(Off-the-grid) Outdoor Shower Build IBC Water Totes

just a simple build for an outdoor shower using 275 gallon water totes!

[@howardhackett8840]

A heat gun can be use to make the material pliable to close the gap on the sides. Also heat an lift the cut flange on the upper tank and creat a shelf around the shower for personals

[@chrisjones6002]

Straightforward build and video to match. No extra BS or anything, I appreciate it. I'm thinking about making one myself because we are going to gut the only bathroom in my house soon.

[@margaretgrantz185]

Very good video. Simple construction, excellent explaination. I appreciate a video that doesn't have loud music instead of directions.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you for the kind words! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Eddie-f6t]

Great southern Engineering indeed , thanks for sharing

[@ApexImportExport]

Being from the country, as soon as I saw the back panel of the refrigerator on the patio/workspace, I knew this would be an authentic build. Good work!

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you for your kind words

[@akespt]

Still the best i have seen on this build.

[@averyjohnson2321]

Man!!! Phenomenal video!!! So much detail. You explained every minute matter and provided pictures as well. You are a BEAST!!!

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you for the kind words🙏🏻 🤘🏼

[@mamaelfian]

Great video, going to build one with my off grid neighbor for her and possibly one for myself! Thanks 🙏 😊

[@brannonnilles2544]

Ingenious I could use one of these when I move to the Philippines

[@jacelandadventures1523]

It does work well!

[@Greenhelix5]

Frickin nice dude. That'd last forever.

[@henktulp4400]

I did exactly the same late summer last year!!....it costs nothing,lets in daylight,is easy to clean,weighs nothing,is strong,will last forever....I hung a 40ltr waterheater on the outside (makes it want to tip over...) ...I use it every day!!!...(btw.....love your coiffure...) Greetings from the Netherlands....

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Awesome thanks for watching 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@davidignacio3009]

You are a very creative guy. Two thumbs up,

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you David that means a lot!

[@carl8568]

Nice one, hopefully I'll have a crack at this tomorrow if the weather permits. I think a jigsaw is probably a better tool to cut the plastic, it will leave a lot of little cutting fragments but you won't get any toxic fumes from burning the plastic.

[@mamaelfian]

Also love your voice . You have a very relaxing voice and I appreciate you making the video for two reasons, lol

[@jaime1910]

brilliant idea bro

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thanx for the kind words 🙏🏻

[@phsdarkness]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing. I will definitely be giving this one a try on our homestead. Great work! Shout out from Glade Park Colorado!

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thanks for the kind words 🙏🏻

[@kjarby69]

What a great, well put together video with amazing detailed information!!👍👍

[@jacelandadventures1523]

I do appreciate the kind words 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@VernThompson-c5s]

You did a great job on the door I'm going to use your ideas when I make my deer hunting blind I'm going to slip the top one down over just enough to get rid of that opening on the side Thank you

[@belomolnar2128]

SuperIdea. Thanks. We have some Homeless people here. It could be usefull for them to have a shower-place cheapest possible. 👍👍👍🗽

[@hvacstudent967]

I'm moving to Tennessee, this is a great idea!

[@karimhayes3134]

Never stop building. Good life

[@noapologizes2018]

Love it. Love it. Just getting started with the off grid adventure. I am writing down all ideas that are doable and your shower is great. Thanks.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Awesome, I still use it and it works well!

[@PrivatelyHanging]

Thanks my man, I've been thinking about how to do this and you've knocked it out of the park. Fantastic build!

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thanks for the kind words 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@latamorewilliams6443]

You’re a GENIUS 🤝💯💯💯💯💯❤️❤️❤️🤝! Thank you

[@maribelaguilar7270]

Fantastic thank you so much for taking the time to do this video

[@cliftonsnider1520]

Thank you very much. Heading outside to get started right now.

[@PowerGearPerformance]

The outside metal support grid enables you to spray close cell foam to insulate in summer/winter. Grade/sand to the metal to represent a smooth exterior. Lay some fiberglass on and you're complete. Add teak flooring strips and a compost toilet. Key thing, keep it in two sections for mobility

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Great ideas. The ideas are endless. I love hearing new ways to make these things useful! 👌🏽

[@ceefiveceefive]

Excellent idea! I was thinking of the same.

