Diy 2 gal garden sprayer shower for RV travels

gbell
gbell Member Posts: 88
edited February 2021 in Products and Accessories
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  • gbell
    gbell Member Posts: 88
    edited February 2021
    I found how to make the below "shower" on youtube, very easy to make with 3parts from home depot, it really works as an extra shower, to wash the tab, spray anything. 2 gal sprayer container gives a nice shower. We'll be non electric camping this summer and I plan to use this help limit our battery usage. 
  • gbell
    gbell Member Posts: 88

  • pthomas745
    pthomas745 Administrator, Moderator Posts: 4,605
    That is a really nice one. Did you make one?  Send us the youtube linky.  Verna has suggested this method for years.  I have the sprayer she suggested: smaller, but still extremely useful.



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  • gbell
    gbell Member Posts: 88
    edited February 2021
    youtu.be/rp3rv5og0fk

    This was from adventurevanman youtube site, he did a good job showing the parts and how to.   It works very well. There are a lot of other youtube sites that have made this but I think his was the easiest to follow.  I added an aquarium thermometer to the container to see the temperature. 
  • Tampakayaker
    Tampakayaker Member Posts: 558
    gbell said:
    youtu.be/rp3rv5og0fk

    This was from adventurevanman youtube site, he did a good job showing the parts and how to.   It works very well. There are a lot of other youtube sites that have made this but I think his was the easiest to follow.  I added an aquarium thermometer to the container to see the temperature. 
    If you painted/covered it in black and left it in the sun, do you think it would heat up the water?
    2006 RAM 1500 4 door, 2016 T@B 320 MAX S 
    Tampa FL
  • 4ncar
    4ncar Member Posts: 1,072
    Tampakayaker said:
    gbell said:
    youtu.be/rp3rv5og0fk

    This was from adventurevanman youtube site, he did a good job showing the parts and how to.   It works very well. There are a lot of other youtube sites that have made this but I think his was the easiest to follow.  I added an aquarium thermometer to the container to see the temperature. 
    If you painted/covered it in black and left it in the sun, do you think it would heat up the water?
    ...in theory...trick would be getting the paint to stick.  scuff the surface then clean thoroughly before painting...
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  • gbell
    gbell Member Posts: 88
    edited February 2021
    Some sites told of painting it, but I will  just put cold water in first then hot to proper temp.  The 2 gal container is pretty thick might be hard to get solar heat into it.  What's nice about this is the length of tubing from the container plus the kitchen sprayer tubing makes it 7.5 feet long. Plenty of length to work with. 
  • Tampakayaker
    Tampakayaker Member Posts: 558
    4ncar said:
    Tampakayaker said:
    gbell said:
    youtu.be/rp3rv5og0fk

    This was from adventurevanman youtube site, he did a good job showing the parts and how to.   It works very well. There are a lot of other youtube sites that have made this but I think his was the easiest to follow.  I added an aquarium thermometer to the container to see the temperature. 
    If you painted/covered it in black and left it in the sun, do you think it would heat up the water?
    ...in theory...trick would be getting the paint to stick.  scuff the surface then clean thoroughly before painting...
    They do make spray paint for plastic.
    2006 RAM 1500 4 door, 2016 T@B 320 MAX S 
    Tampa FL
  • jkjenn
    jkjenn Member Posts: 6,423
    Or just wrap it in black tape like gaffer tape.

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  • 4ncar
    4ncar Member Posts: 1,072
    Tampakayaker said:
    4ncar said:
    Tampakayaker said:
    gbell said:
    youtu.be/rp3rv5og0fk

    This was from adventurevanman youtube site, he did a good job showing the parts and how to.   It works very well. There are a lot of other youtube sites that have made this but I think his was the easiest to follow.  I added an aquarium thermometer to the container to see the temperature. 
    If you painted/covered it in black and left it in the sun, do you think it would heat up the water?
    ...in theory...trick would be getting the paint to stick.  scuff the surface then clean thoroughly before painting...
    They do make spray paint for plastic.
    problem solved
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    2018 320S Outback
  • Tampakayaker
    Tampakayaker Member Posts: 558
    jkjenn said:
    Or just wrap it in black tape like gaffer tape.
    I was thinking black neoprene or some similar dense black foam glued or taped on.
    2006 RAM 1500 4 door, 2016 T@B 320 MAX S 
    Tampa FL
  • Tampakayaker
    Tampakayaker Member Posts: 558
    A little fancier and a lot more $$$$$

    https://www.shop.spunaluminumgastanks.com/Pressurized-Solar-Shower-Tubes_c171.htm?fbclid=IwAR2FrTTeKi8rUtswrBJ7ttmbRxxw94wFKgLBj_PyOLuXQkuUtlJ5x_1ketk_aem_ASZt3o4GS80MuuQmf4kdMpNlpCHh2WdvL_oWo_eDDqmY8CWWN0DZn-j0hDmOkOpXE4BjoK6PxYubuuQxQByVS0ESeduy6ht4m5bxYICkHkpCKF0Jf5pQLgAziImtB62hyoM


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    Tampa FL
  • GatorEgg
    GatorEgg Member Posts: 482
    We we had one on our sailboat for years.  I painted ours with plastic bumper paint from Ace Hardware.
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    2018 TAB 320 Boondock (previous)
    Odessa, Fl.  

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