Equipment Details

Manufacturer: ZODI
Brand: Zodi
Product features:

Shower Enclosure
684805010633
Limited 1 year warranty.

Sports reviews of Zodi Shower Enclosure

Customer Review: The Most Spacious and Simple To Set Up Outdoor Shower
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars

(See recent updates at the end of this review)

This is a great product, far outshining every other outdoor shower enclosure that I'm aware of. It's not perfect, but nearly so. We paired it with an Eccotemp L5, a liquid propane-powered, tankless,on-demand, hot water heater that is fed from a garden hose. The two of them together make for a delightfully hot shower when we're camping or out in the yard.

It's designed much like a modern tent, with two flexible & collapsible poles that get bent into shape and are retained by the enclosure's medium-duty plastic-coated nylon fabric. It sets up and tears down quickly. Packed up, it's compact, lightweight, and fits into a supplied nylon sleeve.

It's 4-feet on a side, and more than 5-feet across the diagonals. That's very spacious!

The walls are high enough so that you can look out, but everything from the neck down is shielded from public view. The bottom of the walls are around 6-inches off the ground -- if anyone were interested, they could see your feet.

There are three mesh pockets sewn into the inside top corners of the enclosure. They're great for holding soap, shampoo and other sundries.

It also comes with a ground cloth, to keep the mud out. When it's set up on grass or on a deck, we don't use it.

The current model is black, not the blue-green shown in the picture.

What could be improved?

The section of the wall fabric that functions as the door is stitched to the rest of the fabric at the top and bottom only, and has a velcro closure in the middle. To get in, you open the center velcro closure, bend down and slip through the slit between the top and bottom stitching. That's awkward at best.

To improve that, we sliced the stitching at the top of the "door" and installed more velcro instead. So now the "door" opens fully, from the top all the way down to the still-stitched bottom edge. We step over that, into the enclosure, and then join the two nicely secure velcro closures. Much better!

We found the Zodi for around $90 shipped. The water heater was around $100. Adding a few plumbing fixtures from Home Depot cost us another $20. And to provide a bit of luxury, we added one of those outdoor wood shower platforms with a built-in faucet, for another $100. (Throw away the shower head from these things -- they're awful. The one that comes with the Eccotemp L5 is great.)

For a little over $300 we had ourselves a very enjoyable and pleasant addition to our Summer.

Recommended!

[Update 8/21/09: After being set up continuously on our deck for two months, one of the collapsible support poles fractured and broke. We called Zodi and they sent us a new one under warranty. Then two weeks later the other pole fractured and broke. We called Zodi and they sent us a second new one under warranty. Let's see how long these new poles last.]

[Update 4/25/10: We replaced both collapsible poles and still had problems with the poles fracturing every few weeks. I think that we can safely say that if you plan to set this shower enclosure up and keep it up, the poles will break after only a few months. Perhaps if you use it for a few days and then put it away, and then do it again, it will last for years.

Since we like to keep this shower enclosure up for the entire Summer, we plan to erect an aluminum pole frame for the enclosure. We will discard the collapsible fiberglass poles.]

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Description of Zodi Shower Enclosure

Zodi Shower Enclosure. The Zodi Shower Shelter is HUGE... almost 4' wide per side! Most enclosures like this are tepee shaped and get smaller near the shoulders. Not the Zodi Hut! Infact the Zodi Hut is almost 6' high from edge to edge. The door is overlapped and springs shut automatically (without zippers that gum up with mud). This Privacy Enclosure works great for showering, bathrooms and changing clothes in private. Oversized detachable floor keeps you clear of mud and dirt. Industrial quality with professional rated components. The Zodi Hut is the best portable shower enclosure available: Self supporting enclosure, sets up anywhere; Coated nylon sides for extra waterproof durability; Corner straps secure enclosure on sand with rocks, water jugs or pegs; Includes oversized detachable floor to keep clear of mud and dirt; Oversized storage bag for easy storage and transport; 4 oversized mesh pockets for soap, shampoo and other needs Just 8 lbs.; Please Note: This item is shipped directly from the factory. Please allow an extra 2-4 weeks for delivery. Sorry, no express shipping available. We are unable to ship factory direct items to Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Puerto Rico or APO or FPO addresses. Zodi Shower Enclosure