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philpom
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# Posted: 14 Jan 2026 07:25pm
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While this was $45 it's a battery powered shower/sink faucet. Charges with USB. We originally used this for showers back in the day but it's great for when you need water outside somewhere and the hose won't reach. Fill a 5 gallon bucket with water, drop the submersible pump in and instantly you have a kitchen sink or outdoor shower. Works great for cleanup etc.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 14 Jan 2026 07:44pm
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Think I have an old Coleman branded one similar that runs of a 4xD bat pack. Wonder where I stashed that....
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philpom
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# Posted: 14 Jan 2026 08:35pm
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Quoting: gcrank1 Think I have an old Coleman branded one similar that runs of a 4xD bat pack. Wonder where I stashed that....
While that would be handy, D batteries or any alkaline battery are expensive one use items. Rechargeable changes many things in the world. I'm at a point where I seek out items that use 18650 lithium rechargeable batteries. They have a high capacity, recharge fast, and can go through thousands of cycles before they wear out.
I do like my old Coleman gear though 
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 14 Jan 2026 10:41pm
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Yeah, I love my rechargeable lithium bats, but the shower unit is/was far from a 'one time use', after all, it isn't the kind of thing you take Lonnggg showers with, just a wet down, soap up and rinse off. A 2.5 gal bucket of sun heated water was enough for the two of us to do a refreshing clean up.
And I buy the cheap bats at the Dollar Store  ; the Heavy Duty's work quite well.
That said Im thinking it wouldnt be a hard thing to wire that D cell bat box up to a small 12v LFP bat (like the emergency light over doors thing) and supercharge the pump  (like Tim the Toolman Taylor, lol)
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