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The main problem with a shower in a caravan is having to turn the hot and cold water taps on and off again because your water barrel can easily run out of water if you don't. The time wasted trying to get the temperature right each time can be somewhat frustrating so the simple idea would be to keep the water at the same temperature if possible so it allows more time in the shower thus using less water. We have the end washroom too but I have replaced the existing shower head with a Reich Charisma shower head which allows you to do exactly that by the using the lever on top of the shower head so the hot and cold water supply remain at constant temperature whilst you turn the water on and off as required. I find it an excellent choice and wouldn't swap back to a basic shower head again and if you change your caravan you can always interchange the shower heads back and transfer it to your new caravan.

 http://www.leisureshopdirect.com/caravan/water/product_47839/reich_charisma_lever_shower_head.aspx

I have a centre shower. I always use caravan shower. I just check aqua roll is full before I start. Essential for us.

I would love a rear shower but prefer kids to have there seperate area instead up the front with us. Means I can carry on watching TV and things while the kids are in bed.

We bought a van on a whim and had no thoughts of using the shower. But we thought we'd better try it out in case anything needed fixing. Well, we are hooked!!!! We have a Lunar Clubman with end bathroom, the shower has an energy saving Eco Camel shower head (haven't a clue what it means but it's brilliant). One barrel does two quick showers, and the shower head is so good that you can get wet, washed and rinsed really quickly. I have showered and washed my long hair and not run out of water. If we need to refill the barrel between showers we do boost with gas.

Go back to 20 seconds of push button showers in cold, unheated ablutions where other people are using the toilets? I don't think so!

We used the van shower for years. The new van was best because it had a shower mixer tap so was easy to turn on and off.

We always switch water on to get wet then switch off to soap up etc. Then switch water back on to rinse. It saves a lot of water and that is less to carry both ways.

We also showered on alternate days so only one person a day.