Date:         Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:24:06 -0700
Reply-To:     Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Anybody use one of these?
Comments: To: Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net>
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Tom Buese typed:
>
> On Jul 20, 2007, at 1:12 PM, Michael Elliott wrote:
>
>> I had one of the Cabelas-branded shower/privies and found it heavy,
>> bulky, and a hassle to set up and break down. I looked at the unit
>> you're asking about, but I don't like vinyl (find it creepy, stinky, and
>> it is heavy) and didn't see any reason to get the inside rear of the van
>> wet.
>
> I believe that it has an interior wall between the interior of the van &
> the privy to avoid splashing the inside of the van, which is what gives
> you privacy in the 1st place?

Right -- that would be the "privacy panel" mentioned on the site.

>
>> I now use an Outback Porta-Privy (also sold by Cabelas,
>> http://www.cabelas.com/link-12/pod/0032659.shtml ) and like it a lot.
>> Pops up quickly, breaks down quickly, packs small.
>
> But it looks like a military installation?

I keep a Doppler radar in mine when not showering.

But it's better-looking than this dorky-looking thing:

http://tinyurl.com/yrvyr3

That said, those Paha Que shower enclosures can be had with bathtub-like
floor enclosures to control gray water. And they have this interesting
(backordered) Power Shower rechargable pump/heater thingie "...This
compact, pressurized water system is solar-heated battery-powered, and
requires no fuel. And it gives you a full five gallons of heated water
for a shower or bath. Also great for doing the dishes, cleaning outdoor
gear, or just about anything else where you need good, warm water."

http://tinyurl.com/yvdv59

> The creepy, stinky vinyl? outfit appears to be the same material as
> vanagon tilts-looks very Vanagonesque?  & it's German!  Gotta be better?

What's "Vanagon tilts"?

>
> Tom B.-please don't send nakid pics showing how it works "peachy".

Whew -- caught me just in time.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR