The heat exchanger. Say the batteries run out on the tent heater, without the fan the heat exchanger melts down. They have no over temp shut-off system on any of their products.
Portable Hot Water Heater
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The heat exchanger. Say the batteries run out on the tent heater, without the fan the heat exchanger melts down. They have no over temp shut-off system on any of their products.
You (or the GF) forget to shut off the burner, with no water flow the exchanger melts down.
if you say so but i dont see how that could happen, its all metal. it would be hard to "forget" that it is on, it is kinda loud.
Brigitta
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We've got the solar shower but we try to camp in the trees so chasing the sunny through the trees isn't very effective. As for the soap, I'd be willing to skip it to just get that top layer of dirt off!!!! However, we pack our gear in "Action Packer's" so it would be easy to fill it and move away from any water source. Thanks for the heads up on the soap issue!!
RARECJ8
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Well since the place you posted is a distributor who cares if they are out of stock. Go direct to the producer
http://www.4-play.com/RandM.html
I have talked to them a few times in the past. His wife usually answers the phone. They have regular jobs and he does this on the side. Talked to them last year so hopefully they are still in business. Nice people.
BurbanHunter
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I have biodegradable "camp soap", just the cheap stuff you can get at Wally-World. Would this stuff be okay to use near a water source??? While it doesn't work as well as shampoo and real soap, it would be great for eliminating a layer of dirt and trail grime.
RARECJ8
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just got this email. bummer.
Hi Mark
They stopped manufacturing last year. I keep hoping they will start up again. You can get a Glind from Australia. They are also
pretty good quality.
Thank you
Paul Decker
Decker's Hot Camp Showers
www.hotcampshowers.com
707-778-6429
69cj5
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Typically not. Even nuclear waste is biodegradeable with enough time. The "biodegradable" soap is not that much different from regular soap. Best to keep direct drainage away from the stream if at all possible. Ok, ok, yea I have done it too, but that doesn't make it right...
69cj5
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Hmm.. I am sensing a business opportunity here.
RARECJ8
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the exchangers are the only 'difficult' component-- the rest of the components are easy: hose, electrical, a 12 VDC pump, pre-filter and related hardware. A quick connect for the hoses is nice-- they make them for garden hoses like on a pressure washer, but not a big problem.
Brigitta
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The R&M is a good product but quite expensive, the Helton seems to be much less expensive.
http://www.cruiseroutfitters.com/helton.html
RARECJ8
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Brigitta
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Piranha off road and Twine have them too but like the glind, they're aussie made and I don't know of any US distributors. You can get the Helton from a US distributor and unlike the glind, there are no bare butts on their web page!!