Check this site http://www.thehosebag.com.au/

I have a friend who also makes them out of canvas and sells them at markets.

Thanks Douglas, never thought of that. Might get them cheaper. Off there now.

Happywanderer wrote:

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Have just done the rounds of suppliers of hose and lead bags and found that hosetamers is based here in Echuca, so have sent them a message in the hope of getting them over the weekend, what good luck is that?

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 Have you got some prices HW??  The ones I last saw at the camping show in Toowoomba were $25 each from memory.

$19.00 for the hose bag and $25 for the power lead bag. This was on Ebay.
He has emailed me back and going to ring me on Monday so I can look at them all, work out which ones fit best and go from there.
Why hasn't anyone mentioned these before, had never heard of them. Will make so much more room in the cupboard where they are now stored sprawling all over the place.

ours are mesh bags which allow water to drain away etc.

we use one for water hose and another for the sullage hose, and as soon as I see one I want the cable bag............... hey did I hear some one ask what I want for my birthday?

Great invention,certainly saves time and effort for my hoses and drainage hoses. Dont think I would leave part hose in the bag as illustraited, might not be there next morning.

Dick.

Will let you know how the Ebay ones from hosetamer are after I see them in person on Monday.
If they are good he will be pleased with me when I spread the word around.

I have the hose one but I keep the electric cord wound around a plastic thingy from Bunnings - there is a slot for the plug and you just wind the cord around it - orange plastic frame about a foot long.  Very easy and cheap - think it was around $2

Great ideas - I will invest in a couple of hose bags and check out those $2 Bunnings thingys. A silly question. To date I have been using a bucket under my sink and am not sure how to attach a hose to the sullage outlet for my old Viscount - will it have a thread on the outlet to attach a hose? I don't fancy having to lie down everytime to find the outlet but guess if I attach a fitting to it it will be easier. A bucket seems to do the job ok so it's no big deal for me, just curious

Elle, I see a lot of people using a bucket, it probably is a lot easier. The hose just pushes on I think, haven't used mine yet but don't think it needs any attachments. Would be easier without them anyway as the outlet is a far bit under the van in most cases so you don't want to have to lie down and have two arms under there trying to do up an attachment. They all seem to be just a hose that I have seen there and the other end they put some distance away from the van so no water is running out right near the van.
rv, when you say joiners are you talking about acual hose joiners or something else that keeps the hose in a circle inside one of those striped bags.

Happywanderer wrote:

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Elle, I see a lot of people using a bucket, it probably is a lot easier. The hose just pushes on I think, haven't used mine yet but don't think it needs any attachments. Would be easier without them anyway as the outlet is a far bit under the van in most cases so you don't want to have to lie down and have two arms under there trying to do up an attachment. They all seem to be just a hose that I have seen there and the other end they put some distance away from the van so no water is running out right near the van.
rv, when you say joiners are you talking about acual hose joiners or something else that keeps the hose in a circle inside one of those striped bags.

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 I use a bucket most of the time but had the outlet brought out to the edge of the van; but do have a hose for it.  The hose I keep in the bag is the "mains" one - you can connect directly to the tap at a caravan park site.  No going through the tank.

I've just sent the link to my sister who's a fantastic seamstress.  

In our tent camping days, she made bags for all our pots, pans, and billies.  We cooked on open fires, so they were always black.

She's also making a little curtain for my caravan door. It only has a net curtain, which can be seen through at night.  There's a little skirt along the bottom of the 'spare bed'...it matches the window curtains...and I don't want it there, so she'll just cut it up.

I can sort-of sew, but she does such a great job, I wouldn't want to deprive her of the job.