Shower Hacks

[flying kurbmaster]

I have a black square ex kitty litter bucket. I fill it and set it in the sun, if not enough sun I boil a kettle or two, I use a kitchen pot and pour water over myself soap up then rinse with a few more pot full, if I am in an area where people might come around I wear a loose bathing suite, If it is too cold or in a very busy area, It take my bucket inside or fill the sink, I use a wash cloth, and wash my hair over the sink. I usually run my vented propane heater open vents and windows while running my fan to keep every thing warm and to dry out the steaming water inside.

 

[Ticklebellly]

The No Rinse products mentioned earlier are no use for me. I use a wet wash cloth to loosen/remove dead skin cells so rely on the rinse to wash the dead skin, and any dirt, off.

 

[Dingfelder]

Dirt is so easy; oil is so hard.

 

[XERTYX]

I use a weed sprayer with dish sprayer nozzle and boil water. It's a 2 gallon sprayer and I usually use about 1 gallon of water and I have have long hair and a long beard so it works pretty well. The excess water in the sprayer I use for rinsing clothes in my portable washing machine by unscrewing the nozzle and fitting its gasket over the rinse inlet on my washer.

 

[grmackay]

I’ve used products from http://cleanlifeproducts.com/ for years and really like them. You can get their No-Rinse wipes at REI or Amazon.

 

[LoupGarou]

I keep going back to using a enamel wash basin filled with water and placed on a single burner butane stove.

 

[Troutbum]

I saw somebody put a garage type utility sink with the drain plumbed down through the floor to catch the water and a make-shift shower curtain on a hoola hoop deal. A little bilge pump in a water jugg going to a shower head seemed to work really well. (If anybody knows where to get that little bilge pump that fits inside the hole in a 5 gallon container please let me know).
They put the Max-air roof vent over the shower for moisture management but since I'm usually in the mid-west hopefully moisture/mold won't be an issue which is a major fear of mine living in a metal shell.

 

[Marvin]

Wow, I'm soooooo glad I found this forum! Thanks for tips!

 

[eDJ_]

Amazon list this one:

1 Gallon a Minute 12 volt pump

[img=200x200]https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41s1bI6yIfL._SX425_.jpg[/img]

Rural King Pump similar to above

12 V - 1 GPM pump

 

[B and C]

Here you go: 12V Submersible Pump at Amazon.  1 1/2" in diameter.

 

[Firebuild]

I have something similar to this collapsible bathtub:
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/LUCKUP-Porta...70c3069b7170f7a904fd00a85e1437&language=en_US" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B07LFDYKG5&Format=_SL110_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=maximalistmin-20&language=en_US" ></a><img src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=maximalistmin-20&language=en_US&l=li1&o=1&a=B07LFDYKG5" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />

Mine is a little smaller, I think, and plain, no fancy pattern, but it's great. It has a very long drain hose so I can drain right out the side door of the bus, or else into a jug, or whatever. I use magnetic hooks to attach a shower curtain to the ceiling. Truthfully, I don't use it much, because it's still easier to walk inside a gym and shower, but it works great when needed.

 

[award]

I'm looking for ideas that have worked over time.

A garden sprayer is good, attached to a sink hose. But then I saw the ½ gallon hand held sprayer, but then what about just a big water bottle that you can squeeze? Is it too small?
I will probably have to hold the shower head or wand or something in one hand anyway.

I like the Tyvek idea, does it work long-term? It is probably smaller to fold up, and will not break from folding.

Backstory on me is I have a super nice $20k camper, but downsizing to a tiny cargo trailer that is more robust so looking for ideas. The shower is nice bc I do things and come back needing a shower.
For boondocking long-term though I never can have enough water, or propane, so using the water heater to heat 6 gallons of water, then using water before the heated water even gets to the shower head is not the way to conserve.
I ended up taking cold showers in the summer.
The shower is a huge space taker for what is 5 minutes of my day.

I'm thinking to just boil a pot of water and pour into my shower container (instead of heating 6 gallons of water to take a 1 gallon shower). It is more labor intensive than just flipping the water heater switch, but worth it to save.
I am still debating the delivery method, but the portable container allows outside showers when possible, so no setting up of curtains..

