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I wanted to be able to carry a reasonable amount of fresh water.

I had most of the components, so I thought I'd re-work the water system.

The silver upright tank is a Teal 12V hot water heater, normally the tip-up sink is mounted to it.

I had to cut a large hole in the door to fit the sink bowl.

Alas it was a case of make a big hole, then try and make it tidy with not too many sharp edges.

I managed to get the water pipe from the hot-water through the standard Isuzu trunking into the door.

A washer pump is used to pump the hot water, micro-switched from the tap.

Glass fibre was chosen the seal up the edges, and give a wipe down, and waterproof finish.

I laid down some card and tape to give a shape to work to.

A layer of mat, a layer of tissue and plenty of resin gives the recess some shape.

 

Tidy it all up with a quick rub-down and a lick of paint.

Mount the bowl on its hinge

Finish it all off with a couple of soap bottles, one for the dishes, the other for my sticky kids.

Fold it all up and the door closes - much to my relief

Not a bad use for otherwise wasted space.

To feed the cold tap, I bent up a tubular frame to take a 20litre NATO water can.
I've reworked the lid, so a submersible pump fits inside the can.

A quick release connector for the wiring, and airline connectors allow the can to be removed easily for re-filling.

One unforeseen thing, I can undo the PCL connector, and operate the cold tap, and the little pump will spray water 30'.

Maybe a shower will be next !!

© Andrew Marshallsay 2009