Sand problem

[LuckyDog]

Hi again Swaggers, The SWMBO and I are heading to Moreton Island for 3 weeks @ Xmas, not really had much use of our hard floor CT to since purchasing it new in January, just a few trips mainly on grassed areas, but I was toying with the idea of taking some kind of hand held Vaccum or 12 volt or rechargable dustbuster to try and eliminate the amount of sand that gets dragged into the CT floor then up into the bed.

Can any other swaggers users comment on how they keep sand and dirt to a minimum or if anyone else is thinking along these lines?

if you know of a 12 volt rechargeable model?

OR is the Dustbuster just going too far?

LD

[UIZ733]

We bought a rechargeable one from the Reject Shop and it works quite well for getting at the difficult places. Not suitable for large areas. $29 from memory.

[Nomad]

Bucket of water next to your front door.
 

[Ratbag]

Gidday LD

I have always carried a bit of carpet that I use as a door mat ... Put it outside the door if it's dry, inside if it's wet.

Seems to keep most of the crap contained.

[noel_w]

I have a Ryobi One+ vacuum and works a treat.


http://ryobi.com.au/Products/PowerTools/ONEplus/Misc/CHV182G


Helps though if you have other tools as I already have batteries. You can also get an in-vehicle charging system for it so you can charge it on site. I haven't got this yet but is on my wish list.


http://ryobi.com.au/Products/Accessories/BatteriesChargers/18V/BCL1418IV


Hope this helps. I know - sand gets in everywhere. 

[Bird]

Rubber mats in the annexe area, or shade cloth flooring in the annexe and as nomad said bucket of water for the rest.

[ronmac]

Google Duramesh  cheers Ron.

[chester ver2.0]

Bucket of water and a soft bristled broome and just relax

I was getting fraser island sand out of my car a year later

[firefox]

we use a cgear mat or mesh in the entire annex, and then a piece of carpet at the doorstep. it takes about 98% of the sand away before going inside and we just bang out the carpet every week. done this whilst camping for 6+ weeks in sand.

we also brought one of the battery dyson's. although a little expensive we use ours all the time being on the road and it works like a treat. but the carpet and annex flooring will solve your problem.

[callmejoe]

Bucket water now x3
prevention is better then cure.
Not only is it about the cheapest  I would almost say it also the most effective.

[chisel]

c-gear mat outside the door, and a broom for sweeping inside. 
It's near impossible to keep all the sand out, especially if it is rainy or kids have been in the water recently and have wet sand on their feet. 
The bucket of water is not a bad idea if you can also get the kids to dry their feet off after using it.

[grafy82]

I have a Ryobi One+ vacuum and works a treat.


http://ryobi.com.au/Products/PowerTools/ONEplus/Misc/CHV182G


Helps though if you have other tools as I already have batteries. You can also get an in-vehicle charging system for it so you can charge it on site. I haven't got this yet but is on my wish list.


http://ryobi.com.au/Products/Accessories/BatteriesChargers/18V/BCL1418IV


Hope this helps. I know - sand gets in everywhere. 

I don't have the 18v vacuum yet, though I'd love one, but I have plenty of the batteries from other tools. I've got the 12v one+ charger in your link and it is very handy when camping but you've gotta watch your car battery as this little charger pulls approx. 6.5 amps when charging according to the draw reading on my solar controller.

[Homer_Jay]

We normally keep a banister brush (hand broom) handy, just give the feet a quick brush before going inside. Works well if your feet are reasonably dry and sandy. Shade Cloth matting helps to give you somewhere out of the sand to 'live' outside the camper.

But no matter what you do, the sand will get in the camper, and the car is just a lost cause trying to keep it out.

[lyn4680]

another vote for the c-gear here.

we have that an a couple of cheap bath mats just inside the door.  the mats get a good thumping every day and inside stays pretty clean, I just run around with a broom every now and then

[Rumpig]

We normally keep a banister brush (hand broom) handy, just give the feet a quick brush before going inside. Works well if your feet are reasonably dry and sandy.

we use the same and it works pretty well, just leave it sitting inside the doorway so it's there as you go in. Just got to watch when you wear long pants, often find sand gets caught in the bottom of the legs at times.

