Nigel replied:

The primus unit is the zodi unit. I emailed Zodi some time back and they told then that primus would start importing them soon. Maybe try contacting primus directly.

One downside of the zodi unit is that you cannot let it run out of water or you'll burn it out. I also believe that you can't turn the water flow off so lather up

There is a freestanding unit made in Cairns, but a friend of mine who bought one was alarmed at how much gas it used. They are around the $500 mark. It uses an aluminium coil instead of copper. Can't remember the name of the maker, but Pickers Camping and Canvas in Cairns stocks them.

Mark replied:

Michael,
I was looking at the various options in camping showers but could not make my mind up whether to go with a heat exchange type or gas bottle.
As I needed something in the meantime I bought a cheap "Turbo shower" from Dick Smiths ($30) well I must say I was quite impressed for the price and it really has worked really well. You simply heat water on the gas stove or over the fire and fill a bucket when the desired temp is reached, drop in the pump into the bucket and plug the long power cord into the ciq lighter and switch it on. It was almost as powerful as the shower at home and we got 2 showers out of one bucket. Not sure how long the thing will last but for the 6 or 7 camping trips a year we do it is more than adequate.

royce replied:

Just finished a trip into Wannangatta Homestead in Gippsland High country. Took a battery operated shower, which I operated from a jump start battery. Worked so well that twenty people used it from the horse riding group, daily for ten days straight. It's still going strong. I got it from Super Cheap Auto and had to tape it up a bit to stop leaks at the start. cya

Rod Blackwell replied:

Enquired at K-Mart, Brookvale (Sydney) about these $30 12v showers, they knew nothing about them. Was wondering if anyone in Sydney would know of a K-Mart, or any other place that may sell them ?
Thanks.

Nigel replied:

if you use the turbo shower enough to wear it out, you could consider making your own setup. I bought a Shurflow pressure pump from Whitworths (approx $160) and a shower head with a lever on that you press to allow the water to flow. This setup is more expensive, but as we go camping 1-2 times a month, we get our moneys worth. The main benefits are that the pump can be setup on the bullbar close to the vehicle battery (no expensive D cells) and only a hose needs to be run to the shower as the pump will turn on and off as needed by the shower head because of the pressure switch in the pump (unless you run out of waterthen the pump will keep running till you turn the main switch off - but it's safe to run the pumps dry). We also use the pump to draw water directly from a creek to fill the 20 litre bucket for shower water (saves using our drinking water and save hurting the back carry a bucket full of water). We fill the 20 bucket in the morning and leave it in the sun with the lid on. If it's not warm enough for a shower we boil 2-4 litres of water on the campfire or gas stove and that's always warm enough then.

Rob replied:

Make one
http://www.blazinobsession.com/shower.html