Karen (Prudence) thanks for all that info! We are trying to come up w/a plan for setting up the Eccotemp outside and sheltering from elements a bit. I have to agree on the "tent camp in winter" thoughts. Here in Colorado, it can feel like winter in summer!! We just did a short trip up to the foothills above Boulder and our 1st nite was 29degrees w/sleet/snow mix, brrrrrr. My last tent camp was several years ago in about the same area in July. We had almost continuous cold rain, they wouldn't allow a campfire because of drought conditions, and everything I owned got wet. That was when I said, enough......and we got the "Moonunit" I love that trailer!!!!!
Anyway, I am also curious - when tent camping and using the Eccotemp how do you pump the water and where does the continuous water come from? Are you drawing it from a creek? I think I saw a pic on the internet of a Coleman unit that they did that with, but I didn't like the unit cause it had a faucet attached. Thanks for all!
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We usually have waterpoints available at SCA events so we just hook it up to a hose. There's a demo video on Ebay that shows how this works. I've seen the Coleman unit at The Pennsic War (an SCA event) and it too can be hooked up to a hose but I don't know how well it works. That group has been using it for a couple of years so I assume it's OK.
If we're at a site without water we bring it in using 5 gallon water cans and simply heat the water on the stove then clean up in our tent using a basin. We've used solar bags too, they work pretty well if the sun's out but you don't have warm water 'til afternoon.
We belong to the GPAA (Gold Prospectors Assoc. of America) which owns many claims throughout the US. As members we can camp free for up to 2 weeks on the claims but it's strictly pack in your fresh water/pack out your trash so we're very resourceful in creating our comforts. We've talked about coming up with a way to pump water from a 55 gallon drum but I suspect that will be way too cumbersome.
My sister (Foiled Again) says I'm the "Heir Apparent" for her Airstream...hmmm!
BAD GIRL...BAD, BAD GIRL!
Karen
PS, My son and his family live in Grand Juction, CO. It's a really beautiful area with Utah just a hop, skip and a jump away.
just wondering if anyone has done anymore work with this. I am doing a complete overhual on a '63 Bambi and just pulled my Bowen wh, maybe forever. I like the idea of on demand hw and the size of these units. I may do the same as other...outside hookup may be the answer, just not the one I wanted to hear.
My thoughts are to weld a post to the bumper and have the unit premounted in a housing for protection and when you reach your destination, attach water and gas and you are ready to go. Again, I am not crazy about it being outside the structure but if there is no other safe way to do it...
I may jump the gun and get it just so I can play with it. I am in the beginning stages of a floor replacement and frame repair, so I don't need it anytime soon, but life cannot be all work and no fun, right?
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I would definitely look into to tankless. When my current w/htr goes, I'm just going to abandon it in place and install the tankless in the closet in the bath area (which I dont really use).
The L5 looks like a good candidate, just have to look at the venting needed if I put it inside
Al
Last edited by Alwhisman; 11-02-2009 at 10:18 PM.
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Al - If you decide on an L5 you should be aware that the top opens up like a mailbox for venting and I was told it can get hot enough to melt vinyl??@@!! I don't think there is a way to modify it to vent thru a pipe. The Marey can be, I think, or there is one that can be vented out the top cause I saw a converted yellow school bus on line where the owner had added it to the back inside wall, vented up thru the top of the bus and was using it w/an old claw footed tub!
Kaffe - I am curious too as to whether anyone is doing a conversion yet? Actually, I am just interested in whether anyone who made the purchase has hooked it up to cold water (I'm talked COLD, like freezing). Here in Colorado, water stays pretty cold even in the summer and I am wondering how well the L5 heats depending on the water temp. No use getting it if cold water only heats to lukewarm. :>{
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"When a great ship is in harbour and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But that is not what great ships are built for." by Clarissa Pinkola-Estes, author of ‘Women Who Run With the Wolves’
It's a well built unit, and I like the adjustability of the water flow and flame controls so you can get the temp you want...worked great right out of the box!
I'm going to use ours in the back yard near the pool for showers after swimming, and for giving our dogs a warm bath...
We used a small Bosch tankless for years in a small Palapa on a beach in Baja for showers and dish washing - it worked well, but cost over $250 about 10 years ago! I think the L5 is built every bit as well, if not better, and you get the auto ignition as well - the Bosch needed a pilot light to burn all the time when in 'standby' mode...
We're going to camp on the beach at Pismo during Thanksgiving Week, and I plan to take the L5 with us for quick wash downs after playing in the sand...we have a 50 gal water tank we load in our Excursion, with it's own 12 volt pressure pump for the water supply...I'll probably just take a 4x4 wood post to bury in the sand to attach the L5 in a usable position - it would look kinda 'ugly' screwed to the side of our AS...
I'll post some pic's when we get back...
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We usually have waterpoints available at SCA events so we just hook it up to a hose. There's a demo video on Ebay that shows how this works. I've seen the Coleman unit at The Pennsic War (an SCA event) and it too can be hooked up to a hose but I don't know how well it works. That group has been using it for a couple of years so I assume it's OK.
If we're at a site without water we bring it in using 5 gallon water cans and simply heat the water on the stove then clean up in our tent using a basin. We've used solar bags too, they work pretty well if the sun's out but you don't have warm water 'til afternoon.
We belong to the GPAA (Gold Prospectors Assoc. of America) which owns many claims throughout the US. As members we can camp free for up to 2 weeks on the claims but it's strictly pack in your fresh water/pack out your trash so we're very resourceful in creating our comforts. We've talked about coming up with a way to pump water from a 55 gallon drum but I suspect that will be way too cumbersome.
My sister (Foiled Again) says I'm the "Heir Apparent" for her Airstream...hmmm!
BAD GIRL...BAD, BAD GIRL!
Karen
PS, My son and his family live in Grand Juction, CO. It's a really beautiful area with Utah just a hop, skip and a jump away.
Karen I bought a lottery ticket... YOU BAD! But I'll buy you a Scamp or a Casita if I win. Not that I don't love you enough to get you an Airstream but that Honda Ridgeline of yours won't tow it!
For carrying water, check Camping World. They have a vinyl "water bladder" that should solve your problem when prospecting. Much easier to store when empty than that 55 gal drum too.
Big Sista - Paula
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We just did a short trip up to the foothills above Boulder and our 1st nite was 29degrees w/sleet/snow mix, brrrrrr. My last tent camp was several years ago in about the same area in July. We had almost continuous cold rain, they wouldn't allow a campfire because of drought conditions, and everything I owned got wet. That was when I said, enough
......and we got the "Moonunit" I love that trailer!!!!!
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