wildWoman
12-16-2010, 11:30 PM
This could even work as a temporary set-up if your cabin is pretty cramped.
Buy a laundry sink or some other tub with a drain. Build a sturdy stand for it, sturdy enough not to collapse as you stand on it, about 12" to 18" high. The tub goes on there. Underneath (now this is why it's so cunning for cold climates!), you slip a container that will catch the grey water from your shower - this eliminates ice build-up underneath your cabin and nasty cold drafts up the pipe. You can pull out and empty the water after your shower.
The rest is straight-forward - install a shelf above head height where your water bucket will sit, use some old vapour barrier or a fancy shower curtain to avoid a major clean-up of the cabin after you shower, and there you go.
Buy a laundry sink or some other tub with a drain. Build a sturdy stand for it, sturdy enough not to collapse as you stand on it, about 12" to 18" high. The tub goes on there. Underneath (now this is why it's so cunning for cold climates!), you slip a container that will catch the grey water from your shower - this eliminates ice build-up underneath your cabin and nasty cold drafts up the pipe. You can pull out and empty the water after your shower.
The rest is straight-forward - install a shelf above head height where your water bucket will sit, use some old vapour barrier or a fancy shower curtain to avoid a major clean-up of the cabin after you shower, and there you go.