Any pop-up with a shower
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They are known to be available in a pop up truck camper, but are less common than in the hard sided campers.
I think Hallmark has a pop up model or two with an available inside shower and Four Wheel Campers have an outside shower available as an option.
Of course there are many additional manufactures of pop up truck campers. The following link is for Truck Camper Magazine. It has a bunch of links to other manufactures. Might help you find the info your looking for.
http://www.truckcampermagazine.com/
I think Hallmark has a pop up model or two with an available inside shower and Four Wheel Campers have an outside shower available as an option.
Of course there are many additional manufactures of pop up truck campers. The following link is for Truck Camper Magazine. It has a bunch of links to other manufactures. Might help you find the info your looking for.
http://www.truckcampermagazine.com/
The pop-up campers with internal bathing facilities tend to be larger.
Manufacturers like Hallmark, Northstar and Alaskan Camper come to mind.
While you might not want to take an outside shower in a public campground,
it's lots of fun to shower outside in a wilderness setting. So having an
internal shower may not be a make-or-break requirement for a camper.
Manufacturers like Hallmark, Northstar and Alaskan Camper come to mind.
While you might not want to take an outside shower in a public campground,
it's lots of fun to shower outside in a wilderness setting. So having an
internal shower may not be a make-or-break requirement for a camper.
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
The "no bathroom/shower" in most pop up campers for smaller trucks (Tacoma, Frontier etc) is a big time deal breaker. Were it available in a compact multipurpose package like those offered in Oz or Europe people would be all over it. But, our NA camper industry is way behind the curve IMO. Just look at the clunky systems that pass for appliances in NA compared to the compact, high efficiency, yacht quality appliances found in campers elsewhere.
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Maximus Ram
Expedition Leader
I'm wondering if this is because it is more expensive to have these items in the camper and they are willing to pay for them , while here, most want what they percieve as more value for their dollar.
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
All I know is that is the industry standard there, while time seems to have stood still here...
NotAMog
Observer
When I build out the interior of my AT Flippac I'd like to try to include a shower. If Earthroamer can fit a shower in a Jeep JK it should be easy to work one into the bed of a Tacoma.
I was thinking along the lines of a fold down shower pan and either pump the water out of the pan or have the drain hole align with a marine deck drain in the floor. Open the drain, flip the pan down, plug in the shower handle, hang the curtain and viola almost instant shower.
I'm probably more concerned about the practicality of a shower in what is basically a tent. Will the condensation cause problems? I mostly do desert camping so I wouldn't think it would be too much of an issue but you don't know until you've tried it. Then there is the problem of drying out the curtain. My plan for that is to lay it out over the awning to dry.
I was thinking along the lines of a fold down shower pan and either pump the water out of the pan or have the drain hole align with a marine deck drain in the floor. Open the drain, flip the pan down, plug in the shower handle, hang the curtain and viola almost instant shower.
I'm probably more concerned about the practicality of a shower in what is basically a tent. Will the condensation cause problems? I mostly do desert camping so I wouldn't think it would be too much of an issue but you don't know until you've tried it. Then there is the problem of drying out the curtain. My plan for that is to lay it out over the awning to dry.
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
I have sketched out the very same thing, but with a removable pan vice a flip down. It can be done, and for a desert camper I see no issues with moisture as it will all dry quickly.
I opted to move my shower etc "outside"... Details will be posted soon in my ATFP thread.
I opted to move my shower etc "outside"... Details will be posted soon in my ATFP thread.
Northern Explorer
Explorer
I can't wait to see how the new XP CamperV2 turns out. It will have a shower setup.
The Earthroamer XP-JP was a big influence for my setup (post #37) Not ideal but it works.
Overland Hadley
on a journey
Seems like most Americans want their items cheap and disposable, if it breaks buy another one. This is even true for houses, they (Europeans) would never build a house like most houses here in the US are built.
As a European who has learned to live with weight and size constraints in campers. Perhaps I can add a few ideas. In my camper (as in many others I have seen) the entrance is used as a shower7bathroom. It is actually quite simple to build. When you come in through the door you have closets on both sides. One is usually for clothes and other stuff in the other you have a toilette (Porta Potti or other) and a sink. In the floor (made of water resistant material like aluminum or plastic) between the two closets you have a drain and the sides are a bit elevated to prevent the water from leaking out. When not used as a washroom the shower floor is covered with a board or just a mat to avoid tripping over the drain. When you use the washroom you just open the door of the "bathroom closet" at 90 degrees (make sure the distance between the two closets matches the size of the door) and you have a bathroom with shower and privacy. The only disadvantage of this solution is that your partner can not use the entrance while you are in the bathroom. In a pop up camper you would have to use a curtain for the top part of the bathroom because the closets can not be full hight.
It actually works quite well.
SG
It actually works quite well.
SG
I owned a Wildernest at one time and tried showering inside with a rigged up curtain. I didn't care for it. Showered maybe once or twice, made everything quite moist, moved it outside with a Port-a-Privy...much better. Use my rubber floormats from the cab to stand on, the Privy actually stays quite warm. There is enough room in the Privy to dry off and change clothes.
I do mostly high elevation mountain camping.
Sets up in seconds. Note the zippered slot to access the towel.
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
I owned a Wildernest at one time and tried showering inside with a rigged up curtain. I didn't care for it. Showered maybe once or twice, made everything quite moist, moved it outside with a Port-a-Privy...much better. Use my rubber floormats from the cab to stand on, the Privy actually stays quite warm. There is enough room in the Privy to dry off and change clothes.
I do mostly high elevation mountain camping.
Sets up in seconds. Note the zippered slot to access the towel.
I have that one. Easy setup, but folding it sucks. I'm 6'4 and it's too small for me (not enough shoulder/elbow room)