Here's how I would do it...
1.wood pallet
2. Tarp or Old Tent w/o floor
3. Steel Barrel for tank
4. 12v battery and electric pump *OR
5. Milk jug with holes in the bottom from a nail.
(Used for dipping in the barrel or clean trash can of water.)
*First you "could" heat the water.. however no ever did that for me<G>
The tank needs to be on the ground or on legs if you are going to put
fire under it.. because it's heavy and needs tending to re-fill..
Useing a aquirium pump or something like a automotive pump let's you
pipe
the water into the privecy screen and use a water can "head" or simular
divice to shower with from the Tent pole or Tarp wall frame. *Personaly-
I think that is overkill, use the Milk Jug "over the head"...
"Navy shower" is a quick splash then turn off the water-
"Soap up" and "Scrub"...
then.. Clear water to wash off the soap...
NO HOGGING ALL THE WATER!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dear Mark:
I was thinking of setting up a shower at Pow Wow this year also.
you may have to sacrifice a bucket by punching or drilling holes in the bottom of it.
To heat the water, you could purchase some solar fiberglass to put on top of a water tank. To be effective this tank needs to be shallow, like 3" deep or so. The solar sheet should be pointing to a near 90 degree angle to the noon sun. The angle related to earth will not be as steep in Missouri as it will in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. Be sure to seal it so it doesn't leak. You will need a reservoir of unheated water to back it up. First ones in get a warm shower.
You may want to heat water using a propane burner, maybe put a tank on a propane grill.
In the Illinois National Guard the rear mess areas had immersion burners that heated a garbage can full of water to wash and sanitize mess kits. Keep the kids away from them, only qualified adults should service immersion burners.
Keep a roaring fire going under a tank of water, maybe even use charcoal or fossilized coal that blacksmiths use.
Make three or four tanks 6" dia.. by 48". Keep them over the fire and have a pressure relief valve on them so they don't explode. Then pipe the water to the bucket.
When I demonstrate making Shaker Boxes at rendezvous I have a 6" x 6" x 48" open boiler made out of copper sheeting for roofs. Braze the joints together.
Have a rope that can be pulled and has a spring to return on it to close off the valve. It would be similar to the gravity fed toilets in the early part of last century.Have a wooden skid they can stand on so they won't have to wash their feet after a fresh shower. " Press the button pull the chain there goes ................ down the drain".
Here's how it works. When the rope is pulled it activates a spring controlled valve that shuts off only after a certain amount of water has passed through a pipe, enough to fill a two gallon bucket. the water immediately starts to trickle out of the bucket. Get lathered up first and no Hollywood showers. One pull on the rope and that's all they get.
Coming up: a post on how to construct a sauna tent.Onward In Gods Service
Randall A Hermanson
Pioneer Commander
FCF 1998
OP#1 Woodstock Il
Mark W Jones wrote:
Ok. I need some help here. I want to put up a Portable camp shower this
year at Pow Wow. Does anyone have any plans for building one? I used
the Black Plastic Bag units that hang up in the air for 10.00 each but
they didnt' last a day with the boys.I want a larger system. I would be open to one that uses a propane stove
or campfire or solar heat or any or all of the above. It could be a 5
gal. to 30 gal. system where we could schedule showers through out the
day and keep it running. Any ideas or previous experience would be
helpfull here.Also anyone have any sources for already made units?
Mark Jones
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