[@howardhackett8840]

Cool design

[@billparsons7732]

Thank you for taking the time to put this video together.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you for the kind words 🙏🏻

[@Eyes2theSkies]

Thank you for sharing this knowledge with us. I appreciate your work and skills.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you for the kind words Gloria 🙏🏻

[@michaelbrunner1366]

Best and easiest to follow. Doing one for deer camp shower. Would like to see your finished product.

[@michaelfrench343]

Awesome video I like the detail instructions very easy to understand great job.

[@stormmountain2521]

Great idea good execution. Thinking like that I think will bring you much success.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you for your kind words 🙏🏻

[@ralphuribe8211]

Great way to explain each step. Owesome! I've been wanting to build one of those in my ranch. Thanks..

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Good luck on your build!! 👌🏼

[@seanlupardus2907]

Well, that was pretty dern cool if do say so. Great idea, especially for off grid. Thinking you may even get away with putting a plastic 55 gallon barrel on top for water storage. Gravity feed the whole set up. I like it a lot....

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thanks Sean! A gravity feed barrel would work well as long as you can support the weight of the barrel! I have used a shower head that is for low pressure water use and it seems to work well!

[@dougscott2408]

Love it... would love to see if you needed to seal between the two totes... some strips of plastic could also be used as a stop so the doors won't swing too far in... there are some plastic welding tools that may be interesting to work with, along with hot staples or silicone caulking...would love to see the drain... love the splitter to make the water combiner. A torch may also finish up the edges of the plastic also... it may warm the plastic enough to bend and secure the side plastic to fill the holes without those other pieces... I guess being outdoors a little leak is nothing too big with the cable tie holes ;-) ingenious!!

[@gilldavis2015]

Awesome job. Looking to build a similar thing for our block in Western Australia as we are living in our shed 👍😁

[@ballaghbotanicals]

Fantastic design and inspiring

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you for the kind words 🙏🏻

[@ballaghbotanicals]

@@jacelandadventures1523 I am literally picking two up today - genuine solution for me! 💡moment when I saw your explanation. So simple ( going to use a black one though as it’s cool AF) 🍿

[@jacelandadventures1523]

saebe I completely understand, I have three more to make for my place! I plan on changing the design just a little different to see if it works as well! I will also make a video of that build too! Again thanks for the kind words! 💯

[@ballaghbotanicals]

@@jacelandadventures1523 it works for a compost toilet also I suspect - seat and bucket (not a long drop style) cheap but waterproof! Possibly, maybe add a long drop into another IBC - you got me thinking! 🤜🧠

[@jacelandadventures1523]

saebe dogs houses, Aquaponics tanks, dry storage, composting port-o-potties! For the price you can’t beat it! You’ve got me thinking now! 🤔🤔🤔

[@yiannielamb3602]

Well explained and shown - thank you.🙏

[@Crus0e]

Really cool build! Greetings from italy

[@jacelandadventures1523]

I appreciate your kind words! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@xgymratx]

Im gonna try this and as far as "plumbing" goes i will mount a solar camp shower on top and feed hose in and let gravity work Or maybe i build black pvc heat collector and pressurize with bike pump Depends how fancy i wanna get

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Check out this video, I think it is as easy as it gets to heat water kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpWlanqae5JkbqM

[@jacelandadventures1523]

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[@media140]

nice, really cool and *very* helpful. thank you!

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you for the kind words

[@PowerGearPerformance]

Creative as hell. Salute!

[@geardog1982]

Awesome! Looks great buddy, good job

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you sir 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@fezbahi2249]

Looks good. Thank you for the share

[@carolewarner101]

Such a great solution!

[@jacelandadventures1523]

It definitely works well!

[@bonniehowell6604]

Love your system.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@WayneSearles]

Very neat. If you had a third tank, you could cut off the top and the bottom, leaving a height of maybe 6 to 10 inches in for each one, and somehow connect them together making a small tank to sit on top to store water in. The sun can heat that water stored on top which can be used to shower instead of connecting a hose.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

I think it could work!

