There is one improvement to this that I have seen:

Instead of a Hula Hoop for the top, you use a container with a slightly
dome-shaped lid and handle.  Then you "sew" the shower curtain to the inside
of this lid using thin nylon rope.   THe bottom of the curtain is similarly
"sewn" to the inside of the bottom of the container.  USe a large enough
container to stand in.

There is a small drain hose installed in the bottom container which can be
snaked out the side door of the Westy. (optional)

To take a shower, you lift up the top and attach it to the pop top (like you
have done). Use a solar shower, or an adapter right off your faucet (only
sissies need hot water!)  :-)  When finished, you just drop everything back
down into the lower part of the container as one assembly.   OK, with as
much snow as you seem to have in August wherever you are camping, I think I
like the hot water idea...

Credit to Mark Drillock for this idea.  I have all the parts, but have not
gotten around to building the contraption yet.   I do find that I am much
less tolerant of being unbathed during a camping trip than I was at 17, so I
will probably get around to it pretty soon....

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

>From: "Blake C. Thornton" <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
>Reply-To: "Blake C. Thornton" <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Westy shower
>Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 17:07:04 -0600
>
>I recently replied (off list) to Rachelle (packing list) and suggested she
>take a Westy Shower with her:
>www.math.utah.edu/~thornton/vanagon/shower/
>
>Then, I got wondering if anyone else has put one of these in their westys
>or if I'm the only one (OK, I know I'm not the only one because I got the
>idea second hand off someone).
>
>Blake
>SLC, UT

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