outdoor tap

How good is it when you come back from the beach or a bush-walk and there's a tap nearby to wash your feet? Handy-hubby fitted a tap to the a-frame of our Flamingo as we forever have sandy feet!

At the moment, the a-frame tap is connected to a t-piece on the "mains" water pipe, which runs from the side of the van to the tap in the kitchen. This will let "caravan park water" run to both the kitchen sink and drawbar tap. We were concerned that if travelling off-grid and away from a water source, that our 90L tank would run-out if washing our feet twice a day, so we have attached it this way. If we change our mind, it is as easy as swapping the order of the non-return valve and the t-piece, allowing tank water from the 12v pump to flow to the a-frame tap as well as the kitchen sink.

Between the t-piece and the tap is a few metres of 12mm John Guest water tubing. The John Guest fitting system is easy to use as you just push the hose into the fitting, making sure the locking collar comes out, then you can add a locking clip if desired. At the drawbar is a brass John Guest to 1/2 inch wall mount fitting and a 1/2 inch brass garden tap.

All the plumbing stuff came from caravansplus.com.au, with the exception of the brass garden tap from Bunnings. Any good caravan spare parts shop will be able to get you going, particularly with many John Guest fittings available to suit your setup. The short length of garden hose with nozzle and fittings also came from Bunnings.