Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 14:43:41 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Vanagon Hot Shower Contraption
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very clever.
I'm pretty low tech.
I just take a regular solar shower black plastic bag,
fill it with water heated in a large pot on the stove,
and put that on the raised rear hatch.
I support the rear hatch with a n adjustable length 'tent pole' support rod
under the rear hatch .
and solar shower bag full of hot water on top of the rear hatch ...
shower feed is by gravity, no wires, no valves or pipes etc.
throw a piece of hypalon raft repair material on the ground to stand on ..
the rear bed area makes a nice place for a towel n' stuff ..
the whole van provides a little breeze protection or privacy .
Another nice thing about an Adventurewagon or other high top vanagon is you
have enough room inside to fully stand up in an indoor shower, inside the
van. Now we're talkin'. I should work on that .
congrats on your set up , i'm sure you had fun making it.
scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Koerner" <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 7:45 PM
Subject: Vanagon Hot Shower Contraption
Here are some photos of my Vanagon Hot Shower Contraption:
http://picasaweb.google.com/richkoerner/VanagonShower?authkey=Gv1sRgCLy895SWoseFBg&feat=directlink
Since then, I've improved it: I've hard-plumbed a swing-arm (90 degrees from
tucked away on the passenger side to right in front of your face and body)
shower nozzle with and off/on switch adjacent to the nozzle to maximize hot
water and shampoo/soap efficiency. No fiddling with a loose hose and shower
nozzle like I used to; but still works when you need to heat up the water
outside on a Coleman stove the next morning. Can do indoors or outdoors.
Works like a champ! I'm in the Ritz! Goodbye hotels! (At least for the night
before; next day you might have to drive a few miles to reheat added water,
close the curtains, etc.)
Come to BBtB in January to see it! Looking forward to seeing your own
novelties and inventions! Hey, that's what This List is all about, right?
Improving our Vanagons beyond what the original designers and engineers ever
conceived? Yeah!
Well, based on the comments I might glean from the forthcoming BBtB, I might
add some more specifics; but for now it works form me...mighty fine!
"Anyplace" is my 5Star Hotel with my Vanagon, even the middle of no-place
with no shower facilities to be had....been there, want to go again. Or even
in the middle of civilization---check out the steam rising from the roof
vent of that Vanagon you noticed parked nearby, it will probably be me!
My Vanagon is a tin top, so my hot water shower inside is a sit-down affair;
with a Westy like most of you, it would be a lot easier regarding the
shower-enclosure and Rubbermaid tub; stand up and enjoy and let the steam go
out of your skylight vent. Anyway, the possibilities of free hot water from
a non-used rear heater connection are as abundant as the creative mind.
Rich
San Diego
