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Post by libbyjones715 on Feb 20, 2011 16:28:02 GMT -5
I am a first-timer this year, and I will admit I am a two-showers-a-day kind of girl while at home! I am fully prepared to embrace the bits of earth that will be undoubtedly stuck to me as soon as I get there, but wanted to get some words of advice about showering and keeping clean!
- I've read that the pay showers are cold, have long lines, and 7 bucks a day adds up quick. Are they worth it? Reasonably clean? Do you get a private stall or are they kind of camp-style group showers?
- It looks like you can get a solar camp shower bottle-and-spigot thing for about 10 bucks (http://www.walmart.com/ip/Coghlans-Solar-Heated-Camp-Shower/8586959) which seems far more convenient and cost effective to pay $10 once rather than $7 over and over. Any experience with those? Is it okay to shower with this right at my campsite, or does that create yucky shower run-off water for my tent neighbors? If I got this, will there be water to fill it up in the camping area, or would I have to fill it at Centeroo and haul it back to my campsite?
- Anyone ever tried dry shampoos? Do they actually make you feel clean at all? (My hair is oily, I'm going to be a greaseball after about a day.)
I'm bringing baby wipes and face-cleansing wipes, and of course deodorant, but if there are any other secret weapons that people care to share in the quest to feel somewhat clean? Thanks so much!
Post by dreamingtree on Feb 20, 2011 18:17:58 GMT -5
You may want to check out the Girlie Fashion thread from the beginning and read it all These subjects are all discussed at length there and also in other in some other threads here.
Post by dreamingtree on Feb 20, 2011 18:27:05 GMT -5
I am pretty sure there is actually a whole thread on showering here somewhere also. Please read some of the threads because I can assure you that pretty much any question you have has been addressed already.
To the OP - if you go the dry shampoo route, pay a few extra bucks for Klorane brand dry shampoo. You can get it at sephora.com or on Amazon. I also have oily hair and it worked through Saturday, but by Sunday I was ready for a real shampoo. Better than nothing if you're not interested in forking over the cash for a shower every day.
Post by tnbackroads on Feb 20, 2011 18:49:15 GMT -5
I have used the dry shampoos and body wash. I actually used them for the first time at Roo Last year (a nice neighbor let me try it.) Since it was Sat, and I had only used baby wipes to "shower," it left me feeling very refreshed. But this year I am going for the Solar Shower. Even if I could get past paying $7 for a shower, I can't get past waiting in line for 2 hours to do so. There is so many other things I'd rather be doing!
Post by cosmicgirl112001 on Feb 20, 2011 20:39:09 GMT -5
We got the solar camp shower from Walmart and a giant bucket with handles from Big Lots to stand in while we shower. I figure we'll go dump the water out away from the camp site(by the gravel walk way) to keep from flooding our site and others close by!
The bucket to stand in while showering is a good idea, was going to bring one of those square dishwashing ones for washing/soaking feet in anyway, would probably be big enough to catch most of the shower water too...
Post by chloetuesday on Feb 20, 2011 23:08:14 GMT -5
I've read a few threads regarding the solar showers but there was no mention of a way to hang the darn thing. Do they make a base or anything for those? Our car is small and I don't know that we'll have room for a whole collapsible stall with the rest of our gear.
Post by libbyjones715 on Feb 20, 2011 23:22:21 GMT -5
I have a Jeep and I was thinking about popping the hatch and putting the solar shower on top of that? That at least gets it above the level of my head. Of course the weight of the shower pouch full of water may weigh the hatch back down again...need to to a 'field test' I guess!
Last Edit: Feb 20, 2011 23:23:39 GMT -5 by libbyjones715 - Back to Top
That's the problem with "shower bags"...they need a substantial stand to hold them up. One year my dad helped me fashion outta pvc pipe, but I've just done better leaving a jug of water out in the sunshine and rinsing off with that. But I've used the heck outta my privacy shelter though...not only good for showers but also for just changing. I get all sweaty changing in my tent...
That's the problem with "shower bags"...they need a substantial stand to hold them up. One year my dad helped me fashion outta pvc pipe, but I've just done better leaving a jug of water out in the sunshine and rinsing off with that. But I've used the heck outta my privacy shelter though...not only good for showers but also for just changing. I get all sweaty changing in my tent...
Nice. I didn't even think about it for it's changing capabilities:)
I am 3 days into my 5-day weekend and this thread reminds me I need to shower. Oh and if anyone takes the camp shower route, please dispose of your gray water properly, which to some is "pack it in, pack it out". Also, remember when using baby wipes, do not throw them into the porta potty. Baby wipes will sometimes clog up the porta-potty-crap-suction-cleaning-device that is used to remove the waste we leave behind. Last, Recycle and all that Green sh!t too. Like, save trash by unpacking anything you are going to use at Roo from its original container. For example, you buy a box of energy bars. Each box has 12 or so individual wrapped bars. Why not get rid of the box, before you get to Roo. Oops, I got off OP subject
Post by champagne cory on Feb 21, 2011 1:13:08 GMT -5
I used a privacy tent with the shower bag attached one year. The water bag was too heavy and broke the hook in the privacy tent. Last year, my method was to fill the shower bag at night, let it sit so in the morning I had a nice warm shower. I just tied a tapestry from my car door to the seat to create an "outdoor" shower.
The other option was going to the bootleg showers by the ice truck in Rusty Griswold (my campsite). The showers were cheaper (if I recall correctly) than the official Bonnaroo showers. The trade off was that they were FREEZING cold. Reason: they were getting the water from the ice truck. Sounds nice, but 30 degree water on a 95 degree day kind of sucked.
I've been to Bonnaroo 5 times and still have not showered while there I am totally ok with that.
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This will be my 3rd time and I've yet to shower on the farm. Baby wipes, sponge bathing and a good shampoo or two with bottled water have done me fine. plenty of deodorant and a bottle of some mildly scented Bath and Body Works mist spray also.
I dont shower at Bonnaroo either... I usually use the melted cooler water from our beer/water cooler to wash my hair and face and limited body parts...its cold and feels really good to start your day.... In 2006 went we left on Monday..we stopped for gas and as we were paying the nice lady at the counter said "you know, there is a truck stop up the road aways and they offer showers." I asked "do we smell that bad?" Yes, mamm, you do!"....jeez returning to the "real" world after roo can sometimes be VERY Funny!
I've