So often you’re out on the trail, or at the camp site, and need to clean your self or something off. Sure, you can use your water jug or water bottles to clean up, but why not have some pressure behind it. Spray that mud off your shoes, spray off some camp ware after eating, or even a quick shower. I had seen different variations of this floating around the internet, all end up with pumping air into the container and spraying it out. I chose this method mainly due to its simplicity.
I found this Scepter water can at a local military surplus store, exactly what I needed. I did cut off the lid retainer ring and the main spout flush with the top. All the hardware was found at Lowes, except for the shrader valve I picked up at Discount Tire. Everything shown was used except for the rubber washers, which when assembling found out that they were too thick. I will get some thinner ones, but for testing, the parts seal fine.
A few shots assembling the lid. Along with the above parts, an 18″ long piece of PVC piping is needed. Below shows it attached to the underside of the lid.
How it looks assembled.
I picked up a short section of cheap hose and the cheapest nozzle they had. Now I know it all works, I will spring for a better spray nozzle. I was getting a descent 25ft stream of water. With a better nozzle I hope to get a better wide spray. As you can see in the video below, the can does bulge quite a bit when pressurizing. I was reading about 10 psi on my gauge, and thats what I felt looked comfortable. I have read some people go up to 25 psi, but I wasn’t comfortable going that high. Also the amount of water in the can will vary that pressure.
I am very pleased with this setup. Very simple to build. I ended up using it to wash out my fridge shortly after. Looking forward to more uses.
