In case you missed it: Part 1 shows the beginning stages of us creating this space! Watch it here: th-cam.com/video/tQcEpP-S-Jo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=O84Qmz9cf_5rej6Q
I have seen thousands of RV's and shower has always been the main thing i look for if they've come with an idea of foldable shower or at least big enough shower that doesn't feel you're standing in coffin. Your solution is genius and tackles several issues. Be aware this core idea will be stolen by companies it simply is the best solution i've ever seen hands down.
"Be aware this core idea will be stolen by companies" I was thinking the same thing. If this hasn't been done elsewhere by someone else, they should put a patent on it. Let DIYers who make it for themselves keep on doing what they do because it is for personal use, not profit . For profit greedy corporate camper makers, however, would take Their Idea and profit off of it. Worse still, if this design is not protected, a really bad company could potentially steal this idea and copyright it for themselves, and then they make money off of this couple's creation.
@@CarolinaCarolina-ph9mx As far as i know, you cannot patent a technical design if it is already published. Independent of if it is really your design or not. So if they didn't patent it until now, they won't be able to at all. Might be different in different countries, of course. I'm talking about the situation in Germany. And it is different for things like slogans. Those you can still protect after they have been published, I believe.
@@nightstrike710 Thank you for your response. I did say that if it hasn't already been done then they should patent it. Obviously, if it is someone else's design they can't claim it for their own. In the US, I know that for artists and writers their work is supposed to be copyrighted as soon as they create it. Proving it, however, may take a few more steps if someone were to then steal the idea. If this idea hasn't already been done, then the video they put out here might be all they need to prove they had the idea first if they were to patent it and then tried to protect it from RV companies stealing it without compensating them. However, I think they would need a patent on it first, and in this country, I think you can patent just about anything. I am not a patent attorney, and I have not patented anything in this country, but I have scrolled through patents and been surprised at what I saw, and they go from very complex designs to very simple. I even know of a few people who patented things that were quite simple. One person put a patent on something that was about as basic as putting a few drops of rubber cement on an item. Another basically glued a few yoga blocks together. They both made good money off these ideas, too. These were small, simple ideas, but our patent office had no problem giving them a patent, and has no problem slapping them on larger and more complex ideas/designs/products. Again, not an attorney, but feel pretty confident an idea like that could be patented in THIS country - if it hasn't been patented already.
@@CarolinaCarolina-ph9mx Interesting! If it works like that, all the better and I agree, they should look into getting a patent for this :) Just for clarification: AFAIK, posting this video would already count as publishing the design. And therefore it couldn't be patented anymore. I don't know, if that point came across correctly.
For simplicity, might you consider a shower rod hinged in the middle (overlapped for rigidity), with 2 non-see-through curtains permanently attached to it (perhaps with vercro?). With a bug-screen's magnetic seal up the middle between the curtains. Then the shower/toilet is ready as soon as you slide the shower wall.
If you attach some magnets to your shower curtain and the frame, sides & bottom. It won’t be able to attack you when you’re in the shower, and it will help with containing the water in the shower cubicle when you’re using it. That whole end with the shower, toilet & lounge has come together so well. It’s so usable! You must be so pleased. 😃
That's right, the curtain will stick to your body due to some physical law, as we experienced ourselves in our RV. Solution here: we sewed velcro along the hems of the curtain. Has been fine for twelve years now. Wishing you safe rides and lots of fun showers in your fancy Unimog 😊
Magnets sound better than velcro. I use velcro when I want something closed most of the time but openable. Magnets on the other hand are quick and better for seams that are open most of the time and only closed when you are actually in the shower. Presumably you won't be using the shower curtain too much when on the toilet!😂
@@MsUrsl Bernoulli's Principle. The flow of water moves the air inside the shower. Moving air has lower pressure than static air. The air outside the shower pushes the shower curtain inward.
My guess as to why: this requires slightly more careful craftsmanship than a fixed walled shower room. They clearly have the skills and confidence to build it preciously so that it moves easily. For instance, if the tracks are off line it doesn't slide easily. I like this idea. It may take a little more time to build but it's definitely worth it in a small space like this.
It is a great solution, and overall I'm impressed. However a minor but potentially annoying point: I can see the towels and the shower curtain building up some mould over time they aren't going to dry when fully enclosed. It's probably better to have a vent leading out of the shower frame at the top? Or have a practice of at least wiping the shower curtain down before closing up, using a microfibre cloth which has been dipped in cider vinegar (anti mould). Create a drying rack over your front seats for your towels. Or just use the steering wheel. That would be easy to do as that area gets the most sun.
Definitely the best shower design I’ve seen. I can see even doing this at the front of a van as a pass through on the shower holder side and when driving leaving the shower open.
Oh that's makes so much more sense. I'm so copying this idea I had a different idea but this simplified the air flow problem to reduce mold I was having.
The more I think about and review this idea is where a tendency to keep the space small where a more reasonable and realistic size could and would have multiple uses from shower,wet area,winter out door ware items,area to hang laundry after washing,area for muddy items, area to contain wet pets.
