I bought a 2-1/2 gallon black collapsible bucket with lid. Leave it out in the sun to absorb heat, bam! Hot water, or at least warm. That volume is easy enough for most people to handle (~20#), vs over 40# for 5 gallons of water.
I've seen something that looks like a collapsible "drum" big enough for you to sit in it. When you sit in it, the walls go up to your shoulders so you can full body shower in it without getting your surroundings wet. When you're done, you can connect a hose to its drain and direct the gray water into anything.
You can get a similar shower pump but with a heater that sits in the bucket of water and heats it up. 😃. Love the bucket and putting everything inside it.
I watched a man who came from an area of Africa that was very hard hit by drought. This was on a show (I don't remember the name) on video. He was demonstrating how to take a complete shower/bath in a quart of water. He had on boxer shorts, and that was all. He held the jar of water over his head and put about a half cup of water on his body, and rubbed it all over. Then he did it again, but this time took soap and rubbed it all over his wet body. Then he doused another half cup, and worked the soap again. Then he started to rinse, using half cup at a time, several times in a row, while using his hands to scrub the whole time. By the time he (and his hair) got thoroughly soaked, soaped and soaked again, he was finished and still had water left over, which he drank as a finale. He was totally clean and dried off with a towel. Showers don't need to be water-intensive, as he demonstrated, and if you use a soap that rinses fast, like glycerin soaps, you don't need a lot of water to get the soap off. If you are in an area with people, even without a portable shower pod (I love those), you can shower as long as you have some shorts or a bathing suit on. Just take care of the private areas later with a soapy wash cloth left over from your shower. I think that a "tent" of lightweight plastic (dropcloth) that tied around your neck or even draped over your head and hung to the ground would serve the same purpose, and you can do it all. It would have two arm holes if needed. Underneath with you, you could have your table or a plastic chair to sit in, and you could get it all done and see what you're doing, too. The plastic could be dried and stored in another plastic bag. We make things too complicated I think. Black/blue plastic drop cloths come in handy for SO many things, like pinning them up between tree trunks for a bit of privacy from the "neighbors," for having a place you and your dog can sit outside when it's muddy, to drape over your cooking equipment/grill so it doesn't get wet, or to hang up to block the sun. If I were on the road or camping, I would have a stash of about five of these, and they are dirt cheap at Home Depot or even Walmart. If you get the ones with grommets, you can tie them up to tree branches to make a "tub" for hand washing your clothes. Thank you for the video. Very interesting!
I have the same shower setup in my van 🚐 to make it easier I sit on a stool inside of the dog bath & I use a USB portable water heater immersion stick to have a warm shower 🚿
I put together your suggested camp shower: dog pool; bucket & immersible pump. Tried it today for the first time. It worked fine and I came out clean and refreshed. Must admit that being an amputee (left, above knee) did add to the challenge but I did complete the task without further injuring myself. My quick review is that I’m glad I bought the system and have room for it in my van. Do I plan to use it on a regular, every shower day basis? Not a chance! It’s too difficult for me. However if I’m a week away from my last shower and the prospects of a conventional shower don’t look good, I will happily pull out my camp shower and heat up a bucket of water. Thanks for the original review and i really like having an emergency solution at hand.
Sorry I didn't see this sooner - thanks for the real world review. :) I don't use it daily either, but after a bit, wipes and sink baths aren't enough.
Yes! I thought of doing this, but what I've found is that a sit down shower doesn't really splash that much. What little bit escapes I can just towel up with the same towel. But for folks standing, the hula hoop curtain is a very inexpensive and effective way of containing the water.
If there's a running board or running step at the inside of the van, drill a hole. The water poured on the running board is below the floor of the main van.
One of the things I do before a road trip/ camping is get a low haircut so I use less water. I can usually bath , including washing my hair with about .75 gals water.
