When we drove out of the Lysingsbadet campsite in Västervik, we found at last a car wash that can accommodate our motorhome. Most car washes are only 2.8 or 3.0 metres high and our motorhome is 3.1 metres high. We never know where to wash it. So we were happy when we saw Stanley's Powerwash in Västervik.
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At Stanley's Powerwash, there was an extra high car wash with a maximum height of 3.5 metres. There was also a stand with a ladder, so you could reach the roof. Of course we took the opportunity to wash a motorhome!
Portable car wash?
Since we don't live in a villa, it's not easy to wash the car at home. How do the rest of you wash your motorhomes? Do you know of any other places like this where you can wash cars higher than three metres? Since we always have problems with this, we've also thought about buying a portable car wash, but it hasn't happened yet because we've been busy thinking about the houseboat.
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Henny says:
It should go without saying that motorhomes also need to be washed, but we have never seen one as high as the one in your pictures.
See that you had a nice holiday week and now I'm looking forward to you getting started with the houseboat 😉.
21 July 2013 - 21:33
BP says:
What luck with that laundry! Then Freedomtravel was really happy I guess.
The funny thing is that we have such a maxi car wash across the street here in Sopot.
21 July 2013 - 21:48
admin says:
Henny, yes, you think so... but this kind of washing is strangely scarce! Now we are home again and will pack for the move. On 1 August we move to the houseboat!
BP, yes, but it's typical that you have such a wash there... but we actually think we found such a large wash in Poland at some point. Can't remember if it was in Sopot or somewhere else.
21 July 2013 - 22:26
Mattias Åbom says:
What a cool wash!
Really good with the scaffolding!
It really shines now 🙂
21 July 2013 - 22:48
Ninni, Henrik och husbilen Hjulius says:
We are lucky enough to live so we can wash it at home, ours is about 3.40 high so a ladder is needed even though NInni has long arms 😉.
22 July 2013 - 9:31
Lars Permeln says:
There should be more such washing facilities, preferably built-in so that it is possible to wash a motorhome even in winter.
22 July 2013 - 16:14
admin says:
Mattias, yes it was really good! In fact, the car did not live 100 % clean anyway, but that is probably because there was so much ingrained dirt since a long time... haha. We have to stand and rub a little longer I think ...
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Ninni, so good to be able to stand at home! We do have the motorhome outside the apartment, but you can't stand there and wash ...
Lars, yes, there should be more!!!? Maybe even built-in, just as you say.
22 July 2013 - 18:57
Deciree says:
As you know, Kjell has such a portable washing machine for the motorhome. It is perfect. He often uses it when we do not have access to laundry when we are on the road. You should buy at Clas O now. Because they have x-tra price 699 SEK instead of 1500 SEK. Then you have money left for the houseboat:-) We still live in a villa so we have no problems with the washing of the motorhome. It does not work as well when you live in an apartment or boat:-)
22 July 2013 - 20:39
Matts Torebring says:
Wow, that's clever, I've never seen that before. I wash at home and with the help of a step ladder. I have such good drainage that nothing runs into the stormwater.
22 July 2013 - 21:18
admin says:
Deciree, I know and we've been meaning to buy that wash! We even went to a Clas Ohlson and asked, but they couldn't find it in their computer. Then we found it on the Internet at another Clas Ohlson... and then it just hasn't happened... But you're absolutely right! Maybe we'll do something about it!
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Matts, it sounds like it works well! Not so easy when you're standing on a collective gravel car park without access to water....
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22 July 2013 - 21:31
Plingen7 says:
I will get a Volvofinans card that has no annual fee. Once you have that card, you can apparently use the launderettes on this site: http://www.volvofinans.se/lastbil/lastbilskort/fordelar/tvatta/
09 August 2013 - 13:13