Do I need a wastemaster

[Bean13]

New to MH do I need a wastemaster got one from our caravanning days
Would it be useful. Thanks in advance

 

[Ratcatcher]

Can be useful, some sites have no drive over waste drop, some have waste on pitches but difficult to use( water doesn’t go uphill). Our waste pipe is too low for an actual waste master, but have a big container that we use occasionally when we have problems.

 

[The Wino]

Depends how you use your motorhome. We never had one and never missed having one. If you have the space why not keep it at home for a year and if it's still being stored then ditch it

 

[Northernraider]

No

Unless you have a caravan

 

[Lenny HB]

No, you have an engine & wheels.

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[Guigsy]

We stay at a site every year for the family get together. The van doesn't leave site for a couple of weeks. A WasteMaster would be handy for carrying grey back to the dump location! I used to have one from a previous van (that was a conversion that had no grey tank until I added one). But the current van is too low to squeeze a WasteMaster underneath. Instead I end up running 5m of pipe downhill so I've got enough drop to get the water over the lip of a bucket. And I do about a dozen trips back and forwards every few days. It's messy. Or I just partially decamp and drive to the dump point.

 

[ChrisL]

Yes, i'm full time and use it all the time, many smaller sites don't have a drive over dump, if it won't go under the van you can buy an expandable hose that you can attach to the grey water pipe, as long as the tank is higher then the wastemaster it will work. In addition you can use the wastemaster as a trolley to strap the toilet cassette to.

Edit: I just found a photo of a Benimar P282, it doesn't appear to have much exterior storage, so perhaps one of those containers that are used for engine oil changes would be better.

 

[PP Bear]

I use this, it low enough to get under the outlet, well it is unless I’ve sunk into the ground a bit, but never leave it in place, just use it when required. Holds 20 litres.

Wouldn’t want to carry the wastemaster with me, far too big and bulky.

 

[Mr porky]

We use one, very usefull if you've set up your site and there for a few days.

 

[Phill D]

Wastemaster far too bulky to carry around, but it really depends on how you use your motorhome.

We use a low 25 ltr waste depending on where and what we are doing during a trip. If touring we use the collapsible bucket if we need to create some space in the waste tank.

Sometimes it’s easier to dump a couple of buckets than queue up for the drive over ( if there is one)

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[Nirvanauk]

I just use a collapsible bucket with a small hole in it and leave the grey tap open.

 

[PaulW2]

New to MH do I need a wastemaster got one from our caravanning days
Would it be useful. Thanks in advance

In the past I would sometimes pitch up for up to a few weeks while attending things - eg the Hay festival. I used a wastemaster then as an easy way to decant waste without upping sticks. It was also useful at music festivals.

I travel much lighter now, never spend that long in a place, and don't anticipate needing one.

 

[MisterB]

i am surprised no one has suggested grass filters yet for disposing of grey waste on site ....

our wastemaster hasnt been used for two years .... neither has our water container

 

[Abacist]

I made the mistake of buying a WasteHog which is like Wastemaster but bigger. The design is poor because the handle is grounded when its full and its very heavy as you get older. I use it less and less and usually now resort to a bucket rather than take it as it also takes up a lot of room in the garage.

 

[pappajohn]

No, you have an engine & wheels.

So you uproot, move 50 MTRS up the road then go back and repitch just to empty your tank.
Wastemaster is far more efficient and quicker.
Of course, if you carry so much mostly unused stuff you may not have anywhere to store it.

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[pappajohn]

i am surprised no one has suggested grass filters yet for disposing of grey waste on site ....

our wastemaster hasnt been used for two years .... neither has our water container

But it isn't just the bits, the grey water stinks.

 

[carolyn]

We just use a small bucket as we have a PVC, easy to empty and rinse every day. Avoids smells. Easy for storage in a small van.

 

[Northernraider]

2 cheap collapsible buckets is all you need and are multi purpose . Takes up far less room.

 

[peterc10]

Never needed one. Either use the drive over facility in most places. Or, on grass, use a magic bucket

 

[Badknee]

Collapsible bucket for grey waste, collapsible watering can for fresh water.

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[pjay]

Never needed one. Either use the drive over facility in most places. Or, on grass, use a magic bucket

I sometimes have my magic tap on the dribble setting on grass.

Pete

 

[hja]

We don’t use one. We have a collapsible bucket for emergency emptying. Our current van has the grey outlet in the middle of under the van so we couldn’t reach to fit a pipe to it if the site didn’t have a drive over waste. We did purchase one of those tanks for emptying oil which we could push into position and we used that until we had an extension pipe added which now means we have opening at the skirt. So if no drive over waste, and that applies to most sites we stay at, we can attach a pipe and drain into the hedge at the side, with owners permission, of course. Many of the CLs we stay at ask you to empty to hedges or trees. Even if we stay on a site for a few days we take the van off site so using a drive over is no problem.

 

[PP Bear]

i am surprised no one has suggested grass filters yet for disposing of grey waste on site ....

our wastemaster hasnt been used for two years .... neither has our water container

 

[Carpmart]

i am surprised no one has suggested grass filters yet for disposing of grey waste on site ....

our wastemaster hasnt been used for two years .... neither has our water container

When parked next to a lake for a few weeks fishing I get a carrier bag, make a few slits/holes on one side and stuff it full of long grass from a verge, place the extension pipe from the grey water pipe into the bag on top of the grass. The grass acts as a filter whilst the ‘filtered’ water gracefully permeates naturally away.

I also carry a waste master for longer stays in Spain. Rest of the time I use on board tank as we will be moving well before it’s full.

 

[Verteuil Man]

No. That's what the waste tank is for. When it's full or you are leaving a site empty the waste tank at a drive over dump or down a grid. It's only washing up and shower water.

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[Manic]

We’ve used one but only when we’re having an extended stay in the winter

 

[Gromett]

I tend to use CL's which don't have drive over grids. I am fulltime and always use a wastemaster.

I would keep it, but only carry it for when you need it.

 

[B+W vanman]

Grey water, or bath/shower/sink water, is the stuff United Utilities encourages us to water the lawns and gardens with, whenever they announce, or threaten, a hosepipe ban, usually two weeks after it stops raining, is it not?
Must be pretty harmless…….?

 

[zac]

We carry these Here and only ever use them when we are on a site for a long time (over 10 days) as our waste tank is 150 litres (half the fresh) and if we are all setup I don't want the hassle of moving everything just to empty grey water. These fold flat and take up no room and can hold 20 litres, which is perfect (usually i just empty daily and never fill more than 1.5 of these). I only ever use them though if staying somewhere for a long time.

Just depends on what you can put up with really, if moving is no problem then why use them

 

[Littlewheels]

New to MH do I need a wastemaster got one from our caravanning days
Would it be useful. Thanks in advance

I have a brand new one in original box, £20 absolute bargain.