Portable gas shower for camping
Updated: 17.10.2026
A portable gas shower for camping is worth buying when the burner can stand in free air and the water supply can start it. It is a poor buy when the only place you can picture it is inside the awning, or when a jerry can and a near-freezing stream are the whole plan. This page is for campers, van owners, and people washing horses or dogs. Prices are the amazon.co.uk snapshot of 15 October 2026. The [gas water heater comparison](/hub/hot-water/gas-water-heater) holds the full rows. There is no lab test. A qualifying purchase through the links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
A portable gas shower for camping is worth buying when the burner can stand in free air and the water supply can start it.
A portable gas shower for camping is worth buying when the burner can stand in free air and the water supply can start it. It is a poor buy when the only place you can picture it is inside the awning, or when a jerry can and a near-freezing stream are the whole plan. This page is for campers, van owners, and people washing horses or dogs. Prices are the amazon.co.uk snapshot of 15 October 2026. The gas water heater comparison holds the full rows. There is no lab test. A qualifying purchase through the links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Flow | Pump | Weight | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  CAMPLUX Camplux BW264BC 10 L gas water heater with rain cover | 10 L/min | No | 8.5 kg | 8.6 | about £289.99 | View offer |
| Preis-Tipp |  CAMPLUX Camplux AY132B 5 L portable gas water heater | 5 L/min | No | 4.54 kg | 8.5 | about £150.44 | View offer |
| Alternative |  GASLAND Gasland G10 Pro 10 L portable LPG water heater | 10 L/min | Yes | 11.9 kg | 8.5 | about £199.99 | View offer |
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Where a camping gas shower may stand
The burner stands outside, in free air. nidirect warns against taking a gas heater into a tent, caravan, or cabin unless it is a permanent fixture, properly installed, and it names awnings as a place carbon monoxide can build up. The Camping and Caravanning Club leaflet says not to use other gas appliances inside a tent or awning. A carbon monoxide alarm does not replace free air.
A caravan interior is not outdoors because the door is open. One campervan review is not approval to run the burner in the living space. Outside the locker is the use these listings describe. A bathroom is the other place these portable units do not go. The buying guide carries that rule.
Tap, butt, or tank
Several outdoor listings start from 0.25 bar. A garden tap will usually do that. A water butt, a jerry can, or a tired caravan pump often will not. Listing copy says to add a pump under about 1 bar or when the source is a tank.
The BE158BP60 states 6 litres a minute with a 12 V pump. One review says the pump did not work, and the heat field prints 37 kW against that 6 litre bullet. The G10 Pro is 10 litres a minute and 20 kW with a pump, at about £199.99. River water in one review stayed too cold. The AY132B and the BW264BC have no pump.
5 litres or 10 litres on a pitch
With a working tap, the AY132B is the lighter pitch shower: about £150.44, 5 litres a minute, 10 kW, 4.54 kg, and a 37 mbar propane regulator.
The BW264BC is the 10 litre listing: 20 kW, a rain cap, about £289.99, and 4.4 from 519 reviews that belong to that model. It still needs a tap, and the specification field says Natural Gas while the box describes propane. Check the plate. The Gearpass outdoor unit at £74.13 does not name 37 mbar. The shortlist is the best gas water heater page.
Horses, dogs, and frost
Horse and dog washing in these reviews is a yard or a garden, not under canvas. Check the outlet on your wrist first. Heat that kept climbing in the BE158BP60 sample is a poor match for an animal. A 150 cm hose is short beside a horse, and a closed barn is closer to the tent problem than an open aisle.
Frost ends the season unless you drain the unit. The regulator, the soapy-water check, and the drain plug are on the how to use a portable gas water heater page.
Common questions
Can I use a portable gas water heater in an awning?
Keep it out of the awning. nidirect names awnings as a place carbon monoxide from non-fixed fuel burners can build up, and the Camping and Caravanning Club leaflet says not to use other gas appliances inside a tent or awning. A camping water heater is that kind of appliance. A CO alarm and an open window do not replace free air around the burner. Put the case outside and bring only the shower hose under cover if you must change there.
Is a caravan interior the same as outdoors?
No. The living space is an enclosed cabin. nidirect’s warning covers a caravan unless the appliance is a permanent fixture, installed and maintained properly. A portable cylinder heater clipped on for the weekend is not that fixture. A review that mentions months of campervan use, with winter draining, is one owner’s report. It does not clear the burner for the inside of the van. Outside the locker, in free air, is the use these listings describe.
Will a garden tap work, or do I need a jerry can?
A garden tap or a healthy pitch tap suits the heaters that start from 0.25 bar, including the AY132B and the BW264BC, neither of which includes a pump. A jerry can, a butt, or a supply under about 1 bar is the pump case. The BE158BP60 and the G10 Pro include a pump. Test it before the trip, because a BE158BP60 review says the pump did not run.
Will river water get hot?
It may not. A G10 Pro review says inlet water from a river, creek, or lake had to be at least about room temperature, and colder water never reached a shower. The pump can deliver that cold water to the burner. It does not add a bigger temperature rise than the kilowatts allow. Temper the inlet, or treat a stream-fed wash as a cool rinse.
What about horses and dogs?
Reviewers do wash both with these outdoor heaters, especially the AY132B and the BW264BC, in a yard or garden rather than under canvas. Check the outlet on your wrist first. The BE158BP60 sample includes heat that kept climbing after it was turned down, which is a poor match for an animal. Keep the flame in free air and clear of bedding, and expect to extend the short supplied hose.
Which listing includes the pump?
The BE158BP60 and the G10 Pro. The AY132B, the BW264BC, and the BW158BC do not list a built-in pump. The BE158BP60’s pump has a dead-on-arrival report in the reviews, and its 37 kW line does not agree with 6 litres a minute. The G10 Pro is the pump listing that still states 10 litres a minute and 20 kW, at about £199.99, if you test ignition before you rely on it.
Related pages
Sources
Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings used for this comparison, last checked on 15 October 2026.
- Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (retrieved 15.10.2026)
- HSE: Gas safety in the home, FAQs (retrieved 15.10.2026)
- HSE: Gas safety for landlords (retrieved 15.10.2026)
- HSE: Check a gas engineer (retrieved 15.10.2026)
- Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015, regulation 4 (retrieved 15.10.2026)
- GOV.UK: Gas types and supply pressures in the UK (retrieved 15.10.2026)
- Liquid Gas UK, Consumer Guidance Sheet 39 (retrieved 15.10.2026)
- nidirect: Carbon monoxide dangers if camping, caravanning or boating (retrieved 15.10.2026)