Shower/toilet awning

tuono001 · Jul 26, 2022

Before you bemoan about the 'search' facility what I want I can't find.
So I know about the various popup tents and will be getting one shortly.
What I'm interested in is if anybody has tried an awning type shower/toilet tent, one that you could attach to the nearside awning rail. There are many in the off-road fraternity such as Nomad and Overland, but all these are mounted to roof racks.
I like the idea of it mounted outside, therefore saving space inside.

dspuk · Jul 26, 2022

We bought a popup for the toilet but never needed it. It was a pain to fold as well, cruddy design. So far we just pulled inside, but when we have a guest in the future will likely use outside and propably hunt for another popup. Not sure I could be bothered with someone as extravagant as one that connects to the rail, unless it was built into a smallish drive away awning..

tuono001 · Jul 26, 2022

That's what I want and they are available in off road scene. As I said they all seem to need a roof rack to attach to.

Overland Expedition Fold-Out Shower Privacy Curtain Side Box in Granit

Direct4x4 are suppliers of premium quality side awnings & shower tents for 4x4s, SUVs, pickup trucks, vans and other off-road vehicles. Break free and have an epic outdoors adventure getaway with our incredible range of overland expedition camping gear. FREE UK mainland delivery.

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tuono001 · Jul 26, 2022

I might add that there are ones that come with a roof cover.

Begize · Jul 26, 2022

Not aware of an awning rail mounted tent like that, I had a browse around for similar last year after ordering my van as not a fan of the cheap "throw out / pop up" type tents. Tried them before and found them too low and fiddly to pack back up. There's an official VW tailgate tent which is about £350 I think but means having the tailgate open all the time to use it.

Still don't have my van but ended up buying a popup Colapz shower tent along with their USB shower. Folds down into a bag roughly 1m long and 15cm in diameter. I've tried it in the garden a few times and works well. Takes about two minutes to popup or down and maybe another couple of minutes to peg / unpeg.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08K3H8XJQ/?tag=eliteelect-21

jMacdent · Jul 26, 2022

Begize said:
Not aware of an awning rail mounted tent like that, I had a browse around for similar last year after ordering my van as not a fan of the cheap "throw out / pop up" type tents. Tried them before and found them too low and fiddly to pack back up. There's an official VW tailgate tent which is about £350 I think but means having the tailgate open all the time to use it.

Still don't have my van but ended up buying a popup Colapz shower tent along with their USB shower. Folds down into a bag roughly 1m long and 15cm in diameter. I've tried it in the garden a few times and works well. Takes about two minutes to popup or down and maybe another couple of minutes to peg / unpeg.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08K3H8XJQ/?tag=eliteelect-21

Bought the very same for tent camping a while back. Great design. Good quality. Roomy. Expensive. The shower unit is also great!

babble · May 27, 2024

Old thread, but i'm thinking about getting one of these:

Cabine de douche 4×4 Offroad Quality Camper

Cabine de douche 4×4 Offroad Quality Camper au prix de ★ 199€ ★ sur Decathlon.be. Offrez-vous un confort supplémentaire lors de vos voyages en 4×4 en prévoyant une cabine qui peut être utilisée comme douche ou comme vestiaire.

www.decathlon.be

and just making a bracket for it to fit to the awning rail (it would go on the non-sliding door side at the back.

What do you think?

babble · May 27, 2024

here it is on a non-california. i wonder if such brackets exsist that would fit on a cali rail?

babble · May 27, 2024

I don't think the c-rail on it's own would be strong enough, so it would need a 'foot' of some sort to rest on the van body.

tedgina · May 27, 2024

babble said:
Old thread, but i'm thinking about getting one of these:

Cabine de douche 4×4 Offroad Quality Camper

Cabine de douche 4×4 Offroad Quality Camper au prix de ★ 199€ ★ sur Decathlon.be. Offrez-vous un confort supplémentaire lors de vos voyages en 4×4 en prévoyant une cabine qui peut être utilisée comme douche ou comme vestiaire.

www.decathlon.be

and just making a bracket for it to fit to the awning rail (it would go on the non-sliding door side at the back.

What do you think?

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I would not be bothered with that just get a toilet tent and use that ,small to pack and light .