Review on 🚰 Valterra Heavy-Duty Tote Tank Hose - 5ft, Red - D04-0111 by Dusty Tofte

This hose, as the name suggests, is used to connect the RV drain valve to the portable waste water tank. For this reason it has a bayonet lock on both ends. You will most likely need an adapter to drain into the campsite sewage hookup. Hopefully this explains the reason for some of the 1 and 2 star reviews mentioning this anomaly. All of this goes to show that this 5ft sewer hose is doing exactly what it was designed to do. But this is the stinkiest and stinkiest smelly slinky I've ever met. You should definitely open this packaging outdoors and let it air out for a few days before using it or taking it anywhere, as the initial smell is likely to be even worse (albeit different) than your black aquarium! Fortunately, the smell will dissipate with use and more ventilation between use and storage. This hose is also not stiff at all. We normally use Rhinoflex drain hose, but this hose has no structure and doesn't seal at all. Again, it shows that this hose does its job exactly as it should. No leakage after 3 uses. I'm happy, but wish I'd spent a few bucks more on the 3ft Camco version for the stiffness.