[@WayneSearles]

@@jacelandadventures1523 All in all, like others mentioned< great video without music, your narrating was awesome, leaving nothing unexplained. You made it easy for everyone to understand. That is a huge plus. Keep up the great video's! Also, thanks for sharing this.

[@racecruiser]

The cage has been cut and lost all its stability. You don't want to put another IBC on Top, fill it with water and then take a shower under hundreds of pounds resting on a fragile structure...

[@beereh4908]

Good video thank you. Next time you should say what the purple stuff was in the tote., hope it was cleaner. I like the long way to enter you did.

[@rhondajackson3980]

Amazing. Perfect for a tiny house

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Exactly 😀

[@UlfarArnarson]

Thanks for the video and instructions.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you sir 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@LostInWestTexas]

This is exactly what I needed, thank you!

[@johnfitbyfaithnet]

Nice work

[@bras9646]

The man has some skills. ;-)

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@DrHealthylLiving]

I loved your video, thanks for your info.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you for your kind words! 🙏🏻

[@terranceyeo3087]

good idea a bit of camo net job done, next you can do the same for a toilet using shower water for flushing toilet, going into ibc septic tank

[@jacelandadventures1523]

The flushing toilet IBC is great idea! But for septic I’d go with the plastic 55 gallon one because of the strength. The IBC plastic is weak and could possibly collapse under a dirt load. I won’t rule it out and say it’s not possible cause it is possible!

[@jilliantrager6720]

I re used the screws from the disassembly of the pallet cage Nice work in re-using the door material

[@jacelandadventures1523]

No need to waste it right!

[@angelahottel5013]

😮👍💪Vielen Lieben Dank

[@G512-r7i]

Cages are amazing structures canvas make a good wrap the tanks are good conservancy tanks

[@scook9783]

Very cool

[@jacelandadventures1523]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@kevindulong6720]

was a great idea you probably could make a outside out house for a camp or something but ya that was a great idea.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Yes a little outdoor covered structure with the shower inside it, for sure!

[@pierremillinge4564]

Very nice.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@jasonperry70]

Nice video. Thank you

[@steveraman4562]

excellent keep it going

[@jacelandadventures1523]

🤘🏼😎🤘🏼

[@StevieKoolRoots]

[• Dude!!!🎉🫡🙏😎👍💗🙌•]

[@videosrfun4me189]

If you use a tote that is a 325 gallon tote (They are 6 inches taller than the 275 tote) you can cut off one metal bar leaving the taller totes plastic extending down an extra 6 inches.. Use this extra 6 inches to extend downwards over the outer edge of the 275 tote just like a lap siding on your house. rain water with flow over the outside edges of the lower tote.

[@videosrfun4me189]

another thing I forgot to mention is that when you put the 325 tote on top of the 275 tote you flip the 325 upside down leaving the forklift base ON TOP.. this forms a ridge so you can place a smaller third tank on top for solar heating water to shower or wash up with. you can mount a small solar panel with a solar DC powered water pump on it to fill top tank .. good luck.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

videosrfun4me189 love it sounds perfect! Sometime or another I have three more to make, I’m thinking of making them somewhat different maybe hinging the two together for opening them up and making them more accessible for cleaning! I wish I had the 300’s or even the 330’s at the time I could only get the 275’s! Thanks for the input I definitely would like to do one that over lapse just as you said! 🤘🏼

[@marcushennings9513]

Um, uh but still a bit cramped for two.

[@xgymratx]

@@marcushennings9513 i dont think this intended to be a romantic shower just a one person shower Also....the big one on top would make a nice little shelf for shampoo and soap

[@josephmtavilalo5087]

Nice video keep it up man.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you for the kind words 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@spookgriffith2892]

Very Good

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@oliverscorsim]

Try a stepped drill for your corners works great

[@lordrussell666]

Cool I had the same idea

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Nice!

[@russellfleming7427]

Ok now that's good

[@jacelandadventures1523]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@untamedfeast]

Fun project. Myself?...heat a tank of water on a fire, hook up a hose with a shower head on a tree trunk...enjoy nature.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

I’ve created a wood burning hot water heater many years ago it worked very well! I need to make another and show how I did it. I’ve been meaning to get around to doing this soon!

