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10ltr petrol can fills ours nicely but get some funny looks sometimes

Andy

I like the petrol can idea and the shower head makes me laugh, i'd give you a funny look too if i saw that before i'd read this idea lol.

I use a 2l fizzy drink bottle.  Give it a wash out and then fill with water from onsite tap fill up tank and recycle bottle

Quote: Originally posted by gazmister123 on 06/4/2009

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I unscrew the shower head then lean the pipe out the window, Kills 2 birds with 1 stone, It gets all the water primed through to fill up the hot water tank  and I fill up the top toilet tank at the same time.

The shower head unscrews easy enough, just don't lose the washers out of it, take them out first.

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It is fairly high up for someone who is not very tall and lifting 10 or 20L containers can be difficult.

I don't have a problem but my wife might. The 5 litre can has a good long spout, is small enough to stow under the van or in the external locker when travelling!

Quote: Originally posted by 664DaveS on 07/4/2009

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It is fairly high up for someone who is not very tall and lifting 10 or 20L containers can be difficult.

 

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I'm not very tall and haven't found it particularly high on any of the vans I've had - but I wouldn't bother putting 10 or 20L at a time in - it would only need emptying again when we packed up. A kettle full is plenty.

Faffing around with the shower and a window seems like a lot of bother, and many vans don't have a bathroom window - or a shower, or both.

We use a 2 litre pop bottle, too much hassle for me to use shower.

Using the shower is certainly NOT a 'no brainer' - our shower is on the off-side of the 'van, bathroom window is at the back and toilet on the near-side - I'd love to see those people who think using the shower to fill the tank is so easy and obvious it's a no-brainer manage with that layout!

Watering can suits us as it fills the tank and, as we only use our own loo, the tank-full is almost always used over the course of a weekend.  Horses for courses.