Some Lay-by’s are better than others.

[grasscutter]

Slowly making are way towards the Easter Rally at Wyre Piddle. 99.9% of the time we wildcamp.
OK we can’t get the chairs out and sit outside but for a free night and to wake up with a good view its not bad.
This may help others decide that you don’t always have to use sites.
Location A44 about 8 miles west of Worcester.
Road very quiet overnight.
Probably busy weekdays with lorries and burger van.

 

[PP Bear]

Lovely views and looks like a well kept tarmac lay-by too, excellent stuff.

Ive stopped many nights in decent lay-bys, but they must had a divider from the passing traffic, least in my mind, as I don’t fancy a shunt from a HGV driver whose nodding off.

I used to stop in a lay-by every time I visited mum, but now I use a lovely pub, just 20 mins away.

Thanks for sharing

 

[grasscutter]

Ive stopped many nights in decent lay-bys, but they must had a divider from the passing traffic, least in my mind, as I don’t fancy a shunt from a HGV driver whose nodding off.

Quite agree. Always make sure it’s is set back from the road.

 

[Two on Tour]

Slowly making are way towards the Easter Rally at Wyre Piddle. 99.9% of the time we wildcamp.
OK we can’t get the chairs out and sit outside but for a free night and to wake up with a good view its not bad.
This may help others decide that you don’t always have to use sites.
Location A44 about 8 miles west of Worcester.
Road very quiet overnight.
Probably busy weekdays with lorries and burger van.
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That will be Bert's truck stop then ?

 

[PP Bear]

How is it that both those lay-bys have far better tarmac and road surface than found here in Kent!!

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[Carpmart]

Does it have a strong or relatively mild stench of urine?

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Always found lay-bys also. have their own special fragrance

 

[berni109]

Must have tarmacked it then since it used to have holes big enough to swallow a car.
Hope you walked up the 'B' road to the talbot pub. Brewery there for 'this that or t'other' beer. Food good but inho expensive.

 

[royandsharont]

If you wildcamp 99.9% of the time grasscutter out of curiosity how do you empty your waste & toilet contents, I can see getting fresh water would be much easier.

I have seen others, who wildcamp regularly, say they carry extra cassettes etc but it still means they have to visit sites with facilities every few days in the U.K. because disposal facilities are not readily available.

So what is your secret to doing it

 

[hblewett]

You have to visit somewhere where you can empty a cassette dump grey and take on fresh water; that doesn’t have to be an expensive site - CL/CS/THS or club meet will do the same at (approximately) 25% the cost of a site.

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[nicholsong]

There are many laybys which were bends in the old road which has now been straightened, so they are tens of metres from the traffic and quite quiet.

 

[Jamesh]

Plenty of them on the A39 Atlantic highway...

 

[MaidinDevon]

The Talbot also allows free overnight stops. Includ8ng waste and water, and hook up. No obligation to eat in the pub, bit it would be rude not to have a drink.

Worcestershire have been tarmacking, unfortunately Herefordshire have not and the road is much worse a few miles on.

I can also recommend Knightwick butchers, about 200 yards up the road, their steaks are fantastic, and from their own cattle.

 

[MaidinDevon]

Hi
Forgot to add, the Royal Oak at Broadwas, also offers stopovers. No facilities though. Large, level car park. That is about 2 miles closer to Worcester.

Karen

 

[Carpmart]

Always found lay-bys also. have their own special fragrance

Eau de lay-by

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[grasscutter]

If you wildcamp 99.9% of the time grasscutter out of curiosity how do you empty your waste & toilet contents, I can see getting fresh water would be much easier.

I have seen others, who wildcamp regularly, say they carry extra cassettes etc but it still means they have to visit sites with facilities every few days in the U.K. because disposal facilities are not readily available.

So what is your secret to doing it

This won’t sit well with some but it’s the truth.
Two cassettes and always bag and bin the paper.
Large rucksack that hold the cassette, gloves, wipes and water to rinse.
Use public toilets and most of the time they are cleaner when I leave.
Now let’s wait for the comments

 

[grasscutter]

The Talbot also allows free overnight stops. Includ8ng waste and water, and hook up. No obligation to eat in the pub, bit it would be rude not to have a drink.

Worcestershire have been tarmacking, unfortunately Herefordshire have not and the road is much worse a few miles on.

I can also recommend Knightwick butchers, about 200 yards up the road, their steaks are fantastic, and from their own cattle.

I looked up the butchers on Google and sadly they don’t open until Tuesday

 

[grasscutter]

That will be Bert's truck stop then ?

