RV SEWER ERUPTION - Black Tank Issues, How To, and Advice

[@007KrausBean]

Anyone that watched this video and owns an RV that gets offended by the content should rethink owning an RV because this is a fact of RV Life. People need to get over it.

[@robertroth287]

Now that is what I call a solid start to a new year.

[@Five2Go]

Can only go up from here, right? 😝

[@EmbraceTheExperience]

We had the same issue at a campground recently and I even opened the gray first to test and then the black BUT it was the campground that admitted they had a sewer backup problem on our side of the park - I had to do slow flow dumps for a little bit at a time just to get our grey down enough to travel and waited to dump the black at our next stop!

[@RV_with_Noni_and_Beard]

Wisdom is learning from your mistakes. Deep wisdom is learning from the mistakes of others. Looks like you got some deep wisdom...the hard way.

[@mostlyh2o233]

So OK, this is entirely on me: got a brand-new sewer hose set (happy birthday to me?) which came with two plugs, one for each end of the stinky slinky - neat! Fast forward to next time I’m dumping and all is going well…except…nothing’s coming out when I open the black tank valve…? I suddenly have an awful thought: did I forget to remove one of the plugs? AND, rather than thinking to close the black valve, I…didn’t. Instead, panicking, I unscrewed from the “sewer main” on my rig and BOOYA! Black tank contents shot out all over me. I was wearing gloves, but what I really needed was a full-body condom. I managed to jam the other fitting onto my main and minimize the effluvia somewhat, but let’s just say I’m glad there was a concrete culvert to a sewer drain, a hose, and no near neighbors at that time. Managed to get it all cleaned up - thankfully nice hot showers and laundry facilities on-site - but now I count out, “one, two” to make sure both plugs are accounted for.

[@esthers5772]

OMG. That’s awful. We had one such experience and hope to never repeat it. We went to dump and unbeknownst to my husband, a piece had fallen off the previous time we dumped so the hose wasn’t properly connected. Of course black tank is pouring out in the ground. Closed it quickly. He had to hold it together manually and slowly empty the tank. Lesson learned. Since then we always open grey tank valve for a second to be sure that there is no issue. We close it and proceed to empty black tank. BTW, you are right that it is an awful site, particularly for the neighbour that is set up facing your sewer connection. Hope you recover your footage 🤞

[@carterjames06]

Good information keep up the knowledge for everyone

[@raymondcollado7180]

RUT ROW..... Murphys Law! Thank you for the video! Happy New Year‼️

[@carolbrockmeier3679]

You guys have a great outlook.

[@sherriweber7105]

Wow! Brian you sure did have your hands full. This was a good start for the new year! Lol! I hope the problem got fixed. Sorry you lost your footage. Hopefully you’ll be able to recover it. Looking forward to seeing the Rvs you show at the Rv show. Hope you can find Matt and Andrea there. That would be so cool to see you all hook up. Have a great night and see you both soon!

[@larryv4249]

I suspect someone has already mentioned this......get a sewer hose cap with a garden hose connection built into it. Wrap a garbage bag around it, and pull off the hose cap. No run, no drips, no yuk!

[@ginrhea65]

Oh my gosh, fine way to start a year. Hopefully there are no more poo issues.

[@mikeandre9903]

Wow that's crazy that reminds me of the RV movie with Robin Williams👍👍😳

[@clancycreations]

Love you all! Entertaining while educational 🤣💜☺️

[@Five2Go]

Thanks April!

[@johnkashka803]

Seems like a vent issue..maybe the park needs to add more vents..

[@LukeRT]

"Where do I need to stand" says it all lol

[@kathyinwv250]

Hey! True Story. IT happens!

[@dennysisk1100]

Wow good thing you seen the valves That's absolutely crazy.

[@kp2874]

with the SC story, maybe next time you can line the bucket with a heavy-duty black garbage bag to catch the first small load for disposal?

[@psprotege]

Oh geez. Good info to think about next time at a campground. Thank you!

[@howardwatts4238]

Well living full time for 9 years as a vender for a living, and travling for another 16 years i have never even heard of eather on of those things happening. I hope you told the park about this

[@sgtfully]

Sherwood Forest was where I got the flat. There was a screw in the grass that punctured the tire.

[@DigitalimageryTV]

New rig?? Niiice😁

[@sarahnoll8533]

Another super helpful video, thank you! Love the RV instruction videos but could your wife do one on her hair care routine? Those curls are beautiful 😍!!

[@chayabrody722]

Was wondering where your January 1 video was

[@amypletcher4411]

Just clicked on this video. Glad I did so it is an idea to double check the values and the dump site!! Hey, by the way, did you show this video to the office so they could explain to you what happened or fix the issue while you were staying there? After all, you were paying for full hookups!

[@scottconnell8167]

Wow, you must be at a thousand trail park. Half the time I go to Thousand Trails something wrong, either electrical sewer or water

[@Celticgirl81]

Lol but the poo video is a nice link to vlogmes 🙂 I have missed you (and Tara)

[@Greeningdon]

Marc from KYD had an open valves issue on a rented Class B. He did not notice...

