Dump Hose Storage

Searched for a post on this but can't find anything. Where do you store yours? Previous owner stored his in a very small tote on the front near gas tanks. That means having to scrunch it up when it is wet! I am thinking about a PVC pipe mounted underneath but not sure where to attach or how.
If there is a thread, could someone tell me where? If not, has anyone done the PVC pipe storage and could share?
Thanks

My (injured) 3326 has storage in the trailer's rear bumper. Others have used threaded PVC pipe like you describe to store the hose...

I have space there also. Would be better, I think, than having to scrunch it up to put in a little plastic tote on front. Also, I have read some campgrounds require a "doughnut" on the sewer hose. Can you tell me what this is? I have searched for item in RV supplies but have not found anything called a "doughnut".
Thanks

[ThePair]

Bumper storage for me. 2x sewer hoses, attachments on the right compartment, crank for hitch jack & scissor jacks, small container with odds & ends for water hoses, and the 4' and 10' hoses, sometimes a 5 gal collapsing water tote, all in the bumper. Very convenient, as I can access it with the shells down.

My sewer hoses have little orange caps that go over the ends, air tight, so I can rinse them out, then cap one end, compress the hose, and cap the other and they keep their small size. Makes for easy storage.

I'm not sure, but is a donut the ring that makes for a tighter seal with the sewer outlet? I'd think that'd be more important for a site with hookups--I've personally never seen any kind of requirement for a dump station, but I can easily see that someplace with a hookup would want that to be sealed well, less change of fumes/odors or spillage happening at the campsites that way.

My Elkmont has excellent storage for the sewage goodies in the bumper. The previous trailer that I had did not, so I did the mod as described in the attached link:

http://rvbasics.com/techtips/RV-Sewer-Hose-Storage.html

The fence post used can be bought at most Lowe's home improvement stores. Mine worked great.

Originally Posted by ThePair

Bumper storage for me. 2x sewer hoses, attachments on the right compartment, crank for hitch jack & scissor jacks, small container with odds & ends for water hoses, and the 4' and 10' hoses, sometimes a 5 gal collapsing water tote, all in the bumper. Very convenient, as I can access it with the shells down.

My sewer hoses have little orange caps that go over the ends, air tight, so I can rinse them out, then cap one end, compress the hose, and cap the other and they keep their small size. Makes for easy storage.

I'm not sure, but is a donut the ring that makes for a tighter seal with the sewer outlet? I'd think that'd be more important for a site with hookups--I've personally never seen any kind of requirement for a dump station, but I can easily see that someplace with a hookup would want that to be sealed well, less change of fumes/odors or spillage happening at the campsites that way.

Yes, requirement was for hookup at site. I was kind of guessing that this is what it is but have not found it anywhere as being called a doughnut. Am thinking that if we had a sight with sewer hook ups would not be continually hooked up, only using to dump before we left site. But best to be prepared for anything.
Thanks!

Don't really know what it is called, maybe 'adapter' or something like that. It is usually rubber and allows the hose to seal with different diameter dump lines. No big deal, probably pretty inexpensive.

Originally Posted by ThePair

My sewer hoses have little orange caps that go over the ends, air tight, so I can rinse them out, then cap one end, compress the hose, and cap the other and they keep their small size. Makes for easy storage.

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I like idea of capping the hose and compressing it. I think I found those caps with the adapter at Camping World. Also found the "doughnut", a hard rubber/foam that fits around connection on sewer hose. I have not seen in my Wal-mart, maybe will find at another one.
Thanks.

[Bill]

You have a 2004 TM, and that is the year that several things changed including the back bumper configuration. I don't know which configuration you have.

Earlier TMs had a steel diamond-plate cover over the rear bumper compartment, and a square steel bumper. The hose was stored inside that bumper. There are a few screws that penetrate the bumper, and the sharp screw points tend to snag the hose and rip it. This is easily fixed by unscrewing each screw, snipping or filing off the point, and screwing it back in.

Newer TMs have a plastic cover over the rear compartment, and no hose-storage tube. Instead, the hose can be stored inside the compartment - I keep my hose, along with an extension hose, manual crank for the jacks, and a couple other things in the big center section of the compartment.

As for a donut (aka foam ring). Whenever I have been in a campground that demanded a donut, they actually had a picture of a hard plastic elbow. The red ones from Valterra are common, and most campground stores sell them in case you don't have one. At any rate, the campground owners have explained to me that many campers just stick the bare floppy end of the hose into the campground's sewer riser, and because it is so flexible, it often pops out. Understandably, they don't care for that. With a rigid angle fitting on the end, and a rock set on the lip of the fitting, it doesn't happen. I think WalMart carries these. Certainly every RV store, on-line and physical, has them. About $10-12 if I recall.

Note regarding the picture. It looks like there are two pieces - the elbow, and the cap hanging from the cord. Actually there are three pieces - the elbow separates into two. The upper half of the elbow is permanently attached to the end of the hose. It separates from the lower half at the big flange, and the tapered part of the flange serves as a donut. The ability to separate the halves makes it a bit easier to store.

Bill