Correct

 

[MaidinDevon]

No, sorry. They are old fashioned, and close on Mondays, to still have a 2 day weekend.

 

[Reallyretired]

I cant see any problem with emptying in public loos, if you can find one these days, as long as you dont use the dreaded blue which stains everything and stinks and clean up. If I arrive home with anything in the cassette I just empty in our downstairs loo.

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[ManTheVan]

As above, nothing wrong with emptying in public loo, as long as clean up is thorough. Using bio liquid means there’s not really any smell. A spray bottle of bathroom cleaner or multi-surface cleaner also helps, or antiseptic wipes.

 

[Gromett]

As above, nothing wrong with emptying in public loo, as long as clean up is thorough. Using bio liquid means there’s not really any smell. A spray bottle of bathroom cleaner or multi-surface cleaner also helps, or antiseptic wipes.

There was a story I think told on here about a lady overhearing a conversation. Her husband went to go to the toilet and had just got through the door when it sound like someone had opened up their butt cheeks about a meter wide and let loose with a months worth of poop. He was a little concerned then the smell hit him, he decided to leave without using the facilities. He was gobsmacked by it all and couldn't believe the guy was still alive after that. He had had some beer/curry induced next day eruptions but nothing on that scale. The women weren't sure whether to laugh or be concerned for the guys health or just disgusted.

The lady who was over hearing this conversation was a camper who's husband it was who was emptying their cassette She was peeing herself laughing at the conversation....

 

[ManTheVan]

There was a story I think told on here about a lady overhearing a conversation. Her husband went to go to the toilet and had just got through the door when it sound like someone had opened up their butt cheeks about a meter wide and let loose with a months worth of poop. He was a little concerned then the smell hit him, he decided to leave without using the facilities. He was gobsmacked by it all and couldn't believe the guy was still alive after that. He had had some beer/curry induced next day eruptions but nothing on that scale. The women weren't sure whether to laugh or be concerned for the guys health or just disgusted.

The lady who was over hearing this conversation was a camper who's husband it was who was emptying their cassette She was peeing herself laughing at the conversation....

Made me laugh out loud. Thanks Gromett

 

[PP Bear]

I cant see any problem with emptying in public loos, if you can find one these days, as long as you dont use the dreaded blue which stains everything and stinks and clean up. If I arrive home with anything in the cassette I just empty in our downstairs loo.

Just need your address and access to your downstairs loo please

 

[PP Bear]

If you wildcamp 99.9% of the time grasscutter out of curiosity how do you empty your waste & toilet contents, I can see getting fresh water would be much easier.

I have seen others, who wildcamp regularly, say they carry extra cassettes etc but it still means they have to visit sites with facilities every few days in the U.K. because disposal facilities are not readily available.

So what is your secret to doing it

This won’t sit well with some but it’s the truth.
Two cassettes and always bag and bin the paper.
Large rucksack that hold the cassette, gloves, wipes and water to rinse.
Use public toilets and most of the time they are cleaner when I leave.
Now let’s wait for the comments

I cant see any problem with emptying in public loos, if you can find one these days, as long as you dont use the dreaded blue which stains everything and stinks and clean up. If I arrive home with anything in the cassette I just empty in our downstairs loo.

As above, nothing wrong with emptying in public loo, as long as clean up is thorough. Using bio liquid means there’s not really any smell. A spray bottle of bathroom cleaner or multi-surface cleaner also helps, or antiseptic wipes.

There was a story I think told on here about a lady overhearing a conversation. Her husband went to go to the toilet and had just got through the door when it sound like someone had opened up their butt cheeks about a meter wide and let loose with a months worth of poop. He was a little concerned then the smell hit him, he decided to leave without using the facilities. He was gobsmacked by it all and couldn't believe the guy was still alive after that. He had had some beer/curry induced next day eruptions but nothing on that scale. The women weren't sure whether to laugh or be concerned for the guys health or just disgusted.

The lady who was over hearing this conversation was a camper who's husband it was who was emptying their cassette She was peeing herself laughing at the conversation....

Operation Dump The Dumps….


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[Gromett]

Operation Dump The Dumps….

Very similar I think. But not the one I had heard..

emptying a cassette down a toilet

Can someone explain if it's normal practice for people to empty their waste down a normal toilet on site, when theres an actual waste point that could be used? my impression was they couldnt be ar**d to walk or move their vans to the disposal area, so every morning dumped it in the normal...

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I am sure I heard it on here though.

 

[ManTheVan]

I’m sure I know which Shaldon car park Pusser was talking about. He certainly made The Great Escape.