I've been on the trail for a few years , and have always been amazed at the how clean the Jeeps and Toyota's are. How do they manage it? As we all know , the cars must be washed at each stop. Around 400 litres with a hose. Some do twice a day.
The ACB says that around 11.78 million days a year are used by us. I did a quick calculation. -
That's - 4 billion- 800 million litres per annum. That is substantially more than Adani will use in 5 years.
Are we aware of how much water it takes , to " keep up appearances"? Maybe- if we washed our cars every 3rd day , we could make a difference. Just a thought....
Mark
( he's that bloke with the dirty Patrol). :)
blaze said
10:40 PM Apr 1, 2019
wash mine about once a year, rain does the job for the rest. now lets talk polish (whats that)
cheers
blaze
dabbler said
11:46 PM Apr 1, 2019
Many commercial car washes use far less than home car washes so your estimate is wobbly to begin. I pressure wash with two half buckets for sudsy stuff and rinsing clothes/sponges and I use no where near 400 litres (in fact, few years back I used to draw water from a bucket with the pressure washer and there's no way I changed buckets 30 times). At two times a year, I reckon my Toyota needs a lot less water than the cups of coffee of Adani offices.
TheHeaths said
07:10 AM Apr 2, 2019
Mark,
I agree that certainly we have to be careful with our water, but I wonder where you get your figures from.
400 litres for a car wash appears to be exceedingly high. I haven't done it to time it, but do you realise how long a hose would need to be on to fill 2 of the old 44 gallon (205 litre) drums. I can honestly say I have never seen anyone wash a car with the hose running that long. Then the assertion that we all wash the car every day while travelling. Once again, sorry but in the last 10 years of travelling, I have only ever seen one person clean their car every day, and I would not see more than 2% or 3% of the people clean their cars at all. As for myself, the poor old Cruiser gets to see the hose a couple of times a year, when I fill my bucket, and hose it off. I would use no more than 50 litres for the whole process.
So, again, I wonder where your figures come from, but agree wholeheartedly that we really should question whether the car needs a clean for "appearances" sake, when we travel, especially in remote areas.
Nevd said
10:20 AM Apr 2, 2019
Where can I get one of those magical clean Jeeps? Mine is always grubby - even a day after I washed it.
Bobdown said
03:00 PM Apr 2, 2019
No eye deer wrote:
I've been on the trail for a few years , and have always been amazed at the how clean the Jeeps and Toyota's are. How do they manage it? As we all know , the cars must be washed at each stop. Around 400 litres with a hose. Some do twice a day. The ACB says that around 11.78 million days a year are used by us. I did a quick calculation. - That's - 4 billion- 800 million litres per annum. That is substantially more than Adani will use in 5 years. Are we aware of how much water it takes , to " keep up appearances"? Maybe- if we washed our cars every 3rd day , we could make a difference. Just a thought.... Mark ( he's that bloke with the dirty Patrol). :)
Still no idea what you are talking about 'each stop', Car yards wash their cars each day, in some sensitive die-back forest ares vehicles have to be washed before entering. Some caravan parks only allow you to wash with a bucket.
Water is a precious commodity, everyone has to be careful, washing machines and dishwashers chew through it too.
I only wash mine when it's really dirty, probably every couple of months.
Cheers Bob
Ron-D said
09:52 AM Apr 3, 2019
To wash my car a bucket of sudsy water and a sponge ,rinse it off with the hose,go over it with the chammy not much water wasted really...
Extraordinary Rendition said
11:30 PM Apr 4, 2019
What is a "Jeep" ?
Nevd said
01:11 AM Apr 5, 2019
What is a "Jeep" ?
Something that is good at both towing a caravan and attracting dirt.
Santa said
06:13 PM Apr 5, 2019
Ron-D wrote:
To wash my car a bucket of sudsy water and a sponge ,rinse it off with the hose,go over it with the chammy not much water wasted really...
Spot on Ron.
Living in an arid area teaches you a little about conserving water.
400 litres = 2 x 44 gallon drums, don't think so.
PeterD said
08:53 AM Apr 6, 2019
Santa wrote:400 litres = 2 x 44 gallon drums, don't think so.
There is a calculator with converter functions on your computer. Use it to check things like that. The one my Win 10 tells m that a 44 gallon drum holds approximately 200.028 litres. (Don't forget to use UK and not US gallons, we use imperial dimensions, not Yankee ones.)
Santa said
09:33 AM Apr 6, 2019
PeterD wrote:
Santa wrote:400 litres = 2 x 44 gallon drums, don't think so.
There is a calculator with converter functions on your computer. Use it to check things like that. The one my Win 10 tells m that a 44 gallon drum holds approximately 200.028 litres. (Don't forget to use UK and not US gallons, we use imperial dimensions, not Yankee ones.)
I guess this was in jest, we're talking about a difference of 280 ml, that's a little over the size of a small iced coffee.
I don't need a calculator for simple arithmetic.
PeterD said
10:48 AM Apr 6, 2019
You sliiped up again. The difference is only 28 ml and not 280 ml. The 28 ml is slightly smaller than a match box.
cheers
blaze
I agree that certainly we have to be careful with our water, but I wonder where you get your figures from.
400 litres for a car wash appears to be exceedingly high. I haven't done it to time it, but do you realise how long a hose would need to be on to fill 2 of the old 44 gallon (205 litre) drums. I can honestly say I have never seen anyone wash a car with the hose running that long. Then the assertion that we all wash the car every day while travelling. Once again, sorry but in the last 10 years of travelling, I have only ever seen one person clean their car every day, and I would not see more than 2% or 3% of the people clean their cars at all. As for myself, the poor old Cruiser gets to see the hose a couple of times a year, when I fill my bucket, and hose it off. I would use no more than 50 litres for the whole process.
So, again, I wonder where your figures come from, but agree wholeheartedly that we really should question whether the car needs a clean for "appearances" sake, when we travel, especially in remote areas.
Still no idea what you are talking about 'each stop', Car yards wash their cars each day, in some sensitive die-back forest ares vehicles have to be washed before entering. Some caravan parks only allow you to wash with a bucket.
Water is a precious commodity, everyone has to be careful, washing machines and dishwashers chew through it too.
I only wash mine when it's really dirty, probably every couple of months.
Cheers Bob
To wash my car a bucket of sudsy water and a sponge ,rinse it off with the hose,go over it with the chammy not much water wasted really...
What is a "Jeep" ?
Something that is good at both towing a caravan and attracting dirt.
Spot on Ron.
Living in an arid area teaches you a little about conserving water.
400 litres = 2 x 44 gallon drums, don't think so.
There is a calculator with converter functions on your computer. Use it to check things like that. The one my Win 10 tells m that a 44 gallon drum holds approximately 200.028 litres. (Don't forget to use UK and not US gallons, we use imperial dimensions, not Yankee ones.)
I guess this was in jest, we're talking about a difference of 280 ml, that's a little over the size of a small iced coffee.
I don't need a calculator for simple arithmetic.