Submitted by cymroircarn t3_10yw8u8 in DIY
I want to put a camping shower at our campsite. We have a water outlet, so my plan is to hook that up to an electric shower (something like this: https://equestrianco.com/products/eccotemp-l5-portable-tankless-outdoor-gas-shower-and-water-heater) and install it inside a wooden unit.
Will this work? And does anyone have any advice regarding drainage?
We are considering whether to pipe the water to one of our drains
We put a 55 gallon drum on the roof of our outdoor shower enclosure to catch rain and my BIL put a solar panel with it to heat the water...worked great!
You shower with rain water? That’s probably more unclean then not showering at all 🫤
When you're camping it's better than stinking! 😉 Makes your hair really soft too
Seriously? Where do you live that rains muddy water?
Looks like I was confused a bit. It is safe to bathe with rainwater but it is generally not considered safe to drink stored rain water
I've used a propane instant hot water shower fed off a stream. I don't know about the longevity for the unit. It seemed to get a bit of extra abuse being outside. Even covered it was rusting pretty good. As long as you have good pressure at the source.
Oh I set one of these up, I could not get the damn thing to ignite. You also run into the issue of being wet and outside once you turn it off.
You can build an elevated platform for drainage. Essentially a pallet to stand on.
There are some primitive options for warm water but they require the right climate and site.
For example, you could simply elevate a vessel (like a 55 gallon drum) and use the sun to heat it. Fill the drum from your spigot in the morning or the night before. Paint it black, so it absorbs the most heat. It heats during the day, you use it at night.
You can then have 55 gallons of water each evening. Of course it is dependent on having sunlight exposure.
It doesn't have to be a drum, it could be a PVC piping network, or a large bladder.
Maybe consider a French drain
I camp with a group that sets up 4 showers and a functioning kitchen(two hot water sinks, etc) for reenactment events. They use a propane version of on-demand water heaters, I think 3 total.
Their set up is pallets for the floor, 2” metal conduit for the framing, sump pits and drain lines to disperse the water, and the heaters are in a custom built, open front box for easy access. Works great, we feed and bathe ~150 people for 2 weeks that way.
This sounds great. If we hooked up the shower I linked above to a gas canister, would that work?
It doesn’t need to be above it, on the ground is fine, and probably safer.
itsgettinglate27 t1_j7zxxc1 wrote
Does your wooden structure have a drain?