Push or Pull?

[WoodlandsCamper]

As it's tipping down with rain I am sat in the van people watching. When I take/return my aquaroll to the tap I pull it, but there seems to be a few people who are pushing it. What is your preference?

There is aslo a fair few people who are going to the dish washing facility armed with washing up bowls and umbrellas. Must be keeping the van clean for when they are going to sell it.

 

[Gabsgrandad]

I haven't figured this washing up lark out yet, (After 40 years of trying to understand it!) We also remark on the 'habit' of carting your pots and associated bits to the washing up areas regardless of weather. Don't know whether it's because they have had the facilities removed, (that's facilities not faculties !) or frightened of wearing them out. Do they take them down the garden when they are at home? If it's wet as there this am I suppose they have to dry 'em again when they get back along with wet clothes, shoes etc. Don't understand it.

 

[Hutch]

The Aqua roll, situation, depends on if your going down a slope, roll infront uphill, behind.
Washing up always done in the van, why carry a bunch of stuff when you have a sink, and we use shower as a shower not an extra, wardrobe. Prefer to be on fully serviced pitch, like last week.

 

[Thingy]

Push or pull. There is a third option nowadays. Its called fully serviced. In an emergency send the other half.

 

[Raywood]

On the flat it does not matter but uphill pull. Downhill take the weight with it ahead of you but do not let go.y

 

[listmaker]

Personally I'd pull the aqua roll uphill and push downhill but the other half does that or the kids . . . .

Re washing up: it also completely baffles me as to why people cart their pots and pans when there is a sink on the caravan. Lots of people did this at the weekend at the site I was on. One day I'll politely ask someone.

 

[Lynnybobs]

Hmm not sure - will have to carefully observe the hubby with the aquaroll next time we are away to see what he does ....
Don't see the point in lugging pots around in the rain just to use the site facility but not seen anyone do that yet !?

 

[SamandRose]

Tend to pull it unless it's a steep downhill slope but never given any thought as to why. Perhaps I'll try pushing next time just to see if its any different.

We've also noticed the washing up thing and don't understand it either. 'Queer as folk' I suppose.

 

[SirRogerFFS]

Washing up always done in our van,I think that s what the sink is for..As for the aquaroll most cases I just carry it to the water station and pull it back to the van.. I think the washing up thing is a case not wishing to empty the waist water too often and in some cases the sites like grey water chucked around the edge of site.
Sir Roger

 

[Gafferbill]

Never owned an aquaroll so can't comment.....prefer 2 x 25 litre translucent containers.
I usually volunteer to do the washing up on sites that provide free sinks with hot water .......but only if I am not using EHU.
Cuts down on gas use and water carrying

 

[Thingy]

Pots plates etc get washed in the van. Big stuff like Paella Pan and Skottel get done in site sinks.

Always use site showers. Have never used the vans ever.

 

[Gabsgrandad]

But Bill you're substituting 'pot' carrying for water carrying! - but I am with you on Aqua rolls - never had one never will. From my early rallying days when we used to get some 'rough' fields where the sheep & cows had had 1st. choice of the grass, to see folks water carriers rolling through "it", (sh missing). always vowed I wouldn't use 'em, some of the early ones had the caps in the side of the barrel and not the end. Lovely!

 

[Dustydog]

SWMBO prefers to use the caravan toilet and shower 80% of the time.
So we have the on board tank plus two aquarolls.
Push pull same as everyone else.
Note we do clean the entire water system each trip with Milton.
We drink the pumped caravan water. Never had a problem.
With the exception of the BBQ all washing up done in the caravan.

 

[Thingy]

Urghhh. We never drink the pumped water. Always have a 5 litre carrier for drinking water.

 

[Dustydog]

The weird thing is Thingy ask yourself when did you last sterilise your house domestic water system

 

[Thingy]

Well two things come to mind. The house system isnt drained and allowed to stand dry for weeks on end, and the drinking water via the tap comes straight from the supply, it isnt held in a tank as is the hot water. Either way, it is constantly being flushed through, not the case with the caravan.

Another overiding reason for doing this is the taste, it always tastes odd from the pumped system, boiled or no. We do purify the pumped system and flush it through adequately, but it still has this "taste". If I am going to be forced to drink a non alcoholic beverage, it has to at least taste right.

 

[Dustydog]

The solution.
Use the caravan more often.
Sterilise each and every trip.
Your tap water also comes from a tank called a reservoir or for some an aquiver.
Poor taste seems to affect some but not others. I suspect some people use Milton type sterilisers without removing the charcoal filter. Contrary to Whales instructions I only change the filter twice a year.

 

[WoodlandsCamper]

I've only changed my filter once, and that was by removing it.

 

[DeliDave_]

I've only changed my filter once, and that was by removing it.

same here,I put a brass fitting on the end to weigh it down

 

[WoodlandsCamper]

I've only changed my filter once, and that was by removing it.

same here,I put a brass fitting on the end to weigh it down

??? Don't need to weigh ours down, it is located in the side of the van.

 

[chrisbee1]

Personally I'd pull the aqua roll uphill and push downhill but the other half does that or the kids . . . .

Re washing up: it also completely baffles me as to why people cart their pots and pans when there is a sink on the caravan. Lots of people did this at the weekend at the site I was on. One day I'll politely ask someone.

You can ask me. We sometimes wash up in the 'van if it's just the 2 of us but more usually there are at least 3 so the washing up pile gets bigger. I'm the chief washer-uperer and like most men tend to get the water all over the place. At the washing up point there are much bigger sinks, proper draining boards, lots of room, plenty of hot water and other caravanners to have a chin wag with. It also saves on the inside of the pipes and the wastemaster becoming coated with grease. All this and less trips to fill the aquaroll and empty the wastemaster. I actually bought a huge square washing up bowl when in the Netherlands specifically to transport the pots to the sinks, easier to do than pulling an aquaroll about.

 

[Hutch]

Some of the CL/CS sites we stay on don't have washing up sinks or showers, so have to wash everything in the sink. I would rather drag / push an Aqua roll, twice than carry dishes three times. But fully serviced pitches are the way to go.

 

[3Amp]

im a puller, however this year I'm am mainly using a full service pitch ( said in the tone of the fast show) and for the first time using an aqua roll with a side entry shut off valve screwed onto the side cap hole with the water hose to the stand pipe.
a question if i may, how do you go about flushing through the system using milton ?
regards
Mark

 

[Thingy]

Mix the required ratio to a full aquaroll, and then fill your system,let it stand for an hour and flush through with a couple of aquarolls worth of clean water. Cleans your aquaroll at the same time, which will have been stood for the same length of time.

Think of it as a liquid pull thru.

I use Stera Tabs, not Milton btw.

 

[MikeyW]

If we're not on a serviced pitch I usually push the aquaroll and at the same time pull the wastemaster each way. Fill and empty all in one trip.