I have the Ivation shower and use with a 5 gallon HD bucket. To combat the fumbling when trying to shut water off in between without wasting, I modified the hose with a diverter valve and return hose. Now it can be turned off and I don’t risk burning motor out or losing precious water. I also drilled out hose inlet/outlet holes and added length stoppers so pump stays upright in bucket and another hole for a wood stick punched in cork to float on top of water level, which allows me to keep an eye on water level without dirty water falling back in bucket. When done just lift lid and it pulls up pump to turn power off.
In a pinch you can also use a brand new small air-pump weed-sprayer container from a home improvement store - the small 1-2 gallon kind you pressurize with a small pump rod on top. Some are as cheap as $5. Fill it with water, pump it up, and shower away. Just find something big to stand behind,
This is exactly what i do.. I have the same Green Elephant tent. I have a 3 gallon collapsible bucket i use and i have a 5 gallon clear water bag i leave on the picnic table all day to heat up. I dont mind a warm shower. Sometime i will boil a big pot just to take the edge off the cold. I use 3 to 5 gallons of water per shower depending on if im conditioning my hair or not. Its a great plan and i love to shower outside like that. Its awesome!!! I but the tent up next to my the back door on my SUV to make it more private. I open the back hatch and put a chair in between them with my clothes on it and towel. It works great.
@@MagellanandGreyhound It depends on where I’m camping as far as privacy goes. Typically I camp in rustic campgrounds with not a lot of people so it’s very private and very cozy. Quite often I sleep in the back of my truck and it’s nice to open the door and have the bathroom right there. You guys do a lot of things very similar to what I do. I just watched a couple more of your videos. You have a really nice set up I look forward to watching more.
@@Jax4umalta Yes, it does seem like we’re doing pretty similar things. That’s so cool. Do you do this for long road trips, or just weekend excursions? And just curious where are you visiting?
@@MagellanandGreyhound I am an avid camper. I am based out of Michigan and typically camp in Michigan in the upper Peninsula. But once or twice a year I venture out somewhere for a week or two. Next year I’ll be traveling to Minnesota and North Dakota maybe South Dakota. I managed to get in 30 camping trips this year so far.
@@Jax4umalta That’s great! We’ve been trying to do some stuff in Michigan for a few years now, but it never works out. We typically do two bigger trips a year and then smaller ones, but not as many as you, wow!
If water is tight we do an Asian shower which can use as little as 500ml of water. I use a microfibre car sponge, wet it and washed yourself. Rinse it off and wipe off or use the other side, then a normal MF towel the size of a tea towel to dry off. Use dirty water to rinse off feet. I use a wet wipe or 2 to do my bits
Not sure why that's referred to as an Asian shower, as I spent many days in the field while in the army, and we basically washed down using a mess tin of water...if the powers above were feeling kind, were allowed to warm it first, although that was not a given! lol
@@peterevans8194 not sure either, probably because its been done for hundreds if not thousands of years but most likely because they still do it not only in villages with no running water but in cities too. i remember as a kid in the 80's getting this type of bath in an AU home, while in an actual bath with running water and a shower in the same room. Only when i questioned it is when my parents decided that I can/should use a normal shower. I guess old habbits die hard. Even shitting in a composting toilet is weird for some, let alone doing it in the woods. 4 of us sitting around a fire this topic came up and its was 50:50,
You’re welcome! Finding a good shower setup is not easy. While we have since bought a camper we use for most trips now, I still use this setup when doing weekend trips upstate. Quick setup, takes up little storage room, kinda hard to not just keep in the truck … 😜
I’m literally taking hand-written notes like the old days! I have been thinking about how to camp in my 2017 Sublime green Ram 1500, named Godzilla. I love my Ram and am leery of a pull-behind camper (scared of wind and being blown over). The bed is only 5 1/2 feet but I have the fold down seating in the crew cab area. Once I choose a cap, I will be starting this project. I’m 68, btw, but it’s never too late to start. Thank you for sharing these great tips! New subscriber!
It is never too late to start! And love the name Godzilla! We are with you about the trailer. We wanted the freedom to be self contained in one unit. We throw kayaks on top, have a swinging bike rack on the back, etc. but bathroom/showering is important too! Where are you going to be camping?
@@michellegarry1872 we have an ARE cap. We’ve used Leer before too. We’ve seen ATC. Your best bet is looking at their website configurations (lots of cap options) and reaching out to a dealer. They won’t let you buy or install a cap that doesn’t fit 😆
Nice setup! I camp in Yosemite and Sequoia, no grey water allowed on the ground, so I use a similar tent and bathe standing in a storage tote. I use two rechargeable showers, one to shower and the other is just a pump to pump out the grey from inside the tote into a dedicated grey tank we can dump later. Wife was not ok using the same shower sprayer to spray and then pump, grossed her out lol.
