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G'day,

I agree that the Twine is a great unit. I've had mine for about 5 years; paid about $350- (from memory) and fitted it myself (dead easy on a 4.2 T/D). I also helped a mate fit a twine to his 3L Nissan Patrol too.

The price of the glind and twine were pretty much the same when I bought mine, but i chose Twine cos of the copper heat exchanger versus the plastic glind. Piranha is (I think) the same as the glind, but just has different lables; I could be wrong about that though.

Good Luck

Roachie

Tripod for the fire - metal bucket to heat water in - a few plastic buckets to mix water in - 12V SLA battery, $25 shower, tree (or roof rack) to attach shower, soap - that's it.

Mike Harding

A Twine, a river, a long hose - start the car, flick the switch, unlimited running hot water :) - pure bliss!

Mikes idea while standing in a 40/60ltr container - also hot water for long enough to have 2 showers... Still $25!

I got mine at Jaycar for $19.95 lol I tested it tonite and it works a treat.

Leroy

I wanted blue.. they didnt have blue for $19.00 :(

Mine still in the box.

hmmmmm never seen a blue only those orangy tan ones

Leroy

I agree Chrispy, those $25 showers from Dick Smith / Jaycar / Camping stores are a PITA. I started out with one of them and the spring that held the shower head hose on kept working loose, the hose was too short, the pump wouldn't stay submerged etc etc. In the end I also got sick of heating up water on the stove.

With the Twine we can shower 2 adults, our 5 year old daughter and heat enough water to fill a crate to wash the bub with ease. Just have to throw up the pop up shower tent and away you go. We also use it to heat up washing up water after meals, just recirculate in the tub until piping hot.

Another use - we wash our cars with the Twine - we just attach a long garden hose to the shower outlet and pump from a 25 ltr container - works really well.

My wife scoffed at the price of the Twine, but now loves it - I bet if it busted that she would insist it was replaced before the next camping trip.

One other thing for those with them fitted and the on/off switch under the bonnet - I happened to find my pump running one day and it had been for a number of hours - must have bumped the switch without noticing when under the hood. Solved this by buying a "missile switch cover' from Jaycar for $9.95. Just fits over the existing switch and covers it completely and is hinged. Cheap insurance when compared to the price of replacing a burnt out Shurflow p

Moggs - yup - the 'ol missile switch is what I use under the bonnet too.... as the primary "arm" switch.

I have a second waterproof (rubberised) switch mounted on my front grille - and it's reached from inside the shower tent and turned on when the occupant is actually ready to shower. Comes in handy too when soaping-up. You just flick the switch and stop the water flow temporarily.

I also plumbed the inlet and outlet to my bull bar with Pirtek SCREW-ON fittings. I used the common garden hose quick-disconnect fittings for a while and no matter what you do, you will always get air bubbles in the inlet line after a time. Screw-ons fix this problem completely. By having them mounted on the bullbar, I don't have to keep the bonnet open at all just to connect hoses.

Like you guys. Now converted , never go back.

We used the DSE $25 jobbie for a while. Might work ok , for 2 people. DOESN'T work for 6. They just cant handle heat for too long.

Our's is the McPauls , which is now a Piranha.

Flowjet pump (smaller brother of the Shurflow) , and we can happily shower 6 (including Wife and 16 yo daughter) , who now happily go camping because of it.

Either creek or recycle , and shower as long as you like.

Tested out my $25 one last night, with Cameron standing in a plastic box.. He was in there for over 10mins and was very happy, to the point I couldnt get the little chit out of it!

Works well, I dont know how long some people have showers for, 10 mins isnt long enough? It works well and truly good enough to clean yourself.

If you have enough water, eg River side etc.. while one is in the shower, boil the billy again for the next. 'endless hot water'...

or have one of them 20ltr bucket things with a spout on them that you fill from top to get the water to come out of the spout.. You could boil up for multiple people.. then just fill the plastic box your standin in each time. Use the old water to clean windows and car as you go.

If you have enough money to blow go the $400 one but it doesnt do much more than the $25 one..

Its not only about time though T.

Pressure is another , especially for women and washing hair.

It took a lot longer for the females in our family to shower , because it took longer to wash the "stuff" out.

The new pump . . . job done.

I do like the recycling idea though , especially for the boys who NEVER wash their bloody hair. I run an inline filter on mine that takes most of the crap out anyway.

Filter sounds like a plan dude. Where did ya get from and what sort etc??

Cammo is 5 doesnt have much hair. Im 37 and working on it.. :(

Truckster, didn't your shower come with a foam filter insert inside the submersible pump??

I have a garden irrigation mesh in-line filter in mine. Really fine mesh cone that seems to catch a lot of crap.

Yep , same as Moggs , actually . . . I pinched the idea OFF Moggs . . . lol . . .

Moggs, havent looked at the pump end yet, havent had a chance... :(

Will check it out, any photos of how you did it? Did you cut the line and fit it in there somehow?
thanks

T

either the end of the pump will have a screw top , and the foam filter (which looks and feels a little like a brilo pad) , will be tucked in there , or a couple of screws will hold it down.

My filter is just connected to the hose end that goes into the water container. Works well with a bucket , but doesn't quite fit in the jerry can. Might just have to knock a few edges off it, to fit.

I didn't fit the filter into the hoses on the vehicle , because I wasn't sure how they would take the heat ?

hehe... :)

Shared sentiments here.

We really need two "fuel" gauges. The one labelled "diesel" I can live with wherever it points, but the "other fuel" gauge.....it's TOTAL disaster if it's anywhere near "E"!

Camping and wine = relaxation.

"Give up drinking" OOHHH the thought of it!!!!