Happy Camper Holding Tank Treatment

Good day From Mesa.

         Thanks for the info, have been looking at Happy Camper and will give it try in our 2465 when we get it. One question, do you premix it before adding it to to the tank? And do you use some in the gray tank? Were coming from a Whitewater Retro that has small tanks and looking for info on keeping the 45 gal tanks fresh on our unit.

I premix one scoop with a gallon of water and dump in toilet. I then add two more gallons of water. I have never used any in my grey water tank, but you can if it gets an odor. If you go to the link in my top post there is a tab on the top of the page that is labelled  "tank tips" it has the best advise I have seen for holding tanks. I have a 40 gallon each black and grey tanks and have never had a problem with happy camper. It doesn't try to mask the smell like other chemicals, it eliminates them. 

Congratulations on your new trailer. 

Happy Camper is amazing stuff.  We don't do any premix, but just put a scoop in the bowl and flush it.  The enzymes feast on the organic material in the tank vs. deodorants that just mask the smell.

Probably not a bad idea to use it in the grey tank as well, from time to time.  There's no detriment in using Happy Camper.

We have been using it since our camper was new. Good stuff we highly recommend it. 

Just ordered some, hope it is the poo bomb!!

X2... used it full time last summer in the heat and never a problem.

Thanks for the info.  I have seen it but have never tried it, never heard from "real world users" that it actually worked.  Will keep that in mind.

Curious why Amazon won't deliver this to our CA address.  Recently, even an identical to what we have shower head replacement for our home couldn't be sent. 

On one of my other post I had to have my smoke detecter sent to @fpmtngal in Az cause could not get it sent to Ca.

@eldoradoretired posted:

Curious why Amazon won't deliver this to our CA address.  Recently, even an identical to what we have shower head replacement for our home couldn't be sent.

From what I understand, California changed their laws, banning certain chemicals or such.  Gary’s CO alarm fell victim to the changes and why he had it shipped to me in Arizona.  Happy Camper might have to change their formula to meet the current California standards.  It’s easier to just not ship to California.

I noticed that the camping stores in Oregon were well stocked with it.

When Liquid Glass stopped shipping to Ca they said it was too much paper work.

Happy Camper 64 currently available on eBay.  Shipping is based on how many you order.  2 buckets shipped to our PA address is less than $45 ea!  Seller says "More than 10 available".  I have no connection to this, but this looks like a bargain for those needing some.

Happy Camper is the only product I have ever used and have never had a problem even in warm weather.

I started using Happy Camper and it works well.  I am a believer.

I got it here on Amazon:

Happy Campers RV Toilet Treatment - 64 Black or Gray Holding Tank Deodorizer Treatments for RVs

Thanks for the reminder, Eric, I need to check our bucket to ensure we have enough for our upcoming trip. If we are running low I need to order it so it's here before we leave.

We've used Happy Camper since new and that stuff simply works. No stinky perfume, citrus, or fruity pimp-wagon-cover-up smells - actually, no smell at all. One scoop in one gallon of water, followed with two more gallons of water in both black and gray tanks, and you'll be a "Happy Camper."

I switched to Happy Camper 1-1/2 years ago after finding the Tech Tank treatment I had been using did nothing to squelch odors. I found the HC is extremely effective at removing odor buildup and I assume it does an adequate job at breaking up the poo though I think most do well.

The past 9 months I have started to notice an increase in what appears to be Uric Acid Struvite (see photos in LINK and LINK) on the bottom of the black tank. I never witnessed these for 4-1/2 years but only about 9 months after I started using HC. So I have now switched back to a treatment I was using before the Tech Tank stuff, Pure Power. It never left any deposits on the bottom of the black tank on either the 2020 or 2014 Lance trailers and it too was effective in removing the odors. It is an enzyme type of treatment and I had good luck with it before.

We have used Happy Camper since the early 80’s and have had no problems with until about four years ago when I did some solo winter camping for three months. Three months with no ability to empty the tank or move the trailer. It was harder the get the tank emptied and flushed than usual.