[@costinmarin4164]

Nice!

[@johnosman8971]

Heat the plastic with a blow dryer to where it will bend into the shapes you need to cover those “dip” area holes, … convenient build, and I am going yo make a “pool” for my self to take a nice dip when it gets super hot outside, … adding the shower knobs to the backside, & then placing the drain at the rear corner would be a plus, … adding some of those plastic strips as shelves to hold rags, towels on the outside, & shampoo, conditioner, and soap would also be an easy build, … one just needs to see the build in his/her mind, and apply common sense, and WAHLAHH!!! A shower, tub, pool, for playtime, of in creating a garden area fed with the water from the skies, … can be fun as well as profitable too, … all types of uses from the “totes” markets, … I’d love to find some a bit larger than your shower project, .. but a bit of ingenuity can create pretty much anything needed to work as an overnight shelter if one is say hiking the Appalachian trail, or anywhere that there might be a need for shelter from the weather, or wild animals, … as long as they cannot get to you, lmbo!!!

[@Alladin-n5j]

Reciprocating saw to cut metal and plastic tank

[@razorbackfan2011]

Got mine for 25.00 apiece, I have a few. Seen tractor supply had some of these for sale and they have 389.00 dollars on them... my jaw took hours to get picked up off the floor.

[@crazgirl80]

Jay could I get the measurements for the shower. We need to replace two showers in my daughters mobile home. She is 5 feet and 10 inches tall. I need the inside measurements. We just don't have the money at current time to do a full remodel.

[@blackthornknives]

VERY cool!

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Thank you sir ! 🙏🏻

[@crushedrgb]

Nice job man! Where the heck are you? BF Egypt?

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Kim Schneider Tennesee USA

[@richardspence3447]

Awesome

[@akespt]

My husbands solution to the gap us using a heat gun to re-shape the plastic.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Nice! I will see if I can get the same results. Thanks for sharing, I knew someone somewhere would have a solution!

[@akespt]

I spoke too soon. I don't think it worked very well. I'm going to patch in with plastic and home made sugru.

[@dimashbox]

What a nice outdoor shower! Based on this design, is it possible to install a sun-heated water tank on top of the enclosure? I guess in that case the other tote base (pallet) shouldn't be removed, right?

[@jacelandadventures1523]

That’s a good question. On top if you were to put anything directly on the plastic, if your thing is heavy, it would colapse the plastic. If you built say a framed out deck that fit over the metal, all the way around you could put some weight on it! The totes are designed to stack on top of each other when they have the pallet attached, so the deck you build could double as a pallet, yet most likely stronger, should work! I hope that answered your question!

[@rachelcampbell5258]

Do you think i could put a drain in the bottom of one of these and use it in a basement of a house

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Rachel Campbell you could attach a drain to the lower exit valve for sure!

[@SamKing-h8p]

Is it going too fast can I see what you doing

[@jimharristreeclimber2914]

What is the part called you hook the shower head and hoses to?

[@der0ng]

Cool build and informative but the cost of a used IBC is ard $200 in my area. Definitely cheaper to use a portable shower tent.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

I would agree on that! Here where I’m at they were cheap Cheap!

[@untamedfeast]

Yeah, same 150 -250 in AB. Clawfoot tub in the cabin with wood stove plumber hot water tank, or shower outside in the summer.

[@HighRoadGaetano]

Had you considered eliminating the inside edge but cutting it off both tanks, then sliding the upper tank into the lower? You lose some height but maybe get a flat wall.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

I had considered that and it will most likely work. I went that way just for height. The next one I build I would like to get rid of the ledge and seal the two together! Not sure how yet

[@sknerl]

What if you eliminated all but about an inch lip so you can sandwich sealant between the two? Just enough to make contact, but not enough to really notice? I’m thinking about using this idea as an outhouse which is why I ended up finding your video. It’s so helpful to visualize it before doing it. The width on your door looks around 28”. Would that be near accurate? I’m hoping for 30” so I can use a screen door, but it is what it is I suppose. I’m doing a bathroom remodel so I’m plumbing to my outdoor septic intake. I have a previous toilet and figure water intake from spigot. A nice build. Thanks for sharing.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

@@sknerl I will have to check on the door width, I can not remember off the top of my head!