WHAT AM I SEEING? What am I seeing?!? That shower is GENIUS. Your design is going to change van life. On behalf of my future van build, thank you both for thinking this through!! Thumbs 👍🏿 🔔
You all are geniuses! Love your fold-up shower. Amazing that it compresses down to a 6" wall! The Achilles heel of this set up will be humidity, mold and mildew. You may want to consider making a shower curtain out of quick dry fabric that repels water such as Ottertex Water Repellant 200D DWR Poly Ripstop. It comes in a lot of fun colors. Then put a couple of rechargeable dehumidifiers, such as the Eva-Dry 333 cu in mini, on the shower floor after everything is wiped down post shower. The beads will absorb moisture and they can be recharged by plugging them in. If it's a nice day outside you can put the wooden shower floor outside to dry in the sun. You do great work.
The bottom of the floor was wooden slats, wasn't it? They can wipe down everywhere else, and even run a fan for a bit to easily dry any other moisture, but the wood on that floor will remain damp for far too long, and will definitely lead to mold and mildew. It is pretty, but they would have been better served to just use standard flooring there, or even a rubber mat over the floor. Given they plan to keep the toilet in there when showering, I think they probably should have made the space a bit larger. I don't see any room to actually stand with the toilet in the middle, so they will have to sit on top of it, and not only does that makes bathing the area that needs bathing the most considerably harder, there doesn't seem to be much room for their knees and feet to project out. They intended to use the shower with the toilet inside it, but I think they will have to take it out because it just doesn't have enough room in there. A very clever design, just needed to slide the wall out farther.
I loved the little satisfaction dopamine session with the puppies the first time you built out the couch. Those little moments are what life's all about!
Excellent idea and well executed. For me, having lived full time in an RV for years, all I can think of is: "I need to go to the bathroom or shower ASAP, let me transform my couch again for the 1000th time". I know I would just have it in shower mode 100% of the time.
Thank you for getting the Trelino toilet. I stopped digging holes over two years ago because there are just too many of us out there to be digging holes anymore.
This build is amazing! The amount of thought that must have gone into this design is mind blowing. To be able to go from 200+ sq ft down to 80+ sq ft and not lose any functionality is unbelievable. I can’t believe coming up with such a unique shower design was possible is that small space. You both must be sooo pleased with the result. Great job on the implementation!!
Now that you have completed the shakedown, I was wondering how the Trelino worked out for you guys. Did you still like it after using it for a few months?
Wow ! You guys have smashed a home run with that brilliant slide-away shower/ toilet gem !!!!! This will become the standard in the industry ! This most certainly is already....the gold standard. Gooooodonyaaaa. HEBEL EST OMNIS ADAM
you guys need to have a patent for that great idea ... i've seeing tones of rv shower ideas none like yours.. it's unique and genious in my mind .. congrats ...
Excellent. Van dwellers generally really suck at creating proper convertible spaces. There is a whole movement about making small spaces livable, and the way to do that is to convert them from "day mode" to "night mode"... or in this case, "shower mode". Two thumbs up. Potential upgrades: small exhaust fan in the ceiling, and a hot air outlet in the shower area that blows in warm air from below. The whole thing becomes a drying cabinet and exhausts moisture out up top. I'd definitely also use a composting toilet instead. They do need some 12 volt power but that's because of the active exhaust vents that suck air through them, and then to the outside. Near-zero chance of odors and way less repulsive to empty and deal with compared to what's just some buckets in a box.
Problem would be closing it up with any moisture at all, will create mold. So it would need to stay open for a couple of days at least every time. And water under the wooden slats too. Under 24 hour air condintuining like in a house, it might evaporate faster. Really concerned in a small space. Water will be in the tracks etc.
Brilliant.. as a mechanical engineer I've always looked at fixed showers in campers/vans as 90% wasted space 95% of the time when not in use.. as a shower is just a big EMPTY box when not in use... the trick is how to use that 90% open space for something else when your not using the shower.. I've seen a lot of designs that have items inside the shower (storage rack, closet etc), that pivot out of the shower on hinges, or are just removable,,, but I think the simplicity of just collapsing the open shower space and using it for couch space is brilliant...
Pretty smart design. I would suggest some command hooks for hanging things and a hanging pockets organizer for soap and shampoo type stuff. They have them on Amazon; I searched for mesh pocket shower organizers. I would suggest that you attach it permanently to the static wall rather than the curtain rod, because shampoo, body wash and conditioners be heavy. But keep everything thin enough to fit in the closed shower. Love the towel bar. Love the whole thing.
I’ve liked the idea to build a rail for a shower curtain to go around 3 sides of the shower but to put the wall on a rail. Mind blown. Excellent use of the bench to hide the toilet. The bench seems too deep but when you realize it actually doubles as a booth where you’re facing a different direction is next level.
🎉That's literally one of the most multi functional designed effortless spaces ive seen, Shower, Toilet, small double bed, dining area for 3 AND dining area for 4 people... Dudes thats literally 5 functions... You definitely need to capitalise on that for yourselves. Thanks for sharing though, its luminating to see problem solving come to life in furniture design and small soace living
I’ve been watching every vid I can find for months trying to get ideas for “hidden” showers as I want to retain as much useful space as possible in my 6x10 trailer to haul things… sliding or hinged solid wall is the way to go! So many designs use wrap around curtains, really not pleasant or practical! I’m hoping to eliminate even the entry curtain by using one of the retractable shower doors I saw on another build but I’m sure it’s $$$. Great design 💪
re: towel holder extending length --> take off the end caps and then put slightly larger and longer tubes around each of the three bars. Either have a length equal to the depth of the shower (but it might tangle with the shower hose) or slide in/out as needed. That was fun to watch! Thank you
Love this extremely well thought out design and functionality. One suggestion is to use magnets to keep the shower curtain rod from being moved when you do not want it moved in use position
Well what can I say that set up is more than impressive & two nice people carrying out the conversion. Very well done to you both. Wishing you all the best Fom jeremy & kim.
