Simple Project Of The Month: The DIY Camping Shower

A car-lighter-powered shower for when you get a little too much of the Great Outdoors on you

By Calvin Brennan Posted 08.03.2010 at 1:05 pm 2 Comments

A DIY Camping Shower Calvin Brennan

How to Build It

1. Attach a small piece of tubing to the outlet on a 12-volt output pump [A].

2. Add an elbow fitting to the tubing, and connect a length of hose [B]. Run the hose to another elbow fitting, and screw that to a piece of plastic pipe [C].

3. Attach an elbow fitting to the other end of the pipe, and screw a showerhead [D] to it.

4. Wire the pump to a 12-volt car lighter plug [E], and drop the pump in a bucket of water.

5. For a freestanding shower that can be attached to a cooler, add two extra solid pipes with couplers in line with the other solid pipe.

The Tools: A.12-volt output pump B.hose C. plastic pipe D. showerhead E. 12-volt car Lighter Plug Calvin Brennan

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Ron Bowes

11/01/10 at 9:37 pm

This is pretty cool.
I have got to make one of these.
I am betting a big cooler with some warm water, could mean several showers.

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TommyG63

06/12/13 at 5:33 pm

What flow rate is that pump designed for? and what head? Flow of around 1 GPM at a head of 15 feet?

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