A true 'Why not to be a carravaner' story.

[rosalan]

Talking to a lady passenger of a caravan some time ago, she bemoaned the fact she could not use the Caravan toilet. I asked why and was told her husband said that using it would upset the balance. True story!

 

[Bluemanc100]

Talking to a lady passenger of a caravan some time ago, she bemoaned the fact she could not use the Caravan toilet. I asked why and was told her husband said that using it would upset the balance. True story!

We always had a self enforced Poo Ban in ours.... the same will apply I expect when we find a MH

 

[jollyrodger]

No s**t Shirley

 

[Duck Truck]

Talking to a lady passenger of a caravan some time ago, she bemoaned the fact she could not use the Caravan toilet. I asked why and was told her husband said that using it would upset the balance. True story!

I think the guy had made a shrewd observation.
The lady climbing out of the boot of the car doing 60mph on the motorway
as she steps across the anti snake device to access the caravan through the caravan front window
and then onwards to the toilet is bound at some point to have a detrimental affect on stability.
Even if it's only as he taps the brakes as she leaps across or as I do when Sue is sitting comfortably

 

[TheBig1]

a toilet break that destabilises a caravan? revenge of the mega turd....would make a good movie

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[TheBig1]

a toilet break that destabilises a caravan? revenge of the mega turd....would make a good movie

 

[normanandsue]

We always had a self enforced Poo Ban in ours.... the same will apply I expect when we find a MH

Could I ask why?

 

[ctc]

This forum seems to be obsessed with body movements (and shit).

 

[Bluemanc100]

Could I ask why?

We didn't use the shower either in our caravan... always used the site facilities

Perhaps if we ever try wild camping with a MH we might be forced into a rethink

 

[Anthea M]

We always had a self enforced Poo Ban in ours.... the same will apply I expect when we find a MH

We did for about the first month of trips away!! But learnt the petal method and cleaning wasn’t so bad so now used for both!!!?

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[Bluemanc100]

We did for about the first month of trips away!! But learnt the petal method and cleaning wasn’t so bad so now used for both!!!?

Go on' I'll bite. I'm a newbie looking for our first MH so I guess I can ask at least one stupid question... I assume P.E.T.A.L is an acronym?

If there is a way to avoid the dreaded Bathroom Broadband I'll consider it

 

[Rob Hammond]

We did for about the first month of trips away!! But learnt the petal method and cleaning wasn’t so bad so now used for both!!!?

Petal method? Is that were you wipe ones bottom with a leaf

 

[Anthea M]

Go on' I'll bite. I'm a newbie looking for our first MH so I guess I can ask at least one stupid question... I assume P.E.T.A.L is an acronym?

If there is a way to avoid the dreaded Bathroom Broadband I'll consider it

Petal method? Is that were you wipe ones bottom with a leaf

 

[jumartoo]

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We try not to put any paper in ours (never mind petal paper) because it uses up toooo much available space.

A careful positioning over "the hole" makes the cassette last so much longer. Any mistakes can be flushed then wiped and the paper binned!!!

This is helped by the fact we lived for many years in a "campo" house in Spain and all paper had to go in a bin.

 

[Lenny HB]

We always had a self enforced Poo Ban in ours.... the same will apply I expect when we find a MH

How strange.

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[Bluemanc100]

How strange.

Each to his own fella

 

[Clarky]

What a flipping faff!
Having paid a small large fortune for a van with very comfortable facilities you don’t use them?
Just open the blade valve and carry on, no lining the bowl and definitely no trudging to the manky site loos in the rain.
We use our van a lot, at least a 150+ nights a year, and haven’t used a site loo or shower for donkeys years.

Richard
PS. Having a SOG we also don’t use those expensive and ‘orrible smelling chemicals either.

 

[nicholsong]

I wonder how many MH builders get requests to substitute the toilet/shower for a wine cellar?

What do people do half way through a journey if they need a shit? Hold it till the next MacDonalds or Tesco 50 km down the road?

I do expect answers from those who will not use their loos for that.

Geoff

 

[klaatu]

This forum seems to be obsessed with body movements (and shit).

It's an important part of motorhoming.

 

[PeteH]

Maybe, build a "thunderbox", That way you can "hangout" over the side whilst underway?. Simple construction involving redundant timber and Sacking (for privacy)

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[suavecarve]

Just keep count of the clean drops versus the lesser well aimed ones.

Whoever gets the worst scores empties the toilet. Simples

 

[TinaLes]

Talking to a lady passenger of a caravan some time ago, she bemoaned the fact she could not use the Caravan toilet. I asked why and was told her husband said that using it would upset the balance. True story!

Was she that large may I ask? If so the the corner steadies would definitely have to be deployed beforehand
Les

 

[Guigsy]

My mum and dad just use their bathroom as a wardrobe.

Ours gets full use.

 

[Just smiffy]

Just do what the bears do....??

 

[Servo]

We try not to put any paper in ours (never mind petal paper) because it uses up toooo much available space.

A careful positioning over "the hole" makes the cassette last so much longer. Any mistakes can be flushed then wiped and the paper binned!!!

This is helped by the fact we lived for many years in a "campo" house in Spain and all paper had to go in a bin.

I know what you mean take no notice of the none believers .?

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[scotzsue]

I know of 1 lady who wont allow the kitchen to be used either, hubby has to BBQ outside no matter what the weather, they don't use the loo either, otherwise seem perfectly sensible people.
being able to use own facilities was a big +factor for buying our motorhome.

 

[Speve]

Oh I do love a good Bog thread we’ll be onto bomb Aimer next and targets on the bog roll???

 

[pappajohn]

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That is so sad.

The bomb aimer needs a refresher course and everything will remain skidmark free.

 

[DangerMousy]

If there are convenient facilities then we'll use them, but other times we use these: Amazon product ASIN B007EBW970

 

[138go]

We always had a self enforced Poo Ban in ours.... the same will apply I expect when we find a MH

I remember it well. Bucket and chuckit. Saved filling up the toilet in the boat.

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[peterc10]

We didn't use the shower either in our caravan... always used the site facilities

Perhaps if we ever try wild camping with a MH we might be forced into a rethink

You will get much more out of your motorhome if you are more flexible with where you stop. The main advantage of the motorhome is that it is better suited for touring rather than going and staying in one place.

That is especially so when touring in Europe. Lots of lovely Aires etc just waiting to be discovered. On our first trip to France we booked our first two sites. Never made that mistake again and have never had a problem finding a place to stay in Italy Spain Portugal Germany or France. But not often on a campsite.