Thanks! What a shame that kitchen sprayer comes out so fast and straight. Love how it just turns off automatically when released though. Is there one that the water comes out like the orange one but has the "automatic" shutoff feature of the kitchen sprayer? Neither of those two are ideal but the combo of the two would be perfect. Thanks
This one came with both the kitchen sprayer and the shower head. The shower head does require you to press a button to turn it off, but it’s not too onerous.
Excellent shower system. I already have the pop up tent and more I know how to put together a good portable system that I can use outside this summer. Thanks for the info. Looking forward to more videos like this one. New sub here.
Are you by any chance within hours of driving from Chicago? I would love to see your van in person, and maybe get few ideas about conversion. I started conversion recently and having some trouble deciding how to proceed.
@@jeffwagg I am 60515 - Downers Grove. Working in my area tomorrow till 2pm, any chance I could meet you (or rather your van, haha) tomorrow pm, or on Sunday? I would come where you tell me to come
Run the used water through a simple water purifier & you have clean water for the next shower. Search clay pot water purifier (or any bucket with aquarium clay medium.) & Get a scum buddy to trap the soap scum first ( hot tub tool, looks like a sponge to pick up body oils)
The sink is a $4 dog water bowl from Ikea. It was a pain to drill the hole for the drain with a hole saw, but once that was done, I just used the Camco drain and it drained into a 5 gallon jerry can.
I don’t mind cold showers so I might not be the best judge, but a 2:1 ratio of cold to hot works for me. A meat thermometer could be used to get a consistent temp. It does cool off quickly so don’t delay in taking your shower.
If you try using this method in your vehicle, I think you are gonna hate it because you are guaranteed to end up with water all over. Good idea, but not inside IMHO!
@@jeffwagg Well now, that would be better I recon. I'm on the verge of living out of my car so I suppose I'll be going to them if I'm close enough, or rigging up an outside system like you showed.
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I bought a 2-1/2 gallon black collapsible bucket with lid. Leave it out in the sun to absorb heat, bam! Hot water, or at least warm. That volume is easy enough for most people to handle (~20#), vs over 40# for 5 gallons of water.
Great idea!
Try that in England in the winter... or any season... unless it's a day like today (July 29th), it's not going to heat up. But I take your point.
My search is finally over for shower solution..thank you so much! Brilliant
Brilliant! I was thinking of using one of those little blow up pools for little babies but i like this idea much better. A doggie tub. Brilliant.
if you hook a hula-hoop to the van ceiling, you can hang a shower curtain. Then use a plastic (shower) stool to sit in tub.
Collapsible tub?
I've seen something that looks like a collapsible "drum" big enough for you to sit in it. When you sit in it, the walls go up to your shoulders so you can full body shower in it without getting your surroundings wet. When you're done, you can connect a hose to its drain and direct the gray water into anything.
Oooh post that link
@@mmqqq8246 th-cam.com/video/svMCRxFEMkU/w-d-xo.html He uses it in a van.
eBay portable bathtub
MOGICS Tube tub, $59
@@robinwilson8435 I’ve got one , it’s huge and very hard to fold back up
This was a great video. Thank you.
You can get a similar shower pump but with a heater that sits in the bucket of water and heats it up. 😃. Love the bucket and putting everything inside it.
Thank you! This is brilliant info.
That shower bath solution is brilliant. Was looking for something like that. Perfect. Thanks for sharing
I'd get a Hoolahoop from any cheep dollar store & shower curtain. Hang Hoolahoop & attach shower curtain. Will keep from splashing water everywhere
Yep, that can work well, but I haven’t found the need. It’s not that much water.
Wow! Thanks. This is ingenious.
I watched a man who came from an area of Africa that was very hard hit by drought. This was on a show (I don't remember the name) on video. He was demonstrating how to take a complete shower/bath in a quart of water. He had on boxer shorts, and that was all. He held the jar of water over his head and put about a half cup of water on his body, and rubbed it all over. Then he did it again, but this time took soap and rubbed it all over his wet body. Then he doused another half cup, and worked the soap again. Then he started to rinse, using half cup at a time, several times in a row, while using his hands to scrub the whole time. By the time he (and his hair) got thoroughly soaked, soaped and soaked again, he was finished and still had water left over, which he drank as a finale. He was totally clean and dried off with a towel.
