Motorhome advice

[Heddy77]

Hi all, im after a little bit of advice. I will be coming to the race in a motorhome for the first timeand just want to find out from other people who use motorhomes, how do you fill up your water supplies? It might seem stupid question but ive never used a motorhome before.

[LandieMark]

From what I've seen, lots and lots of hosepipe.

I've also seen someone turn up with a rented motorhome and complain that the pitch didn't have electric - well, it does, it's just 100m that way and you need multiple 16A cables to reach and the one provided is about 90m too short.

[AlBondigaz]

As a backup carry a couple of plastic 7 litre watering cans. Walk to the tap three 3 times and you'ill add 50 odd litres to the water tank. Saves messing around with long hosepipes or driving close enough to the tap each time you need a fill.

Your fresh water tank is likely to be somewhere between 100 & 150 litres.

As a couple we tend to use 30 - 40 litres of water a day, but bring or buy drinking water in 5l containers from the supermarket.

[sherman]

Buy an aquaroll. 40 litreszand yoj can just roll it too the tap.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aquaroll-Hitchman-Economy...

[Vette_1978]

Are you planning on moving during the week to get to shops etc? Could you visit Spay campsite to see if you could top up on water there? Also, having experienced motorhomes for Bonneville Speed Week the grey and black tanks fill up quicker than you expect, even on the American beasts we rented. So maybe a visit to a rental place or a campsite will be required to dump as well.

[Heddy77]

Thank you for the replies, i should have mentioned that i am hiring the motorhome, so will need to keep expense down, and to answer one question, i do nott plan on going anywhere in motorhome once on site.

[24lemons]

As above take more electric cable than you think you need and I’d also bring a splitter too as there’s never enough plugs to go round.

Water roller or push on hose will help with water supply.

Check that the vehicle has levelling chocks and if not, ask the hire company for some.

[Heddy77]

24lemons said:

As above take more electric cable than you think you need and I’d also bring a splitter too as there’s never enough plugs to go round.

Water roller or push on hose will help with water supply.

Check that the vehicle has levelling chocks and if not, ask the hire company for some.

There are no longer and electric hook ups on the camp sites.

[LandieMark]

Really? Houx has had permanent electric for years.

[FredericRobinson]

LandieMark said:

Really? Houx has had permanent electric for years.

That’s what the ACO are saying, whether that will be the reality when we get there who knows?

[LawrieC]

Plastic jerry can is your best bet. A shower is probably two fills/20L. There'll be a tap within 20-30 yards. Don't hook a hosepipe into a tap as they're on mains pressure which is about 5 time normal, but the tap thread will be British (large?). Grey water is a problem, as you can't get close enough to the toilet block drains, but as its dry in June you can dribble a bit out every day so that the grass doesn't suffer

[Jordie Barretts sock]

LandieMark said:

Really? Houx has had permanent electric for years.

Houx and Epinettes have electricity.

Epinettes has limited electric outlets.

I've camped in Houx for 15+ years and there has always been and will be electricity.

Show me where the ACO say there is no electricity available in Houx.

[agent006]

sherman said:

Buy an aquaroll. 40 litres and you can just roll it to the tap.

Watering can is better for a motorhome. Getting water out of an aquaroll (which are designed for caravans) into a motorhome tank is a right old faff.

[agent006]

Jordie Barretts sock said:

Show me where the ACO say there is no electricity available in Houx.

https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/tickets/accomodation/houx-annexe-10229145907249

ACO said:

Sanitary facilities (showers and toilets). No electricity supply.

[LandieMark]

Houx Annexe, isn't Houx.

[sherman]

agent006 said:

sherman said:

Buy an aquaroll. 40 litres and you can just roll it to the tap.

Watering can is better for a motorhome. Getting water out of an aquaroll (which are designed for caravans) into a motorhome tank is a right old faff.

https://pickmore.co.uk/product/draper-drill-powered-pump-2-x-13mm-adaptors?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwte-vBhBFEiwAQSv_xS7GF0b-w4UU47B6E8AZXb2mUtZqVcqf719cvu3AzXplJfJ-i841SxoCOCsQAvD_BwE

[agent006]

sherman said:

https://pickmore.co.uk/product/draper-drill-powere...

Still more of a pain in the arse than a watering can.

[FredericRobinson]

Jordie Barretts sock said:

Houx and Epinettes have electricity.

Epinettes has limited electric outlets.

I've camped in Houx for 15+ years and there has always been and will be electricity.

Show me where the ACO say there is no electricity available in Houx.

https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/info/circuit-access

[FredericRobinson]

Jordie Barretts sock said:

Houx and Epinettes have electricity.

Epinettes has limited electric outlets.

I've camped in Houx for 15+ years and there has always been and will be electricity.

Show me where the ACO say there is no electricity available in Houx.

https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/info/circuit-access

[Jordie Barretts sock]

There is always electricity in Houx. It is the only site that has regular electricity hook up towers.

The ACO isn't clear. The vast majority of sites have no hook up at all, is true.

I refuse to believe there will be no electricity in Houx after 20 years of going to LM24. But, with the ACO, anything is possible! Won't make any difference to us, we have solar and gas. But EHU would be much better.