Oh wow, that’s extra work, but still worth it! You just can’t beat a shower. I like the storage tote idea. Good way to contain it. We use the collapsible buckets partially to save space
I use a cooler for storing hot water as I create it. Of course the Cooler is used for multiple uses. Also, if possible to use power, I recommend an induction cooktop for heating that water. It gets hot faster than you can even imagine and I've found that is the most fiscally frugal technique as opposed to other techniques l. Great info. Thank you. Keep exploring! you're great 👍
Never thought of a cooler, but that makes sense. Magellan doesn’t really use hot water, so he mixes more cold in with just a little of whatever I boil for myself. And thank you 😊
Good one guys. Go one step further & use a high sided square collapsible shower base & recirculate the water for a lengthy shower. Cheers from Australia
@@MagellanandGreyhound Oh yeah. Nothing wrong with using the stove. In fact, the solar bag seems to work best in hotter temps with full sun. If ever we are in cloudy cold weather, we'll have to use the stove too lol
You’re very welcome! We have a few links in the description, but we weren’t trying to sell anyone on any particular product. We just wanted to show people our system and what kinds of things we use.
Okay so I'm sold! We almost got one of these before our most recent trip to the Smokies but decided our Gazelle pop up tent could double as a privacy stall if need be. I'm def getting one of these now before our next multi day trip. Thanks for sharing! -Josh
Right on! The reason we made this is because so many people in Smokemont were asking us about it. I am currently on a 7500 mile round the US trip and this is a life saver. I definitely want a real shower though
@@MagellanandGreyhound heck yeah! Well thanks for sharing with us what works and what doesn't...on a trip that long you'll learn a thing or two, that's for sure!
@@MountainRoots yes, I’m learning that taking two 2 week road trips within a six week window is brutal! 🤣 I usually don’t get tired, but it’ll be nice to get home to Greyhound and our dog and take a long real shower!
Thank you! It was a game changer for us. Going without a shower isn’t the end of the world, but many days with many hikes and life is suddenly not so pleasant. Glad to see people use the links! We used to not link anything, but many people requested stuff on some of our other videos, so now we do.
I really like the simplicity and portability of this shower setup, very good I subscribed to your channel because you showed the essentials. Thank you.
Thank you! It really is all about how to clean yourself in the simplest way possible. Some people have no problem wiping down under a tree, some people need hotel showers - and that’s perfectly fine too. For us, this was a nice compromise between the two after hiking 13 miles and wanting to be clean haha.
I Have the ovation that has a different pumping head that you put in water, so I have a kettle that heats up water in minutes, really hot water. But what I do is pour my water from 5 gallon water jugs into the electric kettle and heat the water, since I have 2 kettles I heat them both up at once, bring my water jug to the bathroom and stand in the bathtub while the 5 gallon jug stays outside the tub, I simply pour both kettles of water back into the jug.since there's still cold water remaining in the jug I just immerse my ovation pump inside the bottle lather my body up and wash the soap off my body. I'll do this from now on!!🎉
That seems like a good way to do it too! We've seen (and people have commented here too) with so many different ways to do it. End of day, do what works best for you! Showers are luxuries! :)
The cheap solar shower bags that we have were on sale at 2 for $9.95 in our local Anaconda, so I bought 10. I have seen them on sale as low as $4.00 each in Anaconda. We can solar heat up to 200L for the ensuite 12v shower system powered from our solar charged 1987 Cub Camp-O-Matic Offroad 380 camper trailer. If the water is not warm enough for a shower, it can be heated a bit more in a big stainless steel pot over a fire. Any empty bags are filled with the same 12v shower pump from a creek in the morning. I had a thought of joining 3 bags together with hose T pieces connected to just 1 nozzle for increased capacity and pressure without using any 12v power. Regards, Jas. VK4FJGS
That is quite a system you have! A few other people have mentioned the solar shower bags to us, like hangin them under a tree, all kinds of different methods. Who knew the outdoors would make people so creative?
good video- how many times have you used the Portable Shower ? i mean like 50X? 100X? 2 years? because i plan to buy rechargeable shower but i dont want it to fail for 10x use only.
Thanks for this video @Magellan and greyhound, it was very informative and we're going to try it. We were wondering what you used for the usb light and question: was it remote controlled or did you always leave the light on? Just wondering if you could please post the Amazon link for it. Thank you!
