best way to heat water when 120 is not around!

[Dale M.]

hmmmm, one reason my hubby doesn't like to camp is due to a health issue he needs to take a hot bath and heating up enough water for a shallow bath can be tricky. There are a few ideas here even I might be able to figure out. He will never enjoy it as much as I do but I know boondocking in the middle of nowhere and no one for a night he would. So simple cheap and easy to use, you all have me thinking now.

Oh and I have "burned" water and snow. Oooops

The "hot bath" (or shower) issue is something that has been dealt with before.... Some threads already exist on how to make a shower setup for daily use.... Wife and I found we can rig up a shower and with about 2 gallons of hot water, mixed with two gallons of cold water we both can have hot shower each night before going to bed.... And it takes is a little ingenuity to create shower setup and heating 2 gallons of water either on camp fire or camp stove....Just don't burn the water...

Dale

[Dale M.]

Mostly this thread has become a joke.... That is, apparently, your opinion. Yup, Slow is an obstinate PITA at times but he did get others thinking and it seems, to me at least, that at least one person had a genuine question. IE: How to rig a self timer to turn off a stove as it would be a perfect gift for his mother. If one does not know how to create hot water with out burning it, nothing anyone here can say will help... Some people that have met me eyeball to eyeball, worked with and for me, and have seen some of my creations think that I'm somewhere above a dolt. I have, though, burned water and melted at least one Revere Ware copper tea pot (more likely two or more) by forgetting about them with the heat on. Although I've gotten over it and haven't done it in years it appears that others haven't. Sooooooo, I, in spite of Slow's obstinance, enjoyed sharing how you could rig a propane or white gas burner to turn off after a set interval. I hope the fellow that requested the info enjoyed it. If it gets your knickers in a twist to read Slow's posts, I suggest you refrain from reading them.

Cheers,

Gus

Dale

Thank you.. Always know when I get talked down to by you I'm right on target with my comments....

Those looking for a REAL solution beyond the most elemental simple may want to look here...

viewtopic.php?p=1032840#p1032840

Dale

[celticquetzel]

When i asked about the possibility of a timer i was not particularly serious. However, the solid practical answers have got me thinking. I appreciate the responses. As an aside, a couple of the ramblings on this site have actually helped me at work. I work with engineers and students (although I am not an engineer) and it's great fun to be able to contribute a solid idea once in a while. So thanks to all for being able to plant a seed. They don't always grow, but when they do it's pretty cool.

[eamarquardt]

Thank you.. Always know when I get talked down to by you I'm right on target with my comments....

Those looking for a REAL solution beyond the most elemental simple may want to look here...

viewtopic.php?p=1032840#p1032840

Dale

Ya know, I can always count on your knickers getting twisted when someone doesn't agree with you lock, stock, and barrel. Your defensiveness is consistent and 100% predictable. It's interesting to note that for a total "joke" this string is now four pages long. Apparently some are enjoying it. My comment stands. If a string upsets you, don't read it.

The point of the forum is to exchange ideas and have fun. Deal with it.

Cheers,

Gus

[Treeview]

The metaphor of knowledge or ideas being seeds has been used for a long time. Since seeds will dry up and go away if they don't germinate right away I use a different metaphor.

Viruses, and there are good ones believe it or not, are amazingly durable. They'll stay vital even in the most neglected and hostile environments. Then, when the conditions are right, they spring to life.

Tom

[alaska teardrop]

Now that Alaska has used NSA keywords we're going to be noticed.

[eamarquardt]

Now that Alaska has used NSA keywords we're going to be noticed.

Now that the NSA is aware of my contraband water heater strange things are happening on my computer, there are strange vans with blacked out windows parked down the street, and I sense that I'm being bombarded with all sorts of radiation. I'll have to fabricate a new aluminum foil cap first thing this morning to protect myself.

A couple of years ago I was under surveillance by a company. They spent 7 days spying on me and spent about $10K. They got nothing for their trouble/expense.

No skeletons in the closet here.

Cheers,

Gus

[Dale M.]

Thank you.. Always know when I get talked down to by you I'm right on target with my comments....

Those looking for a REAL solution beyond the most elemental simple may want to look here...

viewtopic.php?p=1032840#p1032840

Dale

Ya know, I can always count on your knickers getting twisted when someone doesn't agree with you lock, stock, and barrel. Your defensiveness is consistent and 100% predictable. It's interesting to note that for a total "joke" this string is now four pages long. Apparently some are enjoying it. My comment stands. If a string upsets you, don't read it.

The point of the forum is to exchange ideas and have fun. Deal with it.

Cheers,

Gus

String does not upset me, just find your lack of tolerance for some people that you preach so much about a little over the top....

Dale

[Bogo]

No skeletons in the closet here.

That's because you keep them in the attic...

[eamarquardt]

No skeletons in the closet here.

That's because you keep them in the attic...

Yeah but don't tell anyone!

Cheers,

Gus

[ElectronGuru]

hmmmm, one reason my hubby doesn't like to camp is due to a health issue he needs to take a hot bath and heating up enough water for a shallow bath can be tricky.

This sounds like a fun challenge. Tubs in even the biggest RVs are useless for anything but baby's or shelving. But a tear does everything outside regardless. So make a bathing tent.

1) Set up the trailer with city water intake, 2) add in a propane tankless heater, 3) feed them into a folding bathtub, 4) surrounded by a privacy tent. A full tank of gas should be enough for several, you'd just need a site with a potable faucet.

[PKCSPT]

The challenge is where we would camp is too far from city water so lake water it has to be. My little tear does not have solar or battery.
I do have a black tub from Menards that isn't a bathing type but it work well enough for a small swim pool for the little kids.
Thinking if I can find a big pail that can withstand the heat of a fire I should be good to go that I can use on a fire that may or may not have a metal great.
great question Slow thanks

[ElectronGuru]

Thinking if I can find a big pail that can withstand the heat of a fire I should be good to go that I can use on a fire that may or may not have a metal great.

Yeah, you have to go either real old or real new.

Shows and movies from the 1800s depict metal buckets on the stove, being poured into giant metal tubs in the kitchen. But anything portable and outside may cool down before the hour+ required to heat each bucketful. Do some testing in the backyard.

Another option on the new front would be a pump and hose. The BOSS TD has a wind up reel specifically for pulling water out of streams and lakes to fill the tanks. Wouldn't be to difficult to route that through a heater.

Like most things, it will come down to time vs cost. Spend x hours making a single tub at low cost or spend x $ and be able to fill a tub in 10 minutes. Even if you have the cash, the value depends on how often you would use it.

[PKCSPT]

"Like most things, it will come down to time vs cost. Spend x hours making a single tub at low cost or spend x $ and be able to fill a tub in 10 minutes. Even if you have the cash, the value depends on how often you would use it.[/quote]


Exactly.