Showers don't need to be water-intensive, as he demonstrated, and if you use a soap that rinses fast, like glycerin soaps, you don't need a lot of water to get the soap off. If you are in an area with people, even without a portable shower pod (I love those), you can shower as long as you have some shorts or a bathing suit on. Just take care of the private areas later with a soapy wash cloth left over from your shower. I think that a "tent" of lightweight plastic (dropcloth) that tied around your neck or even draped over your head and hung to the ground would serve the same purpose, and you can do it all. It would have two arm holes if needed. Underneath with you, you could have your table or a plastic chair to sit in, and you could get it all done and see what you're doing, too. The plastic could be dried and stored in another plastic bag. We make things too complicated I think. Black/blue plastic drop cloths come in handy for SO many things, like pinning them up between tree trunks for a bit of privacy from the "neighbors," for having a place you and your dog can sit outside when it's muddy, to drape over your cooking equipment/grill so it doesn't get wet, or to hang up to block the sun. If I were on the road or camping, I would have a stash of about five of these, and they are dirt cheap at Home Depot or even Walmart. If you get the ones with grommets, you can tie them up to tree branches to make a "tub" for hand washing your clothes. Thank you for the video. Very interesting!
Saw your video on RV Travel. Thanks for the great tips! We're not in a van, but I still picked up some GREAT ideas!
Thanks for watching. Can I ask what "RV Travel" is?
Ahh, found the article. Thanks!
@@jeffwagg good....because I posted it here, but we were driving, so I guess it didn't make it through. LOL!
You covered it all!!! Genius! You are so pleasant to watch aswell. Thank you🌺
Awesome thanks
Nice shower system
Top notch video. You did a great job!
Thx for the tips & the demonstration. Nice products.
I have the same shower setup in my van 🚐 to make it easier I sit on a stool inside of the dog bath & I use a USB portable water heater immersion stick to have a warm shower 🚿
Sounds like a great improvement!
Where did you get the portable immersion stick? I haven't found many with good reviews.
@@shereeseeverett I have a USB portable immersion stick with two immersion sticks together which I got from Amazon
@@shereeseeverett This is the one I used. It's been great. It even comes with two batteries. amzn.to/3wCUfSb
Gee-nee-us! I remember you mentioned this in one of your podcasts but now it makes so much more sense.
Took me a while to get the video done, but I really do like this system, especially for a small van.
perfect with a hula hoop shower curtain
Definitely an option!
Awesome! I like the sink, too! Thanks!
The sink is just a $4 dog bowl from IKEA.
great idea to use the shower itself to pump it back out!
I put together your suggested camp shower: dog pool; bucket & immersible pump. Tried it today for the first time. It worked fine and I came out clean and refreshed. Must admit that being an amputee (left, above knee) did add to the challenge but I did complete the task without further injuring myself. My quick review is that I’m glad I bought the system and have room for it in my van. Do I plan to use it on a regular, every shower day basis? Not a chance! It’s too difficult for me. However if I’m a week away from my last shower and the prospects of a conventional shower don’t look good, I will happily pull out my camp shower and heat up a bucket of water. Thanks for the original review and i really like having an emergency solution at hand.
I'd get a Hoolahoop from any cheep dollar store & shower curtain. Hang Hoolahoop & attach shower curtain. Will keep from splashing water everywhere
Sorry I didn't see this sooner - thanks for the real world review. :) I don't use it daily either, but after a bit, wipes and sink baths aren't enough.
Yes! I thought of doing this, but what I've found is that a sit down shower doesn't really splash that much. What little bit escapes I can just towel up with the same towel. But for folks standing, the hula hoop curtain is a very inexpensive and effective way of containing the water.
If there's a running board or running step at the inside of the van, drill a hole. The water poured on the running board is below the floor of the main van.
I have one and I love it I use it for so many things
Thank you so much. I have had a similar idea but yours is easier
Amazing idea, thank you really for sharing.