Thank you! It’s not remote controlled. We just switch it on right before we use it (makes a good lamp from our truck to the dark too). Right now it’s unavailable but here’s a link to what we use. - www.amazon.com/dp/B07JQ8DP19
Hi, I assume you're from Long Island. We are too. We just built our van and are planning some adventures. I want to ask you if you still think the Ivation is good, i.e. is it built to last? Are you okay with having to stick your hand in the bucket to turn off the unit? Maybe we'll see you up in Caumsett and Lloyd Harbor. :)
Yes, we are 🙂 - and that’s great! If we could do it over, we may have used a van as well. As for the Ivation, so far so good on our end. We aren’t using it everyday though, just for trips here and there throughout the year. Sticking your hand in is no issue unless you’ve got boiling water. We will typically use two buckets, have really hot, almost boiling water in one and unheated in the other and pour the hot water in until it’s what we want. We will keep the showerhead in the one we’re mixing water obviously. Make sure to charge it! That’s the best tip we can give.
Awesome, glad we could help! Yes, still working fine, but we haven’t been using nearly as much now since we use our new camper more. I know there’s a bunch of different options out there.
Yes, we still use this but not nearly as often as we used to since we bought a camper. Because of that we haven’t really looked to improve the setup. It’s just become our go-to when we’re traveling for short periods or trying to keep it light.
Good question, not the best answer! We got them from this farm nearby us who were giving them away. They are definitely some kind of produce or agricultural bin. No idea otherwise where to get them. We love that they can be folded up too.
I wish I could give you a good answer. We bought a camper and haven’t used it for awhile. We used it pretty extensively about a year and a half before this video up until maybe late 2021 though. We still have it, so if I give it a charge up, I’ll let you know. 😁
That’s a good idea. I just worry that the butane fuel stove can explode. I see that u can’t keep it in hot temperatures the canister and that’s easy. It just worries me that it might do that while driving or even a leak. I use a poop bucket 🪣 with kitty litter but your idea for the shower is 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Yeah, we worry about that too, but also try not to travel anywhere where it’s super hot or super cold. We have a whole bucket setup too. Try peat moss if you like. It’s lighter and think it absorbs better. We use kitty litter in a pinch when we run out of peat moss. We thought about a video for this, but ... I’m not so sure. 🤣🤣🤣
@@MagellanandGreyhound ok one more quick question do u keep your butane canisters out in the open or stored away in a box or something? Ok I’ll try it out thanks. That’s a video that people will research so go for it. 👍🏻
@@levi___2096 we just keep them in the drawers underneath our bed. Have you had issues? And LOL, it’s more the filming of a poop bucket video that is the most concerning. If we did it, we’d have to make it funny. 😜
is the shower head still working? would you still recommend this? I have a Hike Crew shower and i think it is way too big to store in a van plus, I want to be able to not have to use propane.
Still working, although we don't use it as much as we used to. It's definitely smaller than your crew shower haha. If you know you can charge it via USB or etc, you are good. Don't forget to charge it though. That would be unpleasant :)
We used it pretty actively for about three years. It worked well. It is not powerful like a real shower obviously but it does what it needs to haha. We still have it but we don’t have our truck cap anymore. I think there’s a few others I remember looking at on Amazon too. The big reason we got it was the ability to charge it and not be connected while we showered.
@@MagellanandGreyhound thanks for the quick reply. We're still trying to find something that we might want to use for a set up. I want one with longer battery life to decrease amount of charging but I like the simple and easy storage.
@@KGX470 no problem! Yes, that shower head needs to be charged pretty often. I think we were could shower for 2 days but then needed to recharge. Let us know if you find anything that’s good but has a long charge. We can always pass that along here. Good luck!
I know every city ordinance is different, but I don’t know if that would fly. Even if you were using it just to change clothes, it may raise some unwanted flags. I’m stumped. I wish I had a good suggestion.
Just find the two neighboring ritziest houses you can find in the area, plop the shower right on the property line between them, and do your thing. They'll each think it's the other person, and as they're arguing with each other you just leave unnoticed.
Or just hang black bag from a tree with direct sun shining on it, leave it there to heat up and then use gravity to do its work. If you are too shy, just go in a bush...
lame. We were doing this with sun showers on Sail Boats in the 1980's. 40 years laters and there is no improvement in technology. Just wipe down with a bath wipe or heat water in a cheap sun shower and wear shorts. Here's a tip, if you bath in the ocean or a lake us Ivory soap because it floats, then rinse off with a sun shower.
@@MagellanandGreyhound ya, my parents bathed me like that as a child in the 1970’s, but they poured the hot water in a sun shower. Hard to believe shower tech hasn’t improved in 50 years. But then again bathing showering tech hasn’t really improved since the days of the Black Plague.
@@davidquesada8704 I feel like what you said applies to a majority of things 🤣. Strip us of our cars and smartphones and Amazon and how would we fare? The year has changed, but maybe we haven’t
What...? Why in the world would any campground "ban" a setup like that? Are they really that "afraid" of some SOAP that might get on the ground? UGH, hate fascists.
