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Quote: Originally posted by Fiona W on 29/6/2023

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Our house water isn’t metered in Scotland, so fresh water & sewage services are included in our rates. I don’t see meters coming to our site pitches.

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Quote: Originally posted by birdman101 on 30/6/2023

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The site main supply will be on a meter, but to then meter individual pitches would be uneconomic comparing the the cost of installing against the money raised per pitch. Also on non service pitches where several people are using one stand pipe it would be impossible to charge each individual using it. As to meterd hook ups we have been on 4 sites this year where the pitch cost has been reduced from last year and a pay meter installed. We have found that it is actually working out cheaper with the meter than we payed per pitch last year.

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Quote: Originally posted by David Klyne on 29/6/2023

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I am not sure there would be much use. Having to haul water, unless on a serviced pitch, is a disincentive to use much! I also think that there is a limit to how much water you could use in a caravan or motorhome even if you did use your own facilities. Also water usage is usually measured in cubic metres of water and that is one hell of a lot of water!

David

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Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 30/6/2023

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Quote: Originally posted by David Klyne on 29/6/2023

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I am not sure there would be much use. Having to haul water, unless on a serviced pitch, is a disincentive to use much! I also think that there is a limit to how much water you could use in a caravan or motorhome even if you did use your own facilities. Also water usage is usually measured in cubic metres of water and that is one hell of a lot of water!

David

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We will use a barrel and a bit per day. Thats a shower each + washing up/swilling pots etc. If its very warm, towards 2 barrels as we'll have 2 showers.

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 01/7/2023

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Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 30/6/2023

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Quote: Originally posted by David Klyne on 29/6/2023

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I am not sure there would be much use. Having to haul water, unless on a serviced pitch, is a disincentive to use much! I also think that there is a limit to how much water you could use in a caravan or motorhome even if you did use your own facilities. Also water usage is usually measured in cubic metres of water and that is one hell of a lot of water!

David

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We will use a barrel and a bit per day. Thats a shower each + washing up/swilling pots etc. If its very warm, towards 2 barrels as we'll have 2 showers.

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Precisely why we always use site facilities whenever we can. We use very little water actually in our caravan, mainly because of having to lug it about. Much easier to just stroll over to the site showers where there is usually much more room than in our caravan shower. Maybe we would think differently if we were in a modern caravan with a much larger shower compartment and on a serviced pitch where we could hook up the water direct.

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Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 01/7/2023

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 01/7/2023

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Precisely why we always use site facilities whenever we can. We use very little water actually in our caravan, mainly because of having to lug it about. Much easier to just stroll over to the site showers where there is usually much more room than in our caravan shower. Maybe we would think differently if we were in a modern caravan with a much larger shower compartment and on a serviced pitch where we could hook up the water direct.

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I get the lugging about bit Col. I always try get withing spitting distance of a tap. Very occasionally i will splash out on a service pitch, but not often. I also get the smaller bathroom scenario. I am guessing yours is the 'everything gets wet' style? We had this in the one and only motorhome we had, and yes, it was a pain.

But your 'casual stroll' to the block? Maybe, maybe not, depending on how far it is. Also, ive seen people coming back wetter than when they were in the shower 5 minutes earlier as its chucking it down. Given i can fill our barrels when i choose, and the washroom is a decent size, i'll be sticking to whats best for us. Horses for courses, eh.

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 01/7/2023

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Quote: Originally posted by Mick S. on 01/7/2023

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Quote: Originally posted by Colin21 on 01/7/2023

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Precisely why we always use site facilities whenever we can. We use very little water actually in our caravan, mainly because of having to lug it about. Much easier to just stroll over to the site showers where there is usually much more room than in our caravan shower. Maybe we would think differently if we were in a modern caravan with a much larger shower compartment and on a serviced pitch where we could hook up the water direct.

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I get the lugging about bit Col. I always try get withing spitting distance of a tap. Very occasionally i will splash out on a service pitch, but not often. I also get the smaller bathroom scenario. I am guessing yours is the 'everything gets wet' style? We had this in the one and only motorhome we had, and yes, it was a pain.

But your 'casual stroll' to the block? Maybe, maybe not, depending on how far it is. Also, ive seen people coming back wetter than when they were in the shower 5 minutes earlier as its chucking it down. Given i can fill our barrels when i choose, and the washroom is a decent size, i'll be sticking to whats best for us. Horses for courses, eh.

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Oh absolutely Mick. Ours is a little old caravan and the shower compartment is tiny. I'm 5'11" and trying to shower in there just results in bruises where I really don't want them! My wife and I aren't as supple as we once were and we both have back problems, so the less lugging about and performing contortions the better.

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