Canvas bucket shower........

[Surrey Yeoman]

Guys and Gals,

I've been scratching around trying to find one of those canvas bucket type showers............you know the type with a shower rose that you screw up / down to turn the water on / off.

Can't seem to find one on the internet anywhere.

I've found loads of the plastic "solar shower" type, but I want the canvas bucket type that you fill with hot water and hoist up on a branch.

Anyone know of a place I could get one?

Dave

 

[clcuckow]

I have not tried them myself but have you thought of trying one of these.

It's a Ortlieb water sack and it can be used as drybag, water carrier and as a shower if you also get one of there shower valves.

 

[JohnC]

Last week we made a quick shower out of a plastic bag, a cardboard ring and some orange gaffa tape...Still like to get a shower head for a water bag though, someone at the camp mentioned camelbacks (?sp) had an optional showerhead to use with the bags.

 

[ArkAngel]

best i can do for you is a PVC unit from here:

http://www.unbeatentracks.co.uk/accessories.htm

I know exactly what you are looking for, something like the above but in canvas. I'll keep my eye out for you.

These sites do canvas buckets suitable for shower use if you can find and fit a shower head:

http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/ishop/877/shopscr950.html
http://www.canvashttp://www.saltyjohn.co.uk/canvas.bucket.htm-factory.co.uk/html/bucket.html

Hope that is a bit of help to you?!

 

[clcuckow]

You can get them online in oz.

http://www.infrontcampinggear.com.au/category11_1.htm

did not look to see if they post internationaly and I have been ironing for to long in this heat to be borthered

I also found one in South Africa but cannot find the link and ... see above

 

[burning]

they seem a hard puppy to find, got this from ebay but its ancient and holy.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1969-VIET-NAM...ryZ36065QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i'll keep em peeled ...

 

[Phil562]

Solar showers are the mutts mate

Used one for a trip I did over five months once

 

[Surrey Yeoman]

Thanks for the links guys & sorry for delay in replying (work getting in the way!) Looks like I'll be buying a canvas bucket from a ships' chandler and fitting my own rose on somehow.

I agree that solar showers are good Phil, but alas they don't heat up at night and I don't fancy trying to pour the contents of a hot billy into the little filler hole!

....................now to try to source the shower rose in the UK!

Dave

 

[gunnix]

I'm looking for just the same! Didn't find it anywhere yet tough, just those plastic solar showers, I'd like a canvas one because I bet they last much longer!

Guess I'll be making one of my own as well..

 

[Beer Monster]

I think I may have found what you guys are after (but made out of olive green PVC rather than canvas):- about 2/3 of the way down the page at Unbeatentracks 25 Liter Portable PVC Shower Unit (collapsible to save space).

Not exactly cheap ...... £41.50! But I suspect it will last for quite a while.

Edit: Oh and forgot to say. Assuming you are vehicle based (i think the above shower is a bit large to backpack!) the best method for heating up water (enough for one person) is to use a galvanized steel bucket (which are surprisingly hard to find these days?!?) on a fire ......... or for large groups at long term camp an old oil drum.

 

[clcuckow]

Dave the Ortlieb one will have a large opening since it is really just a dry bag with a valve it the bottom. They also state that if you get the black one it will also work as a solar shower if the weather is better than the usual british summer

Thanks for the links guys & sorry for delay in replying (work getting in the way!) Looks like I'll be buying a canvas bucket from a ships' chandler and fitting my own rose on somehow.

I agree that solar showers are good Phil, but alas they don't heat up at night and I don't fancy trying to pour the contents of a hot billy into the little filler hole!

....................now to try to source the shower rose in the UK!

Dave

 

[bloodline]

Ive seen them in a boat chandlers for use on yatchs etc try a search with a nautical theme

 

[Naruska]

Feredays safari equipment in Harare, Zimbabwe stock this kind of stuff...Southern Africa in general is the home of "how to camp in style..."

My boss in Africa once told me that ..."any old fool can be uncomfortable in the bush..."

Marko

 

[Mat]

I searched for one of these for ages and eventually gave up and made my own out of an old heavy canvas tent bag.

I fitted a standard watering can rose to a short length of 15mm copper tube using a jubilee clip. This in turn was connected to a standard flow valve (about £5 from B & Q) with a large red handle, meaning you can turn the water on\off. This is a useful setup but does mean you need to hoist the bag higher as the valve is quite long. Another problem is that the flow valve is quite heavy, causing the centre of the bag to sag. I overcame this by placing a large disk of plastic (I think the top of an old fence paint container) in the bottom.

I gave the canvas bag lots of coats of Thompsons water seal and put a few bras eyes in the top, giving me something to haul it up by. Everything is detachable and fits inside the bag, making is a handy portable bit of kit. The brass eye's also mean you can fit a draw cord to keep everything safe. I put a lenght of cord and karabiner in the bag to pull it up over a tree branch)

One piece I would give if you were planning on making your own is think who much water you actually need to have a decent shower. I made mine way to big - I reckon it would hold enough water for about 3 or showers (or maybe one long one with a 'friend'!!!!)

Mat