Synergy Suspension Portable Shower Kit

131 1302 01 Dirt Bath Showering From Your Jeep

Everyone has their own level of comfort. Some of us don’t mind the grit and grime of a week in the dirt four-wheeling, and others wouldn’t mind a warm rinse at the end of a dusty day. Synergy Suspension has just introduced a solution for those looking for a hint of comfort on their next wheeling trip: the Sit, Shower, and Shave mobile shower kit.

This underhood shower system uses your engine’s hot radiator coolant to heat clean water through a heat exchanger. This water is pumped to a handheld shower head, allowing you to spray off the dust of a long day on the trail.

We recently spent a long weekend on the infamous Rubicon trail, and Synergy was there showing off the shower and how you can take stream water, heat it up, and have the luxury of a shower out in the dirt.

Here is the premise behind the onboard shower system. An inline pump sucks water from a source (stream, pond, or horse trough), filters it, heats it via a heat exchanger, and sprays it on the bather. The pump is run off the battery or cigar lighter, and the vehicle’s engine must be running to power the whole system and heat the water.
Here is the premise behind the onboard shower system. An inline pump sucks water from a so
On this ’12 Jeep Wrangler a small section of heater hose is removed and replaced with two hoses. This is the return line from the cabin heater core. One of the new hoses runs to the heat exchanger; the other is a return from the heat exchanger to the engine. The antifreeze coolant never mixes with the water you shower with.
On this ’12 Jeep Wrangler a small section of heater hose is removed and replaced with two
The heat exchanger is a small water-to-water radiator where the hot engine coolant transfers heat to the water you are bathing with. The exchanger is mounted on the firewall of the Jeep but can be mounted anywhere as long as the hoses can be plumbed inline from the engine to the heater core.
The heat exchanger is a small water-to-water radiator where the hot engine coolant transfe

The two hoses have quick-release fittings, one from the pump and the other to the shower head. The heat exchanger needs to be mounted somewhere it can be easily accessed for attaching the hoses, but also outside the vehicle interior so any spilled water won’t make a mess.
The two hoses have quick-release fittings, one from the pump and the other to the shower h
A small 12-volt pump is run off the cigar lighter or directly from the battery. The max draw of 7 amps isn’t bad on a cigar lighter as long as your showers are short. A long bather may want to wire it directly to the battery with big alligator clips.
A small 12-volt pump is run off the cigar lighter or directly from the battery. The max dr
A small inline filter from the water source to the pump can be cleaned should you suck up gravel or grit.
A small inline filter from the water source to the pump can be cleaned should you suck up

A larger filter at the end of the feed hose will keep fish, frogs, and water moccasins out of your shower. The shower can be used with saltwater, but will not filter out the salt and should be rinsed with clean water after prolonged use.
A larger filter at the end of the feed hose will keep fish, frogs, and water moccasins out
The handheld shower head has a simple trigger to activate the spray. Temperature can be adjusted by turning on the in-cabin heater and/or revving up or shutting off the engine to let the coolant heat up or cool down.
The handheld shower head has a simple trigger to activate the spray. Temperature can be ad
The kit packs into a 5-gallon bucket with a toilet seat lid so you can set it up as a backwoods outhouse. You’ll want to line the bucket with the special disposable waste bags included in the kit before use.
The kit packs into a 5-gallon bucket with a toilet seat lid so you can set it up as a back