Hi I'm new to eriba caravans is it ok to travel with the water tank full from home

Hi Phil this is one of those that there is some debate around................I'm in the travel empty corner. The only time I travelled with it full was after a service and they left it with the water in the tank which is under the seat on the rear left side in our model.. When I joined the motorway after the service for the first and only time I experienced my Troll starting to swing & sway as we moved from the slip road onto the inside lane.

I slowed right down and fortunately there was a service station just up the road. I checked the tank and immediately emptied it and everything was back to usual stability. I phoned the dealer to complain but the engineer I spoke with said that it was a matter of customer choice and that when he drove vans down to caravan shows he always had water in the tank.

If you watch YouTube videos of Eriba owners you see that some always travel with the tank full................. but that sway was enough to convince me not to. Perhaps I am getting more cautious in my dotage!

MikeT

Cheers Mike I think I'll air on the side of caution

Cheers Colin thanks for the answer

I’m in the other corner; if the tank is full then there is no slosh.

Having said that, I would happily do without the internal tank as I’m quite happy with a rollerball and external pump.

We were talking to a couple from Antwerp while on holiday; they were asking why British caravans always use external tanks. I thought about it and realised it’s because uk sites hardly ever have water taps anywhere near the pitch.

Having a tap near the van doesn't change anything. We fill ours with a jerry can! You're still transporting water to the van one way or another.

Yes we're still in the jerry camp school Islay

Mike

It’s a lot easier to transport the water with an aqua roll - 6 trips with my collapsible watering can isn’t much fun when the tap is at the other end of the field.

:-)

For this summer, we bought a little folding trolley. A life changer, both for transporting water as well as washing up. I seem to have a ton every day LOL.

That's where the Wastemaster is so good - you can strap other things to the top to transport them.

And we also use an Aquaroll - so easy.

On our trip away last week we saw someone towing theirs hooked to the lowball on their car. Now that's what I call lazy... Hilarious to watch!