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Aug 2, 2010 at 2:34 pm #1261835
I thought it would be nice to take a shower on the trail from time to time. I came up with a shower that uses my 2+ liter platypus bags. To take a quick 1 min shower I would use no soap and one 2.5 liter bag. For a shower with soap I would use two bags in sucession, one for soaping up and one for rinsing. If Im in camp for awhile and its sunny I put the bags on a dark object and let the sun heat them. Otherwise I bring along a little extra alcohol and heat about .5 liter water on my stove for each bag.
The shower attachment and cord to hang the bag weighs around 1 oz. Since I use aqua mira drops I can use the bags for storing/carrying drinking water as well.Aug 2, 2010 at 3:06 pm #1634323David, I like it. Where did you find the shower nozzle? Are you able to stop the flow?
It looks similar to the one on the Sea to Summit Pocket Shower.
Aug 2, 2010 at 8:24 pm #1634431I got the plastic closeable showerhead at my local sporting goods store as well as the plastic hose / barb and clear tube. The whole attachment cost about $6.50 . The sea to summit version weighs about 5 oz and costs $25 to $30 and has a 10 liter resevoir.(nice if you want a long shower)
Aug 3, 2010 at 9:27 am #1634536Well done, that would be a useful item on longer hikes. I think one will find its way into my kit.
Regards,
JohnAug 3, 2010 at 9:48 am #1634540you can stop it with one of those plastic stopper thingys you they sell with gravity systems, looks nice.
Aug 3, 2010 at 12:10 pm #1634575What you might want is a black container that you can hang in the sun for a couple of hours to have a nice _warm_ shower! I've done that in the past, but these days I am more into sponge baths.
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