[UBA1]

Many of you boys use the backpacks? I`m talking residential wise.

If you use them, are they better and quicker than trolley systems, i mean, i appreciate you`ve got to lump them around. What with summer around the corner, i imagine it would be hard grafting with all those kilos of water on yer back.

Also, approx. how many houses before a refill chaps.

regards Steve.

[AuRavelling79]

I don't use a backpack and my aquatec trolley gets me most places - but steps and locked gates are fun with 50kg (2 barrels) of water, a pump, a 15kg leisure battery, pole and hose.

My longer hose has sorted out most problems but one conservatory clean was fun as it was further from the car than my hose would reach and up about seven steps - here's what I did.

Took battery and pump around to conservatory, took 25litres water (good barrels, grip at top and finger holds at bottom so can carry twohanded) by hand, connected up - did whole (v small) conservatory including roof - algae - the lot. Back to car 45 minutes and £30 not bad when eighteen months ago the roof alone took me that long before wfpole and pure water.

Backpacks - must weigh at least 25kg full up with pump and water - or hold less than 20 litres? - wouldn't want to carry that weight when I could push twice as much or more on a trolley.

[Jeff Brimble]

They weigh as much as you put in them.
Big job 20 liters inleft hand, back pack with 10 litres, pole over right shoulder. You can also get a kiddies folding pushchair and stick it on that along with the water- cost £5 second hand. You dont have to wear the backpack all the time you can take it off and leave in situ, I have 75ft hose wrapped permanetely on mine. They are ideal in domestic situations but can pump up more than enough for light commercial and are cheap to start off with. Ask Phillip Hanson, he also made his own.

[AuRavelling79]

Guy I know uses a pressure vessel on a sack truck - no battery or pump - just a pressure cylinder about 20 litres in size that he uses when pole-ing in areas like courtyards.