Thread: Hot shower

I remember coming across one where the well head was a grown mass of yellow sulphurous with a correspondingly yellow lined creek trailing off in the distance. Was perfect temp to boil eggs on the ground. 2k's down stream you could just dunk a hand and a bit further down someone had dug out a "pool" and baths were had all round. Then you get dusty on the 2k walk back.

Worse still than smelling I think is when it's raining, particularly in the black western Qld dirt, and it's water water everywhere and not a drop to wash in.

I researched the camp shower thing to bits .... so this is from my perspective, for what works for us ... family of three travelling solo.

We dont carry any buckets in the D2 that can be put on a fire (we do carry a 10L & 20L collapsible hiking buckets - fold up and fit in your pocket). Solid buckets are just awkward to pack ... we don't tow a trailer.

Heat exchanger (engine mounted) type units don't heat quick enough for use on the Td5 to run a hot shower live ... have spoken to a few who have tried, and read a few reports on the internet that state the same ... they DO work if you recycle the water into/out-of a bucket until it's hot enough ... seems like a hassle to run the vehicle until it's up to temp and cycle the water for probably 20+min .... then take water to show, canvas bag, etc, etc ... then, what!? ... we need more hot water ?? ... and we don't carry a solid bucket ...

The sub pump in a bucket thing is cheap, but you have to be near a 12v supply to run the pump, meaning you have to be close to the vehicle .... not always possible/desireable, and then you still have to heat up the water, put it in the bucket, connect the power, hang the shower rose, etc, etc .... still need a bucket and have to heat the water ...

We used a solar shower bag for a while. Great way to heat the water IF you can leave the bag in the sun for an extended time (no good if your driving all day) ... THEN you have to hoist it up in the air high enough to get under it ... I just can't see my crew hoisting 20Kg 3m+ into the air ... IF there's a suitable tree branch around to do this duty. The solar bag works great for filling a canvas bag, but you still have to hoist it ... same problems.

The garden pressure sprayer method seems to have a few followers ... plastic vessels full of hot water under pressure .... ... they don't stand up well to temperature, and you still need another method of heating the water ... the water can't be heated in the sprayer body.

Then there's what we settled for ... the Rainman Camp Shower. It's a pressure sprayer type concept made of stainless steel ... except for a plastic shower rose/tap ... it holds 12L of water, and telescopes up to around 1.8m high. It can be heated by sitting it next to the fire, under a black plastic garbage bag in the sun, or put it on the stove !! If you want a hot shower at 10pm at night, put it on the stove for 10-12min and have a hot shower! Nice Once the unit is heated, you can just pick it up and carry it off into the scrub and have a shower behind a tree ... no shower tent needed ... no 12v, no hoses, no running engines, etc ....

Yes, it's $300+ made in Australia, and parts available, and for all the other hassles it avoids, it was worth every penny paid (I got mine for $320 + postage). It is a lifetime unit ... look after it and it will last you a lifetime ... we leave home with it filled, and transfer the water (drinking) to the jerrys before refilling it with river/creek/dam/salt water where possible for a shower.

... did I mention it can be used for a cold shower to ? Fill with water, pump the handle and shower .... Brrrrrrrrrr

The Rainman & an Oztent CR-2 shower tent (3 sec throw-it-up) and we're good to go. It's simple. It's so simple Mrs F and junior F are able to do it all them selves. Shower & tent. Quick & simple ... is worth paying extra for imho. And yes, two people can have a good shower .... usually we can do 2x adults and 1x kid on 1 fill. Wet down, wash, rinse-off.

RainMan camping shower ------ Hot camp shower

http://au.oztent.com/products/viewPr...?productid=162
(we went with the CR-2 as it's a bigger floor area, and it's used as a toilet tent as well ... a Jimmy's thunderbox from the Rainman shower people) ... and the roof comes off.

$400 for the pair and never have to worry again.

I agree with Kev.
The rainman camping showers are all inclusive,require nothing more than water and any type of heat source if required.And they are solid and will last you a life time

Originally Posted by dirty130

I was told of this the other day, 5l pump up garden spray from Bunnings $35.00, cut the extension off for convenience, boil the billy or leave it in the sun all day, a quick spray to get wet and soap up, rinse off ------ aaaahhhhhh.

Haven't tried it yet, but it looks the goods in the back yard. Off to Eucla for a week in the morning - to a mouse plague apparently - so I will give a test.

Lynn

So there is no (well very few) mice in the plague after after a suitably disastrous hot spell for rodents. The spray bottle shower? Well it's 6 klm on the quad to the Border Village, 2 bucks for 10 min of lovely soft RO shower - so that settled the creature comfort aspect. The spray bottle works wonderfully well for the morning wash - and to pressure blast the weetbix from the bowl. 5l of water has lasted a week. So it is a worthy investment.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

Not sure if your in a disco or a deefer but the 1.5M extendable poles are just the thing... heres an extra tip, buy 2 if you you find yourself needing more than the 2.7m of pole they provide by removing the bottom half from one pole, taking the rubber foot off of the other you can then slide the top half of the first pole over the bottom half of the second pole and hit about 4.2m.

the 1.5m pole fits perfectly across the floor of the defender and if you remove the rubber foot and slide the point in under the side panel of the disco just behind where the door closes they fit perfectly there.

ive ended up using the shovel as the bottom pole and a cut down old wooden tent pole with the seat box idea ,just ground a bit of the whith of the shovel handle and cut the pole to a height that hangs the bag above my sholders...cheep light and fairly indestructable...

Good call.

Me personally I hate having to duck around the shower bucket so I usually set them up to hang about an inch or 2 over head height

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Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

Good call.

Me personally I hate having to duck around the shower bucket so I usually set them up to hang about an inch or 2 over head height

only reason i shortened it was that the missus is short and i usualy shave or clipper my head plus i can lift it there full without using a box