Deer Lease Septic System

DTAggie · August 30, 2011, 08:54:20 PM

OK hunters. We are looking at doing a crude septic system at the lease. We have a 5th wheel trailer. Running water and electricity but need a system for black water disposal. Looking at burying a 55-gallon drum. Plan is to bury it a distance away from the camp, and making a small septic system.

Thinking of using PVC pipe to run from trailer and connect to drum. Drill several small holes in drum. Bury in hole, surround by gravel, then cover. Of course have a small exhaust pipe for the drum. The system will not get used that often.

Any suggestions or comments?

classicrockgriller · August 30, 2011, 08:58:51 PM

We just bury our purforated tubes right in the ground at a angle like a field line.

No problem with odor

DTAggie · August 30, 2011, 09:38:00 PM

Straight in the soil? No holding tank/drum? Lines not surrounded by gravel?

classicrockgriller · August 30, 2011, 09:47:41 PM

yep ;D

Caribou · August 31, 2011, 06:52:39 AM

I would go with a dry well.
Google it but it's same thing you are describing: sinking a drum with 1/2" holes drilled into all over it and buried in a bed of drain rock.

Carolyn

SoCalBuilder · August 31, 2011, 06:56:51 AM

A lot depends on what the soil is like. Her in SoCal, we have rocks surrounded with a little dirt. When I plant trees in my yard, I can fill the hole with water and it'll be there long enough to breed mosquitoes.

OU812 · August 31, 2011, 11:21:20 AM

I would use a plastic drum.

viper125 · August 31, 2011, 06:06:45 PM

If using a drum probably a good idea to run a couple perforated leach lines for water over flow.