Neat little fresh water in an ABS pipe idea
Saw this down in sunny San Diego. There is a hose bib on the right side. My buddy said its common for the surfer guys to do this. Water gets warmed a bit in the black pipe. If its 4", and roughly ...
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So here is a variation on that theme -- I used to bring a solar shower (just a big black plastic bag) and stick it on the roof of the car while we were surfing. Except on cloudy days, the bag would be nice and warm when we got out.
"Used to bring:" one day, I forgot about it and left it on the roof as we drove away from the beach. It flew off on Pacific Coast Highway and splat! Nobody was hurt except my self-image.
Now we have a six gallon jerry can that I fill with hot water in our laundry sink, just before we leave for the beach. The can sits in the back of my truck till we get out. The water stays hot for about three hours, and these days I am lucky if I can surf for two hours. (I'm in my late 60s, so I use that as an excuse for a lot of shortcomings.)
The hardest part is lifting the full jerry can (almost 50 pounds!) high enough so that DW can crouch under the nozzle and wash off the sand and the salt water. Fortunately, she is both small and agile!
By the time it is half empty, I can then lift it above my own head. Especially in the winter, that warm water sure feels good.
"Used to bring:" one day, I forgot about it and left it on the roof as we drove away from the beach. It flew off on Pacific Coast Highway and splat! Nobody was hurt except my self-image.
Now we have a six gallon jerry can that I fill with hot water in our laundry sink, just before we leave for the beach. The can sits in the back of my truck till we get out. The water stays hot for about three hours, and these days I am lucky if I can surf for two hours. (I'm in my late 60s, so I use that as an excuse for a lot of shortcomings.)
The hardest part is lifting the full jerry can (almost 50 pounds!) high enough so that DW can crouch under the nozzle and wash off the sand and the salt water. Fortunately, she is both small and agile!
By the time it is half empty, I can then lift it above my own head. Especially in the winter, that warm water sure feels good.
