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Location: Austin, TX | We just bought a 3-horse Four Star trailer with living quarters that has a cowboy shower and we are planning to use a metal water heater pan as the shower floor in the first stall. We wanted to see if anyone had ideas on supporting a shower curtain. Any help or ideas would be great! Thinking about bending an electrical conduit into a ring at this time. Any thoughts?We've been browsing posts for quite a while and appreciate all the insight we have gotten! Especially about stocking the living quarters! I just changed the sink faucet to a pull out sprayer type to allow easy hair washing!Howdy from Texas! |
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Location: East Tennessee, USA, Planet Earth | >> We wanted to see if anyone had ideas on supporting a shower curtain
Can't you buy one from a local horse trailer dealer? how about going to a Lowe's or similar place and get one of those curved shower rods
http://www.smarthome.com/9147s.html
http://www.clawfootsupply.com/class228
Or check a RV place to see what they have for outdoor RV showers.
http://www.ciirvs.com/ |
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Location: western PA | Close the divider, put towels over the windows and you're good to go. The divider works well, both as a towel rack and soap dish. Gard
Edited by gard 2008-02-07 9:45 PM
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Location: Texas | In an old steel trailer I used for years I had a square made out of pvc pipe that I had curtains hung on. I supported the square by using c-clamps on the square roof supports and tying it up on at least three sides. Don't know if you can use the clamps like that in your trailer but it's simple, cheap, can be taken apart and weighs very little. |
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Location: Paulding Ohio | My husband for my cowboy shower used the stuff that Motor Home curtains are put up and slide on, and connected to the roof, and I have a circular shower curtain to pull around, I could take a picture I guess if that isnt clear,,,,
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Location: Coconut Creek, FL | I agree with Gard, been using a cowboy shower for the past 5 years and I've never had anyone try to peek in, etc. People don't even realize you're in their taking a shower, etc... Believe me, ya get used to stripping down and getting clean. When I arrive at the campground, I do wash out the horse area and let it dry. I also stand in a clean muck bucket (never used for mucking). Less water on the floor... |
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Location: Newton, NJ | I think the water heater pan is a great idea. I have seen them made of plastic in a square shape to be used under a washer. These usually have some sort of a hole to which you can attach a hose so that the water can be directed out of the trailer into a bucket and you don't let the soapy water out onto the ground. How about using an expandable(spring loaded) shower rod or curtain rod that could be temporarily installed across the width of the trailer? I usually just put towels over the windows in the back of the trailer, but this year I intend to make some plain curtains and try to hang them with suction cup type hooks. |
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Location: Rocky Mount N.C. | Hang up a sheet of this and then use it towel off when you are finished...!! http://www.groworganic.com/item_GP961_100_Natural_Burlap_Sheet_10_oz_8.html?welcome=T |
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Location: Austin, TX | Wow, thanks gang! Greyhorse, I'm sure the clamping would work on the ceiling but would also love to hear more from QPlady about the RV shower ringy thingy! We're trying to keep the floor dry around the 'shower' pan so want a ringed curtain to stand in. Thanks for all your help. |
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Location: East Tennessee, USA, Planet Earth | >>had a square made out of pvc pipe that I had curtains hung on. I supported the square by using c-clamps on the square roof supports
i did the same thing in my sundowner trailer...hang the PVC shower rod from one of the roof vents, use a Coleman's Hot Water On Demand for my showers. Worked for many years. Now I haul with an RV...and I LOVE my bathroom!
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Location: Paulding Ohio | Will try and get pictures of it today or tommorrow and post or at least have to send to you , if I cant figure out how to put on here Wendy Oh forgot to add, that as my trailer is alum he also made a whole in the floor for a drain and it has a drain pipe for places that do not allow water to go on the ground, and yes me too, once I get there it is cleaned out and allowed to dry and I use the whole back end for the whole weeknd
Edited by qplady 2008-02-08 10:20 AM
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Location: NM | If you really want a shower curtain you could use a large hoolahoop. |
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| Originally written by Dunoir on 2008-02-08 7:02 AM I agree with Gard, been using a cowboy shower for the past 5 years and I've never had anyone try to peek in, etc. People don't even realize you're in their taking a shower, etc... Believe me, ya get used to stripping down and getting clean. |
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Location: Coconut Creek, FL | well at least they were entertained.....  I'm fairly tall (5'7") and I do wonder about people riding by on horseback, so I make sure I have my contacts in and could duck down. If I don't have them in, I'm pretty blind. I do block the window in the 1st stall, so they could only see in from the right side of the trailer. I've thought about hanging a shower curtain and would probably just use bailing twine & carabiners to attach it to the bars on the window and stall divider. Nothing fancy and besides if they really want a show...... |
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Location: Paulding Ohio | I'm sorry it has taken so long to go take pictures of what my husband put up for me in my cowboy shower. will try to attach pictures and if it doesnt work, please email me stephey@bright.net
Nope I forgot have to attach another way
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| Once you get a rod to hang a shower curtain from, you may want to take a look at the new eXpandable Shower Curtain. You can view it online at www.campingworld.com and then just type in expandable shower curtain at the search box. Takes a tiny space and gives you loads of elbow room. A simple expander plate, line, and attachment hook does the job. Great pictures of how it works.
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Location: Rocky Mount N.C. | Salty, you talkin bout this one?... http://www.campingworld.com/browse/skus/index.cfm?skunum=30928&src=SRQB |
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Location: Home of Wild Turkey Whiskey | I found this while digging through e-bay the other day and thought it would work for a cowboy shower. http://cgi.ebay.com/Recreational-Vehicle-RV-Shower-Curtain-Rod-Accessory_W0QQitemZ300201024245QQihZ020QQcategoryZ52484QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
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