Camping shower advice.

[spressomon]

Here you go SupraTuRD. I carry the pump, hoses and shower head (kitchen sink type sprayer for this set-up) in a small Pelican...whether founded or not I was worried about permanently mounting the pump in the engine bay due to heat (and dust).

 

[loren85022]

Here's a camp-kitchen video that also shows just how fast you can get some pretty hot water from the Eccotemp L5-type of water heaters.
[video] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAM83oOWEww[/video]

 

[Blue Ghost]

here's on that I have... going to incorporate it in my m105a2

http://www.bivouacbuddy.com/

 

[bat]

spressmon do you have to wait till the vehicle comes up to temperature to get hot water.

 

[spressomon]

Yes...but that typically is a 5-10 minute wait depending upon if the engine is at ambient air temp and of course what the ambient air temp is. It works great for showering at the end of a dusty day on the trail as I just use the residual heat of the engine shortly after engine shut-down. Or for more gallons of heated water I'll let the engine idle.

For immediate hot water, for instance for camp kitchen type usage, a Coleman type instant/on-demand water heater might be better suited just because its quicker if your engine is cold apart of the Helton system. But then again those units are fairly bulky...

 

[TheJosh]

im in the process of figuring out a on board shower system also.

i plan on installing a 13-15 gallon tank in the location where my spare tire used to be. someone suggested a insulated water tank? does anyone know where i could find one? im thinking on doing a insulated tank along with a heat exchanger and a 2 pumps, one to circulated the water from the tank to the exchanger going back into the tank and the another pump from the tank to the shower system.

 

[Borrego60]

here is a link to the helton I installed in my tundra,I love ot and it works great.http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/63643-03-Tundra-helton-heater-install?highlight=

 

[TheJosh]

Is yours installed at the heater core?

 

[sapper]

Okay getting the pump now but I am not sure what to get in reguards to the pump.

It seems there are a lot of choices when it comes to the pump but the one I like the most is this unit....

http://www.shurflo.com/files/Educat...shdown Pumps/pds-Blaster 12v 3901-2204 14.pdf

I think that if regulated to 30 psi and 5.08 liters per minute (5.57amps) should be more than enough for a shower. But I wanted advice before I purchase it to make sure. With the eccotemp L5 I don't want too much flow as to not get a hot shower but I also want enough pressure to get a decent shower.

 

[Jeff Wanamog]

I would go with a Flojet 03526-14A. It draws about half the amps at your needed GPM of the Shureflo pump and are very reasonably priced.

Jeff

 

[sapper]

I looked at that pump but I couldn't find the draw at the rated pressure. It only lists 4.4 amps at 10 PSI not the full range. It does cost less than half of the other pump I listed though.

Do you know if I can get a full data sheet anywhere for that pump? I can't find any additional info on it.

 

[Jeff Wanamog]

2.9 GPM(Gallons per minute), 50 PSI, 12 Volt, 4.4 Amp

Jeff