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02/7/2022 at 9:23pm
Location: East Herts
Outfit: 1992 Elddis Wisp 450CT + X Trail
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Quote: Originally posted by pcbjs on 02/7/2022
So very random, hubby was discussing the first caravan he towed as a 17 year old back in 1977. Saying how the lights were all gas powered, now the water was delivered to the sink via a pump on the floor operated by the foot and how if hot water was needed the kettle had to be boiled. So It got me wondering when were electrics first added to caravans and when did caravans start having showers added. Anyone know?
Interesting point. Our first two caravans back in the 1970s and 1980s were from the 1960s and both had gas lights. The first one, a Sprite Alpine, didn't even have running water at all, we had to fetch it in a water container and pour it into the sink. The second one, a Sprite Musketeer, had water pumped up by a hand pump, but still no electrics of any kind.
I fitted a similar water system to both of them, with a tank under a bed and an electric pump up to a sink. Neither of them had any kind of electrical system either until I fitted it. This consisted of a big old car battery in a locker, feeding the water pump and a couple of lights I fitted inside, one over the table and one at the other end.
We had a few years when we switched to boating, but when we returned to caravans we bought a 1988 Elddis Tornado XL. This had everything! Toilet & shower, hot & cold running water, mains electricity, battery charging, double glazing, and a built-in gas heater. What a transformation! So I guess that electricity, showers etc must have come sometime either in the late 1970s or early 1980s, but I don't know exactly when. Would be interested to find out though, as I have always said that it must have been when caravans changed most drastically in their entire history. Virtually all changes since then have been cosmetic, as my 1992 Elddis has all the things most of the latest caravans have apart from central heating [is that really necessary in such a small space?], air conditioning, and a microwave.
From what I remember most sites back in the 1980s didn't have EHU, although it was just starting to creep in. A site with 50 pitches though probably only had about 5 with EHU, and always on a meter. Only for the posh vans though. 
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Best Regards,
Colin
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