Instant Hot Camp Shower in a Box

I can't believe I called it a hot water heater. It's just a water heater, and usually heats cold water!

In this video I mount an instant hot water shower in a Pelican style case, to take with my on my long overlanding and camping trips. It'll make things so much nicer, since I found the wet wipes just weren't cutting it in the desert last summer!

Note that finding fittings for this was difficult, but the ones I have listed below are a perfect fit.

Full parts list at https://www.revereoverland.com/shower

Don't feel like building your own? You can now buy ready-to-go shower units from Camplux and Joolca:
See Camplux's shower here: https://amzn.to/3oGnZpg (pump sold separately: https://amzn.to/3nsAVjq)
See Joolca's showers here:

PARTS LIST:
- Camplux shower and 12v pump**: https://amzn.to/3oGthB1
**If it's sold out, purchase separately: https://amzn.to/3qL5gLQ and https://amzn.to/3HqCEO5
- Monoprice hard case (minimum 7 1/4” x 12” x 12 1/2” internal dimensions required): https://amzn.to/34LgSl2
- Flame King 5lb propane tank: https://amzn.to/2Vlwedb
- Power Tank BKT-2285 bracket for 5lb propane tank: https://amzn.to/2ykFZiG
- 2x 3/8” ID hose for shower hose and water in/out: https://amzn.to/2Viwk56
- 2x 1/2” BSPP female elbow to 3/8” barb for water in/out: https://amzn.to/3csXyvz
- 3/8” barb to 3/4” GHT hose connector kit to connect to quick connector kit: https://amzn.to/2VhoHMb
- 3/4” GHT garden hose quick connector kit for shower hose: https://amzn.to/3aknAj2
- Hose clamps: https://amzn.to/34JRAnq
- 3/8” filter: https://amzn.to/3bnx9iE
- SAE connector for pump: https://amzn.to/2wSVT3q
- SAE to fused 12v (I bought from Rural King): https://amzn.to/2wSVT3q
- Gas line teflon tape: https://amzn.to/2yolWzI
- McMaster-Carr 1/2” BSPP female to 1/2” BSPT male elbow part #4860K424 for propane connector: https://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/126/60
- 6x M6-1.0 X 20mm pan Phillips machine screw (bought from Lowe’s): https://amzn.to/2VyIrKe
- 6x M6 Nyloc nuts (bought from Lowe’s): https://amzn.to/34S4q3a
- 12x M6 washers (bought from Lowe’s): https://amzn.to/2VCWH4H

OTHER TOOLS/PARTS:
- Soldering iron
- Solder
- Heatshrink
- Heat gun
- Drill: https://amzn.to/3aoOvKG
- 1/4 inch drill bit: https://amzn.to/2xGsKc0
- Flathead and Phillips screwdriver
- 10mm socket and wrench
- Silver Sharpie: https://amzn.to/2XN3riZ

ACCESSORIES:
- Jackery Explorer 500 (5% off with REVERE500): https://amzn.to/3dIEs5V
- Front Runner water can with tap at the bottom: https://amzn.to/3bsYC2u
- Frontrunner brass tap replacement: https://amzn.to/2xMCGkh
- Another 3/8” barb to 3/4 GHT to attach tap to the hose: https://amzn.to/3aoNen2

NOTES:
- Heater unit takes 1/2” BSPP fittings on all water and propane in/out.
- 3/8” hose is used in my kit, and you can use 1/2” barb with it if 3/8” isn’t available.
- The quick disconnects and the barbs that attach them to the hose are 3/4” GHT (garden hose thread), and this is the standard thread found on garden hoses.
- Avoid mixing metals on the fittings. A brass fitting connected to a stainless steel fitting is likely to corrode quickly. If you have to mix metals, do not mix them on the heater unit itself. If it corrodes to the heater unit, you might never get the fittings off!
- You can purchase shower (https://amzn.to/2VfNyjE) and pump (https://amzn.to/3ahwGx2) separately.
- The propane tank mount was unavailable on Amazon when I created this video, but can be found from various sellers on eBay.

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