DIY Van Bathroom - Shower, Hidden Slideout Toilet, Toilet Paper Holder | Van Build Series (Ep. 18)

In this episode of our van build series, we frame and build out our van bathroom, including a shower, niche, hidden composting toilet on a slideout drawer, and a waterproof toilet paper holder.
This is the best van bathroom setup we've seen after doing hours of research on van conversions and we're happy with how it turned out!
Having a shower INSIDE a van is controversial -- mainly for space reasons. But for us, we decided it was definitely something that we wanted to have.
The shower niche helps utilize some space for shampoo/conditioner/shower things that would have otherwise been wasted.
The hidden slideout toilet was something we decided on after we already started building the shower. We came across other vans with hidden toilets and loved the concept.
One of the biggest cons we heard with van lifers who have toilets in the shower was that they rarely used their showers because they didn't want to move everything out of it every time they shower. So we're hoping this hidden toilet makes it easier to use our shower without carrying things to other areas of the van.
The waterproof toilet paper dispenser was another "nice-to-have" addition that will make it convenient when we need to use the bathroom in our van.
We are waiting for our Nautilus shower door to come in before we completely finish the shower.
If you find this video helpful, please let us know by liking it and leaving us a comment :) What do you think about the shower? Would you use this van bathroom setup?
We plan to share more in the upcoming episodes of our #vanbuild series, so stay tuned and subscribe to our channel if you want to follow along.
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Chapters:
0:00: Intro
00:48: Shower plan and prep for shower pan installation
7:31: Framing our shower walls
12:03: Cuddy composting toilet
12:31: Building the hidden toilet access door
14:08: Plumbing/shower drain
15:59: Building the hidden slideout toilet drawer
18:30: Toilet paper dispenser/holder - Dometic Oceanair Dryroll
21:43: Installing our shower pan
24:26: Waterproofing our shower (flashing tape, red guard, vinyl)
28:10: Installing waterproof vinyl on our shower walls
34:31: Shower fittings - shower head
51:25: Shower fittings - mixer valve
55:08: Testing our shower system
56:50: Outro
57:22: Final Bathroom/Shower Results
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PRODUCTS IN THIS EPISODE:
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BATHROOM/HIDDEN SLIDEOUT TOILET:
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SHOWER PRODUCTS:
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PLUMBING:
-Plumber's Putty (Home Depot)
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TOOLS/MATERIALS:
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[@mikerulers737]

nice, i'm working on my van as well, taking some of your ideas. I was thinking how to do my shower and you got a video on time. keep going your build is pretty nice.

[@itstimetocrunch]

Thank you! That’s awesome - hope your van build is going well 🙌