Toilet while travelling

It  saves  problems,  never  causes  them  !!

Imagine  sitting  in  a  four  hour  jam  on  one  of  the  motorways  with  a  self  satisfied  smile  { ??  smirk ?? }  on  ones  face  !!

Now  that's  one  of the  Great  Pleasures  of  Life  EJB  

I thought the recommendation was to only put about 1-2L in the flush tank which is what I have always done at the beginning of the season. Thereafter, like ET, it's a case of what's in there. I generally only put in a couple of litres when it needs refilling anyway.

I insisted that my son used my m/h instead of his Volvo estate when he took his wife and visiting Aussie inlaws to the tragic Shoreham Air Show.

They said it was wonderful for them (and for some others nearby) to have a loo, refreshments, comfy seats and a water supply whilst they were unable to leave for 5 hours.

We always have it ready for use with a couple of pints of water in the header tank ready to flush. Makes sense and very useful. Except during winter we never drain the header tank fully, I don't want the pump to dry out, as the impeller could start sticking and become temperamental. If you don't have a header tank, carry some water in an old plastic 4 pint milk bottle.

Thanks for everyones help! we'll be setting off with it ready to use!

Like most other posters, we always pull into a layby and use our caravan toilet.  It's always emptied and cleaned before the journey, with enough for flushing in the tank.  We try to stop at laybys that are separated from the road, where possible, due to the movement caused by passing traffic, but find that they're often full of large lorries.

We are the same David.  Always empty the loo before we travel, but set it up for 'emergencies' on route.

David 

Our Motorhome manual says not to travel with the flush tank full. I usually ignore this when first setting off because the whole point of a Motorhome is to be able to travel with full facilities - full water tank, fuel, LPG etc. If you are moving around and obeyed the instruction then you would never use the full capacity which is a bit pointless.

With some Motorhomes you are not supposed to travel with a full tank of fresh water. Equally daft.

Hitch, we dont have a separate flush tank, merely a fresh water tank, servicing all aspects of the van.

sometimes we travel with a full tank, doensnt seem to have any effect on driving....the tank is not one regular 'rectangular/cuboid' without baffles (this would be a daft idea) but a far more complex series of 'connected boxes' which totally negates any 'sloshing' of the water....

waste tank the same type of design.

i dont know how much a MH/caravan flush tank holds, but it cant be much compared to a typical MH fresh tank, so i dont undestand the concerns about travelling with just a few litres of water in it, are they not watertight?

also, can this small amount really have any balance/nose weight issues?

if so, id be seriously worried about the stability of my van if a few litres were to have 'an effect' (any effect).

I have had trouble traveling with the flush tank charged - it is one thing that causes the Phantom Flusher - in my van at least.  Damp getting into the control board.  So I try and time it so there is little if any left in the tank.  For a while after the trouble I drained it before each journey - but then forgot a few times and so far its been ok having a bit in the tank. 

For the journey I always have a bit of water - and a cleaning fluid bottle with spray handle.  And of course in the tank below a Bio Pod and small amount of water - helps clean the tank as you go along.