[@dianabergeron7499]

OMG, that’s awful. Did the campground fix the sewer the right way so no one else has issues?

[@richardmoore2590]

This has to be the most crappy video you have ever done🤣 Happy New Year Five2Go🥳❤️

[@theprinthouseco]

That campground is bad. That same thing happened to us in a Campground near Miami.

[@Julian-do7bv]

At least nothing you done was the issue and hopefully the camp ground will get it fixed that park looked pretty wild anyway

[@drinkinslim]

Happy Poo Year! Winnie-the-Pooh: I don't appreciate that remark at all.

[@Five2Go]

🤣🤣🤣

[@helenettlin7152]

For us newbies, are you referring to Sherwood Forest RV Park near Orlando? Need to know where not to go…

[@roxannel7283]

I remember when I was younger me and my dad would always go to my grandpa‘s trailer they had a blue boy for like liquids from the sinks and the showerSometimes when the owner wasn’t there we would just drain it behind the camper but then when he was there we took the refilled the blue buoy theatre for trips up until it into the mountains mountains

[@kimc555]

Hubby is a plumber. He has poop stories for life lol

[@Five2Go]

I can only imagine... For those of us that didn't choose the plumber's life, these encounters are less than desirable! 😂

[@kimc555]

@@Five2Go makes you appreciate public sanitation and all those that keep water clean.

[@DeebraRogers82]

So we had something very similar happen three days ago at Sherwood forest. Not a fan

[@robertdl]

Man, it’s always horrible to have a black tank malfunction but it seems worse when it’s not your fault. What did the campground do to repair it? Were they responsive and apologetic when you pointed it out?

[@Five2Go]

I actually haven't gotten around to telling them yet but I'm sure they'll have to bust the concrete out or put a smaller pipe in and seal it from the outside if they don't want to do that. I don't want the next guy having the same thing happen - imagine if it was your first time camping and that erupted like that. Yikes!

[@robertdl]

@@Five2Go Well, thanks for pointing out another thing for us to look for to avoid having the same problem. You may have saved us all a very crappy experience.

[@joemiles6917]

What brand and Year motorhome do you have?

[@Five2Go]

We're currently in a 2016 Fleetwood Bounder 36E. Here's the tour if you're interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/maKkaK2ChrSgY6c

[@joemiles6917]

@@Five2Go thank you.

[@inezramhally4824]

This not an RV issue but an RV park problem.

[@elisabethairey3447]

Ummmmm Im with Ben "I scared I scared!" lol I hope never to encounter that particular sewer joy 🤢 Sherwood is always an adventure . . . Ill just put it that way.

[@Five2Go]

I think he would have run away screaming if he had been out there when it happened with the black tank 🤣🤣🤣

[@MamaBear-jr2di]

Sorry Brian! It's a crappy job but somebody's gotta do it!! LOL

[@Five2Go]

😂😂😂 Thanks!

[@WILDEBILL308]

Well that is something that will happen if you travel verrey much. By the way how many campgrounds were you in this year? I like the longer sewer hoses because you never know where some campgrounds stuck the sewer.

[@Five2Go]

I think we averaged about ten days per campground in 2021 so we set up camp maybe 35-40 different times. I haven't counted it up to know for sure. This year is going to be a lot more action-packed though 😉

[@WILDEBILL308]

@@Five2Go We were in 51 campgrounds and 21 states. Not full time and spent from one(overnight) to 3 weeks in a campground. Put 11,620 miles on my little camper. We count campgrounds if it is a different stay I have several we were at a couple times. States can only be counted the first time you enter it. We already have some fun things planned for this year.

[@tysonpowell2751]

Sherwood Forest is where my bike was stolen! 🙁

[@conniejohnson9393]

So if you have had all these problems at this campsite, why are you back at it again? Surely there is something else in the area. What a horrible experience.

[@Five2Go]

It's not our preferred campground in the area but this time of year you can't be too picky down here. It's the only place we could find a spot.

[@wessebaggers]

Sorry you had that problem! Better have it on the ground then in pants 👖 😉 😜 🤣😂 I know im weird but I try to have fun !

[@Five2Go]

Haha, that's awful!

[@chayabrody722]

👋

[@titaniumhen]

Icky!!!

[@lisadixon5356]

Yikes!

[@TheQUBANQT]

🤢 Nightmarish scenario

[@tysonpowell2751]

Oh my goodness is right! Yuck

[@stana2z]

Ick! 💩

[@pctatc66]

I feel sorry for your neighbors .. ewww

[@Five2Go]

I made sure it was all cleaned up and not smelly before they got back. Surprisingly there's no odor near there even with that big gap in the pipe. Sometimes those inlets stink even when capped and other times they're wide open and nothing. It's weird.

[@karenreichle1011]

yuck