Maco Mule!!! YE HA!

OK for single axel vans on hard surface

Gooday,
Haven't used the flat roll up hoses but have heard a number of negative comments, where only a short hose is needed you have to roll out the whole 10 Meters or what, plus some effort needed to get water out for storage,look good in theory. The waste would be the worst as you would have to have it without kinks to get the water to flow.When you buy water hose make sure it is food grade, garden hose can be toxic. We have a 6 metre & a 3-4 metere, saves work for different sites, also use good quality connectors like Gardena or Brassare essential.
With waste hose we do the same, use good quality 25mm 1 inch clear pvc, also in similar lengths, 20mm 3/4in pvc will act as a joiner, or you can use camloks as we do.Whatever you buy make sure it is SMOOTH BORE.
For storage we put a couple of lengths of 1 1/2 inch pvc bracketed up under the caravan & slide them in there. Also use the chassis rail from the rear if that is available to you, you don't need to secure them at the rear as they will always work forward, you may have to put a cap on the front end.

Suggest you look at & join Caravaners Forum & or Touring Oz two dedicated caravaning forums amongst several.
If you like to send me your e-mail address (in profile) I will send you invitation.
Costs nothing & buckets of info to go back & read.
Cheers,
Boroma604.

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steve

Highly recommend Maco Mule.

My FIL has one - he's a grey nomad, on the van (a large single axle) we borrow from time to time.

I know the company in Adelaide that makes them really well, and they are just plain great guys to do business with (I don't buy Maco Mules from them - other metal fabrication they do).

Cheers
Andrew.

Hi Johnny Boy

Yes, we have both. The Mule is good for maneuvreing your van or boat into a tight space. It was the only way I could get my 6m boat at 90 degrees inside my carport without any help from kids or mates so I could also fit in 2 cars. However, it's pretty useless when trying to move up or down inclines. The tyre just spins; so forget it unless you're on a flat surface where they're excellent.

And yes, I am happy with the sullage reel. Really good for saving space in the camper trailer locker. They connect fast, fluids travel thru no problem, a bit like a spewing motion. I usually roll it out first in the sun to loosen it up; and when I pack up before rolling it back up, I run through a few litres of hot water just to remove anything that might later smell. A good product.

Cheers, Ray

J.B. I have a dual wheel Maco Mule for guiding my 17'6" single axle Galaxy van around a corner into the carport at the rear of my house. I have used a "generic" single wheel one on a wind up camper which was OK also but I find the Maco one to a bit better overall. My driveway goes up a slight incline but I'm able to use the Maco OK on the concrete so it works well for my application, but it won't work on grass it just sits there and spins.
As for the roll flat hoses I seriously looked at them but in the end I went for conventional type hoses as having to unreel a full length of hose if it's not required simply didn't make any sense to me.
Following advice from other vanners I use 2 different lengths one shortish and one longish which all can be joined together to make extra long. I've used the same criteria for power leads and sullage hoses. I only use food quality hose for the water supply to the van with quality brass fittings and I've made the hoses so with a connector they join back on themselves which seals them up so there are no leaks of excess water everywhere. I've done the same with the sullage hose but with plastic fittings as the sullage hoses do smell when they are used but when connected to itself there's no smell whatsoever.
Regards Andrew.

I have a Supercheap version - it now sits in the corner - a waste of money for my use. For our small camper it would work fine on concrete but with a slight bump over dirt the wheel would either spin or if it got traction then the tyre would spin on the rim and shear the valve stem off the tube (which Supercheap don't stock). Silly part is that on the flat I can manhandle the camper myself and I only bought it for the bumpy bits. See if you can borrow a Maco (or evena cheapy) before you commit.

My solution to get the camper into the carport (at the end of a narrow laneway) is a boat winch shackled to a chain between the carport posts connected to the camper.

Adrian