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22/6/2010 at 6:01pm
 Location: Beautiful Yorkshire
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Quote: Originally posted by Seacrest on 22/6/2010
Thank you so much to all the members who replied to my original post with interesting, informative and amusing answers - truly in the spirit of the camping forum.  Here's to many more years of happy co-habiting!






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23/6/2010 at 9:48am
 Location: North Lincolnshire
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When we started caravanning in 1973 we used a potapotti in a toilet tent, and when we were ready for a shower we went to the swimming pool (How disgusting is that!) or into the sea. The caravan water supply was a container kept outside the door. Gas lighting. Now that was what I call caravanning. (Sound of violin music). So now we use our caravan facilities with song in our hearts. (We've upgraded our caravan by the way).
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23/6/2010 at 3:39pm
 Location: Sunny Greater London
 Outfit: Outwell Arizona L Coleman chimney rock
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Isn't practical to use the shower in our Silverline Nova Princess GT. It would probably kill the 'van off in a season with damp!! I use site showers, but husband prefers the full strip wash thing. Toilet is no 1s only.

Never really thought about it before, but we do pay & as long as we're not hogging all the facilities and leave them clean/tidy for other people, it's ok.

I stayed at Newark showground for a kit car show over the weekend which has very limited facilities. One caravan who turned up with the huge, shiney awning, dish etc & entertained us for 3hours setting it all up, decided that he was going to attach his hose (put his 'van on the mains) to the only tap for 200yards in all directions. He genuinely didn't think there was anything thoughtless in what he was doing!

It takes all-sorts,eh?


23/6/2010 at 5:10pm
 Location: West Midlands
 Outfit: Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Why do so many posts refer to damp when using shower. I can understand if you have an older van that has perhaps got cracks in the shower compartment that it not worth spending money repairing but if you have a new, or relatively new van with a full shower cubicle surely it was designed to be used, and if fit for purpose, will not lead to damp?

my van is now 10 years old, it is our 3rd year with it and I always use the shower. Have had to have one small damp repair this year, but that was due to the front awning rail needing re-sealing.



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23/6/2010 at 6:01pm
 Location: Luton (no jokes plea
 Outfit: Coachman and Hyundai
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I don't understand that either, our van has a dedicated circular shower cubicle. I think that damp has a lot more to do with the continual use of an awning.

Anne



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23/6/2010 at 6:30pm
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I think the reference to possible damp while using the shower relates to the poor build quailty of many UK built caravans. With some vans showing signs of damp at only a few yrs old, I guess owners want to give their 'van the best possible chance of staying dry & that don't include spraying anywhere inside with water, even if it is the shower cubicle.


23/6/2010 at 6:39pm
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I prefer to use site facilities because I am the one who has to empty the ones in the van. However, I am not one of those who refuse to stay on a rally field because the facilities are not thre. We do use the facilities in the van when necessary. We also use the kitchen.


23/6/2010 at 8:12pm
 Location: None Entered
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I'm sure some confuse actual penertrating damp with condensation. Breathing at night, no vents open because its cold, no air circulation after or during showers or with steam from cooking etc and so on... most condensation collects in corners high or low and left long enough produces the black spores. Stick the meter on and it hey presto you've got damp! I can go with others though on damp because of showers - unless your sealed unit is cracked - theres no prob at all!


23/6/2010 at 8:33pm
 Location: SHROPSHIRE
 Outfit: Corona 505 & Nissan Primera P12
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Because we pay the pitch fees we use the facilities. "simples"

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23/6/2010 at 8:40pm
 Location: Luton (no jokes plea
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Not so "simples" where there are none! we prefer CLs/CSs and often use our own even when provided.


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23/6/2010 at 9:33pm
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  We havnt got our van yet not till tusday but theres no no 2 going anywere in my van lol.  I didn notice some tenters saying  they had to use sit showers.  I found on some sits I couldnt. Being unablle to satn any lenght of time I cannot shower on my own. On alot of sites the are disbeld showers in both mens and womans shower blocks  but its a problme when your a woman and your hubby is the one to asist you. men dont wnat me in there and woman dont wnat hubby in theres so we made our own disabeld shower. all you have to take extra is a swimming cossy  and a watering can the biger the better we packed thinsg actuly in ours travling

    most people have wind breaks set them in a cercule the taller they are the better and then get a bucket or somthing you can sit on.  boile the kettle and make up the watering can and a bowl bucket of water. one can full to wash one to rinse but use a 2 in one shampo much less water and you can shower outside with  the birds and if its raining you get an extra rince lol

   I think when we go to sites with no showers even with the caravan the watreing cans going to have to come along as there no room for hubby to help me shower in our little 2 birth and i dont know if teh shower head will fit out the window.

   were theres a will there a way i allways fined solutions lol



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23/6/2010 at 10:34pm
 Location: Sunny Greater London
 Outfit: Outwell Arizona L Coleman chimney rock
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That's a really good way of doing things fallenangel.

I was looking at a couple of newer caravans on the web the other day & 1 of them had an external shower as well as the shower in the bathroom. Ad said something about washing your sandy feet or the dog before you go inside the 'van.




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