I will likely NEVER ever build a shower house myself, but I just spent 26 minutes watching a man build one for himself. And, I do not regret it for 1 second. Thanks, Dave!

Did anyone else find it extremely satisfying watching the wall be pulled to square using a turnbuckle?

I'm in the middle of building a small cabin out of dimensional lumber, and I come back to this video (and the small cabin anyone can afford) all the time. You demonstrate things very clearly, simply, and effectively. Your videos have easily saved me dozens of hours trying to figure things out.

First time I've seen your videos. This is the third I've watched tonight and have been absolutely fascinated. You'd think a 77 year old lady would have something better to do with her time, but I've been glued to this 'puter for several hours now and enjoyed every minute. I found myself thinking that men like you will survive while many white collar university educated people will not be so fortunate. I have a nephew that has an extremely high IQ, but he refused to go to college because he wanted to work with his hands and not sit in an office all day playing "nice" with the suits as he "climbed the ladder" of success in the business world. Fortunately his grandpa and father taught him the building trades and he's happy as the proverbial clam. Thanks for sharing your projects with us. I'll be watching more.

Holy crap. The reason I haven't built my shed is my lack of "math and geometry" knowledge. No idea how to make rafters, until right now. I really appreciate what to you must've seemed like a throwaway tip. Thanks.

I learned more in 26min than I thought. You sir are one great American. Thanks for the vid. Subbed for more projects.

I love this. I'm a 60 year old woman, off grid and about to learn how to build by making a shower room like this 😂😂😂 wish me luck Dave 😊

Wow, that's one slick rafter tip. I'll be using that tip.

I love watching all the little helper boards and stuff to assist while working alone. So fun watching a build when the person knows what they are doing. You make it look so easy. I also love the way you teach as you go. That shower is awesome. Thanks for taking us along.

That's pretty fly for a concrete guy. No wide angle required. That's about as much as Dave as I need to see. Cheers and fantastic square built bath house.

That was amazing. When I was a kid my parents bought an off grid cabin(dilapidated shack) no electric no water . Only propane bottle for stove and a wood burning stove. We added a room for extra beds and built a toilet room which we used a bucket commode. We washed up in a sink with boiled water. This was the early 80s. I always thought as a kid there was a way to do a shower. Never could figure out a way except a solar camping bag shower but as an 8 year old no one took me seriously. I devised a hanging gravity driven bucket that dropped water into a larger bucket on floor and I boiled water poured into hanging bucket with a mix of cold water and that was my off grid shower. My family laughed at it as they couldn’t fit under it only me. I thought I was a genius for doing that by watching how you did your shower set up I think that’s totally genius I wish we could’ve found one of those buckets with the pump handle along time ago that would’ve saved us a lot of aggravation and kept us all smelling fresh as daisies because two weeks in the summer up in a cabin in the White Mountains you tend to get very swampy. Thx for the amazing idea

You and your wife have truly helped my husband and I to envision the projects we need to do on our land. We recently purchased 3 acres in the foothills of Georgia. I have been making a list of things we need to bring up there (We live in Florida) for our first over night. So far I need coffee, steak and A1. A cast iron pan too. I can't wait to build my outdoor shower room.

I've been in construction for about 4 years and I have to say I've even learned some tips from this video I'm super impressed great work.

Dude, that project was awesome! Your camera placement and coverage excellent., To the point and Not dull or boring. Hope to see more finish work and improvements to this. Thumbs up!

Ok the way he gets water pressure blew my mind. Creative and hilarious yet it works. Dang the best 26 minutes I've spent in ages on UKposts. Love your videos that I've watched so far.

This is truly my therapy! Can't wait to implement this on the land i bought!

Nice, only thing I would have added is insulation to make it a four-season shower house.

Great Video as always, thanks for the shot of your Osha approved house slippers and dad shorts. Now I don't feel awkward when I mow my yard. Great Video.

Making a bath house by hand in shorts and sandals. A man’s man.

My dad was a carpenter and a plumber and so I grew up doing that. It's a nice trip down memory lane to see some of this.

Dave that was an awesome build, and as always some great tips being shared along the way with easy to understand instruction. An all round terrific video :)

Enjoyed watching this! Awesome shower 😄

Another terrific project! Always fun watching you build things, Dave! Thanks for sharing!

I’m building my off grid home this spring , thank you so much for your time and awesome tips

Dave, I absolutely love your Alaskan cabin series. Been enjoying these since you started! Thank you for sharing.

Your pump shower reminds me of the form oil sprayers we used at the 2 structural concrete companies my brother and I owned in the late 90's to mid 2010's. And some people would say that is not nearly enough water for a shower. Well, if you take a Navy shower (30 seconds on, turn off, lather, 30 seconds rinse), it is more than enough. Especially, if you use a low flow high pressure shower nozzle. Served 20 years, 2 months, 28 days on submarines and aircraft carriers. MMC(SS) USN Ret.

