DIY Off-Road Hot Shower | Overland at Home

Going out into the middle of nowhere is always enjoyable, but that doesn't mean you can't bring along some gear to make it even more enjoyable. On this episode of Overland at Home, we’ll show you how to make a one of the first overlanding mods for any rig: a DIY off-road hot shower for when you need a nice hot shower in the middle of nowhere.

Instead of giving you just one option, we’re showing you two ways to make a working shower that attaches to your rig. The first is an ABS pipe shower that uses compressed air to shoot out water stored in an ABS pipe at pressure, and the second is a hot shower with infinite water that uses a water heater and pump to pull up cold water from a source, like a river, and spit out infinite hot water for the most enjoyable camp shower experience ever.

ABS Pipe Shower:

For this project, you’ll need a 4-inch wide, 5-foot long ABS pipe to store the water, and two end caps to hold all the parts you need to for pressurizing the water and letting it out. In one cap, fit a PSI gauge and spigot for the water, and in the other, fit a compressed air valve. You should only ever fill the tank to 35-40 psi max.

To attach the end caps to the pipe, clean the ends with a clear pipe cleaner, and then glue them together with ABS cement. Make sure to coat the inside of the cap and not the outside of the pipe to give it a cleaner look.

To fill up the pipe, hook up a hose to the spigot and open up the compressed air valve. Fill the pipe up until water comes out of the valve. Then, all you have to do is attach an air pump, fill the pipe until it’s 35 psi, and you’re good to go!

DIY Hot Road Shower:

This system is all based around a propane-powered hot water heater and a 12-volt water pump. The pump pulls the water up out of a source, like a river, and the heater warms it up, allowing you to have warm water for as long as the propane and water source last. It’s important to put a wire mesh over the intake for the water pump to make sure that nothing harmful from your water source gets into the pump and heater.

To make this setup looks sleek and hangs on the side of our rig, we fit everything into a Pelican case. This meant cutting some holes in the side of the case and putting heat-reflective coating near the heater’s exhaust.


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