Wow, amazing! I've watched hundreds of shower videos for a van as inspiration for my current build. This is for sure the best solution I've ever seen. So smooth and space saving! Can't believe how much couch/extra bed space you have. Just amazing! Love from Sweden! ♥
WOW, Thank You for sharing. This is a fabulous and very clever shower - well done and I hope you have copywrited and Patent the design world wide!. You so deserve to have your invention fund your life 👏🏻👍🏻🙋🏻♀️🇦🇺
That build series has been such an inspiration, both aesthetically and technically. Thank you both for all that great content. I enjoy every video and all the knowledge will be put to good use once I build my own camper box.
Thank you so much! Building something both functional and aesthetically pleasing is probably the hardest thing to achieve. We're very proud of our home that we've created and it works well for us. We've certainly had a lot of fun with it 🥰
I would suggest some magnets and if the casing isn't metal, glue one to the casing and then you can make sure your shower curtain does not stick to you. Magnet on the shower curtain, glued matching one on the casing.
The only change I would think about is an air vent on the moving wall to allow it to dry better. I'd also keep a little bottle of Clean shower to spray the curtain down before you fold it away to keep away the mold and mildew. It's really a pretty brilliant design!
Look in to the electric toilett,thathave a pipe to the outside,it Burns everything With pressen a button,and in the bottom you get asches from nr 1 and two,in sweden it cost 30,000 swedich kronor,no smell😊
The collapsible shower ! Insanely crazy! I was thinking, and maybe I missed it but to have the toilet pull out, so you don't have to move cushions to use it. I've never seen a shower like this and I've watched 100s of vids! 👏👏👏👏👏
I just want to say I'm a fan of your videos and I've watched this video a few times. I'm disabled from an automobile accident and I really want to do band Life trailer life and your shower idea is amazing. I'm trying to find ways to adapt that to my abilities. I just want to say keep on doing what you're doing and I'm a fan and I'll keep watching
Your design is so clever! I love the big beautiful sofa, and your entire bathroom. Well done and very unique too! Your decor colors are peaceful and pleasant, something a person could live in, even though it's a small enclosed space. You might be able to market your designs, due to the precision and concepts needed to achieve it. Regardless, congratulations for a gorgeous build!
Love that shower design. First time I've seen this design. Very clever use of space. You'll probably get rid of that little side cushion next to the fridge too as it's taking up sitting space and you both look cramped sitting next to each other there.
Thanks for sharing this. This is simple, brilliant, and I have not seen anyone else do it, at least not folding it against the wall so tight. Great idea.
To add even more wow factor, it would be neat to add a small light-weight roof cupboard to the top of the shower wall; (a usb battery powered down-light on a wifi switch would add wow) . The rear half of the cupboard accessible from inside the shower, by sliding door, for toiletries; the outside half for towels, accessible from the cupboard's end panel (Decathlon's huge microfibre beach-towels work great, v.absorbent, v.compact, v.light & dry quickly)
I am glad you created your collapsing shower, I was interested in doing something like that that was designed as a bathroom/shower/mud,snow equipment/area to dry clothing. A area that was designed to deal with being wet.
I had a ruff design to use on a box truck build, but I had a ruff idea of a area of 3’x3’ or 3’x 4’, I wanted to design it where it would have necessary air flow to help dry things out!
Your shower setup is brilliant and like others have commented you could easily sell it as a kit for anyone who is converting a bus,van, truck or even a tiny house. A trick we have used to help keep the shower curtain in place and not allowing water to escape is to put a couple of Velcro squares or circles on the edges of the curtain and then when you have it in the desired position remove the back paper from the other half of your Velcro set of squares or circles. Then you carefully separate the two halves and press them firmly against the surface that they are attached to. That should help until you decide on the type of door you want to add. If you use a clear material like Plexiglas you could apply some privacy film that is made for windows and doors where you want natural light, but you still want your privacy while showering, going to the bathroom and getting dressed or undressed and of course you just don't want anyone who might be walking by being able to see everything you are doing or even more importantly not letting people see everything you have in your home on wheels and where you keep things because you don't want to be the next target of someone who might try to break in and take the various things that you have worked hard to be able to afford to buy them. Actually using Plexiglas as the main material for the door might not be a bad idea because it is light and you could create a frame that holds it out of metal or wood that have been treated and sealed to prevent damage to the wood or the metal from rusting since it is being exposed to water and the various ingredients in your soap and other products you use in the shower. You could create a door that uses the same materials that you used for the other parts of your shower. Sorry for being a overly long comment. It's the result of my brain injury and my tablet doesn't allow me to go back and edit after it posts what I was trying to say.🙄😏🙂
Oook. I HOOKED!! I was watching like it was going to be a test later. 😂 Your calming energies, ingenuity, allowing us to 'work', I mean watch you work😄 made it a very easy laid back visit. Y'all's excitement was our excitement! I REALLY enjoyed watching.
