Some campgrounds disallow use of onboard washer

[jaydee325]

Our Splendide washer uses about 20 gallons per load. Sometimes less depending on cycle chosen. We've washed bed sheets and pillow cases with room to spare. Certainly washes more than a change of clothes.

We're very happy to have the washer and drier. The bottle neck is the drier as it is 110V and therefore takes longer to dry a load but works out great. We plan wash days when we plan to chill out at camp for the day. Really nice not have to go to a laundromat.

With full hook ups, I keep the tank valves closed. When grey approaches full, I dump it. I always keep enough grey to flush the black discharge before we leave to the next destination. Not sure how a campground would know the difference.

 

[ARD]

I didn't know that until Moose River Campground - due to septic tank limitations, even with full hookups.

How common is it that use of onboard washer is prohibited? If fairly common, this could put a damper on the onboard washer option.

I've been full timing for 6 years now and have never come across this issue.

 

[J&JD]

Seven years full timing I've only seen this one time at Mystic KOA. Still ran the washer since I paid for a FHU site.

We stayed here years ago and read the same rule. We thought “well that’s dumb” and used the washer anyway. Some rules are just made to be broken.

 

[JRS]

4 yrs of full timing here w/o running into that situation