Short-Bed-Dually
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2017 Bighorn 3575EL
When we camp with the grandkids at the lake with only water and electric hook-up, I thought an outside shower would be an asset. They can fill up a grey tank real fast! Our Bighorn has an outside shower fixture in the wet bay which is useless for taking a shower.
I removed the shower fixture and replaced it with a spray port. (I will post another thread on that installation) I purchased an outside shower box, cut a big hole in the side wall and plumbed PEX tubing with shut off valves to the box. I used PVC pipe to form a shower curtain rod system. We used a suction shower head holder and shampoo tray. I purchased a teak platform to stand on.
After using it, I found that the shower box door laid over the exhaust vent of the furnace. I removed the door and can replace it when it’s not in use. When it’s cool out, we can turn the heat on and have a warm shower stall from the furnace exhaust. At night the scare light does a great job of lighting up the shower stall.
Overall, the project turned out well. I use a water meter to track our water usage and found we used 110 gallons on this 10 day stay and didn’t need to dump the tanks!
When we camp with the grandkids at the lake with only water and electric hook-up, I thought an outside shower would be an asset. They can fill up a grey tank real fast! Our Bighorn has an outside shower fixture in the wet bay which is useless for taking a shower.
I removed the shower fixture and replaced it with a spray port. (I will post another thread on that installation) I purchased an outside shower box, cut a big hole in the side wall and plumbed PEX tubing with shut off valves to the box. I used PVC pipe to form a shower curtain rod system. We used a suction shower head holder and shampoo tray. I purchased a teak platform to stand on.
After using it, I found that the shower box door laid over the exhaust vent of the furnace. I removed the door and can replace it when it’s not in use. When it’s cool out, we can turn the heat on and have a warm shower stall from the furnace exhaust. At night the scare light does a great job of lighting up the shower stall.
Overall, the project turned out well. I use a water meter to track our water usage and found we used 110 gallons on this 10 day stay and didn’t need to dump the tanks!
