Daniel Brooks
✓ TL;DR The Dometic 320 is the best overall pick for most larger RV owners, with an elongated bowl, an 18.25-inch seat, and the highest sourced weight-capacity figure here at 400 lbs, though that number is retailer-listed, not published by Dometic. If your bathroom can’t fit its 11-inch rough-in, the Thetford Aqua-Magic Style II fits … Read more
✓ TL;DR The Camco Sidewinder 20-foot support is the best RV sewer hose support for most owners. It telescopes to fit tight or long runs. It curves around obstacles and holds the hose in deep cradles without straps. Full-hookup sites with curbs or uneven ground do better with the Camco Rhino’s graduated, independently positioned sections. … Read more
✓ TL;DR Genuine Dometic and Thetford seals cost more, but they come with manufacturer-confirmed fit information and clearer product documentation. Aftermarket seals are often cheaper and can be reasonable alternatives when the exact model and part compatibility are well documented. This guide compares Dometic’s 385311658 and Thetford’s 34120/42141 so you know what to verify before … Read more
✓ TL;DR Most RV sewer hose leaks at the connection trace back to one of a few spots: a worn gasket, a bayonet fitting that isn’t fully seated, a loose hose-to-fitting joint, a bad elbow or adapter seal, damage to the hose wall, or a black tank gate valve that isn’t sealing behind the termination … Read more
⚡ TL;DR Camco’s Rhino Tote Tank line (15 to 36 gallons) includes no-flat wheels on every size, a built-in rinse fitting across the whole line, and a gate valve on the 28 and 36-gallon models. Barker’s 4-Wheel Tote-Along line (16 to 42 gallons) puts a 3-inch side gate valve on every size and adds pneumatic … Read more
✓ TL;DR The Flojet 18555-000A is a repairable, well-documented portable macerator built for horizontal home-dumping runs. Its current manual rates it for up to 150 feet of horizontal discharge through reinforced 3/4-inch hose. Flow drops as the run gets longer. It’s intermittent-duty, rated for 30 minutes of continuous run time. The manual doesn’t publish a … Read more
TL;DR: For most campground and dump-station connections, a traditional 3-inch gravity sewer hose is faster to set up and costs less. It also has fewer parts that can fail, so it should stay the default choice. A portable macerator pump earns its cost when the sewer connection sits uphill, sits far from the RV, or … Read more
Finding the best RV macerator pump comes down to one question: how far, and how high, does your waste need to travel? If your sewer connection sits right below your outlet, you don’t need one. If you dump at home, pump uphill, or run a hose past 20 feet, the right macerator changes the job. … Read more
✓ TL;DR The Dometic 310 and 320 share the same basic gravity-flush platform, two-bolt mount, and several service parts, but they differ in bowl shape, rinse behavior, and size. Per Dometic’s published specifications, the 310 needs a 10-inch rough-in and is 19 inches deep overall. The 320 needs 11 inches and runs 22 inches deep … Read more
✓ TL;DR The Camco RhinoFLEX 20-foot kit is the best RV sewer hose for most owners. It has a steel-wire core, a clear elbow, and it fits inside a standard 4-inch bumper. Full-timers who dump weekly should step up to the Valterra Viper or the cam-lock Lippert Waste Master. Budget buyers can start with the … Read more