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So you can go buy a portable gas shower from outdoorwharehouse or one of them for up and over R2500m, but how often do you really need it?

the solar bags works provided you have good sunlight, but they are not to durable.

I know of a pretty good idea.......

has anyone come up with something of their own?
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Wayne, het so ruk terug gesien by familie: (gekoop by makro)
12v dompelpomp, stoot water deur stortkop.
Maak jou water warm op vuur/stoof, gooi in 10liter container - hy moes die bek bietjie groter sny om pompie in te laat. Skakel pomp aan, en voilá - skoon boude!
Werk lekker, nie te duur setup. En jou water hoef mos nie kokend te wees.
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Ek het een van daai Cadac geysers wat nie te duur was nie.
Die maklikste wat ek nog gesien het was 'n ou kerel wat 'n 10l spuitkan het.Daai wat jy op pomp en dan jou gras en groente mee spuit.Hy het homself skoon gekry daarmee.Het dit nou nie self gesien nie ;-)
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Nou dit is wat ek aan dink, ek het die al gesien by 'n kollega

'n ou brandblusser wat 'n wiel valve het, die kop is bitjie verander, 'n koper pypie loop tot die onderkant van die brandblusser en bo steek die pypie net genog uit om 'n pyp vas te klampsodat die brandblusser op die grond kan staan en die stort kop kan daan rond beweeg.

Daan is dit net jou water warm maak en jou compressor op sit :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Ek hou ook van idee van normale pomp in houer met warm water. Het eenkeer ou gesien wat ou jerrykan vir daai doel gebruik. Terwyl almal om vuur sit en kuier staan jerrykan met water langs vuur en raak solank warm. Dink ook self een ketel kookwater in tien liter koue water sal heel voldoende wees
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n Motorfiets verkoeler gekoppel aan n 12 V stort pomp werk net so lekker.
Die verkoeler word op n gas stoofplaat gesit om die water warm te maak wat deur hom sirkuleer.
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Ek het vir my n klein "Bulge" pompie gekoop om my eie te bou. Maar nadat ek al die fittings en kraan en goed bymekaar gesit het, het ek tot slotsom gekom dat die een wat mens in die winkels koop meer kompak is en net soveel gaan kos. Myne gaan dalk langer hou en n sterker straal spuit,maar 1 gebruik mens hom nie 365 dae van die jaar nie en 2 as hy sterk spuit gebruik hy baie water. Iets wat mens nie altyd het by baie plekke nie
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Pieter, mens kan altyd die drukking reguleer met die soort stortkop wat jy gebruik. Solank daar genoeg druk is werk die nuwe tipe "water saving" koppe lekker. Ek dink jou resep kan nog gered word!
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Koop een van daai 12v pompe met die stortkop aan ,maak jou jerrykan vol water en hou langs die vuur totdat water lekker warm is en walla daar stort jy lekker.
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Wel ons het 'n brand blusser bitjie verander, ek het ongelukkig nognie 'n foto nie. Maar dit werk lekker, al wat nog gedoen moet word is 'n pressure safety valve, net sodat daar nie te veel pressure in gepomp word nie.

Sodra hy klaar is sal ek 'n paar fotos laai :thumbup:
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Ok so hier is die foto, ek het op 'n brand blusser af gekom wat reeds 'n tire valve in het, eerste keer wat ek dit sien. maar dit werk vir my, ek het 'n air hose attachment op gesit so ek sal 'n curly air hose kry met 'n stort kop op en ek het ook 'n safety valve opgesit in die plek van die guage :thumbup:

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pietpetoors wrote:Ek hou ook van idee van normale pomp in houer met warm water. Het eenkeer ou gesien wat ou jerrykan vir daai doel gebruik. Terwyl almal om vuur sit en kuier staan jerrykan met water langs vuur en raak solank warm. Dink ook self een ketel kookwater in tien liter koue water sal heel voldoende wees
I did this for a while but the problem was that Jerrycans heated on the fire started to rust. We had one of the very early showers fitted on a Cadac, was an effort to use as well, kept blocking, for now, nice big kettles of boiling water on the fire, then use a plastic bucket and one of the R200 hand shower and pump jobbies.

When I was a lot younger, showered with 2x 2 lt empty Coke bottles, heated by placing near the fire. You can actualy boil water in then if you keep turning the bottles. Used 1 bottle to wet myself, then soap and wash, second bottle to rinse of the water. :dance1:
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Foksie wrote:Koop een van daai 12v pompe met die stortkop aan ,maak jou jerrykan vol water en hou langs die vuur totdat water lekker warm is en walla daar stort jy lekker.
Dis wat ek ook doen, net die drade lekker lank gemaak sodat mens bietjie kan wegstaan, ek het een van daai vinnig opslaan "toilet gazebo's", so dit werk vir my. "n Klein seiltjie oor 'n hoop sand werk ook lekker, dan staan mens nie in die water/modder nie. Die jerry kan word ook gebruik om water in te stoor/rond te dra, so hy vat nie onnodige plek nie. Nou soek ek nog net 'n SS jerry kan.......

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