Shower and toilet enclosure thread

[DesertBoater]

I don't have much by way of experience with these plastic portajon deals, but for rafting trips i've used old ammo cans/rocket boxs that go by the name of "groovers" because the literally leave grooves in your backside. the tricky part is the lack of a release valve...and were therefore sometimes known to either slowly release on their own, or do so rather suddenly and violently, even when strapped down to the raft frame. anyway...
the real reason i'm posting is to share my shower idea. It's probably one of the cheaper options out there, and definitely good for the DIY'er. I took a couple of pieces of 2 and a half inch PVC tubing and the correct fittings to create a three rung "rocket launcher" lookin' thing that fit between the kayak stackers on my roof. the fittings were on the back end and all funnelled down to an on/off valve at the bottom that could screw into a hose. I stored the 4 foot section of hose in the bed of the truck and when i was using it, i'd either attach an on/off valve to the squirting end, so that i could control it from the ground, or just kink it when i didn't need water.
It held somewhere between 5 and 8 gallons, and seeing as it was painted black, it would heat up in the day, and after an evening of surfing, I'd have a nice warm rinse with a great sunset view. I didn't really worry about an enclosure...just a swimsuit.


Just a Thule sticker...kinda almost looks maybe professional

Cheers,
West

[Corey]

Just an update, Bass Pro Shops emailed me to let me know they are not getting any in for up to 60 days.
Going to cancel with them.

I just bought one from
http://beprepared.com/product.asp_Q_...vacy%20Shelter

They are in stock there.

[Cody1771]

i dont know about you guys but im a big fan of the DUI projects. unfotunatly i dont have any pics but what i did was whent to home hardware, baught me some PVC piping, quick connects and the like, went to my local fabric shop baught some light weight sunbrella and made my own. if something breaks its less than 1$ to fix and you can just about get spares anywhere. probbaly cost me about $75 all said and done.

[86cj]

I don't have much by way of experience with these plastic portajon deals, but for rafting trips i've used old ammo cans/rocket boxs that go by the name of "groovers" because the literally leave grooves in your backside. the tricky part is the lack of a release valve...and were therefore sometimes known to either slowly release on their own, or do so rather suddenly and violently, even when strapped down to the raft frame. anyway...
the real reason i'm posting is to share my shower idea. It's probably one of the cheaper options out there, and definitely good for the DIY'er. I took a couple of pieces of 2 and a half inch PVC tubing and the correct fittings to create a three rung "rocket launcher" lookin' thing that fit between the kayak stackers on my roof. the fittings were on the back end and all funnelled down to an on/off valve at the bottom that could screw into a hose. I stored the 4 foot section of hose in the bed of the truck and when i was using it, i'd either attach an on/off valve to the squirting end, so that i could control it from the ground, or just kink it when i didn't need water.
It held somewhere between 5 and 8 gallons, and seeing as it was painted black, it would heat up in the day, and after an evening of surfing, I'd have a nice warm rinse with a great sunset view. I didn't really worry about an enclosure...just a swimsuit.


Just a Thule sticker...kinda almost looks maybe professional

Cheers,
West

This idea works fantastic, great sun shower..........

I first saw this at a Nascar race when the Redneck school bus rigs show up at the Infield. I have seen the whole roof length of a bus lined with these, in a large diameter no less.

[winch wench]

i definitely like the Outback...
im prolly gonna go with that

[EricGagne]

Home made shower and deck which I will use in my Trekker tent.

The deck is about 3x3, I made it "tight" to make sure the legs of my PETT toilet don't fall in the cracks. I plan on always leaving the deck in the tent, I will only have to remove the toilet when I want to shower. For the shower I borrowed the idea from another thread on ExPo, there are many but I don't remember which one caught my attention.

The sprayer is 2.5 Gallons, I bought it black on purpose so it can act as a solar shower. Filling it in the morning and leaving it under the sun all day should get the water hot/warm enough to shower. If not I can alway heat 2 or 3 liters on the stove and pour it in.

[Corey]

Man that is a nice wood deck to stand on.

Finally, my Outback shipped today.
Ordered it on Tuesday, they are behind from the flu.

[FettsWay]

Has anyone tried the "outback like" Trekker that Cabelas' now sells ? They don't seem to have the Outback anymore. I got mine today, it looked good in the living room but I live in Quebec so I can't really try it outside for another 2 months.

I'd like to know what others think about it and would particularly welcome comments from people who have seen it and the Outback. I'd like to know if it's the same tent sold under different names or if one is better.

My Fold-A-Privy in the living room

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...0066855518958a

Since there is a floor on this shower unit, does that not seem a little messy to anyone? Water and dirt from a shower would just pool up?

[weezerbot]

I believe that floor is removable. I'm also not sure how much build up you would get, it looks like there are lots of areas on the sides for the water to run out?

[EricGagne]

Weezerbot is right, it's not a permanent floor, really it's only a 4x4 (approx.) tarp that goes inside and attaches to the tent with velcros in the corners. Water would not stay inside unless of course there's a recess in the ground.

I do think though that it would probably get dirty when showering or could be damaged by the legs of a toilet, that's why I made my large deck, I don't plan on using the tent floor at all.