Using the shower.

[Barriesimpson]

Well, after my successful thread on the usage of the toilet and seeing all the very informative and useful information gathered and a nice does of British humour - you guys 'n' girls really are the best, I thought I would ask for your input on using the shower.

I do know how to shower myself and have successfully used the showers on cruise liners (which tend to be very small too) so that is not what I'm after, rather the use of hot water and/or cold - mixed? only hot at a reasonable temperature? How do you go about it?

Once again, thank you all for your valuable advice.

 

[scotjimland]

not concerned

thats fine..

I posted to reassure those who may have been 'concerned' by your post

and info about converting to a pressure system ..

 

[Captain Yoghurtpot]

Don't forget, you only have between 7 and 10 liters of hot.
You don't want to have to rinse off in cold water.

Correct. Hence the trigger spray.
Very economical.

 

[Barriesimpson]

I can also reccomend the following Radox products for motorhomes.

https://www.ocado.com/products/radox-feel-vivacious-2-in-1-shave-shower-mousse-400476011?

The only shower gel I can use for a longer period of time is Sanex, all the rest cause me to itch after 2 or 3 uses. But thanks for the information.

This keeps water use to abosolute minimums, we can between us manage 5 days off grid on 100 l of water, with 1 shower a day each, (and washing up in that too).... so we averaging UNDER 10l a shower, probably 5l. We both can shower on a single heat of the tank.

That is what I will strive to do eventually, before leaving the islands. Thank you for your comments.

 

[Barriesimpson]

If your a solo travel don't shower only you have to sleep with the smell

Travelling with my wife, so that is not an option - if I do that so will she, then it all goes off.

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[Barriesimpson]

I have fitted a small trigger operated shower head, similarly as used in a hairdressing salon, not a full blown shower head, bought off ebay for not much money.
We have both hot and cold mixer taps in our shower, which I can set to our required temperature but running the water until correctly set.
Then, as you are only releasing water when you press the trigger grip on the shower head, it is delivering water at your pre set temprature.
So, 1.Press grip for quick rinse down and let go to stop flow.
2. Lather up with no water flowing.
3.Press grip and rinse down.
Uses very little water. And delivers it at a constant temperature without the faff of switching on and off the mixture taps each time and wasting water whilst trying to re-regulate the temperature again.
Dead easy.
Photo of shower head in my advert in classifieds for our van.

Excellent! Thank you.

 

[Barriesimpson]

Or, you can walk over to the shower block

I was thinking more of off-site

 

[Barriesimpson]

Shower together. Halves the consumption and it's easier to get 'all of a lather'.

Did you see the size of my shower room?

 

[cyberyacht]

Did you see the size of my shower room?

You'll get more 'lather' then.

 

[nicholsong]

Correct. Hence the trigger spray.
Very economical.

The on/off lever for our shower is by our hips, nearer than the trigger spray on the bracket. I had a trigger spray on the boat but the shower control in the MH is more convenient.

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[oldiesontour]

I have the same one as recommended in post #13 and it works great with my Shurflo pressure-switched pump.

Yep that's the one we have