Outside Shower

One use I did not see mentioned is rinsing the sewer hose. Our shower is only a few feet from the sewer connection. I unhook the hose from the rig, leave the other end attached to the ground, and use the shower to rinse the hose before putting it away.

And of course, muddy boots, skunked dogs, and all the other mentioned uses.

kevden wrote:

Cocky_Camper wrote:

kevden wrote:
I set up a shower tent to prevent the grey water tank from filling up quickly when we boondock. Our previous camper had an outside shower, but our current one does not, so I bought some adapters from Lowe’s to connect a hose to the low point drains, and a sprayer for the other end. The shower tent fits nicely between the 2 slideouts. Similar to this one;
https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Changing-Adventures-California-restrictions/dp/B013S9EMVW/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1522284836&sr=8-19&keywords=2+room+shower+tent

We have considered getting on of these for the same reason also, but my question is do they make openings in the side of the tent to put the hose through, besides the door?

Ours did not have a hole. I cut a flap at approximately the same height as the outside shower on our old camper, and taped the cut edges with gorilla tape. The tape has held up very well. I use a couple of bungee cords to secure the tent between the slideouts, otherwise the wind tips it over. One downfall to my setup is I have no mixing valve. The hose is connected to the hot low point drain. So to avoid scalding water I have to turn on the water heater and get a shower in between too cold and before it gets to full temperature. Our suburban water heater has no temperature adjustment. I tried using a hose “y” to connect both hot and cold to the hose at the low point drains, but all I get is cold water that way.

I finally broke down and ordered one of Amazon today, after LOTS of research. I really like the idea of the 2 room tent, so you have a dry portion to change it, but NONE had a opening for a shower head, plus there were larger than I wanted, I was concerned about space being an issue when setting up.

The one I ordered from amazon has a window that unzips, that you can also unzip the screen the reach items hanging outside. We will see how this does when it arrives Saturday.

This would have been great to have last weekend at the state park when the showers where lined up. But we will get to try it out at the Darlington, SC race in a few weeks where we won't have sewer hook ups.

We do use the RV shower if we have full hook-ups. This should make it easier than dumping the gray tank and taking it for a trip.

I used mine once to warm up after river tubing for 6 hours but other than that the door is only unlocked to winterize and de-winterize.

Cocky_Camper wrote:

kevden wrote:
I set up a shower tent to prevent the grey water tank from filling up quickly when we boondock. Our previous camper had an outside shower, but our current one does not, so I bought some adapters from Lowe’s to connect a hose to the low point drains, and a sprayer for the other end. The shower tent fits nicely between the 2 slideouts. Similar to this one;
https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Changing-Adventures-California-restrictions/dp/B013S9EMVW/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1522284836&sr=8-19&keywords=2+room+shower+tent

We have considered getting on of these for the same reason also, but my question is do they make openings in the side of the tent to put the hose through, besides the door?

Ours did not have a hole. I cut a flap at approximately the same height as the outside shower on our old camper, and taped the cut edges with gorilla tape. The tape has held up very well. I use a couple of bungee cords to secure the tent between the slideouts, otherwise the wind tips it over. One downfall to my setup is I have no mixing valve. The hose is connected to the hot low point drain. So to avoid scalding water I have to turn on the water heater and get a shower in between too cold and before it gets to full temperature. Our suburban water heater has no temperature adjustment. I tried using a hose “y” to connect both hot and cold to the hose at the low point drains, but all I get is cold water that way.

we never use ours, its too cold up here in the Pac NW. I disconnected them all and used the area for storage. Plus they are too easy to forget when you are using the blow out method of winterizing. They create a worthless hole in the side of the TT.

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just kidding of course

FLY 4 FUN wrote:
kids/dogs/mountain bikes/sandy feet/dishes/dirty mats/clean fish.....endless possibilities

Maybe that's why I get dirty looks from the neighbors when I use the outdoor shower. I figured I was out in nature, why not go "natural"

It's also good for washing cast iron. I'm not bringing that stuff inside.

Its good for muddy boots.

We find it handy often. Primarily we use ours for hosing off people. Mostly in sandy environments, but also dirt and mud. I use it to wash my hands after dumping the tanks as well. Sometimes I'll use it to clean my hands when they're full of grease and muck so that I don't end up making a mess of the other water fixtures.