Solar Showers

[Karen_D]

These are sold as a camping accessory but we're looking at perhaps using one at home. Those with a bathroom on the sunny side of the house could use one or if you could rig up a kind of shower tent in the garden even. It would only be useful during the summer months but would still be free hot water.

Link to one here

http://www.towsure.com/product/2589-Sup ... (15_litre)

Wassail

[Wombat]

Hey Karen!

I must confess to being given a couple 20 odd years ago, but we already have solar hot water so I haven't tried them out yet. Must dig them out and see if they are OK....

Nev

[red]

look quite good - and simple and cheap
might be worth a try

[Martin]

if you can get away from the "everything on tap instantly, all the time" theory of life, you can save terrific amounts of energy - it will be a hassle, they dont last well (I've got one!), and your shower days will be limited to sunny days! (this summer, you'd be pretty smelly by now!)

[Stonehead]

(this summer, you'd be pretty smelly by now!)

Not at all. You just strip off, grab a cake of soap and wander outside for a shower in all that rain...

If you're on a water meter, then you'll even further ahead - saving energy and reducing the water bill!

[catalyst]

we have two solar showers that are simply hosepipes from our water tank, stretched out in the sun. its hotter here, and we can have a hot shower by 10am, by 2pm it can be too hot!

i think that one of these bags (for 6.50) wouldnt last long in the sun here, whereas a hosepipe (25m for 25 euros) doesnt get dissolved by the sun...

[Christopher]

I have one I use for camping, when I go camping up north in the summertime, at a place right beside the beach...

It's gets pretty hot by the time 6pm rolls around, but I discovered that it was far better to come in off the beach after an afternoon on the sand (underneath shade), and in the water and have a cold shower! Very refreshing and sets me up nicely for a G&T.

I could use the solar shower here at home I guess (not right now cause it's winter...), but it takes a couple of hours to heat up so I wouldn't be able to shower till 3 or so... I suppose that's ok.

ka kite,
Christopher.

[rag_grrl_nz]

I have one I use for camping, when I go camping up north in the summertime, at a place right beside the beach...

It's gets pretty hot by the time 6pm rolls around, but I discovered that it was far better to come in off the beach after an afternoon on the sand (underneath shade), and in the water and have a cold shower! Very refreshing and sets me up nicely for a G&T.

I could use the solar shower here at home I guess (not right now cause it's winter...), but it takes a couple of hours to heat up so I wouldn't be able to shower till 3 or so... I suppose that's ok.

ka kite,
Christopher.

We use ours when we are camping too. We live near the beach and I just thought it would be good for the kids to wash up outside at home after a day at the beach.