Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 21:28:48 -0800
Reply-To: davidson <davidson@SIERRA.NET>
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From: davidson <davidson@SIERRA.NET>
Subject: Re: Showers Redux
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The cheapest good working shower is the solar showers sold in any backpack
store. If the sun is not out you can heat water on you stove in a couple of
minutes and use a funnel to put it in the solar shower. I extended the
plastic tube so that I can put the water where it is needed rather than
just have it pour over your head. This helps in a wind and it uses less
water and you get a better rinse. I simply lay mine on top of the hatch
back door close to the back edge and use an old tent pole to wedge up the
door though I hear the Bus Depot struts would not need the pole. I use a
rubber bath mat so I don't have to stand in mud. If I'm concerned about
offending people sometimes I just shower in my swim trunks. Sometimes I put
up a plastic shower enclosure that they sell at back pack stores (made by
the same solar shower people). If it's really cold and windy out and I just
HAVE to have a shower, I throw out a tarp over the inside of the Vanagon,
hand the shower bag from the pop top push up bar, and have an indoor
shower. The just open the slider and let the water run off the tarp.
No need to spend $140.00 for a shower.
Bill Davidson
90 Westy Syncro
Lake Tahoe (no showerin out there tonight! Burr!)
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> From: BILL <billv2@PRODIGY.NET>
> To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Showers Redux
> Date: Thursday, November 12, 1998 6:02 PM
>
> Have you seen the one on page 235 in the Remo catalog? Looks like it
would
> work in a Westy. Looks like it has a 2'+ circular base that drains out a
> hose to the outside while you hang the shower curtain from the poptop.
Looks
> like you get in and zip up the side. Any thoughts? Could use a 2.5 gal.
> plastic tank with hose and shower head (like the one sold in Campmor)
placed
> in the luggage rack or affixed to the poptop.
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Paquette <cp@IX.NETCOM.COM>
> To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Thursday, November 12, 1998 6:18 PM
> Subject: Showers Redux
>
>
> >I've been going through the archives and found many previous posts about
> >showers - specifically, how to take one when you're out camping in your
VW.
> >The answers range from solar showers to ingenious interior re-piping
jobs.
> >Someone on the list had bought a shower from Zodi (http://www.zodi.com/)
> and
> >was not too happy with it, mostly because the water container was too
large
> >to be heated on a Westie stove properly because the water tank was too
big.
> >Since then, apparently, Zodi has come up with a new model (called the
> >"Extreme SC", http://www.zodi.com/extremesc.html ) which includes the
water
> >container, a hose, a shower head, and a propane heater. I inquired
about
> >this model via email at their web site for further specifications, as I
> >would like to have the ability to shower in the boonies if the need (or
> >desire) arises.
> >
> >My original questions appear in [brackets]. The info is from a Zodi
> >representative:
> >
> >_____________________________
> >
> >Hi Chris
> >
> >The Extreme SC is an excellent choice.
> >
> >[How much water does the tank hold?]
> >
> >The tank holds about 2.5+ gallons, which will provide a 5 - 6 minute non
> >stop shower.
> >
> >[What are the dimensions of the tank?]
> >
> >The size is about 8" diameter and about 20" high. The stove breaks down
> >to a very compact size when not in use. The stove is also designed to be
> >used as a cooking stove.
> >
> >_______________________________
> >
> >According to their web site, this model costs about $140. Pretty steep
for
> >a shower, I guess, but it's one way to guarantee yourself a hot shower
at
> >the end of a day's travelling.
> >
> >I also saw a few discussions (in the archives) about making "shower
stalls"
> >in the wilderness. Wouldn't it be a relatively easy thing to install 4
or
> >so hooks at the cardinal points on the inside of the rear hatch door,
then
> >attach some sort of material with eyelets or a tarp to the hooks, which
> >would hang down when the door is opened?
> >
> >Chris
> >'88 Westie, "Rozinante"
> >Los Angeles, CA
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