O board Shower units

Noel

How about you telling the Forum what 'on-board-unit many brands you have considered and maybe, just maybe, the owners of these brands will respond to your request about that particular brand.

DD

Hiya Noel


I'd thought you would be happy with the Coleman Shower...Even read people with Twine showers liking the Coleman....Did you have issues with it ??? I know the Primus has light blowout issue's and leaving the water cold...

I'll swap you my Twine for your Coleman. It's a pain in the proverbial.

Hi Noel, I have used a Glynd on my vehicles for about six years. The unit was very good & worked well with the sureflow pump doing a mighty job. The water temp can be controlled by the button on the shower head,heater control in the vehicle or engine revs. We changed to a Coleman a few years ago when I sold the vehicle with the shower unit still fitted. The Coleman is a very handy & versitile unit with hot water from a cold water container in the matter of about nine seconds, however it is a bit bulky & sometimes it can be a pain if the battery is not fully charged or you have to change gas bottles etc... sometimes the person showering complains that the water has gone colder or hotter & this can also cause dramas. IMO. The best unit we have used (and still do) is the shower you can buy at most camping stores or on E Bay....the price ranges from $20 to $40 and they are usually yellow in colour & I believe made in China. I am sorry I cannot recall the name. This unit has a motor/pump which you simply drop into your water and control the water flow by an on off switch which is near the shower head/handle which also has an on/off & water control button fitted. The unit runs off 12Volt & has a cigarette plug or if you prefer, alligator clip to attach the power lead to you battery terminal. This unit is great because the person having the shower mixes their own water to the temp that they want. They place the motor into the bucket & can see how much water they have used. There is no need to help them or supervise. We also use the unit to pump drinking water into our van by simply unscrewing the shower head piece, drop the motor into a jerry can (has to have large opening) switching it on and it pumps the water into the water tank....saves holding up & trying to pour 20 ltr containers of water into your van when in the bush. I am sure others will have much better ideas or say the little shower pumps are junk but we have had ours for about five years & only had one problem with the impellor jamming due to a little piece of dirt...a good clean & the job was right. Anyway good luck.

Hi there Noel,
I put in a Glind system and couldn't speak more highly of them, we actually think it was one of our best camping mods. We have been on the road now for 8 months too and rely on it daily.

I wanted an onboard system mainly due to the amount of stuff we were already looking for storage spots for. Once it's under the bonnet, thats one less box we needed to store.

I guess it all comes down to what suits you, I have never tried any other hot water system so can't compare, but no complaints about the Glind anyway.

Troy

Thanks People

I too am interested in an O board shower unit and you (almost all anyway) are a wealth of knowledge. I must still live in the dark ages and use a drum, fire and warmish water and 12v shower unit. I, like you Noel, have little knowledge of the names or types of units, and there are so many types and needed info from people who have 'hands on' experience (as opposed to a 'hand on' maybe). Thanks for the USEFUL input!!

cheers

Hi Noel
I have had a Twine for over fourteen years on two vehicles. Recently I had to put a kit into the pump. That is the only breakdown.
When travelling as soon as we stop I have a twenty litre container of water and i recirculate the water much hotter than we need and by the time we are set up the water has cooled enough.
From a cold start ten litres takes about eight to ten minutes.
I place two pieces of cardboard in front of the radiator to speed things up a little.
Never been without a hot shower.
My son in law bought a Heaton exchanger which takes about the same time to do the job.
However heaton do the plumbing in various ways to suit an easier setup under the bonnet. IE all the connections at one end or some at both ends.
My son in laws install in his 100 series with all the connections at one end was much easier than my Twine.
I have routed the hoses to come out the grille behind the bullbar and fitted those small click fittings. I had to put caps on the connections to keep out the mud dauber wasps.