sewer hose length

[momto4girls]

Another newbie question. I need to replace the sewer hose. The one that came with the camper looks ancient and doesn't have a fitting on one end. It also seems kinda short to me. What is a good length to start with?

[Lesherp]

I went with the RhinoFLEX Swivel RV Sewer Kit. Safe secure and long lasting.

[momto4girls]

Originally Posted by Lesherp

I went with the RhinoFLEX Swivel RV Sewer Kit. Safe secure and long lasting.

What length is that?

[RottieMom]

Mom, you may want to look at etrailer.com. I've bought quite a few things from them that I've been very happy with. And, I bought a new sewer hose kit that had two 10 ft hoses, fittings, etc. The product# is CAM39625.

[momto4girls]

Originally Posted by RottieMom

Mom, you may want to look at etrailer.com. I've bought quite a few things from them that I've been very happy with. And, I bought a new sewer hose kit that had two 10 ft hoses, fittings, etc. The product# is CAM39625.

Thanks! I will look that up.

[gonzo628]

I also went with the rhinoflex kit. Mine was 15ft in length, collapses down and has caps for storage. The kit I purchased (from Wally World) also came with the fittings, the cone that screws into the park's sewer, the elbow that attaches to that and the attachment for the trailer. Add to that the purchase of the "Sidewinder" sewer hose support (also 15ft in length).

[Bill]

I bought a longish (20 feet? 25 feet?) generic slinky hose, and cut it into two unequal pieces - probably 8 feet and 12 feet. The short length works in almost every campground, and because it is short, it is easy to handle and clean. But once in a while, a campground puts the sewer inlet in a weird place. When this happens, I break out the longer hose and add it to the shorter one, and now I can reach most anywhere.

Incidentally, I did the same thing with the white fresh-water hose - two unequal lengths. The short length works in most campgrounds, the long piece is enough for virtually all the others. On only a couple occasions have I had to use both.

I hate working with long wet hoses, and I especially hate it when the end of the fresh water hose drags through the mud as I drain it and coil it up. For the price of a couple extra fittings, that can be avoided.

Bill

[Bill]

Of course, for a few dollars more, you can buy and install a whole new toilet, and carry your waste across the campground by hand. Never have to touch a slinky hose again.

[momto4girls]

Originally Posted by Bill

Of course, for a few dollars more, you can buy and install a whole new toilet, and carry your waste across the campground by hand. Never have to touch a slinky hose again.

Ha! This is probably in the not too distant future.

Thanks for all the recs. I'm doing some online shopping right now.

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seems to me that most all sewer hoses come in 5' & 10' lengths...but what gets me is those supports for them. To get a good flow it's optimal to have an even gradient from your gate valve to the sewer access in the ground. You don't want your waste trying to flow uphill now do you? I know I didn't. So I bought the "Slunky" and it was funky! It sorta worked but wasn't really quite long enough, but the real problem was trying to handle the unwieldy thing! I got tired of fooling with the goofy thing and decided that there must be a better way to do this. And there was....on youtube! I saw this video by this man who built his own telescoping sewer hose supports. Very good idea....so I built my own and even improved on his design.....once again you can read the story on my website http://www.trickmytrailmano.com ....page 10 "Self Supporting Sewer Hose & Rack". I made them like Bill with one being shorter than the other, plus they will connect together for those times when one is just not long enough.
Now I don't expect to see you out there welding up your own rack and all, but the hose supports are worth a look....just if you're interested.
Tom