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Rooftop solar shower ideas (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My wife and I like to car camp in the back of our Toyota Highlander on occasion, but I love a long hot shower and not everywhere we camp has a shower house.

Anybody have some cheap solar shower ideas that have worked for them? I know about the hanging bag ones but seems like those would make for a very short shower. We also may not always have a tree or good place to hang a bag shower.

I thought about just a big HDX tote up on the roof rack with a spout attached. Or maybe we just need an RV 😂

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nemo makes some great solar shower with foot pump that are high capacity, and there are various pop-up shower shelters you could use for privacy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just looked these up. This might be the perfect solution for me because of storage size when I'm not using it. Thanks for the recommendation!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Great!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

For occasional use something like the showers from Nemo are probably your best bet. If you are a DIYer, you could make your own knockoff version, most likely with some 5 gallon thick plastic jerry can.