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Motor31 · 03-17-2007, 09:40 AM

We travel with 1/3 tank. If we need to dry camp, depending on how long we'll be doing so, we'll fill it more. We have filled completely for dry camping of more than 4 days and do so as close to the camp location as possible to be as easy on the rig as we can. It's quite a bit of weight to be boucing around all day. I noticed no real difference in the way the trailer handled other than it was heavier for start and stop.

Keep in mind that it does take a while to drain the tank if you use the drain valve and it's a lot of water on the ground. We do flush the tank at least every other month so we don't keep the same water in it all the time.

03-17-2007, 09:40 AM	#4
Motor31 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,130	We travel with 1/3 tank. If we need to dry camp, depending on how long we'll be doing so, we'll fill it more. We have filled completely for dry camping of more than 4 days and do so as close to the camp location as possible to be as easy on the rig as we can. It's quite a bit of weight to be boucing around all day. I noticed no real difference in the way the trailer handled other than it was heavier for start and stop. Keep in mind that it does take a while to drain the tank if you use the drain valve and it's a lot of water on the ground. We do flush the tank at least every other month so we don't keep the same water in it all the time. __________________ Mike Nancy and the fuzzies Fulltiming since June 2004 Volvo 660 MH tow vehicle 2005 MS 38RL 2007 Saturn Ion "toad" 2010 Gold Wing "piggyback"