My Outdoor Shower

This is my outdoor shower...
You probably haven't taken too much notice
of my door, but the aluminium shower panels fold against the door...
The shower is a bit high just now
as my front wheel is up on two levelling chocks
so it's a big step down to the ground.
But it all makes for privacy...
As there are now a lot of buses and
motorhomes parked here.
The before Christmas wilderness has gone.

The panels unfold when needed.
I have a bracing rod for the door to keep it in place
and the panels hook into the little rain gutter
that runs along above my lockers.
It works perfectly.

I heat some water... I fill up my big stainless steel pot...
That doubles as a kitchen rubbish bin, or a water catcher...
Or a bowl for mixing Christmas cakes!
And heat it up, or use water that is heating in a black polythene bag
 lying in the sun...
It's called solar power!
It sits on the bottom step... I take the towel and mat away of course.
I have been gathering rain water...
And walk, not far, to a nearby lake and fill up a couple of ten litre bottles...
This keeps  my better quality fresh water for drinking and cooking.


I use a bilge pump - hanging here.
It plugs into my 12 volt system at the front of the bus,
the pump goes in the water, the shower head in my hand...
And hey presto! A wonderful shower.

Have you got any original or quirky shower stories?