RV SEWER and BLACK TANK Newbie How To - Wife's First Time!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- Learn all about hooking up RV sewer and water with Erin while she does it for the first time! We share inside and outside duties pretty evenly, but this is the one thing she hasn't done yet. She did an awesome job and learned a ton along the way, so follow along and maybe you'll pick up a few new things too!
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I’m rewatching this video! Erin you dud a great job of sewer cleaning hook up the stinky slinky as they call it. Brian’s a great teacher.
THanks so much, Erin. I am a solo RVer just starting out and after driving my Class C home 140 miles, the next anxious moments will be doing the hook up the first time. I have heard others say to keep black tank closed but they never said exactly why - it makes so much sense and I will never forget. My first trip is for 4 nights in a wonderful campground 7 miles away and DIL and SIL are tent camping with me so he can help with anything I forget. Thanks again.
Erin, you did a fantastic job! I don’t understand why people feel they have to comment on a “woman’s job” or a “man’s job.” What difference does it make as long as the two who are doing the work are happy with what they do. My husband does most of the outside work and I do most of the inside and we are okay with that. Y’all do your thing and don’t worry about what others think. We love your channel. Keep up the great videos!
Excellent video, we just bought our first camper and you made us feel READY TO CAMP!
The gloves that Brian wears you should make a small cuff folded outward to catch anything that may run down the glove if you lift your hand.
Good job Erin.......enjoyed the video. Good job to know how to do. My husband got disabled but I could carry on.
Great job Erin!!!
Great job Erin!
Love your entertainment with education. Running the water through the hose to get the air out us a great idea. I would add a brass valve to the end of the hose so you can shut it off right there, connect to the elbow, and turn it on without having to go back to campsite valve.
We've actually added shut-off valves everywhere possible since this video was made. Great minds!
Erin, you did an awesome job.
We just bought our first RV today! We've never done any of this stuff before and I'm really glad to be able to watch your videos to learn everything- thank you!
Congrats! Our discord server is a great place to ask questions too 😉 five2go.com/discord
Thanks so much for the info! Learned that you DON’T OPEN THE BLACK UNTIL YOU LEAVE! Or I guess until you know you have enough waste to force it! Way to go… great job!
We horse camp in our big LQ and for 23 yrs I have done all of the sewer and water jobs. Why? Because like Brian I have certain ways I want it done!! LOL. But the hubs sets up the elec pens for the horses AND saddles my boy, so I am a happy camper! Love ur site and channel.
Good Job, Erin! We have had our rig 8 1/2 yrs and I have never hooked up our sewer, water or power. LOL I don't do the slides either. Hubby wants to make sure they are done right, so those are his jobs. He usually hooks up the power, levels the rig and opens the slide then goes out to hook up water and sewer, if needed (just 2 of us, so if we are just a day or 2, we wait) and I will put down the rugs, set up the kitchen and bedroom and set up the things we pack in the sinks for travel. I am usually starting a meal too. I guess I need to try the water & sewer at least once too. LOL HUGS~Donna
Hey, great job Erin!!! I help set ours up all the time!!! Just one of those things that's gotta be done!!!
Erin you did an awesome job
Thanks Wayne!
Thank you for the great video. I just got a new RV about six months ago and can easily dump the tanks when I exit the campground at the dump stations. I am going to a campground soon that has a sewer hookup and despite reading and watching videos, I was not totally clear on how to hook up the tanks at the campsite. Now I know, thanks to you. I am a solo camper and the tanks are never full, so my assumption is that if not full, go ahead and flush the toilet enough times so that the black tank is closer to full and only dump it when I am ready to head home. Maybe I will even use the shower in my rig instead of using the shower at the campground! Erin and Brian - thank you.
We're so glad our video helped! Safe travels!
Erin you did great with ding hookups. I can tell you both share in the house duties. You both make a great husband and wife team. And you both are a cute couple too. Great job with the hookups. Not sure how I wound have done. It seems easy but hard at the same time. Thank you for this video. Looking forward too seeing next video. Stay safe and safe travels.
Good job, Erin!!!
Thanks Cindy!
