We used one of the Oxygenics heads in our last RV for several years. They are very popular with the RV community. They use about half the water yet have a really nice flow (they are not a mister style).

Any variety of on/off and mixer valves can be added to your system wherever they make sense for you. An important part for any shower system is a good quality and really flexible hose. Many of the hoses that come with shower heads (and most in the RV industry) are really cheap and stiff.

Here are the head and hose we used and were exceedingly happy with. We're planning to used the same in our van:

Shower heard: https://a.co/d/0BaSkZt
Hose: https://a.co/d/3nOCfCS

 

Thank you. The shower head looks like it can rotate. Great!

We have went thru a couple of shower wands all similar to this (1.8GPM) ~$20 with on off switch, has worked quite well. Minimal investment and easy to replace.
You mentioned a mixing valve, we installed a Ambassador Marine Aidack Hot/Cold Shut Off Valve/Mixer and secured to a 5"x7" mounting plate. To connect the shower hose to the wall, use a Colder quick disconnect, these are self sealing so can be disconnected under pressure with no water leak. Then duplicated the setup for the outdoor shower.
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I like your mixer valve. It's small and functional. I was excited when I read about the shower wands. I have seen them under a few different names. It was confusing reading the review where people were extremely happy with them and then a few where the shower head disintegrated for one thing or another. Glad to hear that they work.

Tried a handful of heads and mounts and then added disconnects.

• Happy with this shower head (with full shut-off button). I hate the low-flow things; this is a good compromise.
• Swapped for this hose. Can't remember if it was because it was longer or just seemed nicer.
• Didn't find a mount bracket that was fantastic. But using this one since it changes angles.
• Using these quick connects so the shower head and hose don't bang around while driving AND to connect the same head to our outdoor shower as well as the indoor shower.
• Also using this shower caddy / shelf both inside and out for holding shower goods. Stick the shower head in it and wrap it up into a drawer when driving.

Thanks for fixing the post. I had started one under a wrong account. I like your mount bracket and had never thought of quick disconnects....good idea. I was wondering what to do about shower caddys. Those are better that permanently attaching them to the wall. Thank you.

 

+1 on the Oxygenics with a generic Amazon on off valve attached. I got the valve that shuts off 100%. Some of them dribble water when closed so the water in the hose stays warm.

 

I belive one of the reasons for the on/off valves that dribble water is to let you know that the hose is under pressure. Otherwise you may forget and not turn it off at the mixer.

Those hoses are not meant to be under pressure for long periods of time as they have really thin walls (probably what makes them so flexible).

 

Yet another vote for Oxygenics. It provides such a good spray, I also use one in my home where water usage is not as critical as in the van shower. Sometimes the shower head/wand will fall from the wall mount when on a bumpy road, so I often leave it on the van shower floor when driving.

 

Tried a handful of heads and mounts and then added disconnects.

• Happy with this shower head (with full shut-off button). I hate the low-flow things; this is a good compromise.
• Swapped for this hose. Can't remember if it was because it was longer or just seemed nicer.
• Didn't find a mount bracket that was fantastic. But using this one since it changes angles.
• Using these quick connects so the shower head and hose don't bang around while driving AND to connect the same head to our outdoor shower as well as the indoor shower.
• Also using this shower caddy / shelf both inside and out for holding shower goods. Stick the shower head in it and wrap it up into a drawer when driving.

 

We have went thru a couple of shower wands all similar to this (1.8GPM) ~$20 with on off switch, has worked quite well. Minimal investment and easy to replace.
You mentioned a mixing valve, we installed a Ambassador Marine Aidack Hot/Cold Shut Off Valve/Mixer and secured to a 5"x7" mounting plate. To connect the shower hose to the wall, use a Colder quick disconnect, these are self sealing so can be disconnected under pressure with no water leak. Then duplicated the setup for the outdoor shower.

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Our shower head is similar to the one @gregoryx linked. I don’t like it as the sliding shutoff is hard to use with wet hands; it slides parallel to the length of the unit and my wet thumb usually slides over it rather than moving it unless I’m very deliberate. That may be a brand specific issue, but I’ve actually been looking for something with a trigger or push button.

 

We're trying out the High Sierra Showerheads 1.25gpm model - we have it installed and tested but haven't taken a real shower with it yet.

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Really like the setup you detailed (and nice work on what we can see of the rest of the van!). Couldn't tell from the link to the Colder disconnect whether that piece is all you need (or maybe the purchase includes both the male & female parts of the connection)?

 

For the Colder disconnect setup a female for the wand hose and a male for the shitoof panel mount.
Here a a few pictures to see the installation when I swapped out the temp panel for the final bamboo plywood panel shown in the original post. For the panel mount I needed a small portion of nylon braided hose; it has held up with no issues.