Great idea. There's probably even enough room that you could have an inward opening bifold door. Having one end hinged to the fixed wall and the movable end running in the same track the movable wall uses. ...Open it'd fold into the space where the towel rail currently is and when in the open position the wall could still slide back to hide it all.
Wow! That is very impressive. You've just introduced a new design concept camper van living.
7 หลายเดือนก่อน
This is amazing! Great job guys. If I can suggest somethings, I’d say to replace the towels rack with that same extendable curtain rod you have, like 3 of them; and maybe place a magnet on the ceiling and on the wall where the shower head stays, this way you can have a rain shower. Specially good for the tall guy.
Just an idea. Maybe build a full e piece dry bathroom into a full slide out. Just reinforce the slide out for when it's fully extended out to be able to hold y'all standing in it. Also look into a levao dry flush toilet. Just think about it 😊
lol... i just love the way at the end where, you place the cushions on and sit back smiling!!!! as someone who has done 2 van builds... i def know the feeling when something works out perfect and you can just sit back and say "yeah... i'm awesome!!!!"
I hate to blow this all out of the water, but this is a tremendous amount of precise work! I knew a guy who bought small camping trailer where the whole front end was a big round sofa with a large table that could be lowered to be a bed, although he just used it as a social/eating area, and it was wall-to- wall fabulous, with a front exterior fiberglass fold-down 'shade' and windows on both sides. The galley, pantry and bath/shower room flanked a nice wide floor space, and the bed pulled out the back, since his trailer was teeny. So he covered it with a sheet of quilted shiny waterproof insulation, hooked beneath. In a bit longer trailer, the whole back could be a bed with drawers underneath, and a floor-to-ceiling closet on each side, Command hooks along the wall for hanging. I learned quite a bit about efficiently organizing small spaces from sailboat design. I've always called sailing 'camping on the water.' I lived on a sailboat for 3 years, was a CO tent camper until age 61. I just ❤ to be out and about in nature!
I was skeptical at first thinking this would not make much of a difference, however, as you work through the video you start to realise it's pure genius how you get some many different usages out of the same space with minimal fuss. Very inspiring
very cool. you should patent the idea! I have never liked folded up showers bc on the no privacy in the toilet, now there's both options! I love how you created your own idea and not just what every other build is doing.
In case you missed it: Part 1 shows the beginning stages of us creating this space! Watch it here: th-cam.com/video/tQcEpP-S-Jo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=O84Qmz9cf_5rej6Q
Awesome!🎉
I have seen thousands of RV's and shower has always been the main thing i look for if they've come with an idea of foldable shower or at least big enough shower that doesn't feel you're standing in coffin.
Your solution is genius and tackles several issues. Be aware this core idea will be stolen by companies it simply is the best solution i've ever seen hands down.
"Be aware this core idea will be stolen by companies" I was thinking the same thing. If this hasn't been done elsewhere by someone else, they should put a patent on it. Let DIYers who make it for themselves keep on doing what they do because it is for personal use, not profit . For profit greedy corporate camper makers, however, would take Their Idea and profit off of it. Worse still, if this design is not protected, a really bad company could potentially steal this idea and copyright it for themselves, and then they make money off of this couple's creation.
@@CarolinaCarolina-ph9mx As far as i know, you cannot patent a technical design if it is already published. Independent of if it is really your design or not. So if they didn't patent it until now, they won't be able to at all. Might be different in different countries, of course. I'm talking about the situation in Germany.
And it is different for things like slogans. Those you can still protect after they have been published, I believe.
@@nightstrike710 Thank you for your response. I did say that if it hasn't already been done then they should patent it. Obviously, if it is someone else's design they can't claim it for their own.
In the US, I know that for artists and writers their work is supposed to be copyrighted as soon as they create it. Proving it, however, may take a few more steps if someone were to then steal the idea. If this idea hasn't already been done, then the video they put out here might be all they need to prove they had the idea first if they were to patent it and then tried to protect it from RV companies stealing it without compensating them. However, I think they would need a patent on it first, and in this country, I think you can patent just about anything. I am not a patent attorney, and I have not patented anything in this country, but I have scrolled through patents and been surprised at what I saw, and they go from very complex designs to very simple. I even know of a few people who patented things that were quite simple. One person put a patent on something that was about as basic as putting a few drops of rubber cement on an item. Another basically glued a few yoga blocks together. They both made good money off these ideas, too. These were small, simple ideas, but our patent office had no problem giving them a patent, and has no problem slapping them on larger and more complex ideas/designs/products. Again, not an attorney, but feel pretty confident an idea like that could be patented in THIS country - if it hasn't been patented already.
@@CarolinaCarolina-ph9mx Interesting! If it works like that, all the better and I agree, they should look into getting a patent for this :)
Just for clarification: AFAIK, posting this video would already count as publishing the design. And therefore it couldn't be patented anymore. I don't know, if that point came across correctly.
Awesome build
For simplicity, might you consider a shower rod hinged in the middle (overlapped for rigidity), with 2 non-see-through curtains permanently attached to it (perhaps with vercro?). With a bug-screen's magnetic seal up the middle between the curtains. Then the shower/toilet is ready as soon as you slide the shower wall.
If you attach some magnets to your shower curtain and the frame, sides & bottom. It won’t be able to attack you when you’re in the shower, and it will help with containing the water in the shower cubicle when you’re using it.
