One year of blogging and this article has been by far my most viewed post.  As I celebrate the end of the year I thought it would be worth reposting my top blogs.  Thanks for all your support.

We have only had our travel trailer for one camping season but have quickly realized that gray water is one of the biggest challenges, especially when dry camping. We didn’t  experience this problem in our tent trailer because we didn’t have hot water nor a holding tank. Now that we have both, I like the idea of showering at my site but with 2 teenagers and no hookups  the gray water will fill up quickly. The solution: an outdoor shower stall at the back of the trailer. The problem: finding a way to make it private.  I headed out to research this and here are my findings.

Updated solution

Several people mentioned they just purchased a portable outdoor shower stall, set it up next to their outdoor shower faucet and there you have it. There were a few comments explaining they had to add a longer hose to the shower head in order for it to reach. A few people suggested cutting a small opening in the shower stall wall to allow for the shower head to enter but most said they turned the shower stall door towards the trailer in order to access the facet and it worked great. These can be bought from any RV dealer for under $100 and it will save drilling into the RV or constructing your own. Here is an example from Cabela’s.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Deluxe-Shower-Shelter/1307889.uts

Solution 1

Buy 2 boat station mounts are screwed to the exterior wall, which allows pipe and shower curtain to be attached to it creating a quick and easy outdoor shower.

Solution 2

Buy an outdoor shower kit to attach to the outside of your RV

www.aberdeenhomerepair.com/store/32-outdoor-exterior-removable-shower-curtain-rod-new-p7209.php

Solution 3

Build a shower stall out of PVC pipes that you can set up in front of the outdoor shower door. This DIY disassembles for easy storage.

www.title-3.com/Shower.htm

This video how to make a PVC shower for about $20.  Note he uses a RubberMade tub at the bottom to: 1) allow you to dump the gray water away from your campsite , and 2) to store the parts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC4nihIuKAM

Solution 4

Hang an inflatable shower stall from to top of your RV.

www.amazon.com/Stearns-B202SSH-00-000-SunShower-Enclosure/dp/B000NV8ACQ/ref=pd_sim_sbs_lg_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1SM0CEX93A29BV6WVJ2J

Solution 5

Make a hanging PVC pipe shower curtain rod to hand from the top of the RV.

www.outbackers.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10759

Add on items

1) A shower floor that keeps out out of the dirt. I covered this in an earlier post.

www.campthatsite.com/2015/01/24/shower-gadget/

2) Shower Bag