Posted on 28/07/2021 16:05
Hope someone out there can help. We are staying at at Brighton in a couple of weeks and, for the first time, are using a serviced pitch as it was the only type of pitch available at the time of booking. We are just wondering exactly what equipment we shall need for water and waste. Please help if possible. Gill
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Posted on 29/07/2021 22:53 by EmilysDad... another reason to avoid them.
I don't mind you avoiding them as it leaves them free for me but ... Why? Grey water is only water with a bit of soap & fat in it
Posted on 30/07/2021 08:42 by HarryTheHymerYou stick to cow pats, septic tanks and smelly hedges, I’ll stick to something with some basic civilised facilities.
Posted on 30/07/2021 09:25
CLs cover a wide range of 'services' these days....we did 3 on our tour last month and they were all of a similar level...a nicely mown field, a water supply and a toilet point....we dont need any more.
we are using two sites on this two week break, a THS on a rugby ground last week....walking distance from a seaside town....meeting family so chosen for convenience of location...
..this week on a CS on southern edge of New Forest....again chosen for location to nearby town.....but i have discovered there is a shower and toilet, again not required but campers in a VW opposite make use of these.
yes, we dont need more, but we are as comfortable on CLs as we are when we go 'full fat' for longer periods, home or away....
Steve, as you've tried an aire or two, and are happy woth your van's ablutions i would have a go at a CL...not for the facilities but the convenience of location....
we are just a short bike ride from Lymington, New Milton, Barton on Sea, Milford on Sea, Keyhaven and can stretch our legs a bit for Beaulieu and Buckler's Hard.
Posted on 30/07/2021 04:43 by richardandrosPlus, some CL owners don't want their septic tanks filled up with waste water - which they have to pay for, to be emptied - for it to end up where??
Some other tips for the future. I have about 15m of food grade hose. An 8m length which covers most eventualities, plus a 5m and a 2m with connectors to give you that flexibility in connections depending how far away from the tap you are.
Can thoroughly recommend the Colapz waste pipe system - I have 8m which live in the van permanently and hardly takes up any room in its own storage bag. It is expensive, however.
A lot of CLs will have a tap shared between two or three pitches and I carry a four-way tap splitter (about £15) which allows me to plumb into the water and others to do the same if they want to - or to use it as a conventional tap.
Posted on 30/07/2021 10:09
Quite a few CLs offer individual water points so it's good to have the equipment on board. Useful info.
BB we should have been on a THS last week but Covid isolation prevented our trip. 
We've also been on serviced pitches on overnight stops, it's handy even if you don't hook up to the supply.
Hope the OP enjoys having everything to hand. 
Posted on 30/07/2021 08:54 by SteveLWe have not stayed at any yet. However, I believe an increasing number of CL’s have service pitches and basic, or not so basic facilities.
Posted on 30/07/2021 10:10
Steve - our favourite CS is just over an hour away from home. 2 acres of mown grass, water points at almost every pitch, in an orchard with a stream running along the bottom of it, covered washing up sink and a toilet/shower block that a visitor of ours described as "better than a lot of hotels I have stayed in". Beautifully peaceful and tranquil - and all for £18 per night!
There are some real gems out there
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Posted on 30/07/2021 14:29
If you like serviced pitches then i would invest in rigid waste pipes. The grey flexible just flops on the ground and if the waste gully is on a high point will not drain - water doesn’t flow uphill…..
RandRos, is that a CS or CL site? Sounds rather nice!
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Posted on 30/07/2021 15:01
How essential is food grade hose considered to be?
If water is not being drunk from the aquaroll supply and at worst a mouth rinse after teeth cleaning, does it really matter. The length of time water is in the supply hose is, I'm sure, not long enough for any 'nasties' in the plastic to leach out in sufficient quantities to cause any harm. I've had a couple of instances recently when the standard length of flat food grade hose hasn't been long enough and so resorted to a fairly short extension of normal 'garden' hose. to achieve the required length.
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Posted on 30/07/2021 15:01 by JohnM20How essential is food grade hose considered to be?
If water is not being drunk from the aquaroll supply and at worst a mouth rinse after teeth cleaning, does it really matter. The length of time water is in the supply hose is, I'm sure, not long enough for any 'nasties' in the plastic to leach out in sufficient quantities to cause any harm. I've had a couple of instances recently when the standard length of flat food grade hose hasn't been long enough and so resorted to a fairly short extension of normal 'garden' hose. to achieve the required length.
Posted on 31/07/2021 21:45
I certainly know when we started it was not a good choice. We just used a length of green garden hose. Whilst we don’t drink water straight from the tap, we do boil it. Especially when the hose had been in the sun the water (particularly tea) had a distinct plasticky taste.☹️
Posted on 30/07/2021 08:42 by HarryTheHymerYou stick to cow pats, septic tanks and smelly hedges, I’ll stick to something with some basic civilised facilities.
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