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How long can you go without a campsite?

  • 24-02-2007 10:16pm
    #1
    peasant
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    We were kinda lucky in that the chosen motorhome came with quite a few uprated features (for its age):
    200 liter tank for fresh water
    150 liter tank for waste water
    fixed tank toilet with ca 30 liters (wasn't curious enough to measure it yet)

    So, as there are only two of us, we can easily go for four nights without having to empty or fill anything, provided we don't shower to luxuriously.

    The second battery is "only" 100 AH, but all it has to run is a few lights and the water pump and we usually don't spend four/five days just parked up anyway.

    I'm yet to make my experiences with emptying and refilling at a campsite, so far we haven't been away longer than four nights in one go.


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  • #2
    dollydishmop
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    A group of us did an 8 day run around the coast of Ireland for charity last summer in vw campers. We only used campsites for two of those nights, and the only thing we did different on those nights was use the showers :D (and the second campsite had a laundrette). Those of us with on board water tanks could top them up (and empty the waste tanks)...and we could plug into 240v to give the gas bottles a rest on running the fridges overnight. The rest of the trip was wild camping. :cool:

    This year we're planning a 10 day run, but no idea how many proper campsites we'll get to.


  • #3
    fits
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    dollydishmop wrote:
    This year we're planning a 10 day run, but no idea how many proper campsites we'll get to.


    I know someone who went on that last year. Could you pm me the details of this years event? Is it open to anyone? We have a T25


  • #4
    dollydishmop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 561 ✭✭✭dollydishmop


    fits wrote:
    I know someone who went on that last year. Could you pm me the details of this years event? Is it open to anyone? We have a T25

    Hi Fits

    You'll find more info on this year's run here: www.type2ireland.org
    Have a look in the What's Happening section.

    Open to anyone...as longs as its a VW <grin>

    There were two T25's last year....

    Who do you know? ...got me curious now


  • #5
    fits
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    Ciaran, think he was either in an old Beetle or a Karmann Ghia..
    Dont know him that well, friend of a friend kind of thing, but he told me all about the trip and it sounded like it was great fun.


  • #6
    Franner
    Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭Franner


    Myself and my ex used to go to Europe for three months at a time. We'd usually wild camp and would easily go a week without using campsites. Admittedly we would sometimes stroll in and use a shower when we were passing somewhere and the warm weather meant swimming was an option. Our budget was extremely tight though.


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