Full Water Tank vs Deisal usage ?

[sweet caroline]

Hi guys, you lovely merry men/women out there !

When I go onto the many forums I belong to, and people say that OFF GRID is the way to go, as the sites have become so expensive, (which is TRUE! even CL sites, with no facilities are expensive !).

Well my question is ? I am up for a 2-week holiday driving from Suffolk to the Penines and the Lake District, but this time I am going to go via Britstops! But the problem is there is no water or electricity in their carparks for most, but some yes, but majority No!

Now as a lady, I like to shower everyday, so where do I get the water from?, to fill my tank up. Was told, NEVER drive with a full tank of water, as your consumption on deisal will skyrocket ! So not too sure, what the heck I do now! Trying to save money on the every increasing sites , or putting water into my tank, which at present, not too sure, where I would get that from anyway ? As most carparks don't have that facilities,

HELP please Advise please, if you have the time, during this xmas rush? hahah

 

[Just smiffy]

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im not sure how big the Truma boiler is, but yes, after a very quick 4 minute shower, it runs cold.
Then I have to wait for the boiler to fill up again, and heat up, which doesn't take long but by then I'm out and dried. so tend to shower in the morning, then wash my hair in the evening!

Ah, so you haven’t learned the shower shuffle yet….

 

[sweet caroline]

Blimey how big is your boiler..? A Truma capacity is 10ltrs and I can shower well within that, does your showers go cold using that amount of water…

 

[Lenny HB]

We aways travel with a full tank 150 Lt (150kg) never noticed any difference in fuel consumption.

 

[sweet caroline]

Its all down to the Black Art of using the Shower Water Wisely.

Yes your right, i turn off water in between soaping up,then back on again, a definite ART hahaha

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[Lenny HB]

so are you saying that fuel stations allow you to fill up with water ? I've never done this before, or is there a cost involved for this service ? as it takes about 20 minutes to fill up my tank

Before you fill up, go and ask if you can fill up with water if you buy fuel, if the say no try the next garage, also make sure the tap is accessible.

As you only have an 80 Lt tank how can it take that long to fill?.
Depending on water pressure it only takes 5 to 10 min to fill my 150 Lt tank.

 

[sweet caroline]

Yes your right, i turn off water in between soaping up,then back on again, a definite ART hahaha

thank you for your advise

 

[simsy56]

We always travel with full tank of water, and when we had an American RV, that was 280 litres, it didn't make a noticeable difference to fuel consumption. As for the 'other forum' saying that your fuel consumption will reduce by one third is utter crap! You will not. Fill up and enjoy! Garages always have water, and will often let you fill up.

Craig

 

[sweet caroline]

We always travel with full tank of water, and when we had an American RV, that was 280 litres, it didn't make a noticeable difference to fuel consumption. As for the 'other forum' saying that your fuel consumption will reduce by one third is utter crap! You will not. Fill up and enjoy! Garages always have water, and will often let you fill up.

Craig

Thank you Craig for your kind advise and making me less worried and concerned

 

[sweet caroline]

Ah, so you haven’t learned the shower shuffle yet….

hahah, shower off, soap, shower on, remove soap, shower on, and do it all again for the hair, is that the shower Shuffle? coz if it is, I'm just getting used to it. But why aren't the boilers bigger for hot water anyway ?

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[Tonks]

80 liters, enough for 2 showers, usually,

40l per shower? Wow… You can shower using far less than that.

yes I think your right there David, I plan to do a site every 3 or 4th day, to cut costs, but 30 per night for 14 night adventure is far too expensive for me! So to fill and dump etc, then I will have to do a couple of sites

You can find sites well under £30pn. I had a few nights on a full facilities site earlier this month for £18.40pn, and another site was £15.40.

In terms of water weight, I travel with my tank full and it makes almost no difference to my fuel consumption. Also, it is perfectly possible to be clean and fragrant without showering every day when you’re on the road.

 

[sweet caroline]

40l per shower? Wow… You can shower using far less than that.

You can find sites well under £30pn. I had a few nights on a full facilities site earlier this month for £18.40pn, and another site was £15.40.

In terms of water weight, I travel with my tank full and it makes almost no difference to my fuel consumption. Also, it is perfectly possible to be clean and fragrant without showering every day when you’re on the road.

Well, Iike a shower, and i think the boiler is NOT that big? so it is only as hot (4mins), before the tank goes cold, so it is NOT HALF the tank, just the boiler runs dry of hot water

 

[Whippet93]

Hi guys, you lovely merry men/women out there !

When I go onto the many forums I belong to, and people say that OFF GRID is the way to go, as the sites have become so expensive, (which is TRUE! even CL sites, with no facilities are expensive !).

Well my question is ? I am up for a 2-week holiday driving from Suffolk to the Penines and the Lake District, but this time I am going to go via Britstops! But the problem is there is no water or electricity in their carparks for most, but some yes, but majority No!

Now as a lady, I like to shower everyday, so where do I get the water from?, to fill my tank up. Was told, NEVER drive with a full tank of water, as your consumption on deisal will skyrocket ! So not too sure, what the heck I do now! Trying to save money on the every increasing sites , or putting water into my tank, which at present, not too sure, where I would get that from anyway ? As most carparks don't have that facilities,

HELP please Advise please, if you have the time, during this xmas rush? hahah

Other things can affect fuel usage, filling the fridge and cupboards before you set off against shopping when you stop, driving/ braking style. There are some sites that allow fill-up and waste emptying for a small charge. If you worry about filling the water tank, I suppose the same thing applies to fuel - the more fuel you put in the heavier the vehicle but you don't want to half fill and keep looking to stop and half fill more often.

