Sprayer for rinsing?
 

Does anyone here have some good and inexpensive (portable) method for spraying down your yak and gear immediately after taking it out of the water? It can be done before or after I load it on the back of my truck. This has been suggested and seems perfect and inexpensive, but I wanted to see what you creative likes actually use aside from lugging around some 2 liter bottles of water ;)

http://www.harborfreight.com/2-gallo...yer-95690.html

HF unit works and it is CHEAP.

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http://www.campingcomfortably.com/bi...FViTfgodjTsAGA

I have the Spray Box in the bed of my truck, it is awesome! It has more than proved its usefulness. From washing off the kayaks, SUP's, to hosing off my crazy dog after a romp on the beach, and squirting the sand off my feet. It hold about 10 gallons and I can use it multiple trips without having to refill. Check it out, I used to go with that little tank sprayer but they are a HUGE pain in the a$$.

I also have The Spray Box and cant complain. 2 years now and still going strong! Well worth the money.

are you guys referring to THIS Spray Box?

http://www.amazon.com/The-Spray-Box-.../dp/B00EG0Y7N6

I was hoping to spend under $20 on that HF sprayer or something else DIY. hehe, only because I'm cheap. Thanks for the suggestion tho!

Get a 5 gallon bucket (use a food grade lid to keep from leaking if tipped over), 12v pump wired for a cigarette lighter and what ever length hose you need. Built one a few years ago for camping, total spent was under $25.

That's a cool idea and along the DIY I was looking for. I will look into this.

I also considered something like this, but am certain it does NOT have enough water or spray to do the job.

http://www.amazon.com/Aeromax-ASP-As...s=super+soaker

Yep, that's the one. http://i955.photobucket.com/albums/a...70992276_o.jpg

Yup, that the one, I have the basic model, the only difference between the two model is a bit of diamond plating, not worth the extra $50. While it may not be cheap, it works great!

Iv been looking into getting one too but that spray box is way out of my price rang this looks like a another alternative https://www.google.com/shopping/prod...Q8wIwBA#online

whoa.... that seems like an excellent alternative too. OK guys, this brings the price closer to my budget.

I know this is a way better price I wonder how the flow is


Yep just looked at the specs this looks like it will work great

Features
1 GPM Ironton pump with durable chemical-resistant Santoprene and Viton components
8-gallon tank is UV-resistant and compatible with virtually all pesticides
Gallon marks molded into tank make it easy to monitor fluid levels
Tank has a 3 1/2in. opening and an easy-empty bottom drain
Approved for use with Roundup agricultural herbicide
Spray gun nozzle adjusts from stream to cone
Stream has 12 foot vertical and 20 foot horizontal maximum spray distance
Lightweight 3/8in. x 11ft. clear PVC hose reinforced with braided synthetic cord for durability
Includes remote switch with battery clips









http://m.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200624833_200624833?utm_source=CSE&utm_med ium=Google&utm_campaign=Lawn%20%2B%20Garden%20>%20 Sprayers&utm_content=2682050&ci_src=17588969&ci_sk u=2682050&gclid=CjwKEAjwnKCrBRCm1YuPrtWW0QMSJAC-5UYkBkvvaacvJxFM28pCeW_o_5mMJRyL7LzwR_KRg-Fu9hoC8azw_wcB

I have the northern tool's sprayer and it works good. You will need to change the battery connect to a cigarette lighter socket otherwise just hook it up on the car battery
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So what way did you end up going?

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Wouldn't something like this work? $20...
http://www.homedepot.com/p/RL-Flo-Ma...02HD/100350719

Just bought this for 70 including shipping
http://m.northerntool.com/products/s...D-_-707-_-CONF

going to mount it on the trailer when it comes...hope I get it be for our camping trip to Doheny State Beach

Oh and one of these for the wife and kid http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07...465a609474.jpg

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Similar thread from a couple weeks ago:
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ad.php?t=25854

Garden sprayers are a good start, but they come with a sprayer that is too light of a mist.

My solution is to cut the tube and adapt to a dish rinser nozzel with hose from Home Depot for under $10
http://www.homedepot.com/p/DANCO-Fau...-202305850-_-N

Also, I think 2 gallons is a little short of the minimum amount of water that is functionally useful. In my exploration and testing of this same subject for myself, I found that 3 gallons is just about right. I carry a 5-gallon Sparkletts bottle as a backup refill source. 8 gallons is enough to share with your friends or serve you on trips longer than a day. It's enough to wash your gear & kayak, cool off, wash your hair and take a shower. You'll be all ready to go out for the night.

I prefer the simplicity and reliability of the hand pump garden sparayer over lightweight water pumps and other electric gadgets. With a hand pump we do not need access to the 60# garden hose pressure to fill a RinseKit.

The one I rigged up with the sink dish rinser is basically perfect for me as a gear and kayak wash system. The water flow and pressure from a few pumps of the handle is just right. I set my garden sprayer in an empty 5-gallon bucket for stability so it doesn't roll around in the back of my van, and because the 5 gallon bucket is handy to have along for multiple other purposes. I've never refilled my sprayer from my backup 5-gallon water bottle, but it's there if I need it. Dividing 8 gallons between two containers is easier to move around.

Remember, water weighs 8 pounds per gallon, so weight is a factor.

http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pro...2fa8c5_400.jpg

This is how I adapted the smaller garden sprayer tube to the larger kitchen sink rinse nozzle tube:

I pressed a straight inline connector into the garden sprayer tube. A little WD40 or heat from a hair dryer will allow the barbs of the hose connector to slide easily into the plastic tubing of the garden sprayer. No clamps necessary. The end of the connector with male threads screws into the bottom of the kitchen sink hose. The inside diameter of both hoses is the same.

