Shower Shelter

[hoser]

Here's the Porta-Privy Instructional Video.

Also, anybody have experience with the Springbar Cabana? I know Springbar makes great tents. The footprint is 5'x6' with a max height of 82". No floor. 11lbs. $139.

http://www.springbar.com/explore/canopies/cabana.html

 

[kcowyo]

Here's the Porta-Privy Instructional Video.

Excellent link hoser!

Notice that it's a woman in the video though? I still think it's gender biased....

Gawd, do I have a story of said feat . . .

:lurk:

 

[spressomon]

Here's the Porta-Privy Instructional Video.

Also, anybody have experience with the Springbar Cabana? I know Springbar makes great tents. The footprint is 5'x6' with a max height of 82". No floor. 11lbs. $139.

http://www.springbar.com/explore/canopies/cabana.html

Ok hoser...that's all I needed to commit...going to get one this week! Thanks!!

 

[hoser]

Cool, I think I'll pick up a Porta-Privy as well. Leaning towards getting it from Cabela's as they have their 100% satisfaction guarantee. Currently on sale for $50 plus $8 shipping.

 

[gpwpat]

I built the weed sprayer shower. It works great. it was in stock at my local ACE. at Walmart I got a garden sprayer with a valve and an adjustable head. all I had to do was put a 1/2" hose fitting on the end of the hose that came with the pot and screw on the garden sprayer. Also at wally world they had a shower tent for 30 bucks.

In all I got a pressure shower with tent for 100 bucks.

 

[pray4surf]

Been a while since I read up on these garden sprayer shower contraptions. So maybe I've seen this done and forgotten..

Anyone pressurized these with an OBA system? rather than hand pumping it?

Would have to regulate the pressure way down ~10-15psi I imagine...

Rick

 

[adventureduo]

Im glad they have a video to show you how to fold it back up. I bought a tent that worked the same way and i swear to you.. the tent was smarter than us! For the life of me, we tried bending it every way and never got it back into the carrying case. It was like mission impossible.

 

[adventureduo]

Do you guys know if you can hang a solar shower inside the Porta-Privy?

Didn't see if there was a cross bar to hang it on or not.

 

[Clutch]

Do you guys know if you can hang a solar shower inside the Porta-Privy?

Didn't see if there was a cross bar to hang it on or not.

There is nothing except some cheap ******, ties to hang the shower head. ( I ripped one out by accident.(whoops) I use the bug sprayer setup, so it stays on the ground.

The privy is working great other than the tie coming off, stays quite warm, and has enough room to get dressed in there....it only cost $40, too!

I may convert the shower to a pump that runs off the truck battery in the future...pumping it up is a pain. It works, but....

 

[Dave]

Anyone pressurized these with an OBA system? rather than hand pumping it?

Would have to regulate the pressure way down ~10-15psi I imagine...

Rick

This seems like a cool idea to me. I've never seen a Zodi Extreme in person, but it seems workable.

 

[adventureduo]

There is nothing except some cheap ******, ties to hang the shower head. ( I ripped one out by accident.(whoops) I use the bug sprayer setup, so it stays on the ground.

The privy is working great other than the tie coming off, stays quite warm, and has enough room to get dressed in there....it only cost $40, too!

I may convert the shower to a pump that runs off the truck battery in the future...pumping it up is a pain. It works, but....

Thanks for the inside info. I think i'll pick one up along with a coleman shower pump and run the water out of a 5 gallon scetper can off my bumper. Should work good for this trip.

 

[Clutch]

Thanks for the inside info. I think i'll pick one up along with a coleman shower pump and run the water out of a 5 gallon scetper can off my bumper. Should work good for this trip.

Is that can metal? You could just throw it in the stove. I did the solar shower for years...kinda got fed up with it.

I was thinking of hooking up an air pump to the shower can...might be too much of a hassel....electric pump inthe future..(hmmm...maybe). Or just throw a shrader valve on there and use my air compressor to "charge" the shower in a can. that should be easy and cheap.

Don't want to give too much of a visual, but, after soaping up...then having to repressurize the can...not so much fun. I am thinking I rather flip a switch. I must say, a hot shower after a long day of playing in the dirt...is priceless. We used to take a dip in cold creek. Or find a random pool in some town. ...or a Garden Hose behind the Elks Club....in Flagstaff...

 

[tjbliley]

Old Pressurized water fire extinguishers work god as well. They already have shrader valve and you can change out the discharge hose to what you need.

 

[adventureduo]

Is that can metal? You could just throw it in the stove. I did the solar shower for years...kinda got fed up with it.

For this trip i was going to pick up a 5 gallon plastic Scepter water can cause they have a huge mouth and i need to be able to drop my pump pickup down inside. There's no way i can do that with my NATO cans, the opening is too small.

Here's the can. http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=162829

 

[MountainBiker]

I bought the Stainless Steel sprayer from AceHardwareOutlet.com! What type of sprayer nozzle are people using for the "shower"? Will a sink sprayer work at the low pressures provided by this setup?