The BIG Change!

Talktourer replied on 02/07/2021 21:15

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Posted on 02/07/2021 21:15

We were Caravanners for 26 years but have now taken the plunge and we are now proud owners of an Autocruise Starquest EL 2003.

Ok so it is getting on a bit but we hope to have many adventures!

Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

My niggles are filling with water, being used to Aquarolls, travelling with the fridge on and levelling the 'MH' ('Mave' ) as my husband likes to call her!

We are about to have our first trip out this weekend.....!

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ADP1963 replied on 03/07/2021 16:29

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EmilysDad replied on 03/07/2021 18:09

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Posted on 03/07/2021 18:09

my previous caravan (Luna Delta) had a MH type filler cap on its onboard tank. There was no provision to use water directly from an Aquaroll so all water had to be added via the filler cap. But, it had a 12 volt socket adjacent to the filler cap to allow you to pump water from the Aquaroll into the tank. I'm sure that I'd have worn a path between the caravan & the nearest tap if I'd used a waterer can to fill the (60litre?) tank.

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JVB66 replied on 03/07/2021 18:18

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Posted on 03/07/2021 18:09 by EmilysDad

my previous caravan (Luna Delta) had a MH type filler cap on its onboard tank. There was no provision to use water directly from an Aquaroll so all water had to be added via the filler cap. But, it had a 12 volt socket adjacent to the filler cap to allow you to pump water from the Aquaroll into the tank. I'm sure that I'd have worn a path between the caravan & the nearest tap if I'd used a waterer can to fill the (60litre?) tank.

Posted on 03/07/2021 18:18

One in each hand hand works for us when keeping our 60ltr water barrel topped up, empty to waste bins full on return

Cornersteady replied on 03/07/2021 18:53

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Pliers replied on 03/07/2021 19:52

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Cornersteady replied on 03/07/2021 20:07

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SeasideBill replied on 03/07/2021 20:33

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Cornersteady replied on 03/07/2021 20:39

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SteveL replied on 03/07/2021 22:05

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Posted on 03/07/2021 22:05

Two days fine. Three days perhaps a top up using 10 litre watering can, probably no need to empty any waste as enough used in drinking plus toilet. 4 days another couple of water cans and some waste emptied. For us at the moment much quicker than moving the van. OH holds a funnel in the water inlet, which makes it relatively easy to empty the can fairly quickly. Of course if we have a service pitch there is no issue. Just top up when we want and use my collapz tubes to empty waste. Personally, particularly in colder weather I don’t like running the engine just to empty / fill, it gets nowhere near warm.

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