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Post by Miyamoto Takezo on Aug 30, 2010 2:57:33 GMT -5
Hello, I am brainstorming ideas for an onsen that would be portable and capable for set up in my campground. My goal is to have it ready for Estrella War in February. So far my idea is to find a very large wine barrel and cut it in half and then use a propane shower heater to heat the water. The trouble is I cant seem to find a barrel that would be big enough and Im not certain if the propane camp showers would make water hot enough.
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Post by Kôriki Ryuushirô Hiroshige on Aug 30, 2010 6:55:09 GMT -5
Depends on the water heater. I delieve my local group uses a "tankless" water heater for the camp shower at Pennsic. If you have access to a waer line and it has enough pressure then this would produce more hot water than you could use.
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Aug 30, 2010 8:18:26 GMT -5
Whatever you do, just remember that site has grey water disposal restrictions. Anything that goes in your onsen has to be transported to and poured into a grey water disposal tank afterward.
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Post by losthelm on Aug 31, 2010 9:57:42 GMT -5
Finding a bigger barrel can be difficult, sometimes older vinigar barrels can be found.
For the size and style you may need to special order or make your own.
Another option would be to make a false barrel and line it like an above ground pool.
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Post by Yamanouchi Eidou on Sept 13, 2010 9:21:11 GMT -5
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Post by glenn on Jan 17, 2017 22:11:48 GMT -5
Snorkel stove hot tubs. Their smallest is 6' diameter and 3' deep. An immersed welded aluminum stove is post period. But it burns wood. It can be transported (empty) on a light utility trailer. It can also be turned on it's side, with the stove removed, and rolled into final position. Finding a water source to fill it and later disposing of the grey water are the two biggest challenges I can see. They're reasonably priced, but if you have the tools and skills you can buy the hoops and stove from them and build the tub out of tight knot or better Red cedar (Thuja plicata) from your local lumber yard. snorkel.com/- Halfdan Ragnarsson, Sailor |
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Post by solveig on Feb 15, 2017 13:21:53 GMT -5
Technically it is a 風呂 furo and not an 温泉 onsen. Onsen means "hot spring". Regardless, it is an awesome idea. The problem for having one at Pennsic is that you absolutely must remove the used water from the site when you leave the event. There are several (some period) approaches to heating he water. Convective recirculation is probably the easiest approach.
Incidentally, it is theoretically possible to make a rectangular furo which can be disassembled for transport. From what I recall, rectangular furo are more typical than round furo.
Incidentally, there are woodblock prints and drawings which show some of the workings of furo.
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Post by momoyama on Feb 22, 2017 2:44:25 GMT -5
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Post by solveig on Feb 22, 2017 8:38:13 GMT -5
Noble Cousins! Greetings from Sólveig! It works pretty much the way I proposed a bit ago. Unfortunately, they do not ship these outside of Japan. If you really really want one, there are Japanese shipping services to which you could have it shipped. Shipping from Japan could easily be expensive as the unit has a dry weight of 56 kg. If you hope to disassemble the thing, you will likely need to let it dry out for a few days so that the wood can shrink. They claim that it is made out of hinoki wood, however it may actually be made out of Port Orford cedar which is widely imported into Japan as a substitute for hinoki wood. I agree that it would be wonderful to have a Japanese furo at events. |
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Post by radore2 on Aug 22, 2024 4:51:10 GMT -5
Technically it is a 風呂 furo and not an 温泉 onsen. Onsen means "hot spring". Regardless, it is an awesome idea. The problem for having one at Pennsic is that you absolutely must remove the used water from the site when you leave the event. There are several (some period) approaches to heating he water. Convective recirculation is probably the easiest approach .Incidentally, it is theoretically possible to make a rectangular furo which can be disassembled for transport. From what I recall, rectangular furo are more typical than round furo. Incidentally, there are woodblock prints and drawings which show some of the workings of furo. That’s a great point about the distinction between furo and onsen. The idea of setting up a furo at Pennsic is fantastic, but the logistics of water removal definitely complicate things. The concept of a disassemblable rectangular furo is intriguing—definitely something to consider for easier transport and setup! |
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