[MR] HOT CAMP SHOWERS

[Brett W. McCoy]

On Mon, 27 Aug 2001 pandora at his.com wrote:

> On a cautionary note, in the Camp of the Great Dark Horde we used a
> unit similar to the Decker Hot Water System and found that it was not
> up to handling the needs of 200+ people. Add to that the fact that it
> was very sensitive to changes in water pressure(something that happens
> quite frequently at Pennsic).  Make sure you check that our when you
> are looking into investing in one.

You can get a pump attachment for the "flash" water heaters and bypass the
issues with water pressure.  Theoretically you could fill a five gallon
carboy with water, submerge the pump and have a hot shower that isn't
dependent on the water pressure.  Our camp is looking into one of these to
replace our current shower bag-based camp shower.

They definitely aren't up for serving 200 people though -- 20-30 is more
reasonable.

-- Istvan
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