Date:         Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:59:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
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From:         Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Shower stall
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I like this setup for a couple of reasons. It looks really easy to
setup along with not having a pile of poles and stuff to deal with and
it doesn't look like a shower (like BJ says) so it keeps the rangers
away.

I don't have any experience with Sports Nylon but I have rigged
lightweight material to my back door in a half-assed effort to create
a shower and I would recommend something relatively heavy so the wind
doesn't blow it around.

This makes me think about expanding this idea to an "extra room" off
the back lid complete with zip door that would enclose the back
opening completely to keep out bugs and critters. Throw in two
screened windows with privacy flaps and you are pimpin.

Jeff / San Anselmo


On Mar 25, 2008, at 12:10 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:39:14 -0400
> From:    BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
> Subject: Building a shower stall
>
> I want to build some shower stalls for both my 83.5 Westy and my EV
> MV.  I
> like the design I see at http://tinyurl.com/27nhge . I know I can buy
> something similar right now but they are $250 each and that $500 is
> being
> put aside for when my engine blows.  I don't want a free standing
> shower
> because it looks like a shower and attracts the park rangers and
> their grey
> water collection speech. (Please don't start the grey water argument
> again...) Anyway, I'm going to make ones that look like the attached
> photo
> except I'd like to add some screens too.  After looking for fabrics
> on the
> web I discovered that waterproof fabrics can be pretty expensive.
> Perhaps
> this is why the German pre-made versions of these are $250. I don't
> want to
> do the blue-tarp route either.  I found a fabric locally called "Sport
> Nylon" it's nice and thin and appears like it would pack up well.  A
> small
> writeup can be found at http://tinyurl.com/234grr . I also found
> some vinyl
> but it's too think.  Is anybody familiar with this "Sport Nylon"
> product and
> do you think it would work?
>
> If I move forward with this I may make some for some listmembers too
> if it
> turns out OK.
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan