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Our last camping trip was to Fort Blakeley Historic Park, Spanish Fort AL. The RV sites are relatively recent, and they are quite spacious. The only problem is, the hookups are not well placed. They tend to be uphill and way in the rear of where a motorhome would have to park to be relatively level. I say all that to lead in to why the main point of this post happened. When it came time to dump, I dumped the black tank, and, because I was trying to make fluid run uphill, I "walked" the "stinky slinky" to force the fluid into the sewer opening. So far, so good. Then came the gray tank, but because the hose was still fairly full, the gray wouldn't empty well. I tried to "walk" it again, and that's where the fun began. The slinky broke in two. Don't lecture me about not spilling stuff on the ground, because at that point "not spilling" was not an option. But the real issue is that when the hose broke, since I was not expecting it at all, gray water got all over my pants. At least I hope it was all gray water -- no guarantees. I cleaned up the mess as well as I could (fortunately, the site was all dirt and gravel, so it all soaked in very quickly), tossed the broken hose into the trunk of the toad to be thrown away later, and then went in to face my wife. She just thought it was funny. Standing in the fiberglas "tank" that forms the entrance of our SeeYa, I stripped off the wet pants, dried off with a disposable towel and used the towel to wrap up the wet pants. Then I took a quick shower and changed into some clean clothes.

It's only love that would let someone smile at someone to whom that happened.

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Several years ago I invested in a Flo Jet Macerator. Now I can pump sh*t up hill! I have enough pipe and hose to make a run of over 50 feet! Snap together fittings used for pumps in farming operations (look for them at Tractor Supply, Orscheln or Princess Auto (for you Canadians) make connections a snap and they don't come apart until I unhook them. Now I can't be stopped!

The only time I use the stinky slinky is when I am within five feet or less of the sewer hook up. And, oh yes, give my sympathy to your wife. You should buy her some nice smelling flowers!

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I appreciate the comment and I know my wife will.

I thought about a macerator and asked about it on a different forum. The consensus seemed to be a) all the owners loved them, :rolleyes: all the non-owners thought they were a waste and c) even owners agreed they are much slower than a slinky. So for the time being, I have purchased another slinky. This incident took place in what was admittedly one of the most uphill situations I have faced. I'm keeping my mind and my options open. I just know I don't want to have another big break. That was no fun for either of us.

Wayne

Several years ago I invested in a Flo Jet Macerator. Now I can pump sh*t up hill! I have enough pipe and hose to make a run of over 50 feet! Snap together fittings used for pumps in farming operations (look for them at Tractor Supply, Orscheln or Princess Auto (for you Canadians) make connections a snap and they don't come apart until I unhook them. Now I can't be stopped!

The only time I use the stinky slinky is when I am within five feet or less of the sewer hook up. And, oh yes, give my sympathy to your wife. You should buy her some nice smelling flowers!

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Well, that was somewhat better than my pinhole that I bent over observe just as it got bigger with a surprising amount of pressure. You are absolutely right, at times like this our ladies truly show their love for us. Mine laughed like h... . Then when we saw "RV" guess which part caused us to roll in the isle?

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