On Jul 20, 2007, at 1:12 PM, Michael Elliott wrote:

> I had one of the Cabelas-branded shower/privies and found it heavy,
> bulky, and a hassle to set up and break down. I looked at the unit
> you're asking about, but I don't like vinyl (find it creepy,
> stinky, and
> it is heavy) and didn't see any reason to get the inside rear of
> the van
> wet.

I believe that it has an interior wall between the interior of the
van & the privy to avoid splashing the inside of the van, which is
what gives you privacy in the 1st place?

> I now use an Outback Porta-Privy (also sold by Cabelas,
> http://www.cabelas.com/link-12/pod/0032659.shtml ) and like it a lot.
> Pops up quickly, breaks down quickly, packs small.

But it looks like a military installation?
>
> Neither the original Cabelas nor the Porta-Privy are tall enough nor
> structurally sound enough to use a heavy hot bag of water in.

That's what appears to be good about the other outfit-it attaches to
your hatch, allowing the shower to sit on it or hang from it?

The creepy, stinky vinyl? outfit appears to be the same material as
vanagon tilts-looks very Vanagonesque?  & it's German!  Gotta be better?

Tom B.-please don't send nakid pics showing how it works "peachy".

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> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
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> BJ Feddish typed:
>> http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?
>> prodid=4829542&showprevnext=1
>>
>> I'm tired of hauling the Cabellas shower stall around and this
>> looked like a
>> smaller, easier to setup alternative. It's pretty expensive for
>> what you
>> get.
>>
>> Bryan
>>