Coleman camp shower part 2

SteamWake · 10-22-10, 10:05 AM

Its funny most pepole try to stay out of hot water

jumpy · 10-22-10, 12:22 PM

Extended camping trips have always been accompanied by the dreaded 'flannel bath'. Takes a couple of litres of water (hot or cold, depending on your choice/means/bravery), bar of soap and a rough flannel. It's not pretty, especially if the water is cold (the only time you'll hear jumpy squealing like a girl), but it does the job.
Mind you, if it's camping, I seem to follow the spartan backpacking ideal of minimal kit and not minding roughing it for a week or two.

When I used to go to derbyshire to stay at my grandparents caravan, we always used to go to the swimming baths a couple of times a week - have shower first, swim, then rinse.

Gargamel · 10-23-10, 12:22 AM

Couple you post a link to the said shower?

I've recently gotten my wife into camping, and while my idea of roughing it is a tarp, a pad, and a bivy sack/sleeping bag.... she needed a tent "she could stand up in". Geesh. So i ended up with the Kelty Green River 4. Sleeps about 10, rated for 4

. Solid 3 season 'family' tent on a budget (about $225).

I've been on the lookout for a decent shower type system, and good ratings is a plus!

Gargamel · 10-23-10, 12:25 AM

Heh, just found the OP.

That is a cool thing!. We're looking at building a teardrop camper from the ground up and that might fit the bill nicely for hot water on demand!!

jumpy · 10-23-10, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

she needed a tent "she could stand up in". Geesh.

Hah, my ex was like that - you should have heard the moaning about how small the tent is 'ooh, and I can't stand up in it' ungrateful bitch. I should have made her sleep outside in the rain, might have changed her tune, one way or another.

10-22-10, 10:05 AM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Its funny most pepole try to stay out of hot water __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

10-22-10, 12:22 PM	#2
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Extended camping trips have always been accompanied by the dreaded 'flannel bath'. Takes a couple of litres of water (hot or cold, depending on your choice/means/bravery), bar of soap and a rough flannel. It's not pretty, especially if the water is cold (the only time you'll hear jumpy squealing like a girl), but it does the job. Mind you, if it's camping, I seem to follow the spartan backpacking ideal of minimal kit and not minding roughing it for a week or two. When I used to go to derbyshire to stay at my grandparents caravan, we always used to go to the swimming baths a couple of times a week - have shower first, swim, then rinse. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

10-23-10, 12:22 AM	#3
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Couple you post a link to the said shower? I've recently gotten my wife into camping, and while my idea of roughing it is a tarp, a pad, and a bivy sack/sleeping bag.... she needed a tent "she could stand up in". Geesh. So i ended up with the Kelty Green River 4. Sleeps about 10, rated for 4 . Solid 3 season 'family' tent on a budget (about $225). I've been on the lookout for a decent shower type system, and good ratings is a plus! __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

10-23-10, 12:25 AM	#4
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Heh, just found the OP. That is a cool thing!. We're looking at building a teardrop camper from the ground up and that might fit the bill nicely for hot water on demand!! __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.