Portable Shower
Submitted: Monday, May 08, 2006 at 16:40
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Member - Bruce and Anne
Was going to post this last week , but looks like I was beaten to the punch. In the lastest 4WD Monthly, a chap named
John Harvey shows off his shower, so why all the fuss, I think
mine is better.
OK so you should read 4WDM to see what his is like, I dont have enough time to explain his.
So for
mine you need some of that " cheap" stuff from you know where ( I buy a lot of stuff there) One shower kit, $29.99 pump, shower rose, switch and cig plug/ one 10 litre gal bucket $8.00/ one portable stove $20.00/ one jump start pack $70.00. Heat your water to desired temp, place pump in bucket plug cig into power pack and presto warm shower. Now except for the show kit I use the other item for some thing else, so basically for $30 I have a portable shower.
One thing with his is you have to light a fire.
Yes I use the gal bucket on the stove, dont boil it may melt the solder.
We have a shower tent and a floor, but this you can still have with out taking up a lot of room in you truck.
Cheers Bruce.
Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Monday, May 08, 2006 at 19:33
Monday, May 08, 2006 at 19:33
I guess everybody has a different solution.
My $29 Coleman shower unit serves us
well. No need to plug in to anything as it takes 4 "D" Cell batteries to run the pump.
And we don't run out of water either.
I heat the water in the
camp oven, or via the kettle on a gas ring, or both.
Mix the hot water with cold to the desired temperature in a 40 litre "crab bucket" container which is big enough to stand in.
Being a good guy, my wife has first shower and the water is still hot enough for me to "double dip". Plenty hygienic enough for us and we use far less water.
The shower unit takes up very little room and the container is used for storage in the camper trailer.
Works for us.
When I get lazy and can justify the investment, I will probably buy the Coleman Hot Water Unit which also comes with a shower attachment, but that's about as sophisticated as we'll get.
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Follow Up By: ZUKSCOOTERX90(QLD-MEMBER) - Monday, May 08, 2006 at 20:14
Monday, May 08, 2006 at 20:14
Sandman i would be a bit worried about using crab bucket they hurt when they bite,cheer's bob.
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Follow Up By: Sand Man (SA) - Tuesday, May 09, 2006 at 16:35
Tuesday, May 09, 2006 at 16:35
Ahahahahahah!
Actually Bob, the Blue Swimmer Crabs down south don't hurt nearly as much as your Mud Crabs would.
Had a magnificent Chilli Mud Crab when I was in
Port Douglas last year.
YUM!!!
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