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PersonVivebunny
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Hello everyone!

I'm counting down the days until I go away in my Countryman! :-)....can't wait!!

This year I want to add a toilet and shower block/en-suite to my equipment!

What glaring problems are there that I should be considering??
Are there any sites that don't want campers having their own facilities?? If campsite don't have facilities, do they assume people will have toilet and shower INSIDE their unit, rather than a tent outside???
Is there anything glaring I should be thinking about? I did wonder about getting an awning extension, but I don't think I'd have the head room and it's a faff to put the awning up, and probably quicker to put a small 'facility' tent next to the trailer.

Thanks everyone, appreciate your wisdom.
Vxxx


PersonHacksaw Bob
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Quote: Originally posted by Vivebunny on 13/3/2018

Are there any sites that don't want campers having their own facilities?? If campsite don't have facilities, do they assume people will have toilet and shower INSIDE their unit, rather than a tent outside???



Unless anyone knows different, I can't see any objection from site management.

One or two possible snags if you intend using a "solar shower" (a black and transparent plastic bag with a tap and showerhead, using water heated by the sun) are the height of the tent and the weight of 25litres of water which you would need to hoist above head height, and at 25kg I doubt many toilet tents would support it BUT have a look at oldham's idea and Sleeper17's link in this current thread for an alternative involving a 12v pump.


PersonBob61
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No problem with a portaloo inside a tent or a toilet tent but as far as a shower is concerned you will obviously need to capture and retain the used water and then dispose of it properly.

In all my years camping I actually don't recall seeing anyone using a toilet tent but then I go to campsites that have toilets.


PersonVivebunny
14/3/2018 at 11:34am
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Thanks Bob and Bob! :-)

I'm leaning towards a Hozelock shower set up, with a tray which I'll capture the water in.

I've not been camping as often as you Bob, but on my last trip I saw a group of tents with a toilet tent...and that campsite had a shower block not too far off.

I'm particularly wanting to go to more campsites that don't have any facilities, so I need to get myself geared up for everywhere. I can store all the equipment in the trailer if I use the shower/toilet blocks instead.

Thanks for your answers.


Personnavver
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When I were a lad we used a toilet tent all the time. It was too smelly to be in the van. Nowadays I don't think I've seen one anywhere.

If it's a site with good facilities they may make a small charge for an extra tent. Many do for a pup tent.

If the site doesn't have facilities they must let you use one surely.

They must get used because manufacturers still make them in decent numbers.

You may want to consider a slightly larger tent such as a utility tent so you can use it for storage


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14/3/2018 at 9:01pm
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Hi
We had a Conway cardinal folding camper which had a sort of awning extension on the front, we out s pop up toilet tent in there and s ports loo, worked at rest, especially at night you didn't have to trek to the toilet block if you needed to go. We were in the south of France once and saw a French family with a pop up toilet tent which had a shower in in, but they seemed to use it mainly when they got back from th beach to wash off the sand, couldn't really work out where the water drained to though!


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https://www.plasticboxshop.co.uk/storage-boxes-for-schools-c3/plastic-flexi-trugs-........

Could you stand in one of the larger plastic trugs, or similar, to collect the water from a solar shower? I would perhaps stand it on one of the foam square interlocking mats. Plastic groundsheet could be too slippery.


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Prior to buying the caravan we used to camp and on most of our outings I used a toilet tent and porta Potti, never gave it a second thought whether the site managers would like it or not, and never got told off.
Didn’t set up a shower I used a bowl of warm water for a good wash, this didn’t soak everywhere enough to worry.


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Quote: Originally posted by Marshmallowqueen on 14/3/2018
https://www.plasticboxshop.co.uk/storage-boxes-for-schools-c3/plastic-flexi-trugs-........

Could you stand in one of the larger plastic trugs, or similar, to collect the water from a solar shower? I would perhaps stand it on one of the foam square interlocking mats. Plastic groundsheet could be too slippery.


Not one of these though


Personquilly101
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Portable dog bath/paddling pool to catch shower water?


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PersonVivebunny
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Thanks for the heads up Bob61....good job you pointed that out !

hahaha.


Personnavver
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Actually Bob61, I think one of those would be ideal as you wouldn't need to empty it.


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Quote: Originally posted by navver on 15/3/2018
Actually Bob61, I think one of those would be ideal as you wouldn't need to empty it.


Good thinking Batman


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When we go to the airshow we always take a pop up toilet tent. My daughter, granddaughter and her husband and several others join us so its easier to use a toilet tent than just putting the portaloo in the awning as we usually do when on our own. We usually place at the side of the tent just next to the door to make it easy to use during the night. Weve never been told to move it or been charged extra.
P.S we do always make sure its emptied everyday.


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We had a toilet tent to use with our Countryman. We bought a green cotton toilet tent. We chose this because the weight with the frame made it more stable. It stayed out even in very bad weather. We used it in the awning and also in the ‘cut out’ section at the back of the unit, outside where the kitchen sections sticks out. The roof section of the frame sloped towards the back which made it fit into the awning height wise.


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Thanks Lobelia, that's really helpful and sort of where I was thinking of putting it.



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