A navy shower is wet, soap, rinse. Water on to wet the body, water off while soaping, water on to rinse. The standard claim is that a navy shower uses between 2 and 3 gallons total. That number gets repeated across van life content as if it is settled, and for most soap formulations it…
Most inline RV water filter listings lead with what the filter removes. Sediment, chlorine, heavy metals, the usual list. What they do not lead with is what the filter does to your flow rate, and in a camper or van water system where you are running a 12V pump already working at the low end…
The RV industry insists on 5-to-15-gallon gray water tanks. Plumbed under a sink, a 5-gallon tank measures roughly 14 x 10 x 10 inches, consuming 1,400 cubic inches of cabinet space. Add the 1.5-inch PVC plumbing, the P-trap, and the vent line, and you lose half a cabinet just to store dirty water. For a…
The standard camp sink requires at least two gallons of water to function: one basin for soapy water, one for the rinse. When fresh water is hauled in seven-gallon jugs, losing two gallons to a single meal is a structural failure. The alternative is mechanical pressure instead of volume. The 32-ounce spray bottle method reduces…