Toilet facilities

Senator5
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edited July 2021 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

How does the band system work for toilet facilities on club sites

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  • SteveL
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    edited July 2021 #2

    This year there is a pot filled with Milton fluid and a number of bands. Take one out put on hook and enter block. Remove on exit and return to fluid. If no bands / hooks full, wait for someone to exit. Unfortunately problems arise when some ignore it, or forget to take the band off when leaving.

  • Pliers
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    edited July 2021 #3

    Depends on the site! The warden will explain it all when you check in 🙂

    But expect it will be discontinued soon, anyway, as the Covid restrictions are relaxed.🙂

  • SteveL
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    edited July 2021 #4

    This year there has been no variation between sites as in 2020 and we’ve stopped on quite a few. Obviously not visited them all but I understood they were sticking to one system to avoid confusion.

  • Pliers
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    edited July 2021 #5

    On some sites, the band system is 1 band per person, on others it’s 1 per family group.

    That’s been our experience, anyway. But, the warden will explain everything on arrival. 🙂

  • KjellNN
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    edited July 2021 #6

    On all the sites we have used recently, it has been as Steve L said.

  • Tammygirl
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    edited July 2021 #7

    Yes seems just the one system being used this year on CAMC sites.

  • EasyT
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    edited July 2021 #8

    If yu have to hang the band on the hook how does it end up on the wrist?

  • SteveL
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    edited July 2021 #9

    The idea is you hang it on the hook while you are in the facilities and then return it to the pot of fluid afterwards. Some times folk forget and leave them on the hook. They should not be put on the wrist. Once went very early in the morning and there were three out of four bands on. Put the fourth on and entered and the lights switched on. No one else was in there. I returned all four to the pot on exiting.

  • Senator5
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    edited July 2021 #10

    Thanks to everyone for replying.

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  • MichaelT
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    edited July 2021 #12

    I assume after the 19th this system will no longer be required and it will go back to normal?

  • NutsyH
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    edited July 2021 #13

    If it doesn't, just ignore it. On the sites I have been on, it has been useless. Example:

    Exmoor House last week. 2 hooks, 2 rubber bands. Facilities have 2 showers, 2 cubicals, 2 urinals, 2/3 private bathrooms. So two people having showers, no one else can use any of the facilities. Utter nonsense and fortunately totally ignored by most people on the site.Often there was 1 band on the hook, one in the tub and no one in the facilities.

    Similar experience at Brighton a few weeks ago, where the rubber bands seemed to mysteriously disappear. My wife found a queue one morning of several people - when she asked, they were all waiting for showers and no one using the WC.

    I have also been on commercial sites where there was none of this nonsense.

    Its not even a Statutory requirement, just made up by the C & MC. 

  • Twos more then one
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    edited July 2021 #14

    Not well 
    Many times gone in to toilet some bands on board ,but no one in 
    Gone in and there was definitely more men in then bands 
    Pretty well ignored,  as is mask wearing in the toilets ,including wardens ignoring bands and masks 

     

     

  • JVB66
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    edited July 2021 #15

    When I took Rosa out this morning at 0630,I past the mens facilities and there were two bands on the hooks and unless they were using them in the dark? as no lights were onsurprised

  • JVB66
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    edited July 2021 #16

    I. Think wardens have their own toiletswink