wrote:

> On Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 5:47:56 PM UTC-6, cshenk wrote:
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I've been watching some YouTube videos about the T@B (TAB)
> > > teardrop trailers. Many different styles with inside or outside
> > > kitchens, with or without bath- rooms, with or without solar
> > > panels. The amenities are quite varied for these type of
> > > campers.
> >
> > Oh I had a happy wander on the Internet with them too but didn't see
> > any with a sort of toilet. I can tell it can be done though.
> >
> > What my friends do is go 'off grid' meaning they only stay in a camp
> > with hookups and stuff like that, every 3-4 days (mostly to dump
> > tanks and refill and maybe pay a grunch to do some laundry). The
> > rest of the time, they are economical with power, water and such.
> > Heck, they use Crocquet (sp?) ball U shaped metal thingies to hold
> > the PVC pipe shower in place. I laughted but also went 'wow! I
> > bet that works nice and easy to store'.
> >

> "Off grid" with most of them mean they use solar panels to keep their
> RV batteries constantly charged so they can use their refrigerator
> and lights. It rather interesting to watch the videos to see the
> ways they've improved their experience and how they overcome some of
> those camping problems.
>
> Ex-b/f and I 'roughed' it in a 30 foot RV and stayed in campgrounds.
> Hahahaha

Yes, true 'off grid' is a bit different but they do have a little solar
panel on top. It feeds to a small battery that they use to charge
cellphones at night and a DVD player (like this:

<https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sylvania-Sdvd9020b-black-9-Portable-Dvd-Players-With-5-hour-Battery-black/15066091?athcpid=15066091&athpgid=athenaItemPage&a thcgid=null&athznid=PWVUB&athieid=v0&athstid=CS020 &athguid=86ddf8e3-175-1690d181d8b35b&athena=true>

Anyways, their 5gal 'hot water heater' arrived today and they tested it
with the LP hookup then took it to the kitchen and washed the dishes.
They have a bracket mount for it at the back of the RV to use as a
shower (when rolling, it's inside someplace obviously).

They tried to describe the arrangement over the phone and it sounded
both crazy and workable.

Best I can replicate: At the top of the PVC pipe arrangement is a sort
of '6 gallon square plastic funnel' with a shower head (and a turn off
toggle). Hot water is mixed with ambient temp water to the right temp
from another 5gal jug. He said that cold water jug is perched on the
roof but he didnt feel safe running a LP heater that way so made a
bracket for that.

Heater at max temp, his mix of 50/50 hot and cold seems to provide a
suitable amount.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_shower

It's not a 'Hollywood shower' but quite suitable when water is short,
and with 5G cold/ambient and 5G hot, they get plenty to wash hair and
such when not at a camp ground. The average 'Navy Shower' is 3 gallons
and they will have 5 each, or they can each take 3G showers and then
use the rest to wash the dishes with a single LP heated water set.

Anyways, I'm having fun watching them tell me about it!