Found your channel and have been binge watching your builds. Thanks for the content Dave and hope you have an awesome life.

Love watching you and your wife ❤️ love from Ohio

Dave this is a great training video on how to build an off grid shower, love the video keep them coming, Alaska is beautiful and the fishing is awesome.

I never heard of the turnbuckle before, very handy tool. 👍

I love watching you build things. So much to learn too, tricks and bits. Satisfying after it's done, and to know how it's done. great.. Thanks Dave

You gave me a great idea on how to build a shower for the shed we lived in after Hurricane Micheal. I’ve been wanting to add a tiny bathroom and kitchen area in or near that shed for a year but low funds and lack of ideas on how to do it has delayed my plans. THANKS for the ideas ! This is something I could do myself and definitely affordable! I’m 65 and learning a lot from you!!

You are a man of many talents Dave. Well done!!!

I love working alone and doing stuff by myself. Sometimes “figuring it out” as I go. There is a lot of satisfaction in that. However, I almost always look back and see something I should have done and go DANG MAN! I didn’t ...”, or “I should have done this, or that’. Or “Well, THAT was stupid”. I learned alot from your video my friend. Thanks.

Hope to see this room finished. Learned a lot

You and your wife are so amazing!!! Thank you for sharing your love of the outdoors and your unbelievable talent!!

You really do have alot of skills and do quality work. Enjoyed the video.

The wife's in the tribe will be happy now. Great Build.

I admire your precision and attention to details.

I've never been much of a builder, learning from you is easy. I have often wondered how in the world to put rafters up. The math most use gets my head hurting. Watching you put notches in those rafters was so easy. I now completely understand how to put on a roof. Thank you.

That was great I'm going to build one too. I live off-grid. A, I love it, what a way to live.

I lived off grid for 7 years then moved into town for two years, now going back. 12 volt power is wonderful, no bills, no kids, no barking dogs, just quiet: O, occasional genny noise.

Incredible ! I want to do that now. You and Brooke are just the... Ones we should strive to be like. Hugs to you both... I hope you are still well and making stuff. 🙏🤩👏

I so enjoy watching the careful construction of the different projects, great job.

love the ingenuity , always learning something with you

I love the simplicity of all of you designs if I may make a suggestion when you frame your walls as I'm building a house my sheathing extends past my wall approximately the depth of the box so I stand the wall up I can then attach the sheathing to the box this gives the wall a little more stability from wind lift I don't know if you experienced that in Alaska or not but here in Cape cod Massachusetts we have a lot of winlipped that can peel the plywood off your wall and sometimes take the wall right up your sheds thanks for listening Plymouth Rock

I never would have thought about that pump style setup, brilliant. Thanks.

Excellent video - thank you Dave for showing us every step of the way. I learnt a lot and not just about building the shower house!

You sir are amazing! Thank you for the time u take to make these videos

Great build! I love all your videos and learn something new each time. BTW, if you have a lot of metal to bend, using a hinged board to bend the metal (from underneath the metal sheet) with a 2x4 clamped down on top near the bend point would make it easier.

Hey dude, I loved the shower project! I always wondered about that part of the living off the grid. Thanks,I'm enjoying your diary, keep them coming!

You make it look so easy. I’m impressed. Thank you

that is the coolest Youve given me hope Big Tony

Freakin' awesome dude! Very practical approach you take to building stuff. I love to watch you think as you go. One thing we did in the Navy while showering at sea to conserve water was to get wet then shut the shower off, soap up then turn the shower back on and rinse...etc etc...just a thought to pass on so you don't run out of water with a head full of shampoo...otherwise, outstanding work!

thank you for sharing your approach - you inspire... love the turnbuckle trick!

What a brilliant idea! Well built too! Love it. Thanks for the vid!

Teflon tape tip: hold the roll so it doesn’t unwind the tape when you turn around the tread. That way you can manage how tight you apply the tape and don’t end up with a mess of to much Teflon tape.

That wonderful beautiful feel of hand hammering construction carpentry (no nailgun! Yay!). With a real 🔨!!

So very great. I am in awe of the creative way you built the kitchen. Thank you for sharing your story.

I love watching and learning man! Thanks for all the knowledge!

Nice job. I like the shower setup. Just goes to show you don't need power to take a shower.

