Date:         Mon, 11 Oct 1999 01:04:08 -0400
Reply-To:     karl <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From:         karl <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Shower for vanagon westfalia ???
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These work well in weather other than winter. I tried one last winter, the
water was still very cold, after a full day of sun. I think I'll get a Zodi
setup for my winter trip this year. I can attest to the strength of these
'sunshowers' - when I was touring Costa Rica in one of Siesta Campers'
Westies this spring, we had the water bag just tossed up in the luggage area
to heat. One day I had a reason to brake VERY hard, and the bag became
airborne, landed way ahead of me in the road with a big 'SLAP', and then I
ran over it and popped the stopper, water everywhere! Would you believe NO
DAMAGE? Pretty sturdy, IMO!

Karl


----- Original Message -----
From: Joe L. <jliasse@TOAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 12:59 AM
Subject: Re: Shower for vanagon westfalia ???


>      There are "sun shower" water bags that can be had in various sizes
> ranging from a small hand-held to 10 gallons. These are designed to be
> heated by the sun and are supposed to get quite hot with only a few hours
> exposure. They come with a hose with a shower head on the end. I believe
> there is also a small battery operated pump available as well.
>     I have never used one but have seen several and they seem quite heavy
> and capable of being thrown into the luggage rack without leakage.