Roof rack solar shower

Bee · 03-10-2015, 11:02 PM

Anyone ever make a roof rack shower that works off hearing from the sun and drains off gravity with a hose? Or has anyone used this?
http://www.roadshower.com
Otherwise might as well just get a couple solar shower camp bags and hang those as needed.

boywonder · 03-11-2015, 08:39 AM

Yes, the roadshower and some similar home-brewed stuff has been discussed here.

The search button is your friend......

JackTuppVan · 03-11-2015, 10:53 AM

Here is a simple solution. http://www.simple-shower.com/

Abitibi · 03-16-2015, 08:38 AM

Here's another option. A custom made roofrack that doubles as a water holding tank. Made of 2" plumbing tubes found everywhere (Lowe's...)
Simple to build, cheap, and stronger than it looks. Add a screw-on fill cap, a pressure nozzle (just a tire valve) and a hose size valve to connect your shower kit, voila!

boywonder · 03-16-2015, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Abitibi

Here's another option. A custom made roofrack that doubles as a water holding tank. Made of 2" plumbing tubes found everywhere (Lowe's...)
Simple to build, cheap, and stronger than it looks. Add a screw-on fill cap, a pressure nozzle (just a tire valve) and a hose size valve to connect your shower kit, voila!

.....Now there is an interesting idea......cheap too!

86Scotty · 03-16-2015, 09:03 AM

That's a great example of how you can always find a little air space in any vehicle that can be used to store something useful. I'm impressed. I'd like to see some more pics of that.

1der · 03-16-2015, 09:42 AM

Yep, Black PVC 2" is very interesting idea.

For anyone who is wondering , looks like about .15 gals per foot is capacity for the 2" diam. Sch 80
4" diam takes it up to around .6 gals per foot. boywonder can correct me if I am off

Main issues for me are ability to refill on an extended trip, or in places with no hose, i.e. lake, stream or pump. That is what makes the Solar shower bags more attractive.

LenS · 03-16-2015, 10:25 AM

On occasion set our Sunshower on the roof.

JackTuppVan · 03-16-2015, 11:17 AM

Much information can be found here concerning volume / capacity of many types and sizes of pipe. ...gallons per foot etc. http://www.harvel.com/technical-support ... le-80-cpvc

boywonder · 03-16-2015, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 1der

Main issues for me are ability to refill on an extended trip, or in places with no hose, i.e. lake, stream or pump. That is what makes the Solar shower bags more attractive.

.....you forgot....."and lifting the PH roof with 5 gallons of water in the rack".......