Then a new Grandbaby came along and we started doing some moochdocking at my daughter’s house for one or two months at a time. The trailer was stationary and I emptied weekly with a macerator. I rigged up the macerator discharge with a clear plastic tube to observe what went through.

I have come to the conclusion that HC likes trailer movement as in driving down the road and sloshing things around. I went to Unique RV Digest-it and found it does a better job than HC when the trailer is stationary. I can recommend it highly.

I have always treated my gray ranks with HC and had no problems with odors or anything. When I went to Unique I started using it in my gray tanks too; and again no problems. Since I have a lot of HC on hand I think I will continue to use it up in the gray tanks.

Nothing against "Happy Campers", just offering an alternative.

Have used this tank treatment in our RV's since we started RVing. Np chemical or perfume odor. Actually, no odor whatsoever. It just works, from freezing up to 118°+ in the shade (like this past week ). Wish we'd known about it back in our sailboat days.

Available at Walmart, Home Depot and on Amazon. (Links below)

Oxy-Kem Walmart     Oxy-Kem Home Depot    Oxy-Kem Amazon

We’ve used Happy Camper in our C glass and our lance trailer!!! It’s the best by far… As a resident of California I have to send it to sons house in Nevada and get it from him… Crazy regulations, nothing we California folks can do…. Besides moving out of state…

@Lou & doreen posted:

We’ve used Happy Camper in our C glass and our lance trailer!!! It’s the best by far… As a resident of California I have to send it to sons house in Nevada and get it from him… Crazy regulations, nothing we California folks can do…. Besides moving out of state…

That is what I did 19 years ago. It was a great decision. It seems that scores are following me. I have several friends who are just putting their last few years in to get their retirement. Some have already bought property out of state and are waiting for the magic day.

My family moved to CA in the mid 50's, I graduated HS in 1969 and it truly was the Golden State; I could not conceive of living anywhere else. But alas, things changed......

I ordered the unique, I sit for several months, every summer and use macerator.  I normally move every two weeks, but with temps in 90s and above, I've been noticing it.

They have several choices, extra strength, classic and liquid/pods, along with cleaners and such.

Walmart had decent price on both, extra strength was almost double of classic, but classic is available for pick up.  I ordered extra strength liquid, for summer, but will probably go with classic on the road.  I've tried "pods" before, in other products and they didn't travel well in heat and humidity.

@RobertMT posted:

I ordered the unique, I sit for several months, every summer and use macerator.  I normally move every two weeks, but with temps in 90s and above, I've been noticing it.

They have several choices, extra strength, classic and liquid/pods, along with cleaners and such.

Walmart had decent price on both, extra strength was almost double of classic, but classic is available for pick up.  I ordered extra strength liquid, for summer, but will probably go with classic on the road.  I've tried "pods" before, in other products and they didn't travel well in heat and humidity.

I have found, both with HC and Unique, that after a few weeks it is good to add some additional treatment to the partially filled tank.

Good to know, instructions say every three days, I figured weekly would be enough.  I get water, every couple weeks, normally I take grey boy full, at same time.

I have to report, after week of adding Unique, tank still doesn't smell like roses, in 90°+ temps.  I'm hopeful those stinky little bugs are happy at least.

@RobertMT posted:

I have to report, after week of adding Unique, tank still doesn't smell like roses, in 90°+ temps.  I'm hopeful those stinky little bugs are happy at least.

During our last trip our blank tank was super funky on the first night after driving 200 miles in 100+ temps. I added a bunch of the Unique toilet cleaner, which was all I had on hand but has the same microbes as the tank treatment, along with several gallons of fresh water before our 250 mile drive to the next stop. The smell was much better when we arrived. I went to Ace the next day and found the Unique tank treatment. I added a few ounces and the tank had zero smell for the rest of the trip, but the ambient temps were a lot lower there.

You may need to dump, add your treatment with ~5 gallons of water, then drive a few miles to really agitate things. The bacteria needs to bloom.

The TC is unloaded, for another month and a half.

I have found with Happy Camper in the hotter temps it helps to add more water, not treatment. It states this in their instructions. It fills your tank up faster, but gets rid of any odor. Give it a try.

When you have to haul both FW and BW, you want to add enough water, to black, but not more than needed.