving every 28 days ( club rules ) from site to site. We are currently on our favourite site and pitch which is approx 60 - 70 feet from the toilet dumping point. One problem we've been getting is the 3" hose getting punctured or split between the coils and I thought it was the small sharp grit used to make a pitch that was responsible, that was until this morning.
Several weeks ago I purchased from a UK RV accessories dealer a 2x Valterra Viper 10' Extension Hoses, claimed
I had only used these hoses once attached to 50ft of 'normal' hose.the toughest drain hose on the market
This morning I decided to use this hose along with 60 ft of brand new heavy duty hose but I was shocked to numerous holes and splits in both Viper hoses.
Neither of these hoses have been dragged in the gravel and my only theory is that because they had been left outside under the RV they have been attacked by rats, mice or other wild life ( No Gators in UK
I've asked if members on a UK RV forum have had similar occur so I also thought I'd ask our RVing cousins across the pond??
Mick in the UK