I need a shower in Tamworth - any ideas?

We were in Tamworth in January.
There is a swimming pool near the West Leagues Club.
Maybe you could pay for a swim and use their showers – don’t know what it would cost.

During the Country festival the council puts on a lot of temporary facilities for the overflow of visitors – call into the visitors centre and they may be able to direct you to public showers.

have you thought of buying a solar shower ? you can put hot water in it if the sun during the day doesn't heat it enough.
you only need a little amount to lather up then rinse off.

be careful not use boiling water.

The larger ones will hold enough water for all of you.

we have used them for years and once you gets to using them you won't use heaps of water.

good luck with the hair washing!


harold J

Great idea Harold. For $50 or $70 you can buy a whole shower tent (if you want to cover up in the bush, we don't :) and a cheap solar shower. Then use it a 100 times.

Hi lizzyb,
Try the showground, I am pretty sure you can get a site there not the flashest but all you need
barb

Try the squash courts. Have used them in Bathurst for years in October. From memory I think Tamworth has a couple of clubs.

Hello Lizzy
When we were in Tamworth 2 yrs ago there were showers at the information centre, might pay you to check it out, they were free..If i can find the address i will post it up here for you, good luck !!

Cheers ....Borgy

Hi Lizzy

I am pleased to hear you have been progressing well.

If the leads given here such as visitor centre, swimming pool etc don't help, try roadhouses, or approach a hotel or motel and ask for a quote to use a bathroom - they can only say no, or give you a price.

We have a wash or shower every night when travelling - we discovered we don't sleep well without the evening ritual even if we have only been sitting in an air conditioned car all day. We can 'sponge over' in very few litres of warm water, and this can be done even if in a tent (a towel or two around the bowl to collect the splashes). When camping out away from the caravan we do the same outside just before climbing into the sleeping bags on the back of the ute. We find bathing in our caravan shower recess easier than showering, and we get just as clean and fresh. Very water and gas efficient too.

My hair is nearer waist length, and i like to go to a caravan park or servo shower once a week for a good shower and shampoo, however when unable to i can wash my hair in a four litre icecream container. Read about showering, bathing and hair washing in my conserving water article at:Economical use of water

Motherhen

hello lizzyb74.
each time i find myself in Tamworth i go to the trotting track cheap to camp good clean amenity's not far to town sorry i don't have a no to ring, hope this helps bill.

Good grief......we shower every day and wife washes hair every day and we are bush-camping 99% of the time.

Our old plastic shower is starting to wear and so we bought a new one at a Camping Shop a couple of days ago for $9.95 and it is an improved model!

If pressed in bad weather conditions we lay a tarp down on the caravan floor(no shower cubicle) and have a good tub.

Chs

Hi lizzyb

Go to Bunnings or any hardware store and purchase a $9.00 poison spray bottle. They hold about 4 litres. Fill up with warm to hot water, pump the bottle and use the spray arm as a shower. Very easy and very efficient. You may need to adjust the spray end. I'm sure others on this web site have added other "heads" to the spray end. Also I can highly recommend a canvas shower bag from Camping stores. They are a 2 to 3 litre canvas bag with a large shower rose hanging out the bottom. You twist the rose to control the flow, eg to stop it so you can soap up etc. This is a fantastic shower and very decadent in my books. Even our children at the ages of 4 and 5 were able to handle this shower, once we set it up for them.
Happy travels

Dede1

I know if I needed a shower after 2 weeks and there was 4 of us I would no hesitate to spend $49, think of it as a luxury and enjoy.

Plus your supporting a small business in a town that relies on tourists to survive and serve future tourists.

Or you could do what others above have suggested, buy a garden sprayer and use that.... that's what we use when away from towns.

Lucky your not in Cobber Pedy, you would have to pay for the water you use as well !

The Tamworth Information Centre showers is worth keeping in the black book. Good information.

Lots of good information given. Let's face it, personal hygiene is not rocket science, just common sense. The baby wipes are a good last resort for a one or two off situation, but several weeks ?? Where have you guys been camping?

As Motherhen and others have mentioned, a bucket and a sponge with shower gel instead of soap is pretty hard to beat as a backup kit, and since you are in the bush, privacy shouldn't be an issue. Heck, at about $1 each, everyone can have their own personal sponge. A good sponge bath is pretty hard to beat at any time.

Enjoy the rest of your trip folk.

Fred

Lizzy,
We bought one of those kids blow up splash pools about a metre across. Blow up the bottom ring only. A couple of litres of warm water in a bucket and a car wash sponge will give you a great wash down using minimal water. No water on the floor of the tent - or caravan. Then tip the water over the nearest grateful tree.

Thanks for all of your replies.

We'll try the info centre and trotting track/showgrounds - thanks for the maps and contact numbers.

A solar shower is a good idea we haven't looked at yet but will definitely look further into your suggestions.

lizzyb

Hi, we are traveling Australia and are 6 months into our 12 month trip.
We went to tamworth and stayed at a place called binnaway pumphouse. It's about half hour from tamworth (towards nundle) an they had great hot showers!!
The camPground is free. It's 2 dollars for a shower and you can have power for 2 dollars (3 hours).

We left Sydney with the shower you put into a bucket of hot water, but we were wasting so much gas and time heating the water so we bought the Coleman - hot water on demand. Paid $300 an haven not regretted it one bit! Means we can go for the free places and still hbe a luxury hot shower :) check it out!

Happy traveling.
Have a look at our website for other places we have stayed if ur interested- myaussieadventure.com

Try finding access to a shower when your disabled. That is even harder.

I'm guessing as you are posting here you have internet access. Do a search on the National Toilet Map and it shows everything you need. In fact your EO post comes up.
MM

We've ended up staying at Manilla Ski Gardens Caravan park in a powered site for $18 for 4, heaps of room for the kids to ride their bikes and hot, hot showers. We are happy as Larry!!

We got to Tamworth this afternoon and just found everything a bit too big so kept driving. We'll definitely pay Tamworth a visit on a couple of day trips this weekend - we figure the fuel costs will be outweighed by the accommodation cost savings.