If you left a comment and don't see it, I think RU-vid automatically removed it because it had a link in it. (I don't remove comments unless they are spam.) Thankfully RU-vid forwards all comments to email, so I still got to read it. :)
for those who are not handy, selling instructions on how to build in pdf format would be a great addition to this build. and if you build these or if others want to build these complete for sale that would also be a nice addition.
That's perfect for my needs - I'm a painter, and sometimes at jobs it's there's no way to clean my brushes after use. This solves that issue, thanks, and I'm subscribing to your channel!!
I'm sure you've already thought of this, but please make sure you have a seperate jug to use as "grey water" so that none of the paint you're rinsing off your hands, or equipment is going into the ground. It needs to go through a sewer system to properly treat it.
@@MelindaKDurham You're right, lol, I appreciate your concern and I have thought of that. I am a professional painter, both in the trade and artistically, and have been properly trained to dispose of paint waste material, which does not include simply dumping down the nearest drain or on the ground. I take all aspects of my work seriously, both because I love what I do, and I try to elevate the status of painters from the low opinion people have for the trade and those who perform it.
We did this in the 60’s in So Cal when you could still camp on the beach. We used a plastic dish pan from woolworths as the sink. We also had a shower of sorts. I miss the old days.
Dude, you're a god damn genius. People like you make the world easier. I bet you liked erector sets as a kid. Hell I bet you could easily access clean water straight out of a lake with a live action pump with a screen on the hose and a few filters connected. This gives me ideas, thanks.
Great idea and nicely done! I was expecting one water jug to be gray-water. With that, you can bring it into a van and it drains in one of the two jugs.
A simple rubber flap over the paper towels will keep them from blowing away. It only needs to contact the top little bit of the roll so still plenty easy to get at the towels.
If I ever find myself presented with an opportunity to do such a thing, I most certainly will. But until then I have no doubt that there is already someone there, perhaps even yourself who is fully capability of constructing something just as good, if not better. The great thing about inventing, and building, is, there really is no wrong way to do it. (maybe just some less safe ways...) But it's all about making use of what you have both in regards to material and tools (and knowledge and ability). Don't be afraid to try, but more importantly, don't be afraid to fail - and then try again.
Really like this diy, I'm looking for a sink in my room since I live in the garage of my sister's house I'm slowly turning it into a mini studio. Wish you had a vid with step by step on how you did the frame. Great job.
It's a lot like playing with Lego. I took the sink, and just started building the frame around it. Get a handful of 3-way elbows, 90° elbows, and some tee sockets. Take 4 lengths of pipe the size of your bin/tub, connect them in a rectangle using the 3-way elbows. Use 4 more lengths of pipe, cut the the height you want to make the sink, and connect those to the reaming socket on the 3-way elbow. Make another rectangle for the bottom, connect it all together, and you have your basic frame. From there you can go in and cut sections of pipe to add in more fittings to build out things like the towel rack. I made a quick Tinkercad model if it'll help you to visualize it better: www.tinkercad.com/things/0J5OmFdyrVW-pvc-base
Hello Nick. Good idea - I was thinking it would come into it’s own during “disasters” (Man made or Nature) Also, third world 🌎 poverty encampments might also be a good thought for its use - you could easily adapt the “water pumps to work off “wind up” similar to the “wind up radios and touches” Negates the need for solar or battery for recharge. You should try and get along to a WHO tour where these types of introductory inventions are in the public eye and involves venture capitalists that have a keen interest in helping the third world 🌎 eliminate disease !! Good luck 🤞 with it !! James ✌🏾
I don't really have any plans, but it's really easy to just build as you go. You just cut all the pieces to fit around the bin you are using as a sink, and then just make it as tall as you want. The main thing you need are a few long 1/2 inch pipes, (or 3/4 pipe if you want it stronger but that will dramatically increase the cost unfortunately.) And the main fitting you need are the 1/2-in x 1/2-in x 1/2-in 90-Degree Side Outlets, they are the corner pieces and what allow you to make boxes/cubes with PVC. Unfortunately the are one of the more expensive PVC fittings, at $2.58 currently...(especially when compared to a normal 90 which is only $0.70) and you need 8 of them. As for a shower, you could build it in much the same way just making it a lot taller, and attaching a shower curtain to it. The pump I used would be pretty under powered for a shower tho. Something like this would work a lot better: www.amazon.com/dp/B00IFHFJXI
Hi Nick. Congrats on this great innovative design! Had a few questions: what AWG wire were you using? Also, you had mentioned that next time you would have made the connections using an audio jack adapter instead. Does it matter if it’s a 3 pole or 4 pole? Thanks!
Not really sure about the wire, probably anything from 14-20 gauge (but really anything should work), it was just wire from an old wall-wart adapter. 3 or 4 pole shouldn't matter, it's really only being used as a switch, so either way, you only need 2 points of contact.
Ya kinda have to just hit up the plumbing department of your local hardware store. The main piece that lets you make a frame with PVC, is a "Side Outlet Elbow" it lets you connect 3 pieces of pipe into a corner. So essentially you need 8 of those, and 12 pieces of pipe to make a 3D frame. The description has links to the different connectors I used, so you can see what they look like.
I'm 6.1 so around 3-4 feet tall. (I don't have an exact measurement atm) That's the beauty of working with PVC, it's very easy to make it any height you want.
Let’s just say, I saw exactly what you wanted me to see. I know how to sit on a fence. Hell, I can even sleep on a fence. The trick is to lay face down with the post in your mouth.
Hi Nick, love this and am going to try making one. What size PVC pipe did you use or do you recommend, please??? 3/4 looks bigger but 1/2 maybe too small?? Would love to hear what.you used. Thank you!!!