I have the Ivation shower and use with a 5 gallon HD bucket. To combat the fumbling when trying to shut water off in between without wasting, I modified the hose with a diverter valve and return hose. Now it can be turned off and I don’t risk burning motor out or losing precious water. I also drilled out hose inlet/outlet holes and added length stoppers so pump stays upright in bucket and another hole for a wood stick punched in cork to float on top of water level, which allows me to keep an eye on water level without dirty water falling back in bucket. When done just lift lid and it pulls up pump to turn power off.
That is pretty inventive!
In a pinch you can also use a brand new small air-pump weed-sprayer container from a home improvement store - the small 1-2 gallon kind you pressurize with a small pump rod on top. Some are as cheap as $5. Fill it with water, pump it up, and shower away. Just find something big to stand behind,
That is a fantastic idea!
Excellent n very informative 👍👍👍👍
I think I have more chance of completing a Rubix cube, while blind folded, than folding up that shower tent again😀
It is tricky at first! 😂
This is exactly what i do.. I have the same Green Elephant tent. I have a 3 gallon collapsible bucket i use and i have a 5 gallon clear water bag i leave on the picnic table all day to heat up. I dont mind a warm shower. Sometime i will boil a big pot just to take the edge off the cold. I use 3 to 5 gallons of water per shower depending on if im conditioning my hair or not. Its a great plan and i love to shower outside like that. Its awesome!!! I but the tent up next to my the back door on my SUV to make it more private. I open the back hatch and put a chair in between them with my clothes on it and towel. It works great.
That’s a pretty clever set up to. Do you feel like you have enough privacy?
@@MagellanandGreyhound It depends on where I’m camping as far as privacy goes. Typically I camp in rustic campgrounds with not a lot of people so it’s very private and very cozy. Quite often I sleep in the back of my truck and it’s nice to open the door and have the bathroom right there. You guys do a lot of things very similar to what I do. I just watched a couple more of your videos. You have a really nice set up I look forward to watching more.
@@Jax4umalta Yes, it does seem like we’re doing pretty similar things. That’s so cool. Do you do this for long road trips, or just weekend excursions? And just curious where are you visiting?
@@MagellanandGreyhound I am an avid camper. I am based out of Michigan and typically camp in Michigan in the upper Peninsula. But once or twice a year I venture out somewhere for a week or two. Next year I’ll be traveling to Minnesota and North Dakota maybe South Dakota. I managed to get in 30 camping trips this year so far.
@@Jax4umalta That’s great! We’ve been trying to do some stuff in Michigan for a few years now, but it never works out. We typically do two bigger trips a year and then smaller ones, but not as many as you, wow!
If water is tight we do an Asian shower which can use as little as 500ml of water. I use a microfibre car sponge, wet it and washed yourself. Rinse it off and wipe off or use the other side, then a normal MF towel the size of a tea towel to dry off. Use dirty water to rinse off feet. I use a wet wipe or 2 to do my bits
We’ve had to do wipe offs sometimes too. However we can get cleaner!
Not sure why that's referred to as an Asian shower, as I spent many days in the field while in the army, and we basically washed down using a mess tin of water...if the powers above were feeling kind, were allowed to warm it first, although that was not a given! lol
@@peterevans8194 I barely remember any showers, let alone warm, in the field 😂😂😂
@@peterevans8194 not sure either, probably because its been done for hundreds if not thousands of years but most likely because they still do it not only in villages with no running water but in cities too. i remember as a kid in the 80's getting this type of bath in an AU home, while in an actual bath with running water and a shower in the same room. Only when i questioned it is when my parents decided that I can/should use a normal shower. I guess old habbits die hard. Even shitting in a composting toilet is weird for some, let alone doing it in the woods. 4 of us sitting around a fire this topic came up and its was 50:50,
This legit solved my issue, thinking of buying a tear drop with no shower and honestly best solution thank you
You’re welcome! Finding a good shower setup is not easy. While we have since bought a camper we use for most trips now, I still use this setup when doing weekend trips upstate. Quick setup, takes up little storage room, kinda hard to not just keep in the truck … 😜
Thank-you. Yes, the question of a mud poor arises. Your Office Mat idea is lovely
No one ever thinks of that! We aren’t original I promise, but not getting dirty after cleaning is important 😜
I’m literally taking hand-written notes like the old days! I have been thinking about how to camp in my 2017 Sublime green Ram 1500, named Godzilla. I love my Ram and am leery of a pull-behind camper (scared of wind and being blown over). The bed is only 5 1/2 feet but I have the fold down seating in the crew cab area. Once I choose a cap, I will be starting this project. I’m 68, btw, but it’s never too late to start. Thank you for sharing these great tips! New subscriber!
