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  1. 26th February 2013, 09:38 PM #1
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    Shower stuff

    Hi

    Has anyone fitted a hot water shower unit to their vehicle? The type that sits under bonnet inline with the vehicle heating system.

    I gather they are quite a mission to fit yourself, which I'm not looking to do, just looking for views on the units performance.

    SWMBO gets a bit sensitive to the outdoor life sometimes, I'm thinking a nice warm shower may fix things...

    Any views on these things?
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  2. 27th February 2013, 12:42 AM #2
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    I would not for the life of me touch the cooling system!

    Look at Coleman or equiv.
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  3. 27th February 2013, 01:02 AM #3
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    I run one - heat exchanger is bolted to the chassis rail under the passenger footwell, coolant hoses are teed off the heater lines. Input and output water fitting at the back of the vehicle for water source/shower nozzle respectively. Have had many's the hot shower using it, you can even control how hot your shower is with the heater controls.

    If you want an easier more portable solution though, the Coleman hot water heater is the way to go though - check out the video here:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1be1X9i-oDU]Complete Camp Shower System w/ Coleman Hot Water On Demand - YouTube[/ame]
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  4. 27th February 2013, 06:16 AM #4
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    Cheers, That guy's systems looks pretty smart, cheaper than the piranha system I was looking at.
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  5. 27th February 2013, 04:10 PM #5
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    A two lt coke bottle with holes punched in the bottom and someone standing on B/bar for ease has worked for me and would be the cheepest by far Just go a bit further away from the track than I did, woops

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  6. 27th February 2013, 04:20 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by connock View Post
    A two lt coke bottle with holes punched in the bottom and someone standing on B/bar for ease has worked for me and would be the cheepest by far Just go a bit further away from the track than I did, woops

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    Agreed - considering the warm weather, I took most of my showers from one of those solar bags hanging from a tree branch. In the colder weather I certainly appreciated the hot water though - winter time in Tasmania comes to mind....
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  7. 27th February 2013, 10:31 PM #7
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    You could get an OEM FBH. Fits in under the bonnet and you can pump water through that.
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  8. 28th February 2013, 05:42 AM #8
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    I've got a GLIND hot water unit installed on the firewall of my '95 130.
    Been installed for 15 years now without an issue.
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  9. 1st March 2013, 11:09 AM #9
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    I've got a Coleman unit and am generally happy with it. It does take up more space than an installed heat exchanger type though.
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  10. 1st March 2013, 11:43 AM #10
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    On my manual 1990 RRC I've got an auto radiator so I just plumbed a small sureflow pump to circulate water from a bucket through the left hand (unused) side tank on the radiator to a small hand held shower head. Just get the car up to 80C, turn it off and its great. All you need is water, a bucket and two hoses, one to suck the water out of the bucket and one for the shower head. I hang the bucket off the bullbar so I can put the shower bit back into it to recirculate the water.
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