Trash -- How Do You Do It?

[nomad297]

How do you manage your trash while you are camping?

We have a trash can under our kitchen sink and we keep a collapsible 30 gallon trash can with large bag under our curbside slide out. When the kitchen trash gets full, we put it in the outside trash can. All trash from outside and meals goes into the outside trash can. We only take the outside trash bag to the dumpster when it is full or if it is foul smelling.

How do you do it?

Bruce

[WFD]

Trashcan in trailer..when full...walk it out to dumpster and dump...end of story. Why accumulate trash outside? Many parks frown upon that since it attracts wildlife, some parks, big wildlife as in bears, and rodents to your site...don't hang on to any garbage.

[rmac04401]

Trash can outside. Use Walmart bagels for small trash inside. We are outside most of time so trash is generated outdoors.

[Kenny kustom]

Bears.
No garbage, dirty dishes, food, outside. These are common where we camp.




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[asquared]

Originally Posted by WFD

Trashcan in trailer..when full...walk it out to dumpster and dump...end of story. Why accumulate trash outside? Many parks frown upon that since it attracts wildlife, some parks, big wildlife as in bears, and rodents to your site...don't hang on to any garbage.

X2. Food in outside can will attract squirrels, raccoons and larger game in some areas. We use can under sink and follow park policy for trash disposal

[Oakman]

Originally Posted by nomad297

How do you manage your trash while you are camping?

We have a trash can under our kitchen sink and we keep a collapsible 30 gallon trash can with large bag under our curbside slide out. When the kitchen trash gets full, we put it in the outside trash can. All trash from outside and meals goes into the outside trash can. We only take the outside trash bag to the dumpster when it is full or if it is foul smelling.

How do you do it?

Bruce

We do it the same way as WFD.

I don't know where you camp but, accumulating trash outside is an open invitation for bears, raccoons, and even skunks. All three have an outstanding sense of smell.

[CNYCamper]

Small hinged lid trash can in camper. Recyclables: cardboard kept in back of truck; separate lidded container kept outside camper for bottles/cans. Trash taken to dump station whenever we pass that way regardless of how empty or full the containers are.

Each NYS park seems to operate a little differently. 2 of the parks we like to stay at actually come around and pick up the trash right at your site.


Our favorite park has an active bear population and we are especially diligent with trash when camping there.

[A32Deuce]

I use one those holders for super market bags and use the bags. Either when full(every morning) walk to dumpster or at some CG's I go to, place out front and they pick up. Don't hang onto trash any longer than when I dump Coffee grounds.

[WayneLee]

Sorry if this comment is off topic but I must give Forest River a huge kudo for solving of one of my "age old problems", trash in RV's. I've been trying find an easy solution to this problem for almost 40 years!

On our new Sunseeker, there is a cutout on the top of the kitchen counter behind the sink. Open the cutout door, and voila, a trash container buried inside the RV! And, not just some small, skimpy trash container, but a full size, 13 gallon container. Just open the cutout and drop your trash into the container.

To empty the trash, from the OUTSIDE of the coach, you open a bin door and there is the trash container right in front of you, in its own storage bay. Remove the container, take the bag out, put a new bag in, replace the bin in the compartment, and you are finished.

Now, to solve my next problem....getting the trash bag to the campground's trash containers without spilling my beer!

Kudos to Forest River engineers and designers on this one!!

[Pipeman]

In campgrounds we use wally mart valises, etc. for garbage and when full, walk it to the campground garbage bins. When boondocking, all cans go into a large garbage bag and brought home for recycling. All burnables are burned in the campfire after it might be used for cooking over. Most food leftovers are burned also including bones. The fires do burn up everything. No smell either unless somebody left a piece of plastic in their garbage to burn. We have a large bag for stuff that we can't burn and it goes home with us to be put out on garbage day.

[DreiHunde]

Originally Posted by asquared

X2. Food in outside can will attract squirrels, raccoons and larger game in some areas. We use can under sink and follow park policy for trash disposal

X3

[Tombsy]

Originally Posted by WayneLee

Sorry if this comment is off topic but I must give Forest River a huge kudo for solving of one of my "age old problems", trash in RV's. I've been trying find an easy solution to this problem for almost 40 years!

On our new Sunseeker, there is a cutout on the top of the kitchen counter behind the sink. Open the cutout door, and voila, a trash container buried inside the RV! And, not just some small, skimpy trash container, but a full size, 13 gallon container. Just open the cutout and drop your trash into the container.

To empty the trash, from the OUTSIDE of the coach, you open a bin door and there is the trash container right in front of you, in its own storage bay. Remove the container, take the bag out, put a new bag in, replace the bin in the compartment, and you are finished.

Now, to solve my next problem....getting the trash bag to the campground's trash containers without spilling my beer!

Kudos to Forest River engineers and designers on this one!!

We have the same thing in our Forester, nice idea, it's also handy for storing counter top stuff enroute.

[MilCop4523]

our seasonal has no garbage refuse point at all.
when we travel back home or to town for work we take the small amount we have saved up with us.

some people still seem to think its ok to store some at the back of their lots but last summer a black bear and several skunks fixed that

[Gene and Pam]

Lol....trash talkin" today, eh?
We use a compact stainless steel step trash can, placed in the kitchen area on the floor below the pantry in a space left vacant when the kitchen slide is out. Looks nice, convenient, out of the way. It has an inner liner bucket which can be easily rinsed out. We place it in the shower when in transit. Didn't want to use "real estate" under the sink--prefer to use that space for coffee maker, nesting pots & pans, dish pan & soaps, etc. With our 2 big dogs, this type of container works really well: our food hounds can't raid the trash can! The small size is an advantage as it prompts us to empty it daily, so less chance of problems with flies and ants (and odors)

[sgtlm17]

The countertop cutout for garbage is so simple but is the best innovative ideas I've seen in a long time!

[papakilo]

Originally Posted by nomad297

How do you manage your trash while you are camping?

We have a trash can under our kitchen sink and we keep a collapsible 30 gallon trash can with large bag under our curbside slide out. When the kitchen trash gets full, we put it in the outside trash can. All trash from outside and meals goes into the outside trash can. We only take the outside trash bag to the dumpster when it is full or if it is foul smelling.

How do you do it?

Bruce

In our Sunseeker 2500TS there is a trash slot in the kitchen counter. It was originally designed to take a large container. However, I put a shelf in the space and cut the container in half. It fills in about 2-3 days when camping. When near full we take it to the designated trash bin.

[mjones12]

Yes, a great idea.

[Dave Lyon]

We have a waste basket inside (kitchen and bathroom) and when full, we dump them into a collapsible garbage can outside the trailer. I put the collapsible can in the box of the truck each night ( I have a cap) and if the collapsible is foul smelling, I'll take it to the dumpster rather than put it in the truck.

AND....burn what ever you can.

[Lloydg]

Please, please, please do not collect your trash outside for all the reasons given before. Dump the trash that collects in the RV into a dumpster right away. Thank you!

[bobm253]

We collect our trash in a tall kitchen bag under the sink. When it's full, we take it outside and dump it on our fellow campers site when they're gone or not looking, preferably at night. You'd be surprised how much money we've saved on bags and needless trips to the dumpster. This last year we've only used two bags all season. Besides, I've always heard that garbage is good for the soil.



just kidding - we do use the dumpster when the bag is full.