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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
935 Posts
Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
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 Posted - Jan 18 2010 : 08:42:49 AM
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I'm doing a little dreaming about my backyard this morning, thinking about what I'd like to do to make it special and I'm wondering if anyone has one of the outdoor bathtubs pictured by MaryJane. How'd you set yours up? Is it an old clawfoot tub or something else? I'd love to hear about it.
Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
Crochet Geek, Newbie Fiddler, Would-be Farmer, Backyard Chicken Rancher, Eager Podcaster
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jan 18 2010 : 10:57:50 AM
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Don't have a outdoor tub, but do have an outdoor shower, its about 15 ft from the back door, 3 sides lattice type panels with climbing roses (keep trimed so there isn't any acidental pierceing,lol), it has a solar water bag, like you use for camping. There have been many times like when pulling a calf or lamb or kid, or when you are dealing with a broken irrigation pipe, you really need to rinse off BEFORE you go in the house and use the indoor shower. Dropping you clothes , rinseing off and trotting to the back door is no big deal, except when someone locks the backdoor, and you see a neighbors truck coming down your drive (happened to my hubby), he thought what the hay, its only Donny and trotted around to the front door, just as "Cindy", Donnys wife is walking up to the front door, as I was coming out the front door, I really didn't know someone could turn that red, and not be really, really sunburned, lol. Needless to say, there was always a big towel hanging there from then on.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
935 Posts
Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
935 Posts |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
672 Posts
sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
672 Posts |
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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
843 Posts
Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
843 Posts |
Posted - Jan 19 2010 : 8:37:37 PM
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I really want an outdoor tub, but have been thinking about putting up an outdoor shower like Teresa's instead. I could save money by using a solar shower. I'd like to put it an garden type setting, this may take some schemeing on my part. Hmmmmm.......
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan
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sharikrsna
True Blue Farmgirl
185 Posts
Shari
Carthage
Illinois
USA
185 Posts |
Posted - Jan 24 2010 : 4:47:54 PM
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I have an outdoor tub as well, but don't use it as often as I'd like because I have to haul the water from the house. Luckily a tree dropped a limb which screens the tub beautifully from the street!
Shari
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
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southerncrossgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
631 Posts
Gena
Harmony
NC
USA
631 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 6:16:56 PM
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MY cows drink from it!
"A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes"==Cinderella |
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LongTripGypsy
Farmgirl at Heart
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Tina
Scottsdale
AZ
USA
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Posted - Mar 07 2010 : 12:36:24 PM
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I have an outdoor shower.. and it is awesome. A few years ago I had an idea to tap into the hot and cold water that runs to the kids bathroom. The tub is against the wall where I wanted the shower outside so I got lucky there. I drilled through the wall and had a plumber run the pipes through the block wall. I built a surround and put in faucets made of regular copper pipe and yard valves. It worked like a champ and I am going to add a tub this year! Cant wait to use that!
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Edited by - LongTripGypsy on Mar 07 2010 12:37:10 PM |
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1Mama23
Farmgirl at Heart
1 Posts
Mika
Edmonds
WA
USA
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Posted - Mar 09 2010 : 1:37:04 PM
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Hi all - I'm new to this farmgirl stuff - but when I saw the outdoor bathtub in the last edition I HAD to have one. So I looked endlessly on craigslist & dh went & picked up a $100. cast iron tub this morning. We'll be taking it out to our tiny cabin in N. Central Washington, adding water from our creek & hopefully soaking in glory. I'm so excited. my main concern now is how we'll heat the water - currenly I only have a propane camp stove that takes canisters of propane. Any suggestions?
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LongTripGypsy
Farmgirl at Heart
2 Posts
Tina
Scottsdale
AZ
USA
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Posted - Mar 09 2010 : 2:10:04 PM
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for propane unit that only takes the disposable little tanks they make an adapter and hose that you can hook to a large tank. I got one recently for a new tent heater I bought. I got it at walmart for about 20 for the hose and the adapter was I think 7 or 8. Good luck! sound great! what an adventure huh!!? :)
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sharikrsna
True Blue Farmgirl
185 Posts
Shari
Carthage
Illinois
USA
185 Posts |
Posted - Mar 09 2010 : 3:04:55 PM
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Gosh, I used my tub Sunday, and it was so nice! If you have it, use it, because you forget how great it is till you're out there!
Shari
Farmgirl Sister #607 |
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barefootmama
True Blue Farmgirl
133 Posts
Jennifer
BLOOMSBURG
Pennsylvania
USA
133 Posts |
Posted - Mar 11 2010 : 12:11:49 AM
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