Ahhh - A Camping Shower

ng shower is a must have luxury when you're outof a camping shower.
on the trail for days at a time. For some peopleThey're actually nothing fancy and I'm surprised I
the feeling of being dirty and not able to wash ishaven't seen them around earlier than just the
enough to keep them from going camping ever.last few years. They're a plastic bag that's made
Well they don't need to worry about thatof fairly thick plastic and tinted so that it's dark
anymore. Now you can wash up no matter howlike a garbage bag. It has a spout on it and it will
deep in the woods you go, no matter how farhold probably a couple of gallons of water. The
from civilization you get.spout on it can be turned on and off at will. The
It used to be that the only way you would getidea is that you fill it with water and hang it in a
clean is to use the showers at a familynearby tree or place it on a rock so it can be
campground. Sure they work but you have to beheated by the sun while you're doing your thing.
up pretty early to be able to get any hot waterEven on a cooler day the sun will heat the water
and more than that, those places are usually ato a much more enjoyable temperature than a
mess. I know that I can't stand walking around innearby lake or river will offer you.
somebody else's dirty soapy water and to beAt some point in the day when you figure the
honest, I'm not convinced it isn't bad for yourwater has been adequately heated you simply
health at some level. Not to mention the lack ofhang it up in a tree, wet yourself down, lather up,
privacy and everything else that goes along withand then rinse it off. The best part is that if you
that.figure one shower is not enough to get you clean
Of course there's also the option of grabbingthen you can bring two with you. Heat them up
some biodegradable soap and just washing up inat the same time and you should have more
the nearest lake or river but that's not alwayswarm water than you need. They will roll up into
practical either. If you're the type of person thata nice small little package that you can take with
likes to camp in the spring or fall when there's lesseasily.
of a bug problem then you can count on theThese days you simply don't need to feel dirty
water being very cold, maybe extremely coldwhen you're camping. I'm aware that some
even, and that could lead to anything from youpeople find it to be part of the charm but with a
becoming hypothermic to just catching a bit of acamping shower you can go anywhere anybody
cold. Maybe nothing at all will happen to you butelse wants to go and still keep clean.
one thing is for sure, you can't beat the comfort