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#31
11-12-2019, 06:20 PM
I have something similar to this collapsible bathtub:


Mine is a little smaller, I think, and plain, no fancy pattern, but it's great. It has a very long drain hose so I can drain right out the side door of the bus, or else into a jug, or whatever. I use magnetic hooks to attach a shower curtain to the ceiling. Truthfully, I don't use it much, because it's still easier to walk inside a gym and shower, but it works great when needed.

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11-15-2019, 08:28 PM
I'm looking for ideas that have worked over time.

A garden sprayer is good, attached to a sink hose. But then I saw the ½ gallon hand held sprayer, but then what about just a big water bottle that you can squeeze? Is it too small?
I will probably have to hold the shower head or wand or something in one hand anyway.

I like the Tyvek idea, does it work long-term? It is probably smaller to fold up, and will not break from folding.

Backstory on me is I have a super nice $20k camper, but downsizing to a tiny cargo trailer that is more robust so looking for ideas. The shower is nice bc I do things and come back needing a shower.
For boondocking long-term though I never can have enough water, or propane, so using the water heater to heat 6 gallons of water, then using water before the heated water even gets to the shower head is not the way to conserve.
I ended up taking cold showers in the summer.
The shower is a huge space taker for what is 5 minutes of my day.

I'm thinking to just boil a pot of water and pour into my shower container (instead of heating 6 gallons of water to take a 1 gallon shower). It is more labor intensive than just flipping the water heater switch, but worth it to save.
I am still debating the delivery method, but the portable container allows outside showers when possible, so no setting up of curtains..

Do I do a basin, do i mount a basin under a trap door under the floor, do I mount a basin permanently in the trailer…? I have a plastic basin sink, like a laundromat sink, or I could find something smaller.

This is my first post here. I have been on RV forums, and those guys post way more pics of their projects than you cheap aisle van dweller. lol, meant to be funny and hopefully offensive to some… anyway, post more pics let people see and understand you more than paragraphs like I just posted. I have no pics yet as I have not started. thanks
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11-16-2019, 09:11 AM
All of the shower hacks are awesome. I've beeing using this portable inflatable hot tub for showering during camping.

https://rvingreviews.com/rv-living/porta...for-rvers/

This is hands down the best item under $350 that I have ever purchased! Everyone that sees it wants one. I'll list below my pros and cons but overall for the money this little hot tub is rad!

Pros: easy to install/operate. Bigger than expected. 2 people under 6' fit very comfortably. 4 people would work as well but probably not much room to stretch out. The blower/bubble massage is pretty awesome.

Cons: hose and line connectors seem a little flimsy. Make sure to tighten everything "hand-tight" I can see someone easily over wrenching and breaking a connector. 72hr auto-off timer is a slight annoyance. This is a bit nit-picky but the cover is also inflated and it actually floats on top of the water which keeps my floater from moving too much when the top is on. Lastly, it says that it should be kept out of temps below 40°F and here in the midwest that's precisely why/when I wanted a damn hot tub so I will be taking a gamble on what temps this bad boy can handle.
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11-16-2019, 01:08 PM
(11-15-2019, 08:28 PM)award Wrote:  I'm looking for ideas that have worked over time.

A garden sprayer is good, attached to a sink hose.  But then I saw the ½ gallon hand held sprayer, but then what about just a big water bottle that you can squeeze?  Is it too small?
I will probably have to hold the shower head or wand or something in one hand anyway.

I like the Tyvek idea, does it work long-term?  It is probably smaller to fold up, and will not break from folding.

Backstory on me is I have a super nice $20k camper, but downsizing to a tiny cargo trailer that is more robust so looking for ideas.  The shower is nice bc I do things and come back needing a shower.
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I use a black shower bag in the sun all day inside of a black shower tent.  If I need to supplement hot water I just do a coffee pot on the propane stove.  I shower and wash my hair in about a gallon and a half of water. The 12v hand pump I use is by Suodako.  I plug it into my portable Jackery which sits outside the shower tent with my clean clothes on a chair.  The warm water goes into a spare five gallon bucket I carry.  The pump goes into the bucket and the sprayer hangs on a hook inside the tent.  Get wet, turn off sprayer, scrub your body, rinse.  Wash hair with remainder in bucket via pour over. Sorry no photos, they'd be indiscreet, lol.

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11-17-2019, 03:23 PM
Darn.

The guy what meant to register as Zzyzx, but who forgot how to spell it.
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11-19-2019, 02:24 PM
Since you are doing a cargo trailer conversion, you should google here and on other forums plus youtube for some shower ideas. There are lots out there.

I have pictures of two showers that I put in to my cargo trailer in this thread on tnttt.com Here are some pictures from my 6x12: http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=55219&start=210
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11-20-2019, 07:31 AM
I don't have a high top, so my set up is a tote, seat, pump sprayer and I rig up a shower curtain. When not in use, the tote fits snuggly between the front seats and doubles as a center console.

I will be selling my ext chevy express in the near future and plan to get a 14-15 ft box truck. I will put an actual shower in it.


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