Camco 43716 60-Inch Chrome RV Shower Hose

Sooner or later the shower hose in an RV or a boat wet bath gives up. It cracks near the fittings, it kinks in the same spot every time until it won't lie flat, or it just starts weeping water where the collar meets the head. When that happens you don't need a whole new fixture. You need a good replacement hose, and that's exactly what the Camco 43716 is.

This one runs a full 60 inches, so you get five feet of reach. That matters more than it sounds in a tight RV wet bath or a boat's compact head, where you're often trying to rinse down a corner or your feet without wrestling a short, stiff line. The extra length lets the hose fall naturally and stay out of your way. And the chrome finish matches the look of most RV and marine shower fixtures, so it doesn't stand out as an obvious swap.

Install is about as simple as plumbing gets. The hose threads onto a standard 1/2-inch shower arm, which is what the large majority of RV, camper, and marine showers use. Camco builds the connectors right into the hose ends, and the washers come in the package. So you're not making a second trip to the store for fittings or hunting for a roll of thread tape. Unthread the old hose, seat the included washer, thread the new one on, snug it down by hand plus a touch with a wrench, and you're done. Most folks knock this out in a few minutes with no special tools.

The part that separates a hose worth buying from one you'll be replacing again next season is the construction. This hose is reinforced to resist kinking, which is the number one way these things fail. A cheap hose folds over on itself, the water flow chokes down, and eventually the material fatigues and splits right at the crease. The reinforced build here holds its shape better and keeps the water moving, so you get a steady stream instead of a dribble that dies every time the hose bends.

Where does it go? Any wet bath running a standard 1/2-inch connection. Travel trailers, fifth wheels, motorhomes, truck campers, and boats with an enclosed shower or a wet head all use the same basic fitting. It's a common enough size that this hose covers most rigs on the water and on the road. If you've got an outdoor shower or a utility setup on the same 1/2-inch thread, it'll work there too. That's the nice thing about sticking with the standard size, one part fits a lot of different setups.

One thing to be clear about: this is the hose only. It replaces the flexible line between your shower arm and your handheld shower head. It's not the shower head itself, and it's not a full shower kit. If your head is fine and it's the hose that's leaking or kinked, this is the right part. If the head is also shot, you'll want to sort that separately. Before you order, take a quick look at your shower arm and confirm it's the standard 1/2-inch thread. Most are, but a thirty-second check saves you a return.

We stock a lot of Camco gear because it does what it says and holds up. This shower hose is a small part, but it's the kind of thing that turns a frustrating leak into a five-minute fix. Keep one in the parts bin if you full-time or spend long stretches out there, because a shower hose always seems to fail at the least convenient time, usually the morning you're already running late to break camp.