KatyandLorri

Oh Lordy! Someone please help us figure this out! We are two older gals with very little RVing experience. We purchased a 99 5th wheel and have it in a permanent site, with NO sewer. It is pumped out manually for a small fee by the campground owner. We have absolutely THE MOST HORRIBLE SMELL coming out of the bathroom. This is our second year of camping and never had this problem before. We regularly use the little chemical packets and they have worked find until now. This is BEYOND the stench of an outhouse at this point, actually outhouse stench would be preferable. This is definitely coming from the black tank in the bathroom. We had it pumped, then filled with a small bit of fresh water and added two chemical packs, then added more water and two more. It's worse than ever! We read something about a black tank vent, we aren't sure where this is, but are willing to give a shot at looking for it. There is NO smell outside, anywhere around the camper, not even at the big valve doo hickey where they pump it. Nothing coming out of the sink or shower drains, strictly from the toilet in the bathroom. We are extremely fanatically neat freaks so this isn't an issue of not cleaning or taking care of the camper. We are at a loss and don't really have anyone else to rely on, so this is something we have to "figger" out for ourselves. Where do we begin???? Thank you, K & L.