It is never too late to start! And love the name Godzilla! We are with you about the trailer. We wanted the freedom to be self contained in one unit. We throw kayaks on top, have a swinging bike rack on the back, etc. but bathroom/showering is important too! Where are you going to be camping?
Magellan and Greyhound not sure yet. I live in Florida. If I can get it all together by summer, I will probably head north for cooler temps.
Magellan and Greyhound I will be looking for a cap for the bed. Any tips on which might work best for a 5 1/2 ft bed?
@@michellegarry1872 we have an ARE cap. We’ve used Leer before too. We’ve seen ATC. Your best bet is looking at their website configurations (lots of cap options) and reaching out to a dealer. They won’t let you buy or install a cap that doesn’t fit 😆
Magellan and Greyhound good to know, thank you!
I was very hesitant about this setup but I still cannot believe how hot this water gets! -Greyhound
We could save room if you didn’t need hot water for this or your tea 🤪
@@MagellanandGreyhound Yes, I realize I'm VERY high maintenance.
@@ReSprout You can’t be that high maintenance. You’ll poop in a bucket
Thank you! This is the best, most thorough camp shower vid I've seen! Super helpful!
That is so kind of you, thank you! No one solution is the best, but this is what worked for us! 😁
Nice setup! I camp in Yosemite and Sequoia, no grey water allowed on the ground, so I use a similar tent and bathe standing in a storage tote. I use two rechargeable showers, one to shower and the other is just a pump to pump out the grey from inside the tote into a dedicated grey tank we can dump later. Wife was not ok using the same shower sprayer to spray and then pump, grossed her out lol.
Oh wow, that’s extra work, but still worth it! You just can’t beat a shower. I like the storage tote idea. Good way to contain it. We use the collapsible buckets partially to save space
Learnt some good tips😊thanks
Great! Glad we could help 😁
Nice, thats a great Idea to use a desk pvc plate as a floor !!
It’s come in handy for sure! We were going to freecycle it too haha
That’s quite smart i must say. Good job
Thank you! Anything to stay clean LOL
We are headed cross country in a truck camper. Thanks for the video!
That is awesome, what is your itinerary, or route?
I use a cooler for storing hot water as I create it. Of course the
Cooler is used for multiple uses. Also, if possible to use power, I recommend an induction cooktop for heating that water. It gets hot faster than you can even imagine and I've found that is the most fiscally frugal technique as opposed to other techniques l. Great info. Thank you. Keep exploring! you're great 👍
Never thought of a cooler, but that makes sense. Magellan doesn’t really use hot water, so he mixes more cold in with just a little of whatever I boil for myself. And thank you 😊
Good one guys. Go one step further & use a high sided square collapsible shower base & recirculate the water for a lengthy shower. Cheers from Australia
That’s a great idea! I’ve never heard of that. Is there a technical name for that? I can envision what it looks like
@@MagellanandGreyhound A kids paddling pool or similar would probably work....
We use a little tent too. And a solar bag. Works pretty good.
We were thinking about the solar bag too, but as long as we have our stove, that works for us
@@MagellanandGreyhound Oh yeah. Nothing wrong with using the stove. In fact, the solar bag seems to work best in hotter temps with full sun. If ever we are in cloudy cold weather, we'll have to use the stove too lol
@@HappyPlaceCamping That makes sense. We aren’t usually in super sunny or hot areas because of when we travel
I didn’t notice any pricing information but this was a very very good video thank you.
You’re very welcome! We have a few links in the description, but we weren’t trying to sell anyone on any particular product. We just wanted to show people our system and what kinds of things we use.
Okay so I'm sold! We almost got one of these before our most recent trip to the Smokies but decided our Gazelle pop up tent could double as a privacy stall if need be. I'm def getting one of these now before our next multi day trip. Thanks for sharing! -Josh
Right on! The reason we made this is because so many people in Smokemont were asking us about it. I am currently on a 7500 mile round the US trip and this is a life saver. I definitely want a real shower though
@@MagellanandGreyhound heck yeah! Well thanks for sharing with us what works and what doesn't...on a trip that long you'll learn a thing or two, that's for sure!
@@MountainRoots yes, I’m learning that taking two 2 week road trips within a six week window is brutal! 🤣 I usually don’t get tired, but it’ll be nice to get home to Greyhound and our dog and take a long real shower!
@@MagellanandGreyhound Hahaha, I hear ya! Solo adventuring, huh?
@@MountainRoots yes, visiting all my army war buddies around the entire US. Trip is surreal but worth it in spades
Great review! This will be wonderful for my families camping trips this summer! Purchased the shower through your link!
