Showering tent

[Arthur G]

Has anyone ever made their own showering tent? The ones you can buy are ridiculously heavy.

[Terran Terran]

Poncho?

[Brad W]

In the buff would be the most UL. Find some trees for the more modest.

[JCH]

Poncho?

I was going to suggest rigging your tarp up as a temporary shower curtain.

In the buff would be the most UL. Find some trees for the more modest.

We don’t want to offend the woodland creatures now do we? :)

 

[Mark Ferwerda]

Bring a swimsuit!

[Brad W]

Bring a swimsuit!

Short of nude this is the lightest way. Pair of ranger panties-2oz maybe?

[David D]

Lightest way what I find works best for me is to shower (less than an oz drilled cap on your smart bottle, ala navy shower) or bathe in a lake or stream if available, both in your hiking underwear which get a wash at same time.  Change skivies and hang the wet but now clean ones to dry

[Arthur G]

I am bikepacking, for several months. I use cat litter bucket panniers, they can be emptied and repurposed as a shower.

I might be showering in populated areas. It is important to have some structure to hide in.

[AK Granola]

Is it absolutely forbidden now to just strip and swim in a remote alpine lake? Sans soap of course, no soap in our drinking water please. I wish Americans could get over their prudery. We had that brief decade in the late 60s/early 70s when people didn’t get freaked out by bodies, then it went all uptight conservative again.

For more populated areas, maybe use clothespins to hang a curtain/tarp/poncho from a bush. Wooden clothespins are lightweight, cheap and biodegradable if lost along the way by accident. But it might be even more freaky to people in a populated area, to see a guy doing *what* behind a curtain.

[Terran Terran]

Women are considered free spirits. Men are usually considered something else. Behind a dressing curtain or a shower tent, it’s pretty obvious what’s happening. It’s accepted. I remember coming down from a shower once and happening upon a young family in the distance. I found a nice boulder for cover. I didn’t feel like explaining my freedom to a family that just might not understand and well within their rights not to. Then I wondered what was worst a naked man on the trail or a naked man hiding behind a big rock. I only felt that it wasn’t up to me to challenge their beliefs, nor did I want to risk any accusations. Especially as an older man, I’m a lot more cautious.

Question to the O.P. How do you plan on hanging it? Does it need to be self supporting?

[Arthur G]

It should probably be free standing.

I wouldn’t mind showering in the open if I was in the woods, but I will be bikepacking from California to New York, so there will certainly be times where I’m showering in a populated area. I don’t want to get charged with indecent exposure.

[Terran Terran]

Gravity feed or pump? Unless you have a tree, both may be a bit prohibitive.  I can only think of a small popup, if you can pack it. If you don’t mind public showers look for the truck stops. Some campgrounds will let you pay for a shower. Join a gym like Planet Fitness that has a lot of branches. Or bring a sponge and leave your clothes on.

Sounds like an adventure.

[Arthur G]

Neither. I will be using kitty litter panniers. I will shower in a bucket, with a cup, ie pour water over myself with a cup. Certainly planet fitness and truck stops. Unfortunately those aren’t everywhere.

[Terran Terran]

Maybe consider a spray bottle. Perhaps a rain skirt.

I did see this. It’s kind of goofy maybe.

Shower costume

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