Cedar Shower Deck

[tdesanto]

Okay, so I decided it was time to stop showering in my sandals and build a shower deck to stand on that would also allow the water to drain. I built this out of cedar in the hopes that it will resist the affects of continued use, because I didn't want to put any finish on it and have to maintain the finish.

Cost: about $25
Time to complete: approx 3 hours

I completed this last night and it's very solid. I distributed the load evenly as the drawings will show. I'm very happy with the results.

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[Ursidae69]

Looks great. Do you have a good spot in the rig for storage?

 

[tdesanto]

Looks great. Do you have a good spot in the rig for storage?

Yes :wings:

 

[spressomon]

Okay, so I decided it was time to stop showering in my sandals and build a shower deck to stand on that would also allow the water to drain. I built this out of cedar in the hopes that it will resist the affects of continued use, because I didn't want to put any finish on it and have to maintain the finish.

Cost: about $25
Time to complete: approx 3 hours

I completed this last night and it's very solid. I distributed the load evenly as the drawings will show. I'm very happy with the results.

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Nice!

 

[FourByLand]

Very nice.

Congrats on the trailer also!!!

 

[tdesanto]

Very nice.

Congrats on the trailer also!!!

Thanks! I pick it up today...stoked is an understatement.

 

[FourByLand]

My first thought was "maybe he is going to put it on the roof rack... " then I saw the excited smiley and new exactly where it was going.

:coffeedrink: :box: :friday:

 

[RHINO]

if ya wanted a pallet to stand on ya coulda just "found" one for free,,, geez.

looks great, that cedar should hold up well.

 

[Gregny]

Looks great... nice work..

 

[tdesanto]

if ya wanted a pallet to stand on ya coulda just "found" one for free,,, geez.

looks great, that cedar should hold up well.

It's considerably more manageable than a pallet, I assure you. Weighs just a couple pounds and as you can see from the drawing it's only 2' x 2'.

 

[tdesanto]

Thanks for all the compliments guys.

I wanted to share the drawings, because it's easy to build and will hopefully prove to be useful to some people.

 

[RHINO]

santo i shoulda put the smiley behind my sarcastic comment.

 

[HMR]

Thanks for posting the specs. I've been playing with a few different ideas. Looks great!

 

[Robert Bills]

Nice work. Reminds me of this product that I've seen in some camping supply stores for about $30:

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=146577

For my "shower deck" I use a rubber doormat made from recycled tire tread. When not in the shower, it sits in front of my tent door.

 

[tdesanto]

Nice work. Reminds me of this product that I've seen in some camping supply stores for about $30:

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=146577

For my "shower deck" I use a rubber doormat made from recycled tire tread. When not in the shower, it sits in front of my tent door.

This is the exact product I copied. The reason I didn't build it exactly like this is that I'd read that the slats bent under load when standing on it. I decided to separate the middle support pieces to distribute the load more evenly. I do like that this one folds in 1/2, but then I thought that if I built it that way, it would be twice as thick when folded.

Anyway, either one will work.

I've been toying around with the idea of adding a rubber mat to the list. Both to use when getting out of the shower (something dry and clean to stand on while putting shoes and socks on. And I thought it would be great to put at the base of the ladder to the tent too.