That whole end with the shower, toilet & lounge has come together so well. It’s so usable! You must be so pleased. 😃
That's right, the curtain will stick to your body due to some physical law, as we experienced ourselves in our RV. Solution here: we sewed velcro along the hems of the curtain. Has been fine for twelve years now.
Wishing you safe rides and lots of fun showers in your fancy Unimog 😊
Wet/ damp curtain when shower stall is folded away could cause a mold issue
Magnets sound better than velcro. I use velcro when I want something closed most of the time but openable. Magnets on the other hand are quick and better for seams that are open most of the time and only closed when you are actually in the shower. Presumably you won't be using the shower curtain too much when on the toilet!😂
Came here to say this 😊
@@MsUrsl Bernoulli's Principle. The flow of water moves the air inside the shower. Moving air has lower pressure than static air. The air outside the shower pushes the shower curtain inward.
What an incredibly innovative design and layout. This is a grand-slam home run!!
We are so happy with our little house 🩷
Rollers and track for the 'moving wall' are an amazing idea. Outstanding! Not sure why no one else has done this...
waterproof hmm
My guess as to why: this requires slightly more careful craftsmanship than a fixed walled shower room. They clearly have the skills and confidence to build it preciously so that it moves easily. For instance, if the tracks are off line it doesn't slide easily. I like this idea. It may take a little more time to build but it's definitely worth it in a small space like this.
It is a great solution, and overall I'm impressed. However a minor but potentially annoying point: I can see the towels and the shower curtain building up some mould over time they aren't going to dry when fully enclosed. It's probably better to have a vent leading out of the shower frame at the top? Or have a practice of at least wiping the shower curtain down before closing up, using a microfibre cloth which has been dipped in cider vinegar (anti mould).
Create a drying rack over your front seats for your towels. Or just use the steering wheel.
That would be easy to do as that area gets the most sun.
Yes, great solution
Someone else did this but it was different, they had a closet that extended out and turned into the bathroom/restroom.
Definitely the best shower design I’ve seen. I can see even doing this at the front of a van as a pass through on the shower holder side and when driving leaving the shower open.
Yes there could be air flow to dry the area out after it was used!
Oh that's makes so much more sense. I'm so copying this idea I had a different idea but this simplified the air flow problem to reduce mold I was having.
The more I think about and review this idea is where a tendency to keep the space small where a more reasonable and realistic size could and would have multiple uses from shower,wet area,winter out door ware items,area to hang laundry after washing,area for muddy items, area to contain wet pets.
WHAT AM I SEEING? What am I seeing?!? That shower is GENIUS. Your design is going to change van life. On behalf of my future van build, thank you both for thinking this through!! Thumbs 👍🏿 🔔
This is by far the best space saving shower EVER! It’s GENIUS! 🤯
I think that this was the smartest thing for a shower and to still have room. This would be perfect for people with their vans.
It would be useful in a van but harder to build because of the curved wall in a van where the ceiling meets the wall.
@@gblakev Oh ok
You all are geniuses! Love your fold-up shower. Amazing that it compresses down to a 6" wall! The Achilles heel of this set up will be humidity, mold and mildew. You may want to consider making a shower curtain out of quick dry fabric that repels water such as Ottertex Water Repellant 200D DWR Poly Ripstop. It comes in a lot of fun colors. Then put a couple of rechargeable dehumidifiers, such as the Eva-Dry 333 cu in mini, on the shower floor after everything is wiped down post shower. The beads will absorb moisture and they can be recharged by plugging them in. If it's a nice day outside you can put the wooden shower floor outside to dry in the sun. You do great work.
I tought exactly the same! I really love this idea, but all always have some problem.. here the problem is the humidity, mold and mildew as you told.
The bottom of the floor was wooden slats, wasn't it? They can wipe down everywhere else, and even run a fan for a bit to easily dry any other moisture, but the wood on that floor will remain damp for far too long, and will definitely lead to mold and mildew. It is pretty, but they would have been better served to just use standard flooring there, or even a rubber mat over the floor. Given they plan to keep the toilet in there when showering, I think they probably should have made the space a bit larger. I don't see any room to actually stand with the toilet in the middle, so they will have to sit on top of it, and not only does that makes bathing the area that needs bathing the most considerably harder, there doesn't seem to be much room for their knees and feet to project out. They intended to use the shower with the toilet inside it, but I think they will have to take it out because it just doesn't have enough room in there. A very clever design, just needed to slide the wall out farther.
They have to wipe dry the entire shower cabin after themselves, but it's worth it : a lot of space is saved !!
I loved the little satisfaction dopamine session with the puppies the first time you built out the couch. Those little moments are what life's all about!
Excellent idea and well executed. For me, having lived full time in an RV for years, all I can think of is: "I need to go to the bathroom or shower ASAP, let me transform my couch again for the 1000th time". I know I would just have it in shower mode 100% of the time.
Thank you for getting the Trelino toilet. I stopped digging holes over two years ago because there are just too many of us out there to be digging holes anymore.
not the smartest thing are you.
nonsense
This build is amazing! The amount of thought that must have gone into this design is mind blowing. To be able to go from 200+ sq ft down to 80+ sq ft and not lose any functionality is unbelievable. I can’t believe coming up with such a unique shower design was possible is that small space. You both must be sooo pleased with the result. Great job on the implementation!!
