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Re: Outdoor showers?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 6:47 am
by RJ Howell
dogcatcher wrote:The water drainage, I have no clue, but I like the shower on this rig.
https://youtu.be/2e9m1j_LqlA?list=PLkbC ... vFkSxvpq1c

Better add this how to link https://www.shawneehillsworkshop.com/en ... r-encloser


I watch several of his video's before building my truck camper. He explains well and has some pretty good ideas!

Re: Outdoor showers?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:41 pm
by S. Heisley
:thinking: I would use an oil drain pan like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Custom-Pak-Choic ... -chr-us-20

It looks like it might be sturdy enough to put at least one foot up on it while you're showering, as long as you don't put all your weight on it. At 20 inches wide, it's small enough that you could possibly straddle it or sit over it in a camp chair. (That would be my choice and I've already measured my HF camp chair and it would fit perfectly!) It holds about 5-1/2 gals liquid (That's nearly 2 sun showers!) and has a handle and a pour spout for carrying and emptying. The price is right, too!

Re: Outdoor showers?

PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:27 am
by Socal Tom
The oil drain pans I’ve used wouldn’t take much weight standing on them. I’ve just planned on using a tote like this

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001HTGD36/re ... KFbVXJJKH4

The tote can carry other stuff to and from camp. Take it to the dump station or bathroom to dump.

Re: Outdoor showers?

PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 1:45 pm
by rebapuck
dirtsailor2003 wrote:



I like that folding shower screen dogcatcher posted. That may be another addition soon. Not sure why he made the box hinge up though??? I'd probably mount it the other way so the lid flops down out of the way. You could even use the lip of the lid as a
shelf to hold soap and whatever.


My impression is that the lid lays on top of the shower frame to keep it square.

Re: Outdoor showers?

PostPosted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 1:48 pm
by rebapuck
Also, those shower curtains (and commercial shower tents) may not be "see through", but you sure can see silhouettes.

Re: Outdoor showers?

PostPosted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 6:09 am
by Doublacola
You might consider something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgF9OoX ... sAenWZVi1M

Re: Outdoor showers?

PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2020 5:39 pm
by flboy
OK... HANDS DOWN THE BEST PULL OUT SHOWER I HAVE EVER SEEN. Look at the entire video, but skip to 2:20 if you just want to see the shower... It is awesome.. I'd replicate if I was ever space limited...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OEYMhVywlc

Re: Outdoor showers?

PostPosted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 9:09 am
by bdosborn
That's an awesome shower, thanks for the link!
I like this guys shower too:

Bruce

Re: Outdoor showers?

PostPosted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 9:31 am
by Socal Tom
Doublacola wrote:You might consider something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgF9OoX ... sAenWZVi1M
To be clear here, that filter will not remove soap or bacteria. To remove bacteria, a filter needs to be less than 0.2 microns, thus one is 20 microns. The filter will remove chlorine taste( and in doing so also makes the water more likely to grow bacteria). I didn’t watch the whole video, but my gut says that you would plug those filters quickly in this manner and the cost of replacing the filters would negate the benefits.

Re: Outdoor showers?

PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 11:03 pm
by saltydawg
I saw a video of a kid who rigged up a slide out frame for a curtain, no big deal I thought until I saw the "floor". Yes he put a floor in his, and used the foam floor panels like what people put in kids play rooms. He drilled a bunch of holes in the foam so it could drain, and he had a hose attachment that he could hook up a hose to drain the water away. I plan on the 3 leg fold out style.

I plan on doing something like he did for the floor, but I am going to have a boat bilge pump or maybe a small pond pump to pump it to a gray water tank if I want to. ( or 50 feet away to the woods if allowed ). The pump will just sit in the corner and I will cut the foam floor out to fit the pump. Most bilge pumps draw about 1.5 ah, so running it for 10 to 15 mins is no big deal. One reason for using the bilge pump is they are designed to handle small items in the water and not jam up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WxVxPxQKA8