Awesome! I used 1/2 inch. Just FYI, be aware of thick walled vs thin walled PVC, I'd recommend going with thick walled, (which is normally what you will find when you go to the store) as it is stronger.
No hot water unfortunately, just 2 tanks. I used one for clean filtered water, and one that is just tap water for washing hands/dishes. There could be ways to make one hot water using some kind of electric hot water heater, or some kind of solar water heater. But yeah, I just did the [red🔴] & [blue🔵] buttons to make it look more like a sink.
One suggestion: If you were in a situation where you did not want to drain on the ground, you could situate the drain over one empty 5 gallon jug and dispose the waste water later. Great idea and great video!
@@ccscomments757 not to mention you definitely do not wanna drain it on the ground in crown land or parks where there are bears and other predator wild life because it will bring them right to your sight
Dude, this is probably one of the most awesome camp diy I've seen. Gave me lots of ideas for a sink for my overland build. Thanks for sharing, you can definitely sell this. Subscribed!
Something that is truly amazing to me, is the fact that obviously your tutorial works. You explain things so clearly, but I always worry that people don't have "a Nick" to help them with the actual product. I'm glad you're also available to answer questions when they arise. :) Good job hubby!
When you first dumped out the bag of PVC, I was like "oh heeeeeell no" but after you had everything together, you changed my mind. You seem like that guy at camp that makes it nice to be at camp. I am going to subscribe to your channel. I camper with a group about ten years ago and was "that guy" and built everything out of 5 gallon buckets, my most useful invention...the bucket fan, a ceiling fan torn apart and rebuilt in a bucket with qt bucket lids as blades.... I haven't camped with that group in several years,but was told they still use it. Kudos on the artistic mind
Thanks! Yeah, it goes together pretty quickly, especially if you take the time to label/color code everything. Yup, being "that guy" is what makes if fun for me, they call me 'Nicgyver' at camp ;)
This is SO cool, Nick!!! Well done! Definitely saving this to use later. :) Have you got an itemized list of how many of which length/style pvc pipes make up the frame? I'm not sure I trust myself to eyeball it from the video alone.
Thanks! Not really, I started with the tub and built around it, so get a tub first, and base your measurements around that. As for how tall, I just just put it at a comfortable level for my height. PVC is really forgiving, if you make something too short, you can just use as coupler to put 2 pieces together, or just cut a new piece.
Yeah, it's not wobbly in use at all. Only when I really wiggled it to show it wouldn't tip over. I also didn't pound in the joints as hard as I could have either. But it would be easy enough to add in some cross braces if it ever did become an issue.
Very clever. I appreciate the mod on the portable water pump. I bought a few for my cabin tiny house build, and my camper reno. I did not consider modifying it to a push button connected directly for a sink. Thank you for that ingenuity. I like the added towel rack for the paper towels and cloths. Well done.
Haven't even finished watching your vid cause 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 🙃. Soooo much less weight! & I got all my lengths of pvc right outside my back door......(I've made all kinds of things w/pvc pipe 😊)......... TU for the reminder & your vid. My Doubting Thomas bus thanks you as well. 🌻🌸🌼🌺🌷 😎 👍
Absolutely ingenious. Love the light-weight concept of pvc, but that would be beautiful in copper piping! Just solder a few of the elbows to strategic pipes, and it would go together just as quickly with fewer parts to pack. This is still excellent. Thanks for sharing!
That's a really nifty piece of equipment. I like that. Small chance I ever need to built one myself but I really like the simplicity and ingenuity of this.
This actually worked! I wanted to put a sink in my laundry room without having to spend so much money on one but I also wanted to get a bit creative with it. The button I soldered onto the pump works, my drain system works, overall, everything works!
I will saw, as one of the people in the background of that camp, it worked super well and was really handy all weekend. Thanks for always bringing your awesome new gadgets to camp!
I love everything about this. I would love to have all the measurements that I would need to build this and schematics on how to place each pipe to setup the sink. Where to buy and what's the name of all the pieces to build this sink. How can I make hot water as well.
Thanks! Well a big part of the concept is that you can make it completely custom to best fit your wants and needs. So the measurements I used might not necessarily be the best for what you want to make. The main "box structure" is made by using 8 - ½in x ½in x ½in 90-Degree Side Outlet Elbows. You connect 4 of them in a square using 4 pieces of straight pipe, make 2 of those, and then connect those to each other using 4 additional pieces of pipe. So, 8 connectors and 12 pieces of pipe to make the basic structure. There are links in the description to all the different connectors I used, so you can see what they look like. You should be able to find PVC pipe at any big hardware store, like Lowes or Home Depot. If you don’t have those in your area, there is bound to be some kind of plumbing store that carries PCV pipe. However, and unfortunately the ½in x ½in x ½in Elbow is a bit of a specialty piece, so a "mom and pop" hardware store might not carry it, so you may have to buy that online. Or get creative with the connectors they do have by gluing or screwing different connectors together to make something similar. Thankfully since its being used to build a structure and not have water running through it, it doesn't matter if it is connected properly or has holes etc. Again, I like to think of it more like playing with LEGO (or tinker toys to be more accurate) where you kind-a just get a bunch a parts and play until you construct what you are looking for. Now, as for hot water, that one is definitely a bit harder. (If it wasn't clear, mine doesn’t actually have hot water, the red and blue buttons were more just for looks.) That's not to say I don’t think its not possible. There are 'camping showers' that basically have a black bag filled with water, and it uses the sun to warm it up. You could get one of those, and try to build something to hang it from that is attached to the sink. You wouldn’t even need the electric pump in that case, as it could just be gravity based. There are also electric water heaters. Rod like things that you just stick in some water, plug in and it gets really hot and heats up the water.
