How to Build a PVC Camp Shower

Just because you're roughing it in the great outdoors doesn't mean that you shouldn't be allowed to enjoy a nice shower each morning. Building a PVC camp shower is a great idea because the final product is not too heavy, so you can carry it to different sites. PVC is also fairly easy to work with; it's not too hard to cut, but it's very strong. Here's how to make your campsite a little more like home by building a PVC camp shower.

Things You'll Need

• PVC pipe Epoxy Four PVC elbows A hacksaw A shower curtain Shower curtain rings Rope Hose

Instructions

1. Sketch your PVC camp shower so you have a rough blueprint to work from. You can choose whatever dimensions you like, but your camp shower requires four lengths of PVC, and these should be approximately 3 feet long. Cut these four pieces with a hacksaw and then lay them on the floor side by side to make sure they're the same length.

2. Fit the pipes into the couplers to make the PVC sections into a square. This is the frame of your camp shower. You have a couple of options here. If your camp shower is going to stay on one site, you might want to keep the frame solid by brushing some epoxy onto the ends of the PVC and slipping them back into the elbows. The epoxy will dry and the frame will remain solid. If you're going to be moving your shower a great deal, you don't want to stick the frame together. If the frame is not solid enough without epoxy, wrap a piece of plastic over one of the PVC pipes and twist the beam into the coupler; this one tight end should keep the frame from falling apart.

3. Slip the shower curtain rings over the frame, but don't snap them shut just yet. One by one, place each of the shower curtain's grommets into the rings. Then snap each of the rings until the curtain is secure.

4. Tie one end of your section of rope over one of the PVC pipes, then do the same on the opposite side of the frame. This is what you will use to keep the camp shower in place on a tree limb, or anything else that will support the weight of the frame and shower curtain.

5. Start the water and enjoy your new PVC camp shower until it's time to head back out onto the trail.

Resources

• This Site Provides 26 Cheap Camping Tips to Make Your Experience Even Better.
• Follow This Advice to Have an Easier Time Working with PVC Pipe.