Question about Carrying a Camco Portable Tote Tank

CharlieB

We travel with a 15-gallon Camco portable tote tank for times when we need to dump the grey water and don't want to move the trailer. We usually carry it on top of our TV - a 2019 4Runner. However it's awkward to lift it up and down, and I have always been a little jealous of people who can carry one of these on the back of their trailer by hooking it to a ladder. (It has a hook on the bottom that's designed for this.)

The other day I realized that I might be able to carry the tank on the back of our TAB - a 2021 320 Boondock - by hanging the hook on the Yakima rack we installed a few years ago on the cross-rails. As you can see in the picture, I ran a strap across the tank, and I tied the wheels down to the cage around the back lights and the license plate. I also put some rubber pipe wrap on the top rail of the cage so the wheels won't bang on that. The tank doesn't move when I shake it, and it's not too heavy - so it's not putting much weight on the cage or throwing the trailer out of balance.

I'm sure that carrying the tank here will interfere some with the airflow over the trailer, but I'm hoping it's low enough and tucked in behind the spare tire enough not to be a problem.

What do you all think of this? Has anyone else tried it? Could it cause problems that I'm not thinking about? Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Yoshi_TAB

Hi,

For another different option, you can always use your cassette toilet tank.  Obviously one would need to make a few trips.

jjfalardeau

I like it.  Well done.  I may try that one day.  I do appreciate having mine on those rare occasions. 

CharlieB

@Yoshi_TAB and @jjfalardeau - Thank you both for your comments. I have thought about using the cassette toilet tank, but it would mean extra trips. So at least for now, I'll try this. My wife and I are leaving for a short camping trip on Saturday. I'll post again here next week to let you know how it goes.

andytabrv

That's creative!  I'm assuming carrying it empty here and not full (you're a strong human if you're able to hoist a full tote that high!).  I figure it's light enough you could also strap it on top of the front storage chest, but seems your solution is a lot more convenient and less in the way.

I have the same tank, but a 2024 T@b 400 and while I haven't used mine yet my plan was to put it on the left or right side of the front platform (my front storage bin isn't the new wider one.)

CharlieB

@andytabrv - You're right. We do carry it empty. There's no way I could lift it that high if it were full. :-) Carrying it on the front platform would also make sense, but it's not possible for us because as this picture shows, we have other things there. So hopefully having it on the back will work.

jamesdn1948

CharlieB said:

@andytabrv - You're right. We do carry it empty. There's no way I could lift it that high if it were full. :-) Carrying it on the front platform would also make sense, but it's not possible for us because as this picture shows, we have other things there. So hopefully having it on the back will work.

Carrying it on the back rack works for me.