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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] 4 points 1 year ago

Do you have the roof rails? Not sure if every highlander came with them or not. I've seen ppl make showers out of PVC pipe the whole length of the roof, using either black or painted black pipe to get the water hot.

[–] [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.