mlts22
Austin, Texas
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The #1 seller to me about Barker are the positive stories. #2 sell point -- the fact they are made in the US.
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ljr
Pennsylvania
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I've had several Barkers (30 gal) and now a Thetford (35 gal). I use them a lot and the Barkers would always develop cracks along the metal spine on the bottom after a year or two and start leaking. They were behind the spine where I couldn't get at them to patch.
This is the Thetford's 3rd year and so far no problems.
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wbwood
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I have the thetford 35 gallon as well with no problems. Gray water only.
Both Thetford and Barker are good products. We went with price and that was thetford. Many mentioned Barkers customer service...is knowing that they have good customer a good thing? 
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Fizz
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paulcardoza wrote:Or the correct number of 8.3 pounds per gallon..... 
Fizz wrote:Don't forget 1 gal of water = 13 lb. How much can you lift?
Most big totes are rigged to be slowly towed behind a vehicle.
Actually a Canadian Gallon weights 10lb.
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Rolling Condo
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I have the Barker 4 wheel 32 gal. tote. It matches the size of my waste tanks which keeps things simple as far as dumping into the tote tank. As others have spoken of the Barker quaity and service go way beyond what is so typical this day and time.
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Ron3rd
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We have a Barker 32 gal 2 wheeler and it works fine. We use it for the grey tank only as we've never filled up our black tank in 8 years, thought some find it necessary to use it for black too. Showers are what fills up our grey tank faster than anything, so the tote comes in real handy at times. Buy the biggest one you can afford. On the bigger totes as mentioned above, you tow it to the dump station. Never owned a Thetford but I understand they make a good tote too.
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coolmom42
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I would get one somewhat bigger than your tanks. You may have some of the tote volume that is unusable due to not being able to get it level. Plus you don't want to overflow it.
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wa8yxm
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Brand: Barker, no question.
Size; That is up to you, Personally I would recommend one size UP from whatever the RV's tanks hold.. Unless they hold a whole lot.
Example, tanks on my rig 36 gallon so I'll go with 40 when I replace my tote.
5 gallon: Luggable
10 Draggable
15 (And I thin 20) draggable (They have 2 wheels) and optional tow fork (hooks over a ball hitch) NOTE: if you have a 10, I have a tow fork for it. (They do not make them.... I did)
25 and up, come with hitch adapters so you can tow it to the dump.
And that's all I will say.
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chuggs
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Any of them will be better than breaking camp to make a trip to the waste dump.
I like the 30 gal Barker Tote Along...since I had the ability to weld my own mounting rack for the back bumper. I also have a hitch ball on my truck for towing it to the dumping station. The tank is big enough to handle my grey tank capacity too... I found it on SALE as well on the internet --- so it was a considerable savings over some of the fancy 4-wheel models.
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DWolfrom
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Fizz wrote:paulcardoza wrote:Or the correct number of 8.3 pounds per gallon.....
Fizz wrote:Don't forget 1 gal of water = 13 lb. How much can you lift?
Most big totes are rigged to be slowly towed behind a vehicle.
Actually a Canadian Gallon weights 10lb. Now I'm even MORE confused!!
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