To prevent the thinner, stiffer garden sprayer tubing from kinking I split a scrap piece of engine hose to increase and strengthen the outside diameter of the garden sprayer tube, then covered the whole thing with a piece of electrical shrink wrap. It turned out good.

You can easily unscrew the kitchen sink nozzle hose at this point for stowing. Finger tight is good enough.

This photo is before the shrink wrap so you can see the joint:

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If you want to use solar energy to warm the water, you can paint both water storage tanks black and set them in the sun. Rustoleum makes spray can paint designed to stick on plastic. Personally, I don't care about this extra step.

Here's another direction to consider.

If you have the space in the back of a truck or van, and if you want the convenience of hot water for camping, showers and anything else, this is a very common 6 gallon Atwood motorhome water heater that slides out of the side compartment of a derelict motorhome by removing a few screws:

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http://www.amazon.com/Atwood-Mobile-...n+water+heater

They come with a mechanical "clicker" type ignition button, or an LP pilot light that can be lit with match when you want to use it. It's a burner, so it has to be vented or used in the open air.

They are around $300 new, but there are so many nuisance motorhomes laying around that it's exceedingly easy to find one for free. If you want to get fancy, you can build it into a square box.

Inside this square shape wrapped with quality motorhome insulation, this is what the 6 gallon aluminum tank looks like:

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To finish off this deluxe approach to a camp shower and warm water equipment washer, you need a 5 gallon barbeque propane tank, any of a wide variety of plastic water tank shapes to fit the space you have available (strip that out of a motorhome too?), a water pump that is salvaged from the same motorhome, and a motorhome coach battery so it doesn't drain your car battery.

This is what a typical motorhome water pump looks like, and they are usually mounted somewhere inside the lower cabinets. Four screws and it's yours. They are nice quality, especially for free.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...1L._AA160_.jpg
http://www.amazon.com/Shurflo-Motorh...ome+water+pump

This is an "on demand" system. Meaning, when you spray or shower at the nozzle end, the pump comes on automatically to feed your 6 gallon Atwood water heater. Turn off the water flow and everything stops in the ready position.

Light your heater and the water heats almost instantly. Otherwise, use it at ambient temperature. It's a quality system and everything can be salvaged for free.

My next vehicle will be a 4x4 MB Sprinter passenger van with the back seats removed. This is how I'm going to rig a shower at the back. With a small amount of creative thinking, this can all be quite compact and modular, and easy to move in or out by the back door.

PS - if you add a suitcase style self-contained portable toilet, you can now declassify your Sprinter van from commercial (expensive) to a personal motorhome (much cheaper license renewal and the cheapest rates for insurance)

Something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Palm-Springs-O...ortable+toilet

if your talking about rinsing the kayak and not yourself...then get a pressure washer and a hose and leave it in the car/boat/home. i have a 1300psi with adjustable nozzles so you can fan out the pressure/water. works like a charm. it will outdo any type of cleaning you do before/after the launching area.

unless your looking to be cool with your shiny kayak then...they have the 4gallon hand pump pressure spray at harborfreight for like $20. a few pumps and you have enough pressure to spray it down. they come with different nozzles too.

cheers.

I was just watching Inside Combat Rescue and the military used something that looked like the simple pesticide sprayers that you find at Home Depot that you pump for pressure and holds about 3-4 gallons. I was surprised to see how much pressure that sprayer had. They were using it to rinse the blood out of the helicopter after a mission.

With that type of pressure it would be a cheap and ideal solution.

I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to find out what they are using.

I'm curious to know what they were using.

I'll ask at the local military surplus store in El Cajon.

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In the meantime, I just found this:

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$60, free shipping
http://www.ebay.com/itm/8l-8-Litre-P...item5d5993aaa8

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$23, free shipping
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-8-Litre-...item463e08da1e

The one that they were using looked more like the $23 model

Just all black with no writing on it.


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I have the rinse kit, it's pretty cool. It works for quick wash downs.

I'll post my setup in a few days

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Ironton 8 gallon spot sprayer: https://youtu.be/-jSyqXx1RAU

Got my sprayer hooked up to day was easy just cut off the alligator clips and put a flat two pin connector on it so I could plug it into my cars four pin flat... Holds 8 and a half gallons and I can get two wash downs be for refilling..also this should be awesome for the kids when beach camping

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I've always just used the sprayer that you can get at home Depot for pesticides or whatever. They have a couple different sizes depending on how much water you want to bring. Fill it with water and add 1/2 to 1 cup of white vinegar to help dissolve the salt and rinse away.

Get a rinse kit. Carlsbad company. Use mine allll the time. Enough pressure for a minute or so of rinsing


Www.rinsekit.com

Is this a common practice for cleaning kayaks and fishing gear?

I use vinegar to dissolve rust off of metal overnight. If I forget about it for a few days, it makes a mess out of tools and other things I leave in the vinegar bucket. It's slow acting, but it definitely keeps eating.

I'm wondering if this might be bad for Mirage drive parts, electrical connections, plated surfaces, fish hooks, lures, poles & reel parts?

I would be nervous to get vinegar into areas of moving parts and not getting it all washed back off with fresh water.

If we have to rinse a second time to get the vinegar off, it kind of defeats the purpose.

Maybe your recipe for dilution makes it safe?

I would like a short-cut formula for neutralizing salt, but would like some more confirmation that the acidity of prolonged vinegar contact is not dangerous.