One thing I added. A garden hose spray that has multiple spray selection. Have been using my setup for 4 years now. Replaced the on off switch once. Works great. Thanks Jasonoid
I've been scratching my head for a while now trying to come up with a more "handy" re-design for my 12v system and this Plano topper is a game changer. Awesome build! 👍
I want to build one of your shower designs. I looked at many other shower systems and your system is best by far in my opinon. I'm also going to build a water pump system based off of your design and add a water purification system to it it for filling up my water from rivers that I go fishing. I'll send you a video of my system for pumping clean water to my sink and shower. I'm looking forward to building one of your shower systems. I am really impressed how easy and practical your system is. Awesome job Jason.
We built this since we still do not have running water in our home here in south texas from the recent freeze. We found a sport utility box at academy & a 6 gallon black bucket. We got our battery from Harbor freight. Thank you for the video. :)
Use a soapy water solution to lube the hose assy instead of petroleum jelly. Petroleum jelly may chemically attack the hose or not. Soap will eventually was away too.
thank you for sharing your idea. Keep up the great work. that power in socket is awesome but my advice change that switch to waterproof type... anywhere.. superb..
just finished building mine, i did one thing different, i added a water filter onto the intake hose and by doing that, I was able to not have to use the 1inch pvc pipe to collect water from the bottom. with the curve of the tube forcing the direction one way, i just added another piece to the filter going the opposite way and it lays down on the bottom of the bucket just fine.
This is a great idea! I've been using a solar shower with that same enclosure. I also built a 2x2' platform using 1x3" wood for those times when I need to set it up on dirt. Keeps your feet from getting muddy. Would be great to figure out a way to heat the water.
Great idea on the feet pad! I am still planning something for that. Heating water is such a challenge, uses lots of power! Still churning ideas in my head. Easiest way is still to boil water haha. Thanks for watching!
What a great build. I'm not sure how big that battery is that's providing the power, but have you thought about maybe including a way to heat the water while in the bucket? Maybe adding a 12vdc heating element that can be used instead of boiling water. A 300 watt element will heat 5 gallons of water up from 70 to 110 in about 90 mins. Maybe even add a solar panel to help with power or even a vehicle since I doubt you'll be carrying some thing like this on your back, and then you can jump up to a 600 watt element or just have two 300 watt. Heating up that much water and then pouring it into the bucket can be a pain, but it does work. Adding another switch for a heating element is a lot easier. You could also use a coil of copper tubing and have a T fitting with a valve off the discharge side of the pump, and pump water through the copper tubing while laying it in a small fire and back into the bucket. I will say that heats water up in a few minutes. I know because that's how I did it and it's FAST. I also set the copper tubing on a small back packer stove and heated up water fast as well, while cooking my meal. You do need more rubber tubing and copper tubing, and a few other small items, but man, you have all the hot water you could ever need. Keep up the great work. Water heating calculator. bloglocation.com/art/water-heating-calculator-for-time-energy-power Element. www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001530620112.html?src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=494-037-6276&isdl=y&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&aff_platform=google&aff_short_key=UneMJZVf&&albagn=888888&albcp=1582410664&albag=59754279756&trgt=743612850874&crea=en1005001530620112&netw=u&device=c&albpg=743612850874&albpd=en1005001530620112&gclid=CjwKCAiArIH_BRB2EiwALfbH1FGOPOI1Nyotyp21d4ClqgIdLFcKmsYP3S7Vn1JL86_E0ocfambn2hoCJnwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Thanks for the ideas! I'm guessing if someone has enough solar panels to directly power a heating element it may be worth doing a solar heating unit you can drop right into the bucket. I have about 300 watts of solar panels I take camping, I could spare 200 watts during a couple hours of the day to heat some water. Thanks for the ideas.... I'll do some thinking! Heating with battery power isn't worth it in my mind because they will discharge quickly with such a high load.
@@Jasonoid The way I look at it, for the cost of a hole in the bucket, and what a heating element costs...it's worth a try. I mean you can run it off your vehicle too if need be. It's just creating AFFORDABLE options in my book.
