Sewer hose support question

[BeerBrewer]

I need to buy a sewer hose support and I'm looking at the sidewinder. I see that it comes in 10', 15', 20 and 30' and I'm debating what length to buy. I was toying with buying the longer 30' sidewinder. I'm thinking that if I need only 10' of hose support that I'd only pull out 10, 20' or whatever is needed up to 30'. The longer 30' support is $42 and 20' is $28. So neither of them is outrageously expensive. Should I go with the longer one?

Does that sound logical or am I asking for trouble?

Lastly, I'm also purchasing a 20' Rhino sewer hose and a 10' extension.

[myredracer]

Bought a sewer hose support in the beginning and used it maybe twice. Unless a CG or state regulation requires it, I wouldn't bother. Waay faster to just pull your hose out, lay out it out on the ground and hook it up at each end and you're done...

Don't worry about ups and downs in the hose. You don't need a support in order to provide a positive slope for drainage. When the time comes to dump the tanks, just "walk" the hose along the ground to drain any remaining contents. Easy peasy.

[suprz]

wanderingbob wrote:
I must assume that you expect to be at a site for a long time ? In my 35 years of camping I have never saw the need for one . Then again I never stay for more than two or three days .

Us too, even on a full hookup site, I only attach the sewer hose when the tanks are full and put it away when done even if staying longer than a few days. I've seen too many accidents happen with sewer hoses to leave mine hooked up.

[CincyGus]

Some of the benefits I've found:

- My hose doesn't et all muddy if it's a rainy patch and there is not gravel between the drain and the tank valves.
- I can let the hose touch the ground when it leaves the valve and then put it on the support, creating a trap of sorts. This allows me to leave the gray tank valve open without worries of sewer flies getting into the tank or the trailer.
- Protects the hose from getting punctured, scraped up on gravel/blacktop/concrete or something sharp laying in the grass.
-Can make draining easier if the ground is pitched the opposite way.

Just a few. None earth shattering and I can see that some don't feel the need to have one. To each their own. I like one when I have FHU's.

[Ron3rd]

wanderingbob wrote:
I must assume that you expect to be at a site for a long time ? In my 35 years of camping I have never saw the need for one . Then again I never stay for more than two or three days .

That's really my feeling and my comment to the OP; what kind of camping do you do? I've toyed with the idea of buying a slinky but never really saw the need for it. We're not retired yet and go out 3 to 4 days at a time, sometimes a week or two, and we've been doing this for 15 years.

On the other hand, I definitely see the value of the slinky if you full time or camp long term.

[cross21114]

wanderingbob wrote:
I must assume that you expect to be at a site for a long time ? In my 35 years of camping I have never saw the need for one . Then again I never stay for more than two or three days .

Me either. Did stay at a place in southern CA January for a week. Highly unusual for us. No problem just leaving hose on the ground. If there was some sort of ordinance I would just hook up when dumping.

[wanderingbob]

I must assume that you expect to be at a site for a long time ? In my 35 years of camping I have never saw the need for one . Then again I never stay for more than two or three days .

[Allworth]

If you use rain gutter for sewer support while on the road; then when at home or in storage you can invert it and slip it over your awning to protect the fabric.

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(After reading that::: I would hose it out good first.)

[JKJavelin]

RedRollingRoadblock wrote:

BeerBrewer wrote:


Lastly, I'm also purchasing a 20' Rhino sewer hose and a 10' extension.

Make sure the hose sections are screwed in to the fitting properly before first use. Don't ask how I know.

You just reminded me....
Last year while connecting my Rhino hose I had to stretch it a bit and one end came out of the connection fitting. That was a close call. Since then I check the ends every time to make sure they're tight.

[BeerBrewer]

I like the idea of splitting the 30' sidewinder into different sizes. I'll make a 20' and a 10' to match my hoses.

Thanks!

[Hondavalk]

NMDriver2 wrote:
I carry 4 eight foot pvc sewer pipe halves (8ft of 4 inch pipe cut in half to make two troughs). They nest in each other and can telescope out to 32 ft or any length down to the one 8 fter. I use a few bungee cords to hold them up along the side and at the joints. If I am only using two of the sections I place the other two on top to keep birds from pecking the hose.

:C Great idea

[RedRollingRoadb]

BeerBrewer wrote:


Lastly, I'm also purchasing a 20' Rhino sewer hose and a 10' extension.

Make sure the hose sections are screwed in to the fitting properly before first use. Don't ask how I know.

[aftermath]

NMDriver2 wrote:
I carry 4 eight foot pvc sewer pipe halves (8ft of 4 inch pipe cut in half to make two troughs). They nest in each other and can telescope out to 32 ft or any length down to the one 8 fter. I use a few bungee cords to hold them up along the side and at the joints. If I am only using two of the sections I place the other two on top to keep birds from pecking the hose.

You can spend all sorts of money on the fancy ones or you can do as posted above. I purchased a 10 ft section of plastic rain gutter. I cut it into a 4 and 6 foot section and use this. If I needed more I would buy another 10 footer and not cut it. I think mine cost less than $3 at a second hand store. I store it in the back of the truck and haven't had any trouble.

[pigman1]

I've got a Sidewinder 30 ft and split it into 3 pieces. I can use some or all and depending on the ground contour I can use the shorter or taller segments if I don't need the whole thing. Splitting it up just gives me more options. I hold the individual segments together with a strap and snap bayonet fitting for storage in the basement.

[NMDriver2]

I carry 4 eight foot pvc sewer pipe halves (8ft of 4 inch pipe cut in half to make two troughs). They nest in each other and can telescope out to 32 ft or any length down to the one 8 fter. I use a few bungee cords to hold them up along the side and at the joints. If I am only using two of the sections I place the other two on top to keep birds from pecking the hose.