Washing up

[CliveV]

Hi Ann - I suspect the culprit washing the dog in a washing up sink was probably "on a promise" - see "dogs in bed" thread!

Sorry if anyone finds my sense of humour offensive but this was just too tempting!

 

[CliveV]

On a more serious note - we use a solar shower on top of the caravan for showers - great to have a "free" hot shower in the evening before our meal and our evening walk or "promenade". The shower head just goes thro the hatch in our shower/bathroom.

We also bought another solar shower that we just have sitting on a table by the caravan for general purpose washing and washing up. Works very well.

 

[JohnW1]

Hmmm....never seen anyone showering on top of a caravan before... saves getting the floor wet I suppose....

Nick

 

[CliveV]

Hi Nick - I assume you missed the bit that said the shower head goes through the ventilation hatch into out bathroom/shower?

Mind you if we had SWMBO up there having a shower we could all loose some weight as it would probably put us off our food.

 

[dazicki]

we have an old van and it doesnt have hot water so hubby goes and does the pots for me but he takes a washing up bowl and does them in that because there always someones noodle or grease around the sink.

 

[BJ]

A bit of both. If there are just breakfast plates, or we have just had salad for lunch, I would wash up in the van. But if we have had greasy plates & pots I would use the site facilities.

Sometimes (particularly abroad) after one visit to the site facilities I may continue to use the van sink, if I find the HOT water is only WARM

 

[Guest]

dazicki , we were the same with an old van a few years back. But we discovered the "kettle" for the gas ring or even a pan filled with water solved the problem -}

 

[dazicki]

fair do"s euro

ok i dont wash up in my van coz i cant be bothered boiling pans and kettle

 

[Guest]

He He HE , a sense of humour discovered !

Nice one dizicki, some of these new vans are a little to clinical any way, hot water, proper beds and DVD players! What a bunch of nancies some vanners are turning into.

Just do it your own way and with anti bacterial wasjhing up liquids we probably have far fewer concerns these days.

 

[dazicki]

no worries me and my old van are just fine

my dads got a posh one and has nothing but trouble with us what you see is what you get but can i just add im not a hill billy with a scabby old shack hooked to the back of my car shes very respectable looking

 

[chelsea1]

LOL!...this thread is good reading

 

[popupJohn]

In days of old when a canoe and a small tent were all that was needed a good swirl in the river soon washed my single plate and bowl off.

Humbug!! to all this hotwater stuff

 

[CliveV]

My wife is appalled that I still want to add the milk to the inner waxed wrapper of the small selection pack of cereals and eat out of that rather than dirty a bowl!

Why make more work for your self I say.

 

[dazicki]

you some kind of crunchie nut then

 

[colin(bridgend)]

We used to have an ABI Globetrotter 4 berth with only cold water, no shower and a manual toilet which we had fitted as an extra. What a great little van - all 14ft of her. We sold it and bought a new Bailey Ranger 500/5. Although it had all the mod cons, was longer and comfier it did not have the same personal atmosphere as the old van. After approx. 12 months of the new van we came to the conclusion that we should have kept the ABI and enjoyed it more. We now have a motor home but still use all the site ammenities and very rarely wash up, shower or use the wc in the van. We were told on one occassion that the seal around the shower tray over a period of time will leak due to the floor/wall flexing in travel and water will leak through to the floor and eventualy cause rot and serious problems to the floor.

 

[Tony A.]

Colin,

Why spend what I assume was a lot of money for things that you don`t use, take away the sink, shower and tiolet from your motor home, and you would have been better off with a Luton Transit, put a bed over the cab and make a living area on the floor. you could have saved a fortune.

 

[colin(bridgend)]

Conversly regarding you line of thought Tony we pay for the facilities of the campsite so why not use their facilities and keep the inside of the motor home clean and dry from water splashings and condensation and also the potch of filling the water and emptying the waste. There are arguments for and against using own facilities and those of the camp site.

 

[Tony A.]

colin,

very true, at the end of the day it`s each to their own,

and long may we enjoy it.

Tony A.

 

[colin(bridgend)]

Tony - As is evident it is a free world (so far) and we agree to differ except with the end part of your posting - no matter what we do as long as we enjoy doing it. Incidently I have not slept in a Transit but spent a few nights sleeping in the back of an old Bedford 15cwt. van one year at Silverstone for the British GP. The good old days of roughing it and could call the king my uncle.

 

[colin(bridgend)]

Hi Chelsea you have introduced a topic for discussion which seems to be well contributed by all without any form of bitchyness. There are many varying reasons given for using site facilities compared to the facilities on board in the van. In my opinion vans are now becoming too sophisticated and therefore heavy. Gone are the good old days of a basic comfortable van which could be towed by the average family car and everyone used the on site facilities for washing, toilet, etc. The only down side to this was that there was, and still are, some dirty so and so's about on site who do not consider the hygene and cleanliness of other people.

 

[Guest]

Friends camped near Royan with their young toddlers, mum did food and watched babes and Dad wandered to the communal sinks to save on carrying water.

A few days into the holiday they abandoned the beach trips for an afternoon at the pool where a bevy of young topless babes all greeted Joe like an old friend and fussed over the little girls.

The women were fellow washer uppers, and Joe remarked how Anne seemed to wash up as she worked from then on.

 

[LMH]

I don't use any of the facilities at all now unless I have to wash the bbq grille.

 

[Val & Frank]

Gone are the good old days of a basic van !!! thank goodness. Also gone ( for a lot of people ) are the quick Friday night dash home from work, and away someplace for the weekend.

Now we take our time, if we want to go to France for the month we can. Why, because we have a good sized van, with hot water, toilet, shower, fixed bed and of course the flat screen telly, fridge/freezer, mains hook up etc. So we think we deserve our little luxury. Oh and by the way being retired helps.

Val & Frank

 

[chelsea1]

Hi Chelsea you have introduced a topic for discussion which seems to be well contributed by all without any form of bitchyness. There are many varying reasons given for using site facilities compared to the facilities on board in the van. In my opinion vans are now becoming too sophisticated and therefore heavy. Gone are the good old days of a basic comfortable van which could be towed by the average family car and everyone used the on site facilities for washing, toilet, etc. The only down side to this was that there was, and still are, some dirty so and so's about on site who do not consider the hygene and cleanliness of other people.

Hurrah!..its interesting to see everyone's views

 

[chelsea1]

Thanks for all your contribution/comments folks, its interesting reading.

My husband always says im always too concerned about what other people are doing, but im only curious!!

We are quite new to caravanning so everything is a novelty/question at the moment.