Thank you! It was a game changer for us. Going without a shower isn’t the end of the world, but many days with many hikes and life is suddenly not so pleasant. Glad to see people use the links! We used to not link anything, but many people requested stuff on some of our other videos, so now we do.
I used the same setup back when I still towed a teardrop trailer.
Do you know, Steve Rogers, that because of you I will never forget the name of Captain America 😂. Thanks for the comments my friend. -Greyhound
We never had the need, until now. There’s nothing like being clean
@@ReSprout As it should be!
@@ReSprout Thanks. I'll never forget meeting you guys either. I mean you're celebrities.
@@steverogers214 That is about the funniest thing anyone has ever said to me on RUclips. LOL LOL LOL LOL
I really like the simplicity and portability of this shower setup, very good I subscribed to your channel because you showed the essentials. Thank you.
Thank you! It really is all about how to clean yourself in the simplest way possible. Some people have no problem wiping down under a tree, some people need hotel showers - and that’s perfectly fine too. For us, this was a nice compromise between the two after hiking 13 miles and wanting to be clean haha.
Very good comprehensive video on an important topic.
Thank you! No one should have to smell him! Showers are very important and no one should be deprived of one! 😆
Awesome! I think we’re going to do this!
Let us know how it works out!
I Have the ovation that has a different pumping head that you put in water, so I have a kettle that heats up water in minutes, really hot water. But what I do is pour my water from 5 gallon water jugs into the electric kettle and heat the water, since I have 2 kettles I heat them both up at once, bring my water jug to the bathroom and stand in the bathtub while the 5 gallon jug stays outside the tub, I simply pour both kettles of water back into the jug.since there's still cold water remaining in the jug I just immerse my ovation pump inside the bottle lather my body up and wash the soap off my body. I'll do this from now on!!🎉
That seems like a good way to do it too! We've seen (and people have commented here too) with so many different ways to do it. End of day, do what works best for you! Showers are luxuries! :)
This video is soooooooo helpful. Thank you so much.🌟🙏🏾
Glad we could help! 😁
Haha funny taking a shower in a tent, didn't even know those exist, that can come in handy for people who go camping.
We didn’t either until a friend told us about it. Life changer!
Nice portable shower
It’s a lifesaver :)
Great share! Loved this cool idea of private shower set up!
Thank you! We got so many questions in the campgrounds LOL
The cheap solar shower bags that we have were on sale at 2 for $9.95 in our local Anaconda, so I bought 10.
I have seen them on sale as low as $4.00 each in Anaconda.
We can solar heat up to 200L for the ensuite 12v shower system powered from our solar charged 1987 Cub Camp-O-Matic Offroad 380 camper trailer.
If the water is not warm enough for a shower, it can be heated a bit more in a big stainless steel pot over a fire.
Any empty bags are filled with the same 12v shower pump from a creek in the morning.
I had a thought of joining 3 bags together with hose T pieces connected to just 1 nozzle for increased capacity and pressure without using any 12v power.
Regards, Jas.
VK4FJGS
That is quite a system you have! A few other people have mentioned the solar shower bags to us, like hangin them under a tree, all kinds of different methods. Who knew the outdoors would make people so creative?
really wanted to see someone inside tent actually taking shower.
Just found your channel through OpenRoad4Two! Loving your videos! Love the idea of a portable shower system🚿 -Ben and Ang
Thank you! No one thinks about showers until they have sleep next to a sweaty stink fest! 🤣
AWESOME IDEA, GUYS. I WILL BE A COPYCAT, HOPE YOU DON'T MIND... BEST OF TRIPS TO YOU BOTH. "GOD" BLESS!
Copy away! We don't mind at all! Hope your trips are made better!
if they make a trailer that is just a shower/restroom and kitchen, I would buy. so far all the small trailer is a tent on wheel......
Yeah they are! A lot of those things are cookie cutter. I wish they listened to what people wanted more
Thank you for sharing
That is great. Thanks for the tips
Thank you!
It's useful for campervan too ...
Perfect set up! Love the mesh, rainfly, and the TP holder. 👍👍 this is awesome for longer excursions.
Especially with what’s going on now. Most campgrounds don’t have showers, so this was our solution. Certainly not the first to do this though
Harsher shadows…lol
Hey that was kool, well done!
Thank you 😊
New subscriber. Great videos. 🇨🇦👍🍻
Thank you Gary 😁
Cool guys!!! So Genius ❤️ I am impressed with the set up 👌
😂 and don’t worry the Appalachian mountain series continues lol
I like it need one
good video- how many times have you used the Portable Shower ? i mean like 50X? 100X? 2 years? because i plan to buy rechargeable shower but i dont want it to fail for 10x use only.