 

[sweet caroline]

40l per shower? Wow… You can shower using far less than that.

You can find sites well under £30pn. I had a few nights on a full facilities site earlier this month for £18.40pn, and another site was £15.40.

In terms of water weight, I travel with my tank full and it makes almost no difference to my fuel consumption. Also, it is perfectly possible to be clean and fragrant without showering every day when you’re on the road.

I think where i am going the lake district, is where the sites are higher. Showers wake me up, than a Top and Tail hahaha Each to their own , plus make up and hair dryer, something men don't have to bother about either ! hahah

 

[Lenny HB]

Well, Iike a shower, and i think the boiler is NOT that big? so it is only as hot (4mins), before the tank goes cold, so it is NOT HALF the tank, just the boiler runs dry of hot water

We can both get a hot shower from our 10 Lt boiler and with our 150 Lt tank a total of 8 showers plus all the water for washing up and drinking for 4 days.

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[sweet caroline]

We can both get a hot shower from our 10 Lt boiler and with our 150 Lt tank a total of 8 showers plus all the water for washing up and drinking for 4 days.

Hi lenny,

looking at your beautiful Bus/MH, compared to my small Bentley 6 metre motorhome, it is on a different level to yours honey hahahah

 

[sweet caroline]

Its all down to the Black Art of using the Shower Water Wisely.

Just found out it is a 10 ltr tank !

 

[Scotch mist]

We can both get a hot shower from our 10 Lt boiler and with our 150 Lt tank a total of 8 showers plus all the water for washing up and drinking for 4 days.

We can also share a tank of hot water & get away with it BUT like sweet Caroline it’s nice to have GOOD shower ( a tank each ) , if we turn the temperature up to max we get even more hot water
We have a 215 L tank , always drive full , little to no difference in mpg

 

[Lenny HB]

We can also share a tank of hot water & get away with it BUT like sweet Caroline it’s nice to have GOOD shower ( a tank each ) , if we turn the temperature up to max we get even more hot water
We have a 215 L tank , always drive full , little to no difference in mpg

Oh, for a decent size tank.

 

[sweet caroline]

Just found out it is a 10 ltr tank !

Thanks, guys for All your advice, when I am sure you had lots of Xmas packing, preparing for xmas and doing the sprouts, hahah it is really appreciated
So now I know I can travel on a full tank, whoopppeeeeee

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[sweet caroline]

Another question, How much is a Larger new Trauma heater anyway, yet more questions, so don't bother guys until the morning!

Yes a good shower, sets me up for the day !

 

[Tombola]

I always travel full and fill up when I get the chance

i have one of these...One of these may come in handy For ya

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07QZSTPKH?tag=mhf04-21

 

[Scotch mist]

I think my boiler is 10l , but blending cold water with it gives me about 12-15l shower
Even more if temp is set at max

 

[sweet caroline]

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I always travel full and fill up when I get the chance

i have one of these...One of these may come in handy For ya

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07QZSTPKH?tag=mhf04-21[/Thanks Tombola,

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[sweet caroline]

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12.99, Ive just bought one for my trip on the 27th December, Thank you for that Xmas present merry christmas

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[Lenny HB]

Another question, How much is a Larger new Trauma heater anyway, yet more questions, so don't bother guys until the morning!

Yes a good shower, sets me up for the day !

They are 10 Lt.

 

[poppycamper]

Another question, How much is a Larger new Trauma heater anyway, yet more questions, so don't bother guys until the morning!

Yes a good shower, sets me up for the day !

Not sure you can get bigger truma boilers... possibly wrong but think 10lts is your lot!!

 

[sweet caroline]

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Not sure you can get bigger truma boilers... possibly wrong but think 10lts is your lot!!

hhhh, find it strange that others can get 10 showers out of theirs, and I can only get on average 4

 

[Kups]

We have an Eco camel shower head, mixes water and air in the handle. You definitely get more shower time for the same volume of water.
Just replaces your existing shower head.

Ecocamel Orbit Shower Head | Water & Money Saving Shower Head

The ground-breaking new Orbit shower head combines incredible aesthetics with unbeatable performance. Its striking halo-shaped design has ten clusters of wipe clean rubber nodules in a unique ‘bicycle spoke’ pattern to provide a powerful and even spray.

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Or one of these.

Ecocamel | Jetstorm Shower Head | The Best Water Saving Shower Head

Ecocamel's innovative high pressure, water saving, Jetstorm Hand Held Shower Head. | The best shower head for use in your house, apartment, RV or Motorhome. | Powered by Aircore technology the Jetstorm is the best shower head to replace for your old RV shower wand or, home shower.

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[sweet caroline]

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We have an Eco camel shower head, mixes water and air in the handle. You definitely get more shower time for the same volume of water.
Just replaces your existing shower head.

Ecocamel Orbit Shower Head | Water & Money Saving Shower Head

The ground-breaking new Orbit shower head combines incredible aesthetics with unbeatable performance. Its striking halo-shaped design has ten clusters of wipe clean rubber nodules in a unique ‘bicycle spoke’ pattern to provide a powerful and even spray.

ecocamel.co.uk

www I have just bought the trigger head, I was recommended, for 12.50. if this helps, if not then I will invest in the touchy 60£ one, you have kindly recommended honey

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[poppycamper]

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hhhh, find it strange that others can get 10 showers out of theirs, and I can only get on average 4

Think they talking about water tank capacity which is differant to your boiler capacity which is 10ltrs.. so with a larger water tank you can fill your boiler numerous times and get more showers..to a max of 10ltr per shower before water gets colder... obviously you have to mix cold water to that boiler water to shower temperature so the cooler you have water the longer shower you can have.