[Muckinhell]

I bought one of these vacuum, blow and inflater for kids toys so a multi tasker and powerfull.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/12V-Mini-Portable-Car-Handheld-Vacuum-Cleaner-Inflator-/271407260835?pt=Car_Audio_Video&hash=item3f312224a3

[CBRK]

I have a Ryobi One+ vacuum and works a treat.


http://ryobi.com.au/Products/PowerTools/ONEplus/Misc/CHV182G


Helps though if you have other tools as I already have batteries. You can also get an in-vehicle charging system for it so you can charge it on site. I haven't got this yet but is on my wish list.


http://ryobi.com.au/Products/Accessories/BatteriesChargers/18V/BCL1418IV


Hope this helps. I know - sand gets in everywhere. 

Hi,

I have both the charger and vacuum and they work well but it is limited in what it can do.

I use it at the end of thd trip to make it tidy for next trip. I take the fan during summer and the reciprocating saw so already need the batteries and charger.

Remember your camping and at beaches sand comes with the territory.

Chris

[Beachman]

We do a lot a beach camping and now we just live with the sand feeling in the bed. If you drink enough beers that also helps take your mind off the gritty feeling 

If it's dry sand you want to remove, then buy the cheapest baby power you can and give your hands and feet a big sprinkle before entering your tent and wipe the powder/sand off with a dust pan brush. The sand literally losses it sticking ability once baby powder is applied. 

After a week camping on the beach, our annex area is white from the amount of baby powder we use.

[Jasman]

+1 the CGear, these things are amasing.  Everyone who sees it for the first time are in awe of how well it works and immediately say they are getting one when they get home.

[LuckyDog]

Thanks for the great responses,
We are seasoned Beach camper but used to tents so the Camper is something new to us.
We are also used to putting mats down in front of the door ways and keeping banister brushes nice and handy, but the Ryobi Vaccum was what i was looking for, just for that once a week clean to keep the CT as clean as possible whilst its still sparkling/newish.

i was amazed at the baby powder, i will be giving that a try also as well as the c-gear mats will also be on my shopping list (anyone know where the cheapest place to get them?)

once again thanks for sharing your knowledge guys, its great

happy Camping

LD

[chisel]

My wife loves using the baby powder too - especially on wet (well not wet but not-quite-dry), sandy kids after swimming. 

[slave]

As said above baby powder does work well. i just wish I knew about it when my kids were younger.

[lyn4680]

Thanks for the great responses,
We are seasoned Beach camper but used to tents so the Camper is something new to us.
We are also used to putting mats down in front of the door ways and keeping banister brushes nice and handy, but the Ryobi Vaccum was what i was looking for, just for that once a week clean to keep the CT as clean as possible whilst its still sparkling/newish.

i was amazed at the baby powder, i will be giving that a try also as well as the c-gear mats will also be on my shopping list (anyone know where the cheapest place to get them?)

once again thanks for sharing your knowledge guys, its great

happy Camping

LD

We got ours from autoelec.com.au eBay store - http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/autoelecau/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

Pretty much the cheapest we could find and we got a couple of UHFs as a bonus.  They're not the greatest but the kids think they're the best thing since sliced bread.



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[4wd26]

if your heading to the western beaches on Moreton, most of the campsites don't have white sand

what they have is black stained sand from the campfires (charcoal)

this stuff if you add water gets rid of the sand but you end up with the black marks inside.

we use cgear annex mat for the whole outside area and a small mat or carpet, and sweep out.

we have found more mess inside if using the outside hose/ bucket method rather than trying to keep everything dry

[darrenh]

As I have posted before, I have a large c gear mat but when I go to steady or inskip I prefer the use 2 layers of 70% shade cloth. I works just as good as is a lot cheaper. The shade cloth comes in 3.6m wide. Buy it from bunnings double it over and is a lot lot cheaper and you can make it as big as your want. Mine is 8m x 3.6m. Runs from the beginning of the drawbar to the back of the camper.


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