Some people are just plain creative. They see opportunities where others see obstacles (or more likely don’t see anything special at all).
If you have a shower in your RV that doesn’t double as a bathtub and you crave a bath, then here’s a quick, simple way to allow your shower to do double-duty. Simply head out to your nearest big box store and buy a cheap, children’s inflatable swimming pool!
This photo is not very good quality (we’re not even sure where we found it), but you get the idea.
Okay, it may not be the biggest bathtub, but in more spacious showers it might be fairly close to the real deal.
This would be really useful for bathing a child. Or heck, you could even keep some live bait in it, too. Just a thought.
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It’s all fun and games until you need to drain that water out. What would you do, cut a hole in the bottom?
You could bail out most of the water and then tip it over. I’m thinkin there are those who would make the effort for the enjoyment they desire of a bath! This would be a great idea for bathing kids! Blow-up pools come in many different sizes! 😃🛁
Thank you for thinking inside the stall but “outside the box,” Chuck. I suppose this could work, but it strikes me as intensely laborious to empty the pool. I suppose the easiest way is to deflate it while being careful to prevent water going other than down the drain. Interesting but more work than a tub-soak is valuable to me. May as well get a motel room for the night, have a good soak, and high-tail it back to the campground. Have a great week and safe travels!
Siphon anyone? Rv’s are always higher than ground level
Brilliant! I can hear my husband saying the same thing!😃
I’d glue a bottom drain into that pool that was directly above the shower drain. And I would make sure I had a compressor to do the inflation!
I’d never do that!
Water pressure can be considerable and shower doors are not strong. Those pools hold water by tension around a circle. Without that tension the water will push on the walls and doors. The higher you fill it the more pressure!
Using a small enough pool to prevent pressure on walls of shower would be my first thought.
I could see that as a way to bathe little kids for sure. Good thought on wall pressure, but I don’t think you’d have a problem, three rows of air tubes should have plenty of surface area. And for draining of course you’d cut the bottom out and use the shower drain stopper. Walmart has one for $5, so even a cheapskate like me wouldn’t try to dual purpose the pool!
This is a great example of a “thread” where you can learn from the comments! 😃
I would also caution against doing this. Water weighs a LOT! The floor is certainly not designed to handle the weight, and if the sides fail, it could cause additional damage. My suggestion: Move it outside if you want a bath.
The problem is getting the water out of it. The bottom of the pool will seal very tightly on the shower drain.