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PersonOpensauce
12/4/2018 at 11:19pm
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If your caravan has a proper shower cubicle you don’t use then you have the wrong caravan. If you do not need a shower then get a caravan with just a toilet compartment & no shower & you will have more living space.


Persontango55
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Reading the above comments, it is evident that people use the shower cubicle for more purposes than just the shower head for a flow of water for a total body wash. However, what you have to look at is the demand and progress over the years as basic caravanning started off with gas operated only appliances, a manual foot operated water pump, a place to sleep and eat and that was about it really but then people wanted more home from home comforts. Along came the provision of 240 volt mains electric hook up which dramatically changed the concept of modern caravanning so all the commodities are now everyday essentials so when it comes to selling the caravan without a shower cubicle you can guarantee that potential buyers will either walk away or offer a price well below the true value.
Whether you use the shower or not is down to personal choice but the fact is that manufacturers are not going to omit a shower cubicle from their future designs whatever layout it is.


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Personjeff juke
13/4/2018 at 1:26am
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we used ours...

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Personromany girl
13/4/2018 at 6:26am
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Our shower is an essential piece of caravan kit for us, and the main reason we chose a caravan with a nice big end washroom to fit in with our needs. I am registed Disabled myself, cannot walk more than a few steps unaided by my scooter or wheelchair, and need grab rails and a seat whilst showering. Not all caravan sites have a Disabled shower or toilet, and some toilet cubicles are so small that there isnt enough room to manouver or take a walking frame into for support once the door is closed.

Likewise my husband dislikes using some onsite facilities that are left less than clean by a previous user, some people just cannot be bothered to clear up after themselves when they have used the toilet or have obvious foot problems judging by the wrappers for various foot treatments that they sometimes leave behind in the cubicle.

Our toilet is also my first choice when traveling enroute to our chosen destination and can easily be accessed for use in a layby without the need to try and find a suitable disabled toilet in an unfamiliar area, or without a trek across a service area often in the pouring rain.

Julia

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13/4/2018 at 6:52am
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Previous posts there are more than this, but can't find the right wording for the search facility.

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Personbessie500
13/4/2018 at 8:25am
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I think it all depends on your van and circumstances, my last van was a 6 berth with a toilet/shower room it was never used as it would of took a age to dry down after & 2 young girls having shower Christ I’d need a constant water flow to keep it going, now it’s mainly me and the wife with a fixed bed van and a end bathroom,
It’s miles easier to use the onboard, we do however usually use the shower block but we only use cc sites so know they are always immaculate.

Bessie


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We use ours as I know its only us that uses it and is kept clean.

The thought of using a shower that probably hundreds of others have used before nah not for us.

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Personmalcmax
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the wife and I started camping 1971 by 1974 2kids 1984 2 more kids still camping but now on 3rd caravan and a shower and toilet is a godsend to what site toilets used to be and showers were few and far between still caravanning now with grandchildren [7]


Personchrisn7
13/4/2018 at 1:33pm
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Well we never use ours. Its fitted with a rail for drying wet things, so this gets used as a secondary wardrobe, along with one of those really lightweight plastic 4 drawer sets from B&Q.

I have never seen the point of lugging water to the van, only to lug it all away again, when there are perfectly good, hot and spacious showers on site. Not to mention the unseen risk of water leaks


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13/4/2018 at 3:51pm
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We've just had 4 nights in the New Forest and as the site was deadly quiet we used the site facilities. When we go back in the summer and the site is full we'll use the vans shower.


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Those of you that do use your shower, do you use it on pitches that have piped water and drainage or does it work well using the aquaroll and waste water tanks?


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I use mine when I'm on sites without a shower, and it is excellent, but there is a knack to using one when you have an aquaroll. For me, good soaking first, knock it off, then wash all over, then switch back on to wash myself down.

What I have to remember when pitching caravan on site where I intend to use the showers is to incline it slightly towards the back so the water runs out of the shower plughole.


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Quote: Originally posted by macarw on 13/4/2018
Those of you that do use your shower, do you use it on pitches that have piped water and drainage or does it work well using the aquaroll and waste water tanks?


We use the aquaroll, we can get 2 showers from one fill. Like above we wet, switch off while soaping then rinse off.

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As we only summer camp on the continent, we always use site's shower facilities.

The shower in our van is merely the sink tap, which pulls out (long hose) and sits in a bracket high enough to convert the cubicle to a shower.

The cubicle is used for tooth brushing, hand washing, make-up etc ... toilet (a little) ... and extra storage space when on the move.


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Quote: Originally posted by issym on 13/4/2018
Quote: Originally posted by macarw on 13/4/2018
Those of you that do use your shower, do you use it on pitches that have piped water and drainage or does it work well using the aquaroll and waste water tanks?


We use the aquaroll, we can get 2 showers from one fill. Like above we wet, switch off while soaping then rinse off.



Is that using a 29 litre or a 40 litre Aquaroll for two showers?


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That’s a 40!litre. I have even washed my hair and still not run out. The main issue is remembering to boost the hot water as it doesn't stay very hot to the end if we don’t boost.

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