Just a helpful hint, not sure if you've said it before or not, I use plumbers tape on the fittings for water... helps cut down on leaks 😃
Just came across your videos.......They are awesome! We are in our 2nd year of recreational RV traveling. You guys have provided a great resource for us "newbies". Thanks for the detailed descriptions in a fun presentation. Looking forward to binge watching all of your videos. Keep up the great work! All the best from your neighbour's to the North!
Thanks Mike!
You did a great job
Erin you ARE the woman! Congratulations on a (not as yucky as I thought) job well done! I can’t imagine where the role-critical comments are coming from. I’ve watched most of your videos and your relationship looks pretty egalitarian and mutually supportive to me. I love your banter. You and Brian are two smart as a whip cookies and a great team! 😻🚋😻
Thanks Laura! We're definitely a team - we'll help out wherever we're needed regardless of the task. It's just better for everyone that way and it also sets a much better example for the kids than the wife cooking and cleaning and doing laundry all day while Dad is just sitting around watching football...
Thank you Laura!!
Great job guys, what an awesome team you are. Don't ever let the feminist comments destroy that or get you down. You guys seems to have a great relationship everybody should envy.😃
Just watched your video on hooking up the sewer. We are subscribers and watch and enjoy all your videos. I am a nurse and did notice one thing though. When Erin had on her gloves, she pulled her shirt down twice after touching the dirty stuff. You have to be aware what you touch with your gloves as to not contaminate other things. Other than that thought she did awesome. I'm probably just over reacting because I'm a nurse. It would probably be more important to be aware of contamination when you are disconnecting the sewer. Keep up the good work guys!!
Erin, you are too cute!
I notice that you use twist ties on your hose, I use the little looped bungee cord that has a ball on the end, they are quick and easy.
Awesome job on hooking up the stinky slinky.
I like Gear Ties - they're thick and durable twist ties that come in all sorts of lengths.
You did a good job 👍
great job.... keep up the great work...
Thanks Michael!
Erin, you did a great job! I am not on the road yet, but watching you has given me a lot of confidence that I could do it if I wanted to.
Good job
I always close the gray valve the last day to save some water in it to use as a hose flush before disconnecting. I also do a long flush in the toilet so there is extra water to help empty the black tank.
That's why the second hose was so clean - I had gray closed the two previous nights and had flushed the hose (with the tank flush) at the other campground that morning.
@@Five2Go It is a little tricky, we usually have between two and four kids and they can fill tanks quickly.
Speaking of roles: I remember asking my grandmother once about that (she did all the usual stuff people think about when it comes to "roles" like cooking cleaning inside, etc.) and asked her why grandpa did all the outside stuff and she didn't, and she gave me an incredulous look and said, "Why the hell would I want to do that stuff!" OK grandma.
Except her garden. If grandpa touched that, he'd get a spade in the face. and on family get togethers, he'd push her out of the kitchen saying, "I am making my favorite raisin carrot salad!" And grandma stepped aside.
Now that you think about it, they mixed quite a few things, but were also very traditional, and both were perfectly happy with it. Her mother (my great granny) was literally part of the first (and real) women's independence movement, the right to vote. I came from a very "modern" family, and they still had no problems with one person doing certain things and the other doing other things. I never got why people were so OC about "roles" they both never even saw it that way.
And that carrot raisin salad was pretty dang good.
Way to go, Erin!
Thanks April!
Great job...👏👏👏 and we do the same...I like things my way inside and he like things his way outside. But I can tow and learning to park and do hookups just in case ✌️.
Great video showing step by step - LOVE the good teamwork :-)
Thanks!
Great job...
Thanks Lynda!
Great job erin. I have only just started this past year to hookup sewer connections. We are not full time like you guys so im still slow at doing it. I can do water have done that alway cause like you guys we work together to set up lol.....i asked hubby all the same questions too. You did 👍 great
Great job!
Thanks guys! 😍
Every RVer dreads the first time doing this. You did great Erin!
Thanks Shawn! Now it's Elisabeth's turn!
You did great!!! I certainly appreciate this video and yes, we have roles, but I need to know how to do this! Thank you for taking one for the team!
Great video! 🤣 Thanks for sharing and you did great!
Sewer really isn't that bad at all if you have a routine and keep everything clean as you go.
Exactly! There's definitely some stench sometimes depending on the campground but by and large it's not a bad task at all if you know what you're doing!
