Showering when Camping

G'day Jim

When we shower in the bush we shower 2 people with 5 litres of water. So you have it good!!!!...lol


Cheers

Jim,

i have a coleman unit also, if you do as you did with the coleman you can use about the same without the stuffing around of boiling the kettle and the like?? the hugs and kisses and i can both have a shower from 1 fill of the collapsable container.

Hi Jim, Maybe there was room on the other side for TWO!!!


hahahahaha.!


Cheers Axle.

Hi Jim,
Our record between showers while in the bush was 16 days. Not something to be proud of, but it was the way it turned out. It was during my Simpson Geo trip, Geosurvey Hill, Geographical Centre of the Simpson and out to Birdsville. Pure cross country travel with daily travelled distances between 22 and 33 kilometres. Each vehicle had to carry a minimum of 300 litres in total of diesel and 120 litres of water.

Because of the time frame and the nature of the country, water had to be treated very carefully. We still managed to wash our hair every day, give ourselves a flannel down with beautiful hot water, all in under 4 litres of water for Fiona and I. We would give ourselves a good wipe down with baby wipes first - they are a life saver, then use the hot water and flannel for that very enjoyable wash down. After you are dry, good old Johnson and Johnson baby powder and you feel like million dollars.

When we hit those showers at Birdsville, it felt like heaven.

Cheers

Stephen

I kettle of boiled water,2 of cold water in your solar shower and you have a perfect shower -----about 4.5 litres.No I don't bother leaving it out in the sun.

***I found about 4 to 5 litres to be luxurious***

You dont ask for much Jim,When i have the Coleman setup i use about 15litres and the girlfriend get's 5l lol ..
I mostly camp near rivers so its not an issue.

At home though i try keep it to about 5 minutes max...

Cheers

When the chips are down you can last quite a while using Huggies (baby bum wipes) for the pits and the nether regions every day.

You can shower using a 500 ml squeeze bottle of water.

The secret is roll on deodorant/anti perspirant and fresh undies and T shirts after each 'shower'.

I don't know why but it reminds me of the guy, going to the fancy dress party, who arrived at the girls house and she opens the door wearing nothing but black gloves and black socks. He says 'You can't go out like that, and anyway, what are you going as?'

This is a visual joke so you have to imagine her doing a star jump and saying: ' Five of spades'

Bob

When bush camping we 'bathe'. Warm water in a bowl or bucket, flannel and soap. One to two litres is enough to get fresh and clean.

Motherhen

In the desert last year I had a very good wash/shower using just 600mm of water in an old dishwashing liquid bottle. Reason being that the water only went where I directed it.

Also being such a small amount of water the sun during the day was ample heating.

Don't have hot water system in van - have never wished for it. In bush, we put black solar bag out in sun. If we are stopped somewhere for a while, might rig up tarp to make a "shower" and hang bag from tree. Otherwise, put the warmed water in big dish I use for washing clothes, or in a bucket, and use a face washer - in van or tent. Works for us. If water supply limited, as when we did Simpson Desert (without van!) just use babywipes. They are great.
2007, in Bungles, He Who Drives rigged up shower tarp. It only enclosed 3 sides, but he faced the open side out into the bush behind the camp area. Friend travelling with us was first to use the amenity. Part way through her naked ablutions she realized that what HWD thought was bush was, in fact, the group camping area - and she was providing their afternoon entertainment.

When we are in the bush, I just leave a teaspoon of water out in the sun. When we return at night,the entire family gets a seriously good wash.

LOL ... looksherry!

When bushwalking overnight you don't want to carry waste out so wipes are a no no. If you find a bit of water you can soak a chamois cut in half and wipe yourself down with the wet half and dry off with the other half.

Stopped at Banka Banka a couple of years ago and at o'dark o'clock went to the shower block to have a tub. No hot water whatsoever.

What had happened was a couple of those FWD eco camping mobs had pulled in late the evening before unbeknown to us, and as they get away at sparrow fart, all of these European kids treated themselves to 'Hollywood' showers. Real Eco Tourism eh?

I've got one of these el-cheepo black plastic solar shower things ,that is rarely used, but I went and filled it with warm water from the gas, took it into the shower block, hung it over the shower pipe and managed an A.B.C. wash without any difficulty. Better than cold water!

I continue to carry it for similar occasions.

A bucket of water tub is not bad either if you are dusty & feel horrible.

Dick

Jim
I know what you mean about the coleman
used it on one trip. took twice as long to set up and fiddle with and used 5 timeas as much water.

So I sold it and went back to the canvas bush shower (genuine brass rose, bought it about 15 years ago)

Low tech is often best

Hey Jim

We do the same thing. We do have 2 x 90ltr tanks in our van and gas/electric hot water, however we are travelling oz on a budget and free camp a lot (there are 4 of us) we have discovered a whole new appreciation for water!!!!!

Cheers
Caroline

Try big car sponges. A great wash down and great rinse off. Enough water to feel like you've had a serious shower, but in fact using very little precious water indeed. We take a kids blow up pool about 1 metre dia to stand in, then the nearest tree gets a drink afterwards.

WE have devised this system:- 1 ten litre gal bucket, 1 12 volt shower pump kit (throw away the pump and get a decent bilge pump from your local boating shop) 1 12 volt jump starting battery kit (optional, great if you do not want to park the vehicle near shower tent) Place the gal bucket on a fire, portable stove or what ever you have, heat water to your desired temp and away you go. the gal bucket can also be used to cook yabbies, heat lots of water for a big wash up etc.

Jim !! I always thought you were a smart guy!!! You have to pair up with the girls, save water........................ Michael

I do a lot of my travells on a bike, ie. rig pic.

What's a shower?