What Have You Bought Today?

davecdjt said:
Could I ask you a further question please about what connectors I will need? I’d like to order to ablemail and leads but I don’t know what type and size of connector I will need to crimp onto the lead. Since my van is a daily drive I don’t want to wait until I’ve pulled out the seats to find out and order them. I’d be happy to order a mixed box set if there was such as thing in a useful range of sizes and types. Thank you.
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The Ablemail comes with crimp spade connectors to connect to the Ablemail. The other end of the cables I just used bare wire and put them in the DC-DC terminals alongside the existing cables. This works fine on the older 18 or 30A Victron Orions (can be very tight if you are using 16mm2 cable) but I understand isn’t so good on the new XS because of the cable cover. If you want to connect to other points such as a busbar, vehicle ground point etc then that will depend on exactly what those connections are.
 
Took a drive out on this beautiful summers day :rofl: to my local camping goods emporium (actually a decent, independent one with good prices and a LOT of stuff to choose from.... :D ) and picked up a Ridgemonkey and hand dandy folding bin (I always just end up with a bag tied to a door handle or similar!).

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Also pondered on whether to spend £60 on what is basically sh***ng in a bag (posh style)
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Vs Spending £60 on an actual porta potti which might take up a bit more space, but will be much easier to, ahem... deal with afterwards...
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£60 to crap in a bag seems, expensive, no?
 

TallPaul_S said:
Took a drive out on this beautiful summers day :rofl: to my local camping goods emporium (actually a decent, independent one with good prices and a LOT of stuff to choose from.... :D ) and picked up a Ridgemonkey and hand dandy folding bin (I always just end up with a bag tied to a door handle or similar!).

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Also pondered on whether to spend £60 on what is basically sh***ng in a bag (posh style)
View attachment 256437

Vs Spending £60 on an actual porta potti which might take up a bit more space, but will be much easier to, ahem... deal with afterwards...
View attachment 256438

£60 to crap in a bag seems, expensive, no?
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Those Bivvy loo's are excellent, wifey swears by it, and very easy to deal with the aftermath, and when space is at a premium, it's a winner all round.
 
Drive Wayne said:
Those Bivvy loo's are excellent, wifey swears by it, and very easy to deal with the aftermath, and when space is at a premium, it's a winner all round.
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Ahh, OK - when you say aftermath are you talking just number 1's? As I'd use a pee bottle/bush/discreet location for that. It's emergency number 2's that I need to cater for. When you really need to go but there's no toilets within a few miles/running from the knees down* distance.

I doubt I'll need to use it more than once or twice per year, TBH - but I'd rather have it there, just in case, than not.

The Bivvy loo compactness when it'll just be sitting in the van for months is very appealing.


*depending on severity of aforementioned 'need to go'!
 
TallPaul_S said:
Took a drive out on this beautiful summers day :rofl: to my local camping goods emporium (actually a decent, independent one with good prices and a LOT of stuff to choose from.... :D ) and picked up a Ridgemonkey and hand dandy folding bin (I always just end up with a bag tied to a door handle or similar!).

View attachment 256436


Also pondered on whether to spend £60 on what is basically sh***ng in a bag (posh style)
View attachment 256437

Vs Spending £60 on an actual porta potti which might take up a bit more space, but will be much easier to, ahem... deal with afterwards...
View attachment 256438

£60 to crap in a bag seems, expensive, no?
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I'm currently debating the Bivvy bag v PortaPotti.

I agree you seen to get much more for your £60 with the PortaPotti.
 
Skyliner33 said:
I'm currently debating the Bivvy bag v PortaPotti.

I agree you seen to get much more for your £60 with the PortaPotti.
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It's all the various chemicals associated with the portapotti, Bivvy loo will gratefully accept number 2's, and sanitary products, I have been told.
Wifey puts the Bivvy on a pedestal (one of our tough boxes) to achieve the preferred height!
 
I've said it on here before but I use Mel's method, then you don't need to worry about chemicals, starts at 09:30 if you want to fast forward.

 
TallPaul_S said:
Ahh, OK - when you say aftermath are you talking just number 1's? As I'd use a pee bottle/bush/discreet location for that. It's emergency number 2's that I need to cater for. When you really need to go but there's no toilets within a few miles/running from the knees down* distance.

I doubt I'll need to use it more than once or twice per year, TBH - but I'd rather have it there, just in case, than not.

The Bivvy loo compactness when it'll just be sitting in the van for months is very appealing.


*depending on severity of aforementioned 'need to go'!
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OMG! You put "running from the knees down" and I read "running down your legs". :sick:

I'm slow on the uptake sometimes, but I get there... eventually. :rolleyes:
 
TallPaul_S said:
Took a drive out on this beautiful summers day :rofl: to my local camping goods emporium (actually a decent, independent one with good prices and a LOT of stuff to choose from.... :D ) and picked up a Ridgemonkey and hand dandy folding bin (I always just end up with a bag tied to a door handle or similar!).

View attachment 256436


Also pondered on whether to spend £60 on what is basically sh***ng in a bag (posh style)
View attachment 256437

Vs Spending £60 on an actual porta potti which might take up a bit more space, but will be much easier to, ahem... deal with afterwards...
View attachment 256438

£60 to crap in a bag seems, expensive, no?
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Different loos for different poos
 
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