Simple question from a prospective RV er: why not have an additional PVC pipe attachment that is a 45* and goes thru the hole in the rig? Then you attach the drain hose direct without a bend in the hose. Thank you for your answer.
Robert
You guys have such a wonderful energy even doing something like this good job girl!!
Thanks Jamie! 😍
I help do some of the outside hook ups. I have also backed up the trailer. I need to learn how to tow incase my hubby can’t.
That is awesome!
@@Five2Go thanks all the ladies in the family thinks I’m crazy for wanting to know how to tow. My daughter wants to play tournament softball and my husband works shift work. So there will be times I will have to go places without him.
If you always leave your grey tanks open. When Do you generally close the grey tank off? To ensure you you have flush water for the sewer hose after you dump the black tank. Great video!
A night or two before
For the times you need latex gloves use the black venom steel they are thicker and rip resistant(I use them when I stain, paint or detail cars)
We would leave gray water open then close it a couple of days before we drain the black. That gives us plenty of gray water to 'rinse' the hoses with after the black is dumped. If the tanks were empty and we were only staying three days like you are, we'd leave them both closed. Of course it's just two of us, so you may only need a day of gray water for the rinse with 5 of you.
We can easily fill grey in 2 or 3 days with five people 😂 I do regularly close grey a night or two before moving day so we have flush water - that's actually why that hose was so clean, because I had just done that earlier that morning at another campground.
Love your videos! This one was so helpful. We’ve only been summer camping in our travel trailer a couple years, and my husband always hooks everything up. Erin, you make it look like something I can do. Yay!
We picked up our Bounder 36f last week, and I have learned a lot from watching this video! One question - the gentleman that did our walk-through recommended that we not leave the gray tank open (especially here in Florida)as there is a likelihood of water bugs getting into your gray tank. We are planning to open them only when doing a load of laundry, and of course when we need to empty the tank.
You'll be fine leaving gray open. We've spent about a year total in Florida over the last 4 years and haven't had any issues. Emptying black is annoying enough, but grey fills up WAY faster.
She did great. I’m going to have to do this sometime soon 😬 yikes 😳 😱
This video helps. I always wondered if I could do that. Changing the black hose looks hard. Easier to get composting or something like that???
This isn't hard! There's a lot more that goes into dealing with a composting toilet so unless you're going to be boondocking a lot it's probably not the best option.
Can you do more day in the life videos soon
Good job.
Thanks David!
Great job, Erin!
Thanks Cathy!
You are amazing!! My “baby” is a junior in high school...her school is the only thing keeping me here...now if I can just find the confidence to pull a 43” fifth wheel & leave Ohio/Midwest winter forever...
Florida winters are awful nice! 😉🌴😎
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Erin great job from seasonal to full timer. I have had to run the thing that goes under the hose I have had to run to camping store because my husband forgot to put new piece in camper or needed more hose for sewer then I got to put it together.
You dod a great job.
Thanks Brenda!
Omg
I was doing it wrong. Opening both at the same time. Wow you guys did an awesome explanation doing it together. I will remember this next time I go camping. Have fun guys 🥰🥰
Thanks Carmen!
I really appreciate how you treat each other. The kiddos definitely notice how much daddy loves his mommy! I just hope that y’all have put Jesus Christ as number ONE! Newbie at sewers and RV’ing but super excited to get my 3Boys out and about! Thanks for your videos, they have helped me!
Thanks guys! 😍
Great stuff my husband had a heart attack whilst we were away in the touring caravan we own and had to do the toilet thing since then we take it in turns 😀😱
Nice work with the stinky Slinky! We all have our routines so you got it! Thanks for sharing! #SuperFan
Thank you! #SuperFan
You two are awesome
Thanks Sonia!
Nice job Erin!
Thank you!
Very helpful to see it set up from start to finish. Love your videos!
Thanks Sue!
Great job Erin congratulations!❤🤩
Thanks!
Nice work!
Thanks Jessica!
Great video! My husband always does ours and I’ve said I need to learn “just in case”. Loved watching you do it Erin :-) A couple of questions for you…You mentioned that you don’t thread your hoses onto themselves when travelling due to mold. We always do it so we don’t have water leaks in our storage area. Is mold a real concern with the way we’re doing it?? Also, I was surprised that you keep the gray tank open. We keep it closed until after we empty and then flush our black tank. That way the soapy water can be used to wash our black hoses. Is there a reason you keep them open? Thanks!
