SensRanger
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- 96 Ranger XLT 4x4 Xcab
Howdy there, I am planning on fitting a camp shower setup on my Ranger so thought I'd see if anyone has done something similar and what your thoughts were. I plan on using a coaxial coil heat exchanger like this(dead links)
and a decent 12v pump to pull (often near freezing) lake and stream water into the coil where it will be heated from the coolant. I was going to put a T fitting and tap on the line in to the heater box so the coolant only goes through the exchanger during showers. Temp will be controlled by blending fresh water with the hot with a tap on the freshwater line after the pump.
I am going to put quick connect fittings somewhere accessible so the only thing to do at the campsite is to connect the freshwater hoses and drop one end into the lake and the other over a branch for the shower and turn on the pump and taps.
Anyone set something like this up and how did it go? I searched but did not see anything.
Cheers
and a decent 12v pump to pull (often near freezing) lake and stream water into the coil where it will be heated from the coolant. I was going to put a T fitting and tap on the line in to the heater box so the coolant only goes through the exchanger during showers. Temp will be controlled by blending fresh water with the hot with a tap on the freshwater line after the pump.
I am going to put quick connect fittings somewhere accessible so the only thing to do at the campsite is to connect the freshwater hoses and drop one end into the lake and the other over a branch for the shower and turn on the pump and taps.
Anyone set something like this up and how did it go? I searched but did not see anything.
Cheers