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Old 06-21-2017, 02:37 PM   #1
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Toting My Tote - How do you travel with portable sewer totes?

I'm looking to purchase a portable sewer tote and was wondering who has come up with a creative way to travel with it. In particular I'm looking for tips from folks who have smaller TT's like my 184BH and tow with an SUV. Obviously, if I had a truck that would be the ideal solution. I'm thinking about strapping it to the rear bumper/spare tire area somehow.
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Old 06-21-2017, 04:02 PM   #2
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If it has wheels just chain it to the bumper of the camper and drag it


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Search for "tote with aquarium seal". It'll seal up nice and tight, and then you can put it wherever you want. You can also get endcaps to put on your sewer hose if you want double protection.


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Old 06-21-2017, 04:07 PM   #4
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Do you have a ladder? Hang it on there.
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If you do a search you'll find where several on this forum took a vinyl post cover and attached it to their bumper and kept the hose inside and you can buy the end caps too. Don't recall if they used the 4x4 or the 5x5 post cover. Some were attached under the TT on the frame. Why bother with a tote when this is out of the way and will take up 0 room.
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If you do a search you'll find where several on this forum took a vinyl post cover and attached it to their bumper and kept the hose inside and you can buy the end caps too. Don't recall if they used the 4x4 or the 5x5 post cover. Some were attached under the TT on the frame. Why bother with a tote when this is out of the way and will take up 0 room.
I think the OP is talking about a tote to empty your tank into to haul to the dump station.
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I think the OP is talking about a tote to empty your tank into to haul to the dump station.
Guess your right next time I'll read twice.
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That might be a bit sketchy at 55mph lol. I was referring to traveling with it to my destination. I might could have been more specific.

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Do you have a ladder? Hang it on there.
Unfortunately no ladder. The 184BH is just a baby of a TT.

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Old 06-21-2017, 07:34 PM   #10
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I guess if your SUV has a luggage/roof rack you can strap it on to that.
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Old 06-21-2017, 07:47 PM   #11
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How high does your 184BH sit off the ground? I saw a post somewhere, might have been on JOF, of someone who rigged up a sling between the frame members under the TT. It kept their tote well up off the road surface and out of harm's way. I thought it was brilliant at the time. Might be worth noodling out if this could work for you...
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How high does your 184BH sit off the ground? I saw a post somewhere, might have been on JOF, of someone who rigged up a sling between the frame members under the TT. It kept their tote well up off the road surface and out of harm's way. I thought it was brilliant at the time. Might be worth noodling out if this could work for you...
That's a pretty good idea. The TT is not that high off the ground but had more ground clearance than my tow vehicle and the trailer being so short shouldn't be much concern over RR tracks and the sort. I'll have to crawl under and scope this option out. Some kind of nylon mesh like a cargo net might work.

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I saw this on another forum. This is a swagman bumper-mount bike rack, with the top section turned inward. This works perfectly with a 25 gal tote-n-stor tote (which I have as well. I waited for the bike rack to go on sale on amazon last fall:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I just put this on my rig this week, as we are leaving for a two-week trip this weekend. The first is mine, the second pic is the original I found a while ago.
It doesn't add much weight or torque on the bumper. No way I would carry bikes this way.
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Dude, this is perfect!

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Dude, this is perfect!

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My TT is pretty small so as long as this doesn't block my tail light I'm in business. I'll do some measuring tonight.

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This is what I did.

I got some angle iron and a cheap dolly from Harbor Freight. I drilled holes, bolted them together, and then attached to my bumper with U-bolts. I secure the tote with straps.
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I bought the 25 gallon tote when we had a 184BH. You can empty both tanks fully with one trip.
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Old 06-24-2017, 04:09 AM   #18
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Bit of advice on totes.. Learned this lesson the hard Very messy way. (don't ask) MAKE SURE YOU GET A TOTE THAT IS A FEW GALLONS BIGGER THAN YOUR BLACK TANK!!!! I had a 23 gal and now have a 42 gal!! Still having bad flashbacks!!
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That seems like sound advice. Good news is, with a 9 gallon black tank, I don't think this will be an issue, lol.

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Be sure it's good and clean and dry. Put it in a garbage bag and toss it on your bed.
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