Oh my gosh I am missing out a lot of fun tour again😄, alright I'm back, I'll look out for the notifications this time
Great Job Erin!! Gender rolls are thrown off when you have 2 women traveling together. I’m waiting for someone to call me the man.... haha. But, with all that being said, i do most of the outside stuff, water, sewer and electric. My better half likes to do the rugs, chairs and tables so they look ‘right’. But i love the way we set everything up, it’s perfect. You guys work great together, i think that’s the key. Anyway, great video..
Teamwork is the best! 😍
Ok, this is hilarious!! And Erin's facial expressions are absolutely adorable!! The mad face 3:03 killed me, reminded me a toddler being told they cannot do something. Excellent first time.
She did a great job!
Yes she did! 😀
Good job on the hookup a little wait for the end of the pipe where did you find that.
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She did great👌👍if it's me I might get a bit nervous😬, well it's only a dream to have an RV for me anyway 🤗
Great job Erin!
Just dumped my tanks but had a major malfunction. My sewer hose detached from the connectors about 1/2 way through. Let’s just say. My shoes and socks went into the trash at the dump and l washed my feet and spayed disinfectant all over them. Showered as soon as I got home. Once I get a new sewer hose I will finish dumping the tanks. Hopefully it won’t happen again.
Oh my goodness!!
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I get the “he has his way”, since Hubs retired & I work full time, he does the cooking & house stuff. I’ve had to learn to let him do it his way because as long as it gets done it’s fine. Unless he puts my 3D Tigger mug in the dishwasher then that’s not good.
We share the stuff at the campsite too, I can put the tent up myself, well, the old one, the new one is a two person set up, he needs my help too.
Good job! I also don’t like to donit
I love that you did this video. We should know how to operate all parts of our RVs just in case our partner is down for some reason. Great share!
Exactly! 👍😁👍
Love the "silent camera guy". Lol
Also love the looks when when you were asking if she was ready to do the sewage. 😂
You two are great. Love you both.
Thank you so much! 😍 I should have stayed more silent but the opportunities to torture her were too great 😂
Great job Erin 👍👍
Thanks Kathleen!
Erin we love your tank dress, where did you get it!?
Torrid
We are still learning too. Don't want to make a Poopsy.
Great job Erin!!! I learned so much!!! "Brian Christopher!" 😂😂
Haha! Thanks Brenda!
This was awesome
Thanks!
Great job girl !!!!
Thanks Amy!
Good job Erin!! I think I can do ours now 😉
Thanks Amy!
Yay Erin! 🙌🎉
Sorry did. I am from Holland and the telephone changes words.
Great Job! 😉
Thanks! 😄
Do you use a pressure gauge for the water
Always! It was in the video, between the filter and the water splitter.
We missed you! We were over at Bay Lake Towers.
👍🏻 way go Erin!
Thanks!
When you hooked up the water, where did you put the pressure regulator?
Splitter -> Pressure Regulator -> Water Filter -> Hose -> RV
@@Five2Go makes sense. So you just need to regulate what goes into the rv. Thanks for the response. Prepping for our 1st trip EVER 😬
Awesome job Erin!! I loved the middle name thrown in there. lol And when you hit him with the sidewinder hehehe. My husband says now that you can do water and sewer Erin I have to learn :(
You can do it!
ATA Girl!!!
Way to go! You did great :)
Thanks Karen!
So sorry about the loss of your twist tie, it WAS nice...
I feel so bad. 🥺
Girl you did great! I dont understand the gender role comments on either side really.... When did we get to a place in this world, where we care so much about other people's chores or "roles" in there family lol like I don't understand why people would comment on that. Kudos to you guys for putting up with people who think their opinion matters to you lol
I had no idea tht they even had a campground. Where did u guys get tht orange bus thing-y? I need tht thing, 😝
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Where did you get the water bottle you fill to keep the black hose fitting in place? That is so cool!
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I am a nurse, so here is my comment about gloves -- you wear them so your hands do not get dirty, but the outside of the gloves will get dirty -- so be careful about wiping your hair away or pulling your shirt down with your gloves on. If you end up using more than one pair of gloves -- that is fine.