For cheap 119 or so get an on demand...like k5 or something ....pour cold in bucket pump sucks up water to on demand ...it heats and puts out shower hot water Still same battery with pump just add a 5 gallon propane tank for the on demand
They sell a 1000 watt hot water ring element at tractor supply. Dont know if it would fit in the bucket. I would heat the water up then unplug it. Use the shower. Im lazy so i would also try to use an shower diverter in my build. Restricted shower head. Maybe design my own. Maybe buy a taller bucket.
Definitely a possibility! You'd need some large batteries/solar panels, or a portable generator to run the heater. Heat uses lots of energy! Boiling a 50/50 cold to hot water ratio works well and fast using a camp stove.
Nice build! Just looking to do something similar myself. Is there a reason you selected that pump specifically? It seems even seaflo offers higher-volume/pressure pumps? Surely that would be nicer for any showering or washing uses no? This is all new to me! :)
Love your vid. I have a portable rechargable battery that is 12v 2 Amp max. Will that power this? If not, do you recommend a battery to purchase to run it?
I love this portable shower! I've built a couple now. I actually use a 3S lithium hobby battery to power it now. 12.6v 3000mah lithium polymer battery lasts forever on this! Using a regular 12v lead acid battery will be fine, you'll just have to test it out to see how it performs.
I want to use a 12v lithium battery, for weight purposes, and am interested in the battery box & set up you had. Do you have a video on how you made that as well, and where did you get the box & accessories?
Have you tested approximately how much power the pump uses during operation? Amazon says the current draw is ~2-2.5V, so should be around 24-30W? Thanks.
@@Jasonoid Sorry, must have missed that! I'm also a little perplexed on how the sprayer/pump operates? At 0:40, it sounds like pressing the faucet trigger is what "activates" the pump? Is that basically how an "on-demand" pump works? Also, could you have also used the same nozzle used in your pump sprayer (1:02)? I think they should have 3/8 barb to garden hose adapters in most hardware stores..
The pump keeps the water at 35psi when ever it has power. Once you pull the trigger on the sprayer, the pressure drops and the pump kicks on to get the pressure back up to 35 psi. Once you stop pressing the trigger the pump builds up pressure and turns off. You can use which ever nozzle you want, the garden hoses leak overtime and that's why I didn't use one.
@@Jasonoid Hi Jason, how did you drill the elongated hole for the input side of the hose (7:06)? Did you drill two holes close together with the 5/8" spade bit, then connect them together using a tiny hacksaw?
Leaving the hatch open after use for a couple days it dries out pretty well. The only worry would be water in the pump so keep it stored indoors and away from cold temps. I have it stored in my basement during the winter.
I have an electronics question, if you don't mind ? Can I just plug this into a 12V "cigarette lighter" outlet in my vehicle ? If I were to do that, would it be drawing off my battery all the time ?( always hot), or only when the engine is running? Thanks
Yes, that would be a simple way to power it. The pump only pulls power when it's running so I dont see an issue connecting it to the battery all the time. If you hear the pump, it's pulling power.
@@new2guitar1 no, you can run the shower pump without the engine running. It doesn't pull too much power so I wouldn't worry about your car battery dieing.
A few questions. Will that pump retain water or drain down? Asking because I want to be able to store in a very cold place. Can you convert to a plug in? Cabin has year round power just not water.
It's an on demand pump, it holds the pressure at 30psi and when it senses the pressure dropping it turns the pump back on. You'll find the same pump in a trailer or RV water system.
jason. i want to have all the electric components in my vehicle and away from the shower, then i want to use a huge plastic tote from Walmart as the shower res. doable?
@@Jasonoid thank you so much. was gonna buy a shitty rechargeable shower that breaks. gonna mount the pump toward back of my suv where spare tire would be. (i have spare tire mounted under the vehicle to save space.) just gonna order 50 foot of hose so it can go outside of the vehicle into a huge walmart tote for the reservoir on one end, (basically 25 foot of hose for input and 25 foot for output )and to the shower head on the other end. will mount your power switch and fuse inside the vehicle.
All parts for the build are in the video description so you can see exactly what I used. It's a basic RV style 12v on demand pump. No heat on the version. I boil some water while camping and throw it in with cold water to make a warm shower.