Now that you have completed the shakedown, I was wondering how the Trelino worked out for you guys. Did you still like it after using it for a few months?
Super impressive build! Dare I say, 'GENIUS'!!!
Wow !
You guys have smashed a home run with that brilliant slide-away shower/ toilet gem !!!!!
This will become the standard in the industry !
This most certainly is already....the gold standard.
Gooooodonyaaaa.
HEBEL EST OMNIS ADAM
you guys need to have a patent for that great idea ... i've seeing tones of rv shower ideas none like yours..
it's unique and genious in my mind .. congrats ...
That shower is freaking genius!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
FINALLY. A practical design idea. Thank you!!
Excellent. Van dwellers generally really suck at creating proper convertible spaces. There is a whole movement about making small spaces livable, and the way to do that is to convert them from "day mode" to "night mode"... or in this case, "shower mode". Two thumbs up. Potential upgrades: small exhaust fan in the ceiling, and a hot air outlet in the shower area that blows in warm air from below. The whole thing becomes a drying cabinet and exhausts moisture out up top. I'd definitely also use a composting toilet instead. They do need some 12 volt power but that's because of the active exhaust vents that suck air through them, and then to the outside. Near-zero chance of odors and way less repulsive to empty and deal with compared to what's just some buckets in a box.
I absolutely love this design. I’ve never seen anything like this before. Great job!
Problem would be closing it up with any moisture at all, will create mold. So it would need to stay open for a couple of days at least every time. And water under the wooden slats too.
Under 24 hour air condintuining like in a house, it might evaporate faster. Really concerned in a small space. Water will be in the tracks etc.
An exhaust fan would be helpful for drying until closing. The fan would also reduce the humidity that will be created by the shower/warm water.
Now that is freaking AWESOME! Your creativity is off the chart! Always looking for new ideas and this one hits it out of the park!
That's one rad shower. I think with a modification or two it would be great for one of the smaller tinyhomes. Great job
Brilliant.. as a mechanical engineer I've always looked at fixed showers in campers/vans as 90% wasted space 95% of the time when not in use.. as a shower is just a big EMPTY box when not in use... the trick is how to use that 90% open space for something else when your not using the shower.. I've seen a lot of designs that have items inside the shower (storage rack, closet etc), that pivot out of the shower on hinges, or are just removable,,, but I think the simplicity of just collapsing the open shower space and using it for couch space is brilliant...
You guys are like the McGyvers of Van/Bus Builders. Maybe put magnetic discs on the shower curtain to keep it in place?
Brilliant idea for the sliding shower wall because it's used so little, creates a lot more space and I love the couch/bed.
Pretty smart design. I would suggest some command hooks for hanging things and a hanging pockets organizer for soap and shampoo type stuff. They have them on Amazon; I searched for mesh pocket shower organizers. I would suggest that you attach it permanently to the static wall rather than the curtain rod, because shampoo, body wash and conditioners be heavy. But keep everything thin enough to fit in the closed shower. Love the towel bar. Love the whole thing.
I have seen lots of shower designs that are space savers, this has to be one of the best designs 👍
Exactly the design Ive had in my head for about ten years now. Nice to see someone making it a reality, thank you.
Look at that ..!! I would be proud too !! You’ve accomplished a chef d’œuvre !! Geniuses !! A Lot of ❤ from Québec
Thank you so much! 🥰
I’ve liked the idea to build a rail for a shower curtain to go around 3 sides of the shower but to put the wall on a rail. Mind blown. Excellent use of the bench to hide the toilet. The bench seems too deep but when you realize it actually doubles as a booth where you’re facing a different direction is next level.
This is brilliant. Just when I think I’ve seen it all, someone comes up with a great idea.
Best looking shower set up I've seen in van builds. WoW
🎉That's literally one of the most multi functional designed effortless spaces ive seen, Shower, Toilet, small double bed, dining area for 3 AND dining area for 4 people...
Dudes thats literally 5 functions...
You definitely need to capitalise on that for yourselves.
Thanks for sharing though, its luminating to see problem solving come to life in furniture design and small soace living
I’ve been watching every vid I can find for months trying to get ideas for “hidden” showers as I want to retain as much useful space as possible in my 6x10 trailer to haul things… sliding or hinged solid wall is the way to go! So many designs use wrap around curtains, really not pleasant or practical! I’m hoping to eliminate even the entry curtain by using one of the retractable shower doors I saw on another build but I’m sure it’s $$$. Great design 💪
re: towel holder extending length --> take off the end caps and then put slightly larger and longer tubes around each of the three bars. Either have a length equal to the depth of the shower (but it might tangle with the shower hose) or slide in/out as needed. That was fun to watch! Thank you
They need to be able to anchor it on the other side also to dry things when on the road.
That shower and toilet solution is ingenious - congratulations for coming up with that glorious idea!
Love this extremely well thought out design and functionality.
One suggestion is to use magnets to keep the shower curtain rod from being moved when you do not want it moved in use position
You two are such phenomenal creators!! Im always amazed with what you come up with!!🎉😊
Thank you so much!
this is the first lounging area i've seen that i'd actually like to lounge/work in. fabulous design with those wide seats! thanks for sharing.
Well what can I say that set up is more than impressive & two nice people carrying out the conversion. Very well done to you both. Wishing you all the best Fom jeremy & kim.
