How Long to Heat 2 Gallons of Water on Propane Gas Burner for Dip Shower

simonlise from has written 6 comments

if you put a lid on the pot, it will take less time to boil
and you will save enerygy - you can also preheat the water by
putting water jugs in the sun first . .. or fill a small dark
garbage can with water when you arrive somewhere and let the
sun help out

thefreelifelover from has written 16 comments

I would just wash up in the van. Why go to all the extra expense ,and time setting up a special tent that You will be using for ten minutes a day. I always just set jugs of water in the sun and that does the trick if warm at all. I would check out if there is a ymca near by I go and get a sauna, work out, swim , shower , use the washroom for a five dollar day pass.

Gadget from has written 1,020 comments

I am going to make a Solar shower on top of the van also, and hope to fill up my dip bucket from that and skip this on sunny days. I put is a prior video.

davidavid08 from has written 20 comments

I have a six quart tea kettle with a copper bottom. The water is warm in less than 5 minutes on a one burner propane camp stove. In your demo you are wasting a lot of energy using such a large container.

As several have posted, you don't have to heat water for a shower in the summer.

Jes me talkin'. I have done a fair amount of "street camping". Don't waste your money on a pop up tent just to shower. Figuring out ways (finding a place) to take a shower without protection adds interest to the day. It is very easy to find a place to shower after dark. In the day, I pull my van up to some trees and shower between the van and the trees. Or, could be next to a dumpster, at the far end of the parking lot. It really is not that big a deal. One tip-once you find a place, just do it. Don't hang around trying to decide if this is a good place. The longer you wait the more chance somebody will come along and want to talk.

"Make" a solar shower on the top of your van? Set a one gal jug of water on the roof of your van. End of project! Set a one gal of water ANYWHERE in your van! The water will be warm enough. Andy, you have gotten so Americanized so quickly. You always have to be building something. What happened to "simplify"? haha