Hey Dave, really enjoy your videos. I am re-watching this one again because I am trying to teach myself to install rafters. (I am getting ready to build my first cabin!) Just a quick question, with your technique for rafters, is it important to make sure that the overhang distance of the rafter is the same front and back? Any context for your trick using a board to scribe that rafter cutout would be super appreciated. Hope all's well! -Dan

I've been laid up for about a week due to an injury and I gotta say I really enjoy watching these one man builds! Very inspiring to heal up and get back to work. Also, something peaceful about hearing a hammer in the forest instead of a nail gun.

Love how you explain every detail. And…..the birch trees around you are gorgeous!

Creativity, ingenuity, well executed! An amazing video! Off grid living with a creature comfort of a shower would just make the whole experience so incredibly pleasant. So well done Dave!

Amazing! I would place a few windows for air and the view! Great pump system as well! Oh uh a bench for sitting after your shower and drying! What happened to the water does it just run into the ground or goes downhill?

AWESOME JOB DAVE! I learned a lot, and never thought about using a pump up sprayer for a shower! THANK YOU!

Thanks Dave. I’m having a problem now with getting a shower. This will really help.

Great build and video! Thank you. Being a newbe I have some very basic questions. Were your wall studs on 16" centers? The rafters, were they on 24" centers? What do you do with the drain water, do you have a drain pit, or just run out on the ground? How about the winter, what about the drain and drain lines, as well as feed lines in freezing weather? Why did you use two clear roof panels and two metal panels? It appeared you may have used a small section of metal panels underneath the clear panels points of attachment. Why did you choose to use metal underneath the clear panels? I wish I were near you to offer you another set of hands, I would love to learn more from you. Your videos are very helpful, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Just came over fromm The Girl In The Woods Channel Great Video!

I want to do a small lean to add on just like this one on to my tiny house for a little bedroom / sunroom. Thank you for the tutorial I watched it all the way through and we'll watch it again when I'm ready to build.

Learned so much in straightening frame and putting up siding alone..... thanks!

..a clean bushman is a happy bushman..lol.. great build..

That was great , thanks for sharing the info, I wish I would have done something like that on my place 👍

Terrific video! Always wondered how to build an offgrid shower. Brilliant!

Dave - awesome vids and thanks for the inspiration! Its great to see some initiative and the belief in yourself - you have. Good job.

At 10:58, why not allow your sheathing to overlap your decking and continue to your platform base for seam coverage?

Fantastic, how many minutes did 3 gals last for the shower!! Love it!

Love this channel. I’m about two second away from heading out into the woods with my chainsaw axe and knife. Thinking about it, living off grid is definitely not more “simple” than in a city. But it is more straightforward. You generally know what to do and can figure out how to do it. I prefer this

damn you used a pressure sprayer wow!!! kooooool man mixed with hot water now,s thats real smart!!!!

Tip: When you are installing any panels on an exterior wall that is on a raised foundation, such as yours, measure down from your Rim joist and floor decking. Once you have that measurement, allow your panels on your walls to overhang your bottom plate by the amount of that measurement. What that does is strengthens your wall as well as covers your rim joist with siding. Yes, you will have to rip a sheet of plywood or osb and secure it at the top of your wall but like I said, this method makes your building stronger.

This is beyond legendary.. I’m saving all of these for when I’m finally ready. Thank You!!!

This was an awesome shower! Your videos make me realise how simple life can be… Thanks

You need to put insulators inside those walls to protect it against cold .

You'll learn to take a "navy shower" with that pump up tank set up.

You are serving your fellow man Dave. Thank you for your service sir. God bless.

Getting ready to metal roof panel the shower stall in my log cabin and as usual, found your video about it to be nice and simple and just puts me at ease about starting it. Thanks for the tips.

Awesome shower house!!

if I missed this, I apologize, I watched a lot of this on shift, why didn't you insulate the walls? the wet wall particularly?

Another idea would be to wrap or stuff insulation around the tub when setting it in place. My best friend taught me that. Beautiful shower house!

I got one thing to say Wimple. You rock!👌🏾👏👏👏👏👏

That pump is amazing, had no idea something like that existed even though it's not that crazy I guess

Put a beer tap handle on that ball valve for that extra lil charm :)

Radical! I build shelters for outdoor folk and this pump is a great idea

You sir are a very smart cookie. Love yours and Brookes videos.🥰

Should have put the linoleum sheet down before the tub went in.

Hey Dave where did you find that shower pump canister

Ok, now that's a great idea! I'm definitely doing that. Simple design and efficient. Nice job

This is a great idea! I'm building an off-grid tiny house on our property where we intend to build our dream home. The tiny house will probably only be a temporary thing, so I'm not planning on hooking up to the electric hookup, the septic system or the well. I just need a place to stay, keep necessary items, and clean up. This shower setup looks like it would work perfect for my plan. Thanks for the inspiration!

Do us "non-Framers" a favor please. Miss an occasional nail. Nice video, Good job.