[@CampervanKevin]

How tall of a person can use the shower ?

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Campervan Kevin The height on the inside is 6’ 7” at the corners, 6’ 4” after the plastic sags a bit toward the middle. I am 6’ 2” and it works just fine for me. The 275 gallon totes give you this height but if you were to use 300 gallon totes the height would be substantially better! At the time I purchased the totes 275 is all the guy had. I would not go any smaller than 275 gallon, the 250 gallon would be substantially smaller and guy my size and would not fit well!

[@Randomactivities2.0]

Epic

[@terrytekani5392]

Nice

[@jacelandadventures1523]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@kaylawhite2503]

great work! what do you use to clean the shower?

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Kayla White such a good question! I found that one part water to one part bleach in a spray bottle works perfect! But I’m sure you could use any combination of cleaners! What tends to grow is algae from the sun and water trapped on the inside! I hope this helps answer your question! I plan on making a much more detailed version and video real soon ! Be on the look out 👀

[@tariknayaflm3244]

from 2022 , great udea, the shower what you build with tcb of water, is steel there, are you use it? plz tell us

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Yes it still works and I still use it!

[@jeremyhuddleston6107]

Great video except you start out speaking at a good volume but by the end I can't hear you.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

I know 😳 every time I watch I say that! It was one of my first how to videos. I plan on trying to add another overlay track through KZbin editor. Thanx for commenting

[@LampWaters]

Maybe that lip inside make a plexi glass shelf?

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Possibly yes

[@moneygivemenowplease]

I want to put that 6 inches underground for a hideout bunker is that possible?

[@browndarlene2863]

That’s IS Very Different I Like IT💯✌️👩🏿‍🦰

[@monicajutras4324]

do you need to stop these tanks from freezing when filled with water?

[@jacelandadventures1523]

it depends on how cold from the freezing temp you are and how long it's gonna stay frozen. That is just the tanks filled with water. after being made a shower then the water supply lines will be the only thing you would need to worry about.

[@ceefiveceefive]

You can use heat tape & wrap it around all the water lines. Follow that by wrapping aluminum foil around the water lines & then insulate them with wrap around foam. The wrap around foam can be pipe insulation or as simple as a pool noodle.

[@charlenetobola3446]

Video won't load content???? All other you tube do.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Not sure why, but this question has been asked before 🤷🏽

[@Capozzi3]

Do you think that it would be too flimsy without the cage? Im thinking of using the plastic tank to make an inddor shower for a camper van.

[@jacelandadventures1523]

Yes it is flimsy without the cage! I had to drill extra holes in the side of the plastic that lined up with the cage and installed a few zip ties in a few places to keep it from settling down from having no support. If it is left outside water can build up on the top and cause it to sag! But not after adding the cable ties! You could have another support system built to help hold it up and not use the cage! 🤔 you have to do some thinking to make it work in a camper van. It’s because the gap that it naturally creates because the tanks aren’t perfectly square that makes them great for a outdoor setup.

[@sknerl]

I get what you’re thinking. Yes, it’s too flimsy, but you don’t need the cage if you already have walls. You must be willing to build it out and think of it like a durable lining for tubs and showers...

[@drew042682]

Great Video! Can you throw a link to the plastic painters tool you use?

[@jacelandadventures1523]

www.lowes.com/pd/Marshalltown-QLT-soft-grip-paint-scrapers-1-5-in-2-EdgePaint-Scraper-Blade/5001376153?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-bdm-_-bng-_-PLA_BDM_210_Concrete-Block-_-5001376153-_-Online-_-0-_-0&ds_rl=1286981&msclkid=64fb8041d34d1921f1cce21330d62a8a&gclid=64fb8041d34d1921f1cce21330d62a8a&gclsrc=3p.ds

[@jacelandadventures1523]

This is the kind that I used! There are other types