Not using campsite bathrooms now?

[Jac Sprat]

Has anyone decided to boycott campsite bathrooms and loos to cut down on possible corona infection? Ten confirmed cases in Andalusia where we are.
(please don’t get antsy with me! I’ve read the reports; I don't need educating thanks )

 

[Odd-no-more]

Nothing to do with coronavirus I don't use the showers on site anyway. Why haul a bathroom around in the van, and not use it?

 

[gus-lopez]

Most of them from contact with known infected person from Seville who'd been to Italy

 

[Jac Sprat]

Nothing to do with coronavirus I don't use the showers on site anyway. Why haul a bathroom around in the van, and not use it?

We prefer a good strong shower plus we’re lazy about regular emptying.

 

[carolyn]

I think if I was away in the van I’d probably decant a drop of liquid soap into a bottle as that is rarely available in campsite loos. I tend to have Mary Poppins sized bags as I feel the cold as I’m a softy southerner so do that anyway and no-one has noticed!

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[Jac Sprat]

Lack of soap is definitely a motivation.
We’ve had five lovely peaceful days in the fabulous Guejar Sierra site which has everything like loo paper and soap.
Today moving to one of the Tarifa sites.

 

[Reallyretired]

I never use them anyway.

 

[Hollyberry]

I always carried a can of Dettol spray ( used to be called Dettox) and gave the site door handles, toilet and showers a quick blast of that when I used them.

 

[Jac Sprat]

Husband has started using his sleeve to open doors including the van.
There were face masks on the ski slopes at Sierra Nevada on Saturday!

 

[Silver-Fox]

I always carried a can of Dettol spray ( used to be called Dettox) and gave the site door handles, toilet and showers a quick blast of that when I used them.

Wow, I’ve heard of Castrol R being used as aftershave but that’s a whole new level with Dettox ?

Sorry for dragging the post down to my level ??

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[Lenny HB]

If you are that worried just wild and keep away from people.
We don't worry about it and just carry on as nor normal. As it happens we are all on our own by a French lake at the moment.

 

[The Wino]

I suppose it's up to you but just as likely to get infected in the supermarket petrol station cash point etc or come to that the tap you will have to use more often to fill up if you use your own loo

 

[Shrimp]

I believe in destiny, if you’re in line to get it.....you will.
But I do think it’s daft when you use public loos you push the door to get in but you have to hold a handle-with your just washed hands-to get out. Not everyone washes their hands!

 

[Silver-Fox]

If very worried don’t handle any money at all.

Most of it, coins and notes, are covered in lots of nasty stuff ?

 

[pagey]

We prefer a good strong shower plus we’re lazy about regular emptying.

me too if they are clean i will use it

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[Littlewheels]

If very worried don’t handle any money at all.

Most of it, coins and notes, are covered in lots of nasty stuff ?

Good advice when you’ve got all them rich folk wiping their arses on £50 pound notes.

 

[Spriddler]

But I do think it’s daft when you use public loos you push the door to get in but you have to hold a handle-with your just washed hands-to get out. Not everyone washes their hands!

Quite. It's daft.
For maybe 20 years after washing my hands I've lurked by the door of public loos and kept the door open with my foot or elbow to leave when someone else has opened it.
(The doors on the X channel ferries are a challenge with their raised doorsteps and powerful closure springs).

 

[carolyn]

I get the impression on newer buildings, perhaps it’s regulations for this very reason that most of the entrance/exit doors to loos are swing , or the handle is on the outside and then you push to exit the block or room . Because you’ve got me thinking I will be monitoring this whilst out and about , admittedly I am only in the UK at the moment. I will report back, how very exciting this all is!! I really must start using emojis but Miss Cumberledge would be so disappointed in me I just can’t bring myself to do it.

 

[The Dotties]

If very worried don’t handle any money at all.

Most of it, coins and notes, are covered in lots of nasty stuff ?

Just send it to me. I’ll deal with it for you?

