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mickysf replied on 23/06/2019 23:10

Posted on 23/06/2019 23:10

Wow, these silent mowers work day and night and are proving very effective in the parks, schools, cemeteries and at the botanical gardens in Edinburgh. I was amazed at the quality of cut, the large areas they can manage and the slopes they can work on. Apparently they will even mow around picnickers and avoid other hazards not normally in their working environment. Are these these the answer too those issues we often hear about on sites. What will technology come up with next,.the robot warden?

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-robot-lawnmower-husqvarna-automower-15670735

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JVB66 replied on 25/06/2019 11:08

Posted on 25/06/2019 11:02 by young thomas

who needs 1200 ltrs over two weeks?

you might (although I didn't realise your van had a bath) we certainly don't....

are you really using 85+ ltrs a day....?

if using the site showers, 10 ltrs a day seems to do us, and that includes washing up in the van....(it's nearer 20 ltr a day if using the van shower)..

as we wash up, make plenty of tea/coffee, clean teeth, flush loo and wash hands (don't generally use site loos) I wonder where 8-9 times the volume of water goes in a caravan....

i knew they leaked but that's ridiculouswink

Posted on 25/06/2019 11:08

Some take a lot of convincing that the 50ltrs in barrel is not the daily min limit, a bit like 5 mph on site is not the minsurprised

mickysf replied on 25/06/2019 12:15

Posted on 25/06/2019 12:15

I really was blown away by the quality of the 'lawns' and the huge area these machines could manage and yes, there were picnickers sitting out and the machines managed to avoid them as well as the permanent obstructions. In that ideal world of a bollard on each hard standing cables would not be a problem. As for mulchings it's a case of a little bit often. I'm sure that's how those sites with mulching mowers cope. The future is out there and just maybe this is a solution. One of the best things mind was that they really are pretty silent in operation.

young thomas replied on 25/06/2019 12:31

Posted on 25/06/2019 11:08 by JVB66

Some take a lot of convincing that the 50ltrs in barrel is not the daily min limit, a bit like 5 mph on site is not the minsurprised

Posted on 25/06/2019 12:31

anyone not on a serviced pitch and using 85 or more ltrs a day in a caravan must spend all day traipsing to the tap and drain with their aquaroll and Wastemaster....

not for us, thanks.

still, keeps somebody fit, I guess..wink

replied on 25/06/2019 12:48

Posted on 25/06/2019 12:31 by young thomas

anyone not on a serviced pitch and using 85 or more ltrs a day in a caravan must spend all day traipsing to the tap and drain with their aquaroll and Wastemaster....

not for us, thanks.

still, keeps somebody fit, I guess..wink

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mickysf replied on 25/06/2019 13:20

Posted on 25/06/2019 12:15 by mickysf

I really was blown away by the quality of the 'lawns' and the huge area these machines could manage and yes, there were picnickers sitting out and the machines managed to avoid them as well as the permanent obstructions. In that ideal world of a bollard on each hard standing cables would not be a problem. As for mulchings it's a case of a little bit often. I'm sure that's how those sites with mulching mowers cope. The future is out there and just maybe this is a solution. One of the best things mind was that they really are pretty silent in operation.

Posted on 25/06/2019 13:20

Oh, and how about that staff time that would be freed up and how managers could organise the timing of their daily chores differently. The future possibilities and solutions are there to 'discover'.wink

Navigateur replied on 25/06/2019 14:15

Posted on 25/06/2019 14:15

who needs 1200 ltrs over two weeks?

My girlfriend.

She does the washing up, so is allowed to decide how much Fairy Liquid to use, and it takes a lot of rinsing off !!  Dishes are VERY clean though. And multiple showers every day between us.

So two Aquarolls a day approximately.  But I actually have two, so just one trip, and as they are coupled together for delivery into the caravan no faffing about with a change over. (And two wastemasters for the other end of the process).

Much easier than multipe trips in the rain to and from the other end of the site carting a pile of dishes and pots, and going out again every time one wants to take a shower. Also takes less time than the famous "Watering Can Walk" that seems to be favoured by so many motor caravan users.

young thomas replied on 25/06/2019 14:29

Posted on 25/06/2019 14:29

I can see why CC charge what they do on an SP....perhaps £3.90 isn't enough?wink

two aquarolls and two wastemasters, wow...

and multiple showers, too? guess you and the girlfriend must be as clean as those dishes?wink

ps....we don't have any watering cans....undecided

one visit to MHSP on the way in.....may not even need it on the way out, or indeed on the way in sometimes....have certainly moved to a subsequent site without the need to empty or top up...smile

however, each to their own ((two) aquaroll...)

Navigateur replied on 25/06/2019 14:58

Posted on 25/06/2019 14:58

one visit to MHSP on the way in.....may not even need it on the way out

That routine must be a big nuisance when going out touring in a motor caravan, to avoid driving about with lots of unnecessary weight.  May explain why so many people with them are now towing a trailer so they have a car available.

Service pitches could be nice, but where they exist they are often not on the part of the site we would choose to be on. Stayed on a UK commercial site this spring with a water tap to each pitch, but only one communal drain that was smaller than those used on Caravan Club sites. I have no idea where they thought all the used water from 60 caravans was going to go!

[Maybe I should not mention to 40 litre on-board tank . . . ]

JVB66 replied on 25/06/2019 15:21

Posted on 25/06/2019 14:29 by young thomas

I can see why CC charge what they do on an SP....perhaps £3.90 isn't enough?wink

two aquarolls and two wastemasters, wow...

and multiple showers, too? guess you and the girlfriend must be as clean as those dishes?wink

ps....we don't have any watering cans....undecided

one visit to MHSP on the way in.....may not even need it on the way out, or indeed on the way in sometimes....have certainly moved to a subsequent site without the need to empty or top up...smile

however, each to their own ((two) aquaroll...)

Posted on 25/06/2019 15:21

The motor caravan that is pitched next to us since Saturday with his large awning, has an aqua roll that he fills his inboard tank with a pump, and a Waste master, surprised

 

JVB66 replied on 25/06/2019 15:25

Posted on 25/06/2019 12:31 by young thomas

anyone not on a serviced pitch and using 85 or more ltrs a day in a caravan must spend all day traipsing to the tap and drain with their aquaroll and Wastemaster....

not for us, thanks.

still, keeps somebody fit, I guess..wink

Posted on 25/06/2019 15:25

We tend to pitch close to service points if possible then our flat 20mtr hose comes in handy saves the £3.90 on pitch feeswink

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