Not something you see everyday!
We have just spent a few days away and had noticed a caravan on site with a large pickup tow car, it had an assortment of pipes coming from the back of the car and also what looked like an electric lead plugged into an addtional socket on the tow bar. Had never seen anything like it before and although a bit curious didn't give it much more thought.
Following day it all became clear when they opened the back of the pickup to reveal a domestic washing machine fitted into the car 
lady loaded washing set programme, & switched on!! water was fed from the aquaroll, assume by some kind of pump, and then drained into their wastemaster. I know there are camping twin tubs but I never thought I would see a full size washing machine in the back of a pick up.
Perhaps it might catch on with all those who do long trips away, 
although I would imagine you would have to be careful about what other electrical items were in use at the same time!
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To think some people moan about others using awning heaters and charging lekky cars! 😱
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We saw this quite a few years ago, Helen, but it was in France. We pulled in at a place in eastern France on the way south towards Spain. It was early March but it was extremely cold, got down to minus 10 at night and never above freezing for the 3 nights we stayed at this site. There was only 3 units on site, one of which had a young couple, early 20s, in an old caravan with a young baby. He was working in the area and the wife was in the van. They were towing with a Transit kitted out with a washing machine and a few other appliances. The waste was just a pipe direct from the van to the drain. A very early version of a service pitch.😊 Baby was well wrapped and they seemed as happy as one could expect given the circumstances.
Never seen this on a UK site though.
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One of the best bits of watching road cycling is that you can often get to wander about around the team buses. They are astonishing vehicles equipped with all sorts of stuff on board. We got up close to Sky 1 aka The Death Star on the TdeF finish line at Sheffield a few years ago. Someone came off the bus, pressed a button, and one of the doors slowly opened to reveal........😂😂😂😂
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I think carrying your own washing machine is a tad too much OTT.
I go away to relax not to do all the mundane stuff that has to be done at home. I've seen ladies in the laundry room on site spending hours washing jeans, jumpers, shirts, towels etc., etc. Can't folks wear the same thing a couple of times so everybody gets to relax?
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Wear a couple of times, not a problem for jeans. However when we are away for 3 months things might get a tad smelly if we didn't do our washing
Like a few on here we have a camping twin tub washing machine which we take with us on long trips.
Its great to have, no more queue's at the laundry, no more dog hairs either
it takes the bedding, towels and all our clothes even jeans. 1 -
We stayed next to a couple, one of them had alzheimers and the spouse did a lot of washing using a portable camping twin tub. We could see why this was happening and admired their efforts to keep going. I think if it got to the point of needing a real full sized machine, home surroundings would win for me rather than take so much away.
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I thought, like a man, that jeans only need washing when they stand up on their own.
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..and this is one of the differences between folk who 'holiday' (for a fortnight) and those who live in their vsn for extended periods...
yes, we enjoy some of the 'attractions' of a particular area when we are 'on the road' but there are also the mundane tasks to 'cherished'....
luckily, the washing seems to dry much better when on extended leave...
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When one is away for 8-10 weeks at a time one cannot possibly carry sufficient clothes or bedding not to have to so some washing. We have a portable twin tub which gets used at least once a week when we're out and about. Have you looked at the cost of using an onsite laundry? It saves a fortune in cash and time from having to visit one.
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Back in the 1980s I mused at the people who had a very large touring caravan and were obviously involved with the pick-up and box trailer on the ajoining pitch - so much so that their awnings joined together. All was revealed when the roller door of the trailer was left open during packing up as inside was a fully fitted kitchen including all the appliances.
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t-shirts, shorts and underwear can be hand washed and dried outside.
when 'on tour' we don't need much more and that's why, for us, we wouldn't go for our own washing machine.
perhaps if we toured the uk for the same length of time, as Nellie does, it might be different but the 'poor drying conditions' is one of the main reasons we don't do it here
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perhaps if we toured the uk for the same length of time, as Nellie does, it might be different but the 'poor drying conditions' is one of the main reasons we don't do it here
We've been away for the last 8 weeks and had no problems whatsoever in getting our washing dry. One just has to select the most appropriate days to do it, BB.
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Can't you just hang it in the awning and switch on the Halogen heater for 6 hours?
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Take a look at some Australian caravans that have a built in washing machine fully kitted with solar and lithium pack. Kendo is one of the makes. Walk around tours available on you tube. Think they may be a bit heavy for here but certainly impressive.
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It's quite normal to see a full line of washing out drying while on long stay in Spain, but have never seen any Brit's with full sized machines, but I must admit we have taken our twin tub to the site wash place to save on our pitch electric meter. Tight or what.
But come on admit to all that you can beat this.
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Can't remember how much as I just carry the washing to the onsite machine, but maybe 3 or 4 euro for a token and a full wash. We choose a day where we stay local to the site, then hang it out to dry.
Someone will tell me they take an iron next
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We are OK for a couple of weeks without doing much washing. Up until 6 or 7 years ago I would normally have done a quick hand wash of underwear tee shirts etc. Also trousers. Arthritis makes that a lesser option now. If we are away for 6 weeks or so will need to wash clothes - probably every two weeks with underwear still hand washed occasionally.
I try to get clothes into a machine around 7 - 7.30am. Hang out to drip if needed and then, just before we go out, turn caravan into a Chinese laundy with clothes on hangers. Mainly dry by our late afternoon return
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None of the above for your's truly
. Granted I don't do tours of above four weeks so I just use the Laundry sack system and a couple of them suffice.Black w/proof with cord fastening top AND the marking :-
One Week, Two Weeks, Three Weeks, NAKED
You would be surprised at just how accurate those markings are
P.S. / Edit
Saw one of the big Aussie self contained campers on Julia Bradbury's Aussie tour Programme only a couple of weeks ago.
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I'm afraid the Brues don't do a lot of washing when away, I've never used the laundry block but I usually take a look to suss out what's in them if needed. I take extra supplies and just wash small things when needed. Must admit we don't go away for weeks on end, we'd have to resort to something but haven't had to think about it yet.
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I can see that a camping twin tub would be useful if away for longer trips and have seen them being used onsite, we were just amazed at seeing a domestic washing machine . We did also wonder how the car coped with a fast spin
We rarely go away for longer than a week to 10 days so don't have to worry about washing while on holiday.
Did mention to OH that if we change the tow car, perhaps we could get one big enough to fit a dishwasher in!
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