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Here is how to build a cheap & easy DIY indoor/outdoor, shower/toilet enclosure.
Parts:
1-2 Hula Hoops
1 Shower Curtain
1 pack Shower Curtain Hooks
1 Rope
1 Duct Tape (maybe)
Hula Hoops make great shower curtain rods, and can frequently be found at dollar stores, along with everything else on the list. If one hula hoop isn't sufficient enough in diameter, two can be combined to make a bigger enclosure.
Mount the shower curtain and hooks to the hula hoop(s) just as you would with any other shower rod. You may need to tape the joints if they're not secure enough to stay connected.
Now take the rope and attach the rope to create a way to hang your new enclosure. If desired, the rope can be attached in such a way that it can be hung on your own shoulders or head, now how's that for portable!
Get a waterproof container, at least a foot deep and big enough for you to stand comfortably in and will fit in your available space. Make sure that your new curtain set-up is mounted in such a way as to go clear to the ground INSIDE of your base. This will prevent splashes etc.
I overlap the curtain hooks and curtain where the ends meet, to give an extra buffer to ensure no splashes or overspray.
In a low top van, make your bottom container big enough to accommodate you sitting on a chair, for a sit down shower.
A spring tension closet bar, or curtain rod, can be used to span the width of the van if you need to create a place to hang this. A closet rod with solid clips can be used outdoors, clipped between two opened van doors. The clips will hold the doors into position, and then you have a great place to hang your enclosure. If you're not using the bottom container when showering outside, make sure to wear shower shoes to protect your feet.
Obviously this enclosure can be hung from tree's too if you wish.
For indoor showers, I prefer to use dollar store spray bottles. One with clear water, one with soapy water, both heated to your desires of course. These work amazingly well for not only simple showers, but for doing dishes, washing hands, cleaning counters, you name it.
If showering outdoors, of course you can get as simple, or as elaborate, as you want with your shower water source.
In bad weather, I take a simple indoor shower every day, in good weather, I'll take a luxury shower with a shower pump, outside, a couple of times a week.
If showering indoors, crank up your heat, open two opposing windows, and place a fan in one of them blowing OUT. This will prevent moisture build up in your vehicle, while hopefully keeping you warm too.
I'm enclosing a few pictures to give you some ideas... The floor hula hoop sprinkler is what I use, hooked up to a shower pump, for my luxury outdoor showers, I can't even describe how much I absolutely LOVE that shower. It's cheap and easy to make, and will work with any water supply. Hands free, and the water comes from both below, and then back down from the top... VERY NICE!!! Just put a T in the hula hoop for the water inlet, then use an upholstery tack or small nail to poke in holes for the water to come out of. Doesn't use hardly any water either when compared to other showers. I put about half of the holes half way between 11 and 12 oclock, and half at about 10 oclock, alternating between the two, one hole every 4 inches or so.
Cheers!
The CamperVan_Man
PS: The hula sprinkler isn't actually the one I use for my showers, it was one we made for the kids to use in the yard. My shower has much better water direction, I just don't happen to have a picture of it.
Further proof that we can live large, while living small...
Cheers!
Here is how to build a cheap & easy DIY indoor/outdoor, shower/toilet enclosure.
Parts:
1-2 Hula Hoops
1 Shower Curtain
1 pack Shower Curtain Hooks
1 Rope
1 Duct Tape (maybe)
Hula Hoops make great shower curtain rods, and can frequently be found at dollar stores, along with everything else on the list. If one hula hoop isn't sufficient enough in diameter, two can be combined to make a bigger enclosure.
Mount the shower curtain and hooks to the hula hoop(s) just as you would with any other shower rod. You may need to tape the joints if they're not secure enough to stay connected.
Now take the rope and attach the rope to create a way to hang your new enclosure. If desired, the rope can be attached in such a way that it can be hung on your own shoulders or head, now how's that for portable!
Get a waterproof container, at least a foot deep and big enough for you to stand comfortably in and will fit in your available space. Make sure that your new curtain set-up is mounted in such a way as to go clear to the ground INSIDE of your base. This will prevent splashes etc.
I overlap the curtain hooks and curtain where the ends meet, to give an extra buffer to ensure no splashes or overspray.
In a low top van, make your bottom container big enough to accommodate you sitting on a chair, for a sit down shower.
A spring tension closet bar, or curtain rod, can be used to span the width of the van if you need to create a place to hang this. A closet rod with solid clips can be used outdoors, clipped between two opened van doors. The clips will hold the doors into position, and then you have a great place to hang your enclosure. If you're not using the bottom container when showering outside, make sure to wear shower shoes to protect your feet.
Obviously this enclosure can be hung from tree's too if you wish.
For indoor showers, I prefer to use dollar store spray bottles. One with clear water, one with soapy water, both heated to your desires of course. These work amazingly well for not only simple showers, but for doing dishes, washing hands, cleaning counters, you name it.
If showering outdoors, of course you can get as simple, or as elaborate, as you want with your shower water source.
In bad weather, I take a simple indoor shower every day, in good weather, I'll take a luxury shower with a shower pump, outside, a couple of times a week.
If showering indoors, crank up your heat, open two opposing windows, and place a fan in one of them blowing OUT. This will prevent moisture build up in your vehicle, while hopefully keeping you warm too.
I'm enclosing a few pictures to give you some ideas... The floor hula hoop sprinkler is what I use, hooked up to a shower pump, for my luxury outdoor showers, I can't even describe how much I absolutely LOVE that shower. It's cheap and easy to make, and will work with any water supply. Hands free, and the water comes from both below, and then back down from the top... VERY NICE!!! Just put a T in the hula hoop for the water inlet, then use an upholstery tack or small nail to poke in holes for the water to come out of. Doesn't use hardly any water either when compared to other showers. I put about half of the holes half way between 11 and 12 oclock, and half at about 10 oclock, alternating between the two, one hole every 4 inches or so.
Cheers!
The CamperVan_Man
PS: The hula sprinkler isn't actually the one I use for my showers, it was one we made for the kids to use in the yard. My shower has much better water direction, I just don't happen to have a picture of it.
Further proof that we can live large, while living small...
Cheers!
