Well, there is no room in a Land Rover for a shower, (or a Loo for that matter) so what is the solution?
An Alu-Cab Shower Cube………………of course!
You may recall that I fitted an All-Cab 270 degree awning last year, which is a brilliant piece of kit. I have used it all Winter, keeping me dry when working in the car in all weathers.
Well, the Shower Cube works on a similar principle. It is mounted to the base of the Alu-Cab roof, two aluminium arms fold out and the fabric drops down to form the cube – all in less than 2 minutes.
As I have said before this type of working is all about thinking three steps ahead (at least). I wanted to fit steel a cabinet just inside the rear door of the truck, so the shower cube had to go on now, else I would loose access to fit it.
Bearing in mind that this was during lock down, a search on the internet found and total of “none” for sale. I purchased the main awning from Tuff-Trek and they were showing no stock.
I rang Dara at Tuff Trek to see when stock from South Africa would be available; after a pause I was informed that they one remaining in the warehouse – SOLD.
They also had the Storm Gutter for the 270 Degree Awning in stock. This fits between the rear door and the edge of the Awning and prevents water from falling between the two and running down your neck!
The Cube arrived very quickly and after the debacle of fitting the 270 Awning, I sat down with the instructions – same process so easy? – Well it would have been if they had sent the correct brackets.
Another call to Tuff Trek was disappointing as they had no stock, but would try to source some. I had little hope as I knew that Alu-Cab in South Africa had been shut during the Pandemic. For once good news, Dara called back to say that they had found a set in South Africa and they were on their way. They were with me within 10 days and Tuff Trek arranged to pick up the incorrect brackets – Great Service!
And yes. fitting was easy. With the help of my dad we marked the position of the brackets, avoiding the supporting struts inside the Alu-Cab roof and bolted then into place.
That done it was a simple matter to attach the Cube to the brackets.
Then open up the Cube………………….
The only drawback I guess is that it does not have a roof, not great for using the Loo in the rain, but an Umbrella will serve the purpose.
Note the extra piece of cargo rail slightly lower down for the loo roll and shower gel……what did I say about forward thinking!
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