Shower

[Martin K]

I want to add a hot shower to my next holiday. I have been to camping places and see a lot of options, some built in, some work on a gas cylinder etc etc. I was wondering if anyone on the forum has any ideas and any experiences good or bad.

My holiday is getting close and I am starting to get excited you see.

[Dadz Toy BFI]

The Best Bush Shower I ever saw in the field involved using stuff you already have in your vehicle

ie. high lift jack :?

The guy in question is a "Great Thinking Outside of The Square" - a rare talent; wish we had more people like him on this Forum

He very rarely comes on the Forum these days so you could try PM ing him his Forum naam is: 4xtech his real name is Wessels.

Best o' luck

Rich

[JohanM]

Martin,

I have a gas shower that fits ontop of the gas cylinder, and it works very well!!!! I can actually shower with a bit of water and it can boil water if you wish too............

It really helps a lot with the ladies for feeling clean!!

[Werner]

Hi,

I saw a guy takes one of those hi pressure cans that you use to spray the poison in your garden.

Werner

[ThysdJ]

Jaco (Suidwes) told me about a very nice hot shower they fabricated in the bush once. I can't remember if he used it on their recent trip to the Richtersveld or not, but if he did then even George and/or Niel will be able to tell you about it.

Jaco is currently in the process of moving to Gauteng, so he does not visit the forum much.

[Niel]

He had a drum(20 l) that they put on the fire and a 12 v shower system from the drum.

[freeflyd]

I have tried many, many bush shower ideas and eventually settled on something simple and inexpensive:

20l Water Jerry Can (Blue), mix in 2l of boiling water, drop 12v camp shower obtained from Macro in it, and even swambo with long hair is happy as a pig in.... Hot water shower....

[george]

He had a drum(20 l) that they put on the fire and a 12 v shower system from the drum.

That was me.Jaco had the same setup but he used a deffrent container.We use a metal paint drum.You can heat it on the fire or gas.(New R50).12v Shower(R119).Pop up shower cubicle(R250?).It works realy well.I used my rubber floor carpet for a base in the shower
Here is a pic of the cubicle.The drum is on the inside.The setup is called a Kalahari geyser

[ThysdJ]

I feel clean already...

[cprinsloo]

Yep, this set-up is the best. Also, get a plastic grid to stand on. If you shower on sand, make a heap with a shovel, put small groundsheet over the heap, put grid on heap, then the water run off and you don't stand in the sand or mud. Cotton soil in Bots is a schlep if it gets wet, you sink into the ground, and everything then full of mud. Lekka shower!!

Cheers,

Chris

[Martin K]

Making sense. Hot water in a water tank which I have then all I need to do is buy the pump thingy and not worry about the complications. The heap of sand with a plastic sheet over it is a great idea.

Could I use the 12v shower pump to replenish my water tank from a river I wonder?

[GTO]

Has anyone tried the garden spray can as a shower?

I found this on the overland forum:

http://www.overland.co.za/HomeMade/Johan_S_Shower.html

[frik]

Jees manne julle bring nou old memories op ek moes altyd vir die komandant n shower gemaak het voor ek my gat kon gaan grawe het om in te slaap. Ek gaan die ding probeer beskryf maar eintlik is dit baie eenvoudig en baie prakties. Dit was n plastik cone met n shower head op die bottom jy draai hom dan is die gaatjies toe. So wat ek gedoen het was kook water op gas eenkant nie te baie nie behalwe as ek ook agterna n shower wou gehad het. Jy vul hom so 50/50 koud warm op en dan trek ht die ding oor n boomtak na bo en walla jy draai daardie ding en jy shower. Wat ek kan onthou is die was eintlik n baie kompakte afere as jy hom wil bere en ek dink kan baie prakties wees vir ons manne wat alreeds so baie goed in die bakkie het. Sal natuurlik vir die vrouens moet seile saamvat sal nou nie in die ope shower soos ons nie.
Ek sal n bietjie search en sien of ek iets soortgelyks gan sien en dan weer post.

[george]

Jis Frik

Praat jy van so iets

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[frik]

George ja werk op dieselfde beginsel was net n cone shape waar het jy hom gekoop.

[george]

Jy kry hom by campworld of outdoor wharehouse
http://www.campworld.co.za/enquiry.asp?id=214
Ek het nie self een nie.Ek gebruik die 12v pompie en 'n verf drom