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nopanic - neil
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« on: February 11, 2007, 02:54:14 pm » |
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Perfect for Le Mans Maplins are selling camping showers, at present they are 1/2 price - £10 Just got one and tried it on the dog, works well. (thats the shower and the dog)  |
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« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2007, 03:22:14 pm » |
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Perfect for Le Mans Maplins are selling camping showers, at present they are 1/2 price - £10 Just got one and tried it on the dog, works well. (thats the shower and the dog) We've taken a 12v submersible pump for the last few years......works a treat!! But more importantly................have you booked a flight yet??  |
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« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2007, 05:42:54 pm » |
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On the subject of showers, solar water heating can clearly work a treat in France, so for anyone with enough space could also pack a single panel radiator painted black to act as passive collector. These are probably available for free in a skip in the next street.
It even works up here in Newcastle - admitedly last summer was quite hot occasionally!
Heres hoping there isn't another water shortage in France this year!
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« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2007, 08:52:25 pm » |
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We've got the Coleman version of this and I've just ordered the maplins one as well.
They work well - we've given up queuing for showers and just shower by the tent (in our swimming cossies!).
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Brad Zarse
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« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2007, 10:41:05 pm » |
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We had a home made version of one of these last year. It worked a treat for 2 days.... It then went pop, catching fire, semi destroying the wooden box in which it was housed, and proceeded to have a go at the gazebo next to it.... we are now a drill and a wooden box down... Dad...Maplins is Opposite richer sounds in reading...saves blowing up another drill...especially given that my drill is the only one we have left  |
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« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2007, 12:40:38 am » |
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Dad...Maplins is Opposite richer sounds in reading...saves blowing up another drill...especially given that my drill is the only one we have left I think you'll find they have moved to the Brunel Bussiness Park or what ever it's call Near PC World on Rose Kiln Lane. t. |
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« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2007, 11:52:01 am » |
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Mine hasn't arrived yet but the the thread on the Coleman one means that you could attach the submirsible pump to a five litre collapsible (sp?) water container. Fill the container with warm water, attach the shower, turn it upside down on the BBQ stand and voila a shower!
Alternatively we use the big stockpot to boil water, top it up with cold and lob the pump in it!
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« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2007, 01:26:29 pm » |
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We have taken a hand shower for the last few years. Have a double sized toilet tent, paddling pool inside, and hey presto instant private shower cubicle.
Our shower is basically one of those large ferti;iser sprayers, and you pump it up and then use a showerhead instead of the noozle. Works a treat! Mind you this Maplins option will take up less space in the car!
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« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2007, 01:36:32 pm » |
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we have tried most things.. last year the solar one was ok.. but we just hoof it into the ACO and shower in there  |
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« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2007, 03:17:34 pm » |
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We had a home made version of one of these last year. It worked a treat for 2 days.... It then went pop, catching fire, semi destroying the wooden box in which it was housed, and proceeded to have a go at the gazebo next to it.... we are now a drill and a wooden box down... Dad...Maplins is Opposite richer sounds in reading...saves blowing up another drill...especially given that my drill is the only one we have left Humm, the pump was used to pull the water up from a pair of Lorry innertubes which acted as solar heaters. However, by midday a few meters of spare hose pipe located on the top of SPS's trailer absorbed enough heat to provide a nice warm shower and the tap pressure was enough to give a nice spray through the hanging basket adjustable spray head (from Robert Dyas) so we might just go with that again this year. |
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« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2007, 02:31:32 pm » |
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i find the shower in my hotel room in rouen on sunday night to be very pleasant. When you get to LM saturday sunrise you can last till sunday night. My time in LM is far to precious to waste with keeping clean, i have drinking, poker, eating, drinking, finding arses etc to do.
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« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2007, 04:41:24 pm » |
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Quite, Dave. I've been told there are some reasonable showers in some places round the circuit too but have never tried one out myself. This may of course account for the increasingly large space around me as the weekend goes on....
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« Reply #13 on: February 15, 2007, 08:15:06 pm » |
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Those of us who are there for the week really do owe it to others to try to make a bit of an effort Actually I'm not bothered about washing for the week - I'm quite happy to stay grubby but it is very nice to be able to cool off a bit when it's hot and in the absence of a pool then the shower (and the misting system we copied from the PC Pirates) helps. |
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« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2007, 08:38:10 pm » |
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I like the new avatar Dave  Dave, It is a shame those two people jumped into the frame... ruined a good shot of the car >Martini... |
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