Newcomer Questions

[runnerful]

Hi Leroy,

I'm curious to read that your washer is plumbed into your black
tank. Is this the rule with BBs?

I'd also like to make a couple of comments regarding onboard laundry
equipment.

One, the Splendide, if I remember correctly, is a one-piece
washer/dryer. It can do only one thing at a time - wash or dry.
The entire cycle, depending on how heavey the clothing is, can take
over two hours, for some, three hours. Stacked units, obviously,
are two pieces and the dryer dries while the washer washes = double
the throughput but doubles the space it takes up. (And you must
transfer the load from the washer to the dryer so there is a bit
more labour.)

Two, some campgrounds charge extra if you have/use your own laundry
equipment: some do not allow the use of onboard laundry equipment.

Three, you will still have to go to public laundries for big stuff
like sleeping bags, duvets etc.

Four, you are adding weight to your rig and every pound costs fuel
efficiency. I know, I know, 200# doesn't figure very large as a
part of 30 - 40,000#, but it all counts. Two hundred pounds here
and two hundred pounds there... well it's kinda like being nibbled
to death by ducks. They'll get there eventually.

Five, if you intend to boondock, you are limited as to time by your
supply of fresh water and/or your storage of used water. Doing
laundry onboard will have a significant negative impact on your, um,
staying power.

Six, the campground laundry is frequently an important part of the
social activities at the campground. And if you are a little
reluctant to approach strangers and strike up a conversation, like
me, chatting while doing laundry is an easy way of easing into new
friendships, not to mention finding out what's happening.

Seven, not having to hike over to the laundry in the pouring rain
because you've run out of clean "whatevers" is priceless.

Ginger
BB wannabee

PS: Leroy, is there _really_ a place named "Niceville" in Florida?

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
>
> I have heard people gripe about the Splendide. If I through it
out, the wife would have a cow. We just got back form a 3.5 day
trip, three adults?? and 3 children on board. Never hooked up to
water or emptied the tanks until we parked at home base. The black
tank is squeeky clean now because the wife and step-daughter put the
clothes in daily. We do fine with the Splendide.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
> Niceville, FL