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Old 06-14-2015, 07:27 PM   #1
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Hello All, did a search on sewer hoses within the forum, pulled up several from 2013/14; my questions are not for storage, have good ideas from those posts, but is 15 feet long enough and do we need the ability to turn 45-90 degrees; I bought a Camco Rhino EXTREME RV Sewer Hose Kit, 1, from Wal-Mart

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Old 06-14-2015, 07:37 PM   #2
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This is starting our third year with a camper so my word should not be taken as the gospel. We have the same hose and so far the single 15' length has been fine for us and where we camp. I am not sure I understand your question about turning. I think you do need the stinky slinky to have the 90 degree on the sewer dump end. And Happy Birthday BigDuke, you type well being 240 years old.
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Old 06-14-2015, 07:39 PM   #3
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That's exactly what I've been using for the last 6 years and have found it to be more than adequate. I've never needed more than 15' but there certainly could be a site where you could. I use the 90 degree everywhere.


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Old 06-14-2015, 07:41 PM   #4
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I got a 15 foot Rhino "kit" and a 10 foot extension at Walmart the 10 foot hose is still in the box unused.

Some here have said there are places where twice that footage is needed, these places I hope to avoid.
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Old 06-14-2015, 07:59 PM   #5
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Had a pull thru site last week in Maine where the sewer hookup was at the edge of the road. Stretched close to 20' to make the connection. As a last resort had another 10' Complimentary hose from dealer.
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Old 06-14-2015, 08:26 PM   #6
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Had a pull thru site last week in Maine where the sewer hookup was at the edge of the road. Stretched close to 20' to make the connection. As a last resort had another 10' Complimentary hose from dealer.
Just this weekend I found 20' Rhino was not enough. Went to town and bought another 20 ft, thinking I had the right connector for the two! Wrongo! Ended up holding off till we left today, and backed the TT up the last 3' I need to do the onsite dump. Now to find the connector and I wont get caught again (and probably will never need it either - Murphy's Law!). Also need to invest in (or make) the declining hose supports. Having DW and me take turns raising sections of hose towards the pit was not pleasant.
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Old 06-14-2015, 08:39 PM   #7
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I have recently bought another fifteen footer. Locally there is an RV park near me called Dockweiller RV Park on the beach For reasons unknown to me the hook ups are near the street side of the sites. The first time I stayed there I could not hook up my sewer as fifteen feet was no where near long enough. Luckily we were only there for the weekend.
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Old 06-14-2015, 09:07 PM   #8
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I have recently bought another fifteen footer. Locally there is an RV park near me called Dockweiller RV Park on the beach For reasons unknown to me the hook ups are near the street side of the sites. The first time I stayed there I could not hook up my sewer as fifteen feet was no where near long enough. Luckily we were only there for the weekend.

We had the exact same issue there. For the life of me, I can't figure why they set it up that way. We found a Walmart somewhat close and they didn't have what we needed. Ended up hooking the "gray" hose used for cleaning the sewer hose to the sewer hose using an adaptor so as to not fill the gray tank. When we left we pulled the tt forward and dumped the black. Nice place though. Jerry


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Old 06-15-2015, 12:24 AM   #9
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I have a 15' hose and a extension hose. I've never used the extension hose is 12 yrs of RVing. A few times the 15' hose has been stretched out fairly tight, could have played base on it a time or 2. So for the cost a extension hose might just be worth it just in case eh.


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Old 06-15-2015, 08:48 AM   #10
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In my experience a single 15 foot hose is enough 95% of the time. The one you got is a good choice that should work well. You might want to get a 10 foot extension for those rare campsites AND to gave a backup.
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Old 06-16-2015, 09:53 AM   #11
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I guess we are the exception. We carry a 10ft and two 15ft hoses, and a home made shorty for dumping at a dump station. ThE shorty is handy when staying at a site that has only a dump station at the exit. I can pull up to the dump hole and align the drain pipe close the shorty is easier as I don't need to fill and clean all 10 ft of hose. All are set up so they may be daisy chained. We do a lot of safari type camping where we often face our friends in adjacent camp sites (awning to awning) or in large circles. That is usually is when we need the extra lengths because we have pulled in the site backwards.

The extra hoses are stored in fence posts mounted above the propane tank so they don't take up valuable bin space and are never in contact with any of the other stored items.


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Old 06-16-2015, 11:01 AM   #12
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Without a doubt, a Rhinoflex hose is the best out there for the price. Last year at Goshen, we won a WasteMaster sewer hose (Lippert Components) which is, IMHO vastly superior to the bayonet connection sewer hoses (the WasteMaster is a cam lock) It has the ability to turn 90 degrees and a added benefit of having the wire supports on the outside (thus the inside of the hose is smooth and will not catch solids)
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While we don't have near as much experience as some 'round here - it's not our first weekend out, either...

15' was fine for us, until last weekend - very large pull through site at a private park... Ended up using a 20' extension with the 15' Rhino, to reach. Extension is just a cheapie; and since this is the first time it's come out, I guess that's good enough.
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Old 06-16-2015, 11:27 AM   #14
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At Goshen, it's not uncommon to need 30-35' to reach. That said, I have (2) 15' and (2)10' sections. I also like the clear 45 degree elbows and use a "wye" connector when both drains are connected.
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