@@SnowyVenus probably close to 100. It’s sitting in storage now since we bought a camper, but it worked fine for us. There’s plenty out there
@@MagellanandGreyhound thanks for reply. 😊
Very well done review! I will remember your channel (link) if i decide to purchase!
Ha ha thanks! We really just wanna be clean as much as possible. It’s such a universally simple human feeling
good info!
Glad we could help!
Nice video.
Thank you again Cary
Thanks for this video @Magellan and greyhound, it was very informative and we're going to try it. We were wondering what you used for the usb light and question: was it remote controlled or did you always leave the light on? Just wondering if you could please post the Amazon link for it. Thank you!
Thank you! It’s not remote controlled. We just switch it on right before we use it (makes a good lamp from our truck to the dark too). Right now it’s unavailable but here’s a link to what we use. - www.amazon.com/dp/B07JQ8DP19
Hi, I assume you're from Long Island. We are too. We just built our van and are planning some adventures. I want to ask you if you still think the Ivation is good, i.e. is it built to last? Are you okay with having to stick your hand in the bucket to turn off the unit? Maybe we'll see you up in Caumsett and Lloyd Harbor. :)
Yes, we are 🙂 - and that’s great! If we could do it over, we may have used a van as well. As for the Ivation, so far so good on our end. We aren’t using it everyday though, just for trips here and there throughout the year. Sticking your hand in is no issue unless you’ve got boiling water. We will typically use two buckets, have really hot, almost boiling water in one and unheated in the other and pour the hot water in until it’s what we want. We will keep the showerhead in the one we’re mixing water obviously. Make sure to charge it! That’s the best tip we can give.
Magellan is almost always at Caumsett very early, although not as frequent in winter. 😉
This is very helpful! We are actually looking around to buy a shower head :)
Is your Ivation shower head still working good? Thank you!
Awesome, glad we could help! Yes, still working fine, but we haven’t been using nearly as much now since we use our new camper more. I know there’s a bunch of different options out there.
Yes! too many options to choose from but we will give this one a try. Thank you!
Do you still use this same shower set up at this time or have you found something better? I'm getting ready to purchase something soon.
Yes, we still use this but not nearly as often as we used to since we bought a camper. Because of that we haven’t really looked to improve the setup. It’s just become our go-to when we’re traveling for short periods or trying to keep it light.
Where did you guys get the baskets for your drawers? Love the idea
Good question, not the best answer! We got them from this farm nearby us who were giving them away. They are definitely some kind of produce or agricultural bin. No idea otherwise where to get them. We love that they can be folded up too.
@@MagellanandGreyhound ill have to look around for them thank you for getting back to me!
@@seanlee4ty no problem. Sorry we don’t have more info. If we see them somewhere, we will let you know here.
How is that rechargable shower doing is it still functioning after 2 years?
I wish I could give you a good answer. We bought a camper and haven’t used it for awhile. We used it pretty extensively about a year and a half before this video up until maybe late 2021 though. We still have it, so if I give it a charge up, I’ll let you know. 😁
That’s a good idea. I just worry that the butane fuel stove can explode. I see that u can’t keep it in hot temperatures the canister and that’s easy. It just worries me that it might do that while driving or even a leak. I use a poop bucket 🪣 with kitty litter but your idea for the shower is 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Yeah, we worry about that too, but also try not to travel anywhere where it’s super hot or super cold. We have a whole bucket setup too. Try peat moss if you like. It’s lighter and think it absorbs better. We use kitty litter in a pinch when we run out of peat moss. We thought about a video for this, but ... I’m not so sure. 🤣🤣🤣
@@MagellanandGreyhound ok one more quick question do u keep your butane canisters out in the open or stored away in a box or something? Ok I’ll try it out thanks. That’s a video that people will research so go for it. 👍🏻
@@levi___2096 we just keep them in the drawers underneath our bed. Have you had issues? And LOL, it’s more the filming of a poop bucket video that is the most concerning. If we did it, we’d have to make it funny. 😜
@@MagellanandGreyhound oh ok just wondering that’s all. Well remember that book 📚 everyone poops so there you go. Ok great thanks for info.
Yes we all do 🤣
How did you get that friendly Swede bucket to stay upright while filled with water since it's collapsible and doesn't have rigid sides.
We don’t fill it completely. If we do, it falls over. Other than that I don’t know why, sorry.
LOL! Yup, written in blood!
Hello, could you tell me where did you buy the tent and the shower? Thank you
Yes, if you go to the description in the video, we have all the links posted there. Thanks for watching! Hope you got some good ideas
Does it need a breather to prevent vacuum? Im planning to create one in the future.
No, there’s enough air flow for that not to happen.
