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Topic: Tips for hanging a solar shower?
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14/9/2006 at 11:36am
Location: Shropshire Outfit: Pennine Pathfinder
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Hi,
Has anyone found a pole that is tall enough and strong enough to hang a 20l Gelert solar shower from, yet is easy to pack?
The blurb suggests hanging it from a tree but we tend to camp at coastal sites where trees are few and far between. I've hooked it to the roof rack of our mondeo before - ok for the kids but way too low for my partner and I.
That's always supposing we ever scored a sunny enough day to heat the water. (Ever the optimist )
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Ailish
14/9/2006 at 11:46am
Location: Devon Outfit: Daihatsu hi jet with Romahome
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We find the same problem but they're great for heating up the washing up water through the summer.
14/9/2006 at 12:33pm
Location: West Midlands Outfit: peugeot coachbuilt motorhome
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Hi- if you have a mooch around a camping supplers they some times have old tent poles for sale, and if you found some in aluminium or steel to make up 3 lenths about 6ft long, you could form a tripod shape lashed together at the top with rope to hang the shower bag. kiev------------- kiev
14/9/2006 at 8:28pm
Location: East Yorkshire Outfit: Bailey Pegasus 546
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Hi Ailish
Have you thought about an alloy aerial mast, light and cheap and available in various lengths.
HTH
Paul
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14/9/2006 at 10:12pm
Location: Portsmouth Outfit: 1991 Elddis Vogue SL
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Try a clothes line prop held up with three guy ropes tied to just below the telescoping point. Use the hook device at the top to hang the shower on, the clothes prop can be telescoped to the required height.
Rob
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14/9/2006 at 11:01pm
Location: wigston leicester Outfit: outwell colorado 8
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Buy a transit van with a roof rack, remove end cap from a section of roof rack, insert line prop or strong pole into roof bar and hang it from that!
Its a good idea to remove line prop/pole before you travel out for the day-we forgot until we were ten miles down the road!! Luckily no harm done.
Sue XxX
15/9/2006 at 1:18pm
Location: Shropshire Outfit: Pennine Pathfinder
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Thank you everyone.
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