Not just incredible…Brilliant!
Wow, amazing! I've watched hundreds of shower videos for a van as inspiration for my current build. This is for sure the best solution I've ever seen. So smooth and space saving! Can't believe how much couch/extra bed space you have. Just amazing!
Love from Sweden! ♥
Truly genius origami engineering that really solves the space vs use dilemma of a wet bathroom. Bravo and Brava!!
THAT IS THE MOST INGENIUS SHOWER DESIGN I'VE SEEN! AND I'VE WATCHED THOUSANDS OF VIDEOS!
Simply the best use of space for shower install I’ve ever seen, fantastic. Suggest magnetic tabs on shower curtain edges to help keep watertight
WOW, Thank You for sharing. This is a fabulous and very clever shower - well done and I hope you have copywrited and Patent the design world wide!. You so deserve to have your invention fund your life 👏🏻👍🏻🙋🏻♀️🇦🇺
What a brilliant fold away/hide away bathroom idea! Such a Great idea! Love it and glad that I found your channel! 👍😁🔨🛠🔧
Excellent engineering, most innovative shower/toilet/sofa/dinette I’ve seen. Good job you two!!😊
That build series has been such an inspiration, both aesthetically and technically.
Thank you both for all that great content. I enjoy every video and all the knowledge will be put to good use once I build my own camper box.
Thank you so much! Building something both functional and aesthetically pleasing is probably the hardest thing to achieve. We're very proud of our home that we've created and it works well for us. We've certainly had a lot of fun with it 🥰
That is the best, coolest, most amazing shower i have ever seen!, in 6 yrs s watching vids, seeing stuff!
I would suggest some magnets and if the casing isn't metal, glue one to the casing and then you can make sure your shower curtain does not stick to you. Magnet on the shower curtain, glued matching one on the casing.
The only change I would think about is an air vent on the moving wall to allow it to dry better. I'd also keep a little bottle of Clean shower to spray the curtain down before you fold it away to keep away the mold and mildew. It's really a pretty brilliant design!
Look in to the electric toilett,thathave a pipe to the outside,it Burns everything With pressen a button,and in the bottom you get asches from nr 1 and two,in sweden it cost 30,000 swedich kronor,no smell😊
Good suggestion.
Being seated on top of a load of crap n urine is an unpleasant thought. Even composting toilets can get smelly to an extent .
Electric units use a LOT of electricity. They are not suitable for off-grid situations.
The shower is genius!
I wish the two of you had patent this idea. I can see your design idea will be a game changer in shower designs in Rav builds. Brilliant idea 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
The dynamic duo strikes again! Absolutely brilliant.
You guys seriously have the most innovative ideas! Your builds are hands down, my favorites. Love the shower! I hope you patented it.
The collapsible shower ! Insanely crazy! I was thinking, and maybe I missed it but to have the toilet pull out, so you don't have to move cushions to use it. I've never seen a shower like this and I've watched 100s of vids!
👏👏👏👏👏
The Shower Build we've all been waiting for. Very nice job.
I just want to say I'm a fan of your videos and I've watched this video a few times. I'm disabled from an automobile accident and I really want to do band Life trailer life and your shower idea is amazing. I'm trying to find ways to adapt that to my abilities. I just want to say keep on doing what you're doing and I'm a fan and I'll keep watching
I saw something similar in a tiny house, but this one is even smaller...just fantastic
This is the best DESIGN of a shower I've ever seen!! RAD!!
Outstanding bit of design work! Y'all made it happen, couch/booth/bathroom on one wall!
Thank you!!!
@markrenfrow9873
And guest Bed, with a Dinette table too!
This shower is incredible. I’ve seen so many different van builds for a shower and I think this is ingenious space saving idea 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
This show and other changes are so creative and done to perfection. Well done!
That is such a creative shower idea. Fantastic 🫶🏼
Your design is so clever! I love the big beautiful sofa, and your entire bathroom. Well done and very unique too! Your decor colors are peaceful and pleasant, something a person could live in, even though it's a small enclosed space. You might be able to market your designs, due to the precision and concepts needed to achieve it. Regardless, congratulations for a gorgeous build!
Absolutely fantastic idea. You 2 are so talented. Get the idea patented. Thanks for sharing ❤️ 🇬🇧
Best I've seen. Thanks for all your efforts.
Maybe add a few small magnets to the shower curtain so it closes the gabs and no water can drip outside of the shower. love the idea of the shower.
The collapsing shower is a great idea. Should have it slide out 2 to 3 ft more since it does not take much space when it is hidden away.
Love that shower design. First time I've seen this design. Very clever use of space. You'll probably get rid of that little side cushion next to the fridge too as it's taking up sitting space and you both look cramped sitting next to each other there.
Thanks for sharing this. This is simple, brilliant, and I have not seen anyone else do it, at least not folding it against the wall so tight. Great idea.
Pure genius. A very innovative couple. Safe travel. I’ve always thought the Unimog is the way to go. Virtually unbreakable.