 

[Theonlysue]

I would still like to know what all the panic is about

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[Riverbankannie]

Not just for covid-19 but everyday, rather than using sleeve for door handles, I would (I always do) use a piece of toilet tissue to extract myself from public loos which is then discarded in a bin outside.
Good handwashing too after using MH service point and after handing money/chip pin machines.

 

[The Wino]

If very worried don’t handle any money at all.

Most of it, coins and notes, are covered in lots of nasty stuff ?

Good point thank heavens for contactless

 

[rb62]

I would still like to know what all the panic is about

As someone said this morning 'the misinformation and paranoia is spreading faster than the virus itself'!

 

[Parrot Face]

This debate has been done to death. All down to personal preference. If I have to boycott showers and toilets then I have to boycott....door handles, crowds, etc etc. Part of me can't wait to get the virus and get over it. Again its going to be exploitation time...testing kits, phoney 'alternative' treatments, virus proof gloves and facemasks. Look out for the adverts and claims .

 

[Hawkstone]

Wow, I’ve heard of Castrol R being used as aftershave but that’s a whole new level with Dettox ?

Sorry for dragging the post down to my level ??

Ooh who doesn’t love a bit of Castrol R

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[pappajohn]

I always carried a can of Dettol spray ( used to be called Dettox) and gave the site door handles, toilet and showers a quick blast of that when I used them.

What do you do about change given in shops and pubs. Those coins have been through more hands than any door handle or toilet flush.

 

[Odd-no-more]

What do you do about change given in shops and pubs. Those coins have been through more hands than any door handle or toilet flush.

contactless card payment

 

[SpeedyDux]

Apart from contaminated door handles I am puzzled by the phobia about showers. Is the coronavirus in the hot water, like Legionella?

I admit I wear plastic shower shoes to avoid catching veruccas, but I don't know why campsite showers risk transmitting Covid-19. Unless I am in a minority who only use showers for ... showering, actually, so I wouldn't understand what the fuss is about. I object to other campers using the shower for washing their dogs, but that's another topic.

 

[Rapido925M]

I have no great concerns over this BUT my other half has chronic asthma and is on immuno-suppressant drugs because of her arthritis. For her, catching this virus could be life-threatening.

Last week we were on holiday in Dorset. The weather wasn't too good, the parking wasn't convenient and lots of sites were closed. When the experts said that 80% of the population could catch this disease within a few weeks we decided that discretion was the better part of valour. Being ill at home with doctors who know us, attending a hospital where we know the MH could get parked easily (and the car even more easily), having family around who could bring us supplies just seemed a sensible precaution. So here we are back home, with all the comforts of a log fire, large TV with Netflix, Amazon Prime etc, unlimited superfast broadband and a freezer full of food which is not dependent on a bottle of gas.

The plans to visit Portugal in May, the Loire in June and Poland in September are all on hold: not what we want but the possibility of problems outweighs the probability of them not occurring. Once we've survived the virus we will reappraise the situation.

Gordon

 

[The Wino]

I have no great concerns over this BUT my other half has chronic asthma and is on immuno-suppressant drugs because of her arthritis. For her, catching this virus could be life-threatening.

Last week we were on holiday in Dorset. The weather wasn't too good, the parking wasn't convenient and lots of sites were closed. When the experts said that 80% of the population could catch this disease within a few weeks we decided that discretion was the better part of valour. Being ill at home with doctors who know us, attending a hospital where we know the MH could get parked easily (and the car even more easily), having family around who could bring us supplies just seemed a sensible precaution. So here we are back home, with all the comforts of a log fire, large TV with Netflix, Amazon Prime etc, unlimited superfast broadband and a freezer full of food which is not dependent on a bottle of gas.

The plans to visit Portugal in May, the Loire in June and Poland in September are all on hold: not what we want but the possibility of problems outweighs the probability of them not occurring. Once we've survived the virus we will reappraise the situation.

Gordon

Just like doing a risk assessment. It's the probability of it happening times the effect if it does. In your case I can see why you have changed tack.

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