Turtle n Peeps
California
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Is it necessary? In 40+ years of camping and 24 states I have never used them.
So for me; it's not necessary.
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dave54
Northeast CA.
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Used to use them. Seldom do now. Most sites are level enough they are not needed. A few places had signs stating supports were required by local code. Supports do keep the hose off sharp rocks that could poke a hole.
Had one site so sloped the sewer was above my outlet. That made dumping my tanks a challenge but I figured out a workaround.
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spoon059
Just north of D.C.
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Like others, I don't use the traditional supports. I have a 10'section of plastic gutter that I cut into a 6' and 4' piece. If I need to control the angle of my sewer hose, I lay it in the gutter and use blocks to control the angle. The traditional supports allow the hose to sag between supports and don't really work if the ground isn't even.
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Powertour
Nevada
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In 20 years I can probably count on 1 hand the times I've had to or would've been nice to use one if I'd had one with me.
We carry a standard camco (or whatever brand it is) expandable one with us nowadays but it rarely gets pulled out of the storage compartment.
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pitch
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We have a set and use them probably 30% of the time. Our Hybrid is low and we don't get that powered gravity slam that most,(taller), get.
While not critical for the price why not?
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6door74
Maryland
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Just rented a travel trailer for a few days and noticed almost everyone had these but me. I found myself walking the hose to empty it and not sure if it's related, but found that the hose leaked it i didn't squat down and hold it against the outlet. I watched my neighbor dump his tanks while doing other things to break down, meanwhile i was stuck holding the hose.
While we don't own a trailer yet, i think I'll purchase these supports so i have them in future for rentals and eventually ownership.
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pianotuna
Regina, SK, Canada
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6door74 wrote:Just rented a travel trailer for a few days and noticed almost everyone had these but me. I found myself walking the hose to empty it and not sure if it's related, but found that the hose leaked it i didn't squat down and hold it against the outlet. I watched my neighbor dump his tanks while doing other things to break down, meanwhile i was stuck holding the hose.
While we don't own a trailer yet, i think I'll purchase these supports so i have them in future for rentals and eventually ownership.
If you plan on buying from a dealer have them "throw one in" to seal the deal.
If you buy privately--the owner may already have one.
Regards, Don
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