Do I do a basin, do i mount a basin under a trap door under the floor, do I mount a basin permanently in the trailer…? I have a plastic basin sink, like a laundromat sink, or I could find something smaller.

This is my first post here. I have been on RV forums, and those guys post way more pics of their projects than you cheap aisle van dweller. lol, meant to be funny and hopefully offensive to some… anyway, post more pics let people see and understand you more than paragraphs like I just posted. I have no pics yet as I have not started. thanks

 

[frankgibbons]

All of the shower hacks are awesome. I've beeing using this portable inflatable hot tub for showering during camping.

https://rvingreviews.com/rv-living/portable-inflatable-hot-tub-for-rvers/

This is hands down the best item under $350 that I have ever purchased! Everyone that sees it wants one. I'll list below my pros and cons but overall for the money this little hot tub is rad!

Pros: easy to install/operate. Bigger than expected. 2 people under 6' fit very comfortably. 4 people would work as well but probably not much room to stretch out. The blower/bubble massage is pretty awesome.

Cons: hose and line connectors seem a little flimsy. Make sure to tighten everything "hand-tight" I can see someone easily over wrenching and breaking a connector. 72hr auto-off timer is a slight annoyance. This is a bit nit-picky but the cover is also inflated and it actually floats on top of the water which keeps my floater from moving too much when the top is on. Lastly, it says that it should be kept out of temps below 40°F and here in the midwest that's precisely why/when I wanted a damn hot tub so I will be taking a gamble on what temps this bad boy can handle.

 

[SheketEchad]

I'm looking for ideas that have worked over time.

A garden sprayer is good, attached to a sink hose.  But then I saw the ½ gallon hand held sprayer, but then what about just a big water bottle that you can squeeze?  Is it too small?
I will probably have to hold the shower head or wand or something in one hand anyway.

I like the Tyvek idea, does it work long-term?  It is probably smaller to fold up, and will not break from folding.

Backstory on me is I have a super nice $20k camper, but downsizing to a tiny cargo trailer that is more robust so looking for ideas.  The shower is nice bc I do things and come back needing a shower.
[Snip]

I use a black shower bag in the sun all day inside of a black shower tent.  If I need to supplement hot water I just do a coffee pot on the propane stove.  I shower and wash my hair in about a gallon and a half of water. The 12v hand pump I use is by Suodako.  I plug it into my portable Jackery which sits outside the shower tent with my clean clothes on a chair.  The warm water goes into a spare five gallon bucket I carry.  The pump goes into the bucket and the sprayer hangs on a hook inside the tent.  Get wet, turn off sprayer, scrub your body, rinse.  Wash hair with remainder in bucket via pour over. Sorry no photos, they'd be indiscreet, lol.

 

[Qxxx]

Darn.

 

[Rainier70]

Since you are doing a cargo trailer conversion, you should google here and on other forums plus youtube for some shower ideas. There are lots out there.

I have pictures of two showers that I put in to my cargo trailer in this thread on tnttt.com Here are some pictures from my 6x12: http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=55219&start=210

 

[RogerD]

I don't have a high top, so my set up is a tote, seat, pump sprayer and I rig up a shower curtain. When not in use, the tote fits snuggly between the front seats and doubles as a center console.

I will be selling my ext chevy express in the near future and plan to get a 14-15 ft box truck. I will put an actual shower in it.

 

[frankgibbons]

Nice shower hack. I often go for camping, I build myself a cool outdoor <a href="https://homescute.com/waterfall-shower-head/">waterfall shower head</a>. I've made it using threaded steel barrels, a rain shower head and a Gardena coupling. The overall cost were around 50$. Nice and simple!

 

[LoupGarou]

An enamel wash basin placed on a butane stove to heat the water has served me well on my trips across the USA and down into Mexico. Add some Walgreens Rinse Free Body Wash and I’m feeing fresh as a daisy.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=enamel+wash+basin&sprefix=enamel+wash&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_11

https://www.amazon.com/walgreens-Ri...se+free+body+wash&qid=1581249923&sr=8-1-fkmr2

 

[TMooney]

I lived in a cabin for two years with out plumbing. I stood in a foot tub. What I used after heatiing up water in a galvanized bucket was a natural sponge. They transfer a lot of water. Dont mistake it for a cleaning sponge. They can be bought at auto stores. All you need.