Great video! So practical and well explained!
Off to look at some more!
Pretty sure I’m gonna sub😉!
Sweet deal. Thanks
Love it! Thanks for the demo.
Thank you very much!!!!!!!!
Your information provide me with a good way to implement a shower on my van build. Thanks for sharing
FABULOUS! Thank you so much!
Awesome ideas and like you, I like the second shower solution.😃
Great info and demonstration
Tyfs!
Would pair well with shower toga if you can't get secluded!
One of the things I do before a road trip/ camping is get a low haircut so I use less water. I can usually bath , including washing my hair with about .75 gals water.
YES! I do this all the time. Just before I head out for a few weeks, off with the hair!
Nice job. I subscribed.
More stuff coming - been a rough year. :)
Very practically 😊
Some drains open directly to rivers and lakes, and CampSuds needs to be used so many feet away from water.
Very true. Of course, people wash their cars in their driveways and the water goes down the same drains.
Super smart!!!
Thanks! What a shame that kitchen sprayer comes out so fast and straight. Love how it just turns off automatically when released though. Is there one that the water comes out like the orange one but has the "automatic" shutoff feature of the kitchen sprayer? Neither of those two are ideal but the combo of the two would be perfect. Thanks
This one came with both the kitchen sprayer and the shower head. The shower head does require you to press a button to turn it off, but it’s not too onerous.
Excellent shower system. I already have the pop up tent and more I know how to put together a good portable system that I can use outside this summer. Thanks for the info. Looking forward to more videos like this one. New sub here.
Are you by any chance within hours of driving from Chicago? I would love to see your van in person, and maybe get few ideas about conversion. I started conversion recently and having some trouble deciding how to proceed.
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@@jeffwagg I am 60515 - Downers Grove. Working in my area tomorrow till 2pm, any chance I could meet you (or rather your van, haha) tomorrow pm, or on Sunday? I would come where you tell me to come
Didn’t see description for facet itself?
This is it: amzn.to/3n4Zup6. It's used with a submersible pump, rather than a pressure switch pump.
Can the van door be closed with the stove on, with the sunroof open?
I use my stove with the doors closed and the mushroom vent open. Never had a problem.
Run the used water through a simple water purifier & you have clean water for the next shower. Search clay pot water purifier (or any bucket with aquarium clay medium.) & Get a scum buddy to trap the soap scum first ( hot tub tool, looks like a sponge to pick up body oils)
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Where did you buy the faucet and shower? Thank you!!
It's on Amazon. It's a Shurflo 94-009. amzn.to/4d3N0Th
How did you make your sink?
The sink is a $4 dog water bowl from Ikea. It was a pain to drill the hole for the drain with a hole saw, but once that was done, I just used the Camco drain and it drained into a 5 gallon jerry can.
so what kinda hot to room temp volume ratio works best? do you mix hot with room temp water or tap water (cold water)?
I don’t mind cold showers so I might not be the best judge, but a 2:1 ratio of cold to hot works for me. A meat thermometer could be used to get a consistent temp. It does cool off quickly so don’t delay in taking your shower.
@@jeffwagg cool (hopefully not literally). yeah i got one of those pump contraptions. we'll see how it does this summer when i get brave.
@@SteveHazel It's great for doing hair - I just wash my hair a lot more often than I take a full shower.
If you try using this method in your vehicle, I think you are gonna hate it because you are guaranteed to end up with water all over. Good idea, but not inside IMHO!
The water really doesn’t get out of control. A few drips on the vinyl floor, but that’s about it.
Some folks have paired this idea with a hula hoop shower curtain.
@@jeffwagg Well now, that would be better I recon. I'm on the verge of living out of my car so I suppose I'll be going to them if I'm close enough, or rigging up an outside system like you showed.
@@jeffwagg Interesting, thanks.
Oh dear what a carry on ! Honestly why not just use a bucket and a cloth . This set up is ridiculous
It works for me! I’m glad you found what works for you.
A lady put a plumber valve on the casing