To add even more wow factor, it would be neat to add a small light-weight roof cupboard to the top of the shower wall; (a usb battery powered down-light on a wifi switch would add wow) . The rear half of the cupboard accessible from inside the shower, by sliding door, for toiletries; the outside half for towels, accessible from the cupboard's end panel (Decathlon's huge microfibre beach-towels work great, v.absorbent, v.compact, v.light & dry quickly)
I am glad you created your collapsing shower, I was interested in doing something like that that was designed as a bathroom/shower/mud,snow equipment/area to dry clothing. A area that was designed to deal with being wet.
I had a ruff design to use on a box truck build, but I had a ruff idea of a area of 3’x3’ or 3’x 4’, I wanted to design it where it would have necessary air flow to help dry things out!
Your shower setup is brilliant and like others have commented you could easily sell it as a kit for anyone who is converting a bus,van, truck or even a tiny house. A trick we have used to help keep the shower curtain in place and not allowing water to escape is to put a couple of Velcro squares or circles on the edges of the curtain and then when you have it in the desired position remove the back paper from the other half of your Velcro set of squares or circles. Then you carefully separate the two halves and press them firmly against the surface that they are attached to. That should help until you decide on the type of door you want to add. If you use a clear material like Plexiglas you could apply some privacy film that is made for windows and doors where you want natural light, but you still want your privacy while showering, going to the bathroom and getting dressed or undressed and of course you just don't want anyone who might be walking by being able to see everything you are doing or even more importantly not letting people see everything you have in your home on wheels and where you keep things because you don't want to be the next target of someone who might try to break in and take the various things that you have worked hard to be able to afford to buy them. Actually using Plexiglas as the main material for the door might not be a bad idea because it is light and you could create a frame that holds it out of metal or wood that have been treated and sealed to prevent damage to the wood or the metal from rusting since it is being exposed to water and the various ingredients in your soap and other products you use in the shower. You could create a door that uses the same materials that you used for the other parts of your shower. Sorry for being a overly long comment. It's the result of my brain injury and my tablet doesn't allow me to go back and edit after it posts what I was trying to say.🙄😏🙂
Congratulations. Such a tremendous space-saving design. Love the colors in your van.
Oook. I HOOKED!! I was watching like it was going to be a test later. 😂 Your calming energies, ingenuity, allowing us to 'work', I mean watch you work😄 made it a very easy laid back visit. Y'all's excitement was our excitement! I REALLY enjoyed watching.
I have watched hundreds of RV builds, this is the best in the design of shower and toilet. Well done!
I love it. The shower is perfect. The 4 USB.The couch looks comfy .The exhaust. You didn't miss a 🪘. It's hard. Props to you.
Great idea. There's probably even enough room that you could have an inward opening bifold door. Having one end hinged to the fixed wall and the movable end running in the same track the movable wall uses.
...Open it'd fold into the space where the towel rail currently is and when in the open position the wall could still slide back to hide it all.
I have been watching videos for 2 years still not as experienced but trust and believe I will use this idea in my build one day
Talk about great space saving and ingenuity to the fullest !
Wow! That is very impressive. You've just introduced a new design concept camper van living.
This is amazing! Great job guys.
If I can suggest somethings, I’d say to replace the towels rack with that same extendable curtain rod you have, like 3 of them; and maybe place a magnet on the ceiling and on the wall where the shower head stays, this way you can have a rain shower. Specially good for the tall guy.
So very clever!!! The best space-saving design I've seen
Just an idea. Maybe build a full e piece dry bathroom into a full slide out. Just reinforce the slide out for when it's fully extended out to be able to hold y'all standing in it. Also look into a levao dry flush toilet. Just think about it 😊
The absolute BEST shower solution for van life ever!!! Elegant and usable. Happy travels! ❤ ❤
lol... i just love the way at the end where, you place the cushions on and sit back smiling!!!! as someone who has done 2 van builds... i def know the feeling when something works out perfect and you can just sit back and say "yeah... i'm awesome!!!!"
I think this is just brilliant, thanks for showing
Here's tip for that small gap in the shower wall. You might be able to use a rubber door sweep. The rubber flips as you slide it.
I hate to blow this all out of the water, but this is a tremendous amount of precise work! I knew a guy who bought small camping trailer where the whole front end was a big round sofa with a large table that could be lowered to be a bed, although he just used it as a social/eating area, and it was wall-to- wall fabulous, with a front exterior fiberglass fold-down 'shade' and windows on both sides. The galley, pantry and bath/shower room flanked a nice wide floor space, and the bed pulled out the back, since his trailer was teeny. So he covered it with a sheet of quilted shiny waterproof insulation, hooked beneath. In a bit longer trailer, the whole back could be a bed with drawers underneath, and a floor-to-ceiling closet on each side, Command hooks along the wall for hanging.
I learned quite a bit about efficiently organizing small spaces from sailboat design. I've always called sailing 'camping on the water.' I lived on a sailboat for 3 years, was a CO tent camper until age 61. I just ❤ to be out and about in nature!
That is the most wildly inventive shower I've ever seen.
I love creative minds.
I was skeptical at first thinking this would not make much of a difference, however, as you work through the video you start to realise it's pure genius how you get some many different usages out of the same space with minimal fuss.
Very inspiring
Absolutely love the shower/bathroom set up!❤
what a great idea and amazing design to save space and be super usefull at the same time. thank you for sharing this
very cool. you should patent the idea! I have never liked folded up showers bc on the no privacy in the toilet, now there's both options! I love how you created your own idea and not just what every other build is doing.
They can't. That's not how it works and it's been done before anyway.