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Apr 10^th, 2008 at 12:32pm

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I got sick of the canvas bag shower, it has been good for years, but was bored one arvo so made this up.
An old food plastic bucket, a stainless 4 inch washer in side to stop it pulling through, & toilet certern tap, this seamed to be the softest tap i could find (easy on/off) a couple of double threaded collars, & an old shower head with the bar taken out.
I screwed a plastic blank inside the double collar inside the bucket, & kept drilling it out a mm at a time untill it ran a reasonable time.
Everyone liked it as it didn't drip & you could see how much time you had left.

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Reply #1 - Apr 10^th, 2008 at 2:56pm

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Now thats a shower
I'm impressed and shall look at doing same

you could even have rinse and soap cycles written on side walls

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Reply #2 - Apr 10^th, 2008 at 6:38pm

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Only one problem with the new shower, with the old canvas bag some of the sheilla's used to run out of water, i was first volinteer, to get them more. Tongue

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Reply #3 - Apr 10^th, 2008 at 7:41pm

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Now I can understand that

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Reply #4 - Jun 2^nd, 2010 at 6:42pm

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Thats a great idea. I need one at home to cut down the shower time the missas takes...... Grin

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Reply #5 - Jun 2^nd, 2010 at 8:53pm

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Mallee heater and a bucket on a rope. Lived with one for some time.... Cry

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Reply #6 - Jun 3^rd, 2010 at 9:11am

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I've had many different types over the years but always come back to the tried and true canvas bucket.
I've just bought a new (s/h) caravan and with it came a Coleman Hot Water on Demand set up. Haven't tried it yet but will let you know if it's worth the effort of carting around.

pod

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Reply #7 - Jun 3^rd, 2010 at 11:31am

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poddy dodger wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2010 at 9:11am:

I've had many different types over the years but always come back to the tried and true canvas bucket.
I've just bought a new (s/h) caravan and with it came a Coleman Hot Water on Demand set up. Haven't tried it yet but will let you know if it's worth the effort of carting around.

pod

I agree PD, the old canvas shower bucket equipped with reliable brass fittings and gal. shower rose is very durable and hard to beat.

I've used mine fairly regularly over the past 30 years and because the showers are as good as I get at home, I've never felt the need to change or look for anything else; and best of all I reckon there's still at least another 30 years of service left in the unit. Wink

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Reply #8 - Jun 18^th, 2010 at 1:43am

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poddy dodger wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2010 at 9:11am:

I've had many different types over the years but always come back to the tried and true canvas bucket.
I've just bought a new (s/h) caravan and with it came a Coleman Hot Water on Demand set up. Haven't tried it yet but will let you know if it's worth the effort of carting around.

pod

Had a chance to use the Coleman yet Pod?
From all accounts they are supposed to be pretty good, supposedly even hot enough to make a cuppa cranked up.
We're going camping over the school hols coming up so I lashed out and bought one. Not for me of course, only thinking of the ladies. Roll Eyes

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Reply #9 - Jun 18^th, 2010 at 5:43pm

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Just back from a quick trip to the Sunshine State (??) and didn't take the Coleman HWOD so I can't give you an honest appraisal yet Robbo.

pod

When I die I hope my missus doesn't sell my camp ovens for what I told her I paid for them. pd

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