I've tried a pop up tent. In the dessert with constant wind, it's pretty useless.
That sucks! But makes sense. If it can’t stay up, you’re right, no point.
is the shower head still working? would you still recommend this? I have a Hike Crew shower and i think it is way too big to store in a van plus, I want to be able to not have to use propane.
Still working, although we don't use it as much as we used to. It's definitely smaller than your crew shower haha. If you know you can charge it via USB or etc, you are good. Don't forget to charge it though. That would be unpleasant :)
I like to get really really smelly, cheesy socks and big mile long skid marks up my back! keeps the midges, bears and the locals at bay. Top tip
Haha so true. I don’t mind it solo, but together it’s not the best over a few weeks. 😝
how well does the water pump/shower work?
We used it pretty actively for about three years. It worked well. It is not powerful like a real shower obviously but it does what it needs to haha. We still have it but we don’t have our truck cap anymore. I think there’s a few others I remember looking at on Amazon too. The big reason we got it was the ability to charge it and not be connected while we showered.
@@MagellanandGreyhound thanks for the quick reply. We're still trying to find something that we might want to use for a set up. I want one with longer battery life to decrease amount of charging but I like the simple and easy storage.
@@KGX470 no problem! Yes, that shower head needs to be charged pretty often. I think we were could shower for 2 days but then needed to recharge. Let us know if you find anything that’s good but has a long charge. We can always pass that along here. Good luck!
Hi
Hey Danny
I wonder if you can set this up in an urban area. 🤔 I might have to live out of my car next year. 😭
I know every city ordinance is different, but I don’t know if that would fly. Even if you were using it just to change clothes, it may raise some unwanted flags. I’m stumped. I wish I had a good suggestion.
Just find the two neighboring ritziest houses you can find in the area, plop the shower right on the property line between them, and do your thing. They'll each think it's the other person, and as they're arguing with each other you just leave unnoticed.
For the flooring, a tarp would do the trick too, NO????? Instead of having to get and carry the office flooring...
Yup that works too! We just use the flooring because we had no other use for it! 🤣🤣🤣
Where can u get one
We got from Amazon. Here’s the link. - amzn.to/3kA2p2H
@@MagellanandGreyhound thanks
Brand name for the buckets?
Looks like the company is Friendly Swede - amzn.to/37MZJLu
@@MagellanandGreyhound Many thanks! Fine job with the video.
@@cautious1343 thanks! Wasn’t our usual to make, but a lot of fun 😁
Your tent flew into poison ivy!😩
Whoa! Good eyes! I don’t think we got a rash after videoing this, but it sounds like we got lucky!
Or just hang black bag from a tree with direct sun shining on it, leave it there to heat up and then use gravity to do its work. If you are too shy, just go in a bush...
We did leave our black buckets in the sun all day, but ... we never seem to be in hot enough areas. Great no frills idea though.
cOULD NOT HEAR IT.. ON MY COMPUTER. HAD TO LISTEN ON MY PHONE
I don’t recommend this…I’ve now gone through 2 of those rechargeable shower heads from Amazon. Quit working after a few months.
I’m sorry to hear that. Have you found another one that works better? Please link it here if so
lame. We were doing this with sun showers on Sail Boats in the 1980's. 40 years laters and there is no improvement in technology. Just wipe down with a bath wipe or heat water in a cheap sun shower and wear shorts. Here's a tip, if you bath in the ocean or a lake us Ivory soap because it floats, then rinse off with a sun shower.
Right on. We usually aren’t in one place long enough for a sun shower, or for enough sun. But doesn’t get much simpler!
@@MagellanandGreyhound ya, my parents bathed me like that as a child in the 1970’s, but they poured the hot water in a sun shower. Hard to believe shower tech hasn’t improved in 50 years. But then again bathing showering tech hasn’t really improved since the days of the Black Plague.
@@MagellanandGreyhound They used a coffee percolator to make it easier to pour.
@@davidquesada8704 I feel like what you said applies to a majority of things 🤣. Strip us of our cars and smartphones and Amazon and how would we fare? The year has changed, but maybe we haven’t
@@MagellanandGreyhound My parents boiled the coffee and the kids with the same pot... LMAO
Of course it’s sponsored
Let me know who that sponsor is! We’d love to get paid the big bucks.
What...? Why in the world would any campground "ban" a setup like that? Are they really that "afraid" of some SOAP that might get on the ground? UGH, hate fascists.
Yup. Especially with the availability of these eco friendly soaps too, I don’t understand the logic
How bag of a dry bag do you recommend for dry clothes? 10L or 20L? Thanks in advance.
The ones in the video are 8L, so a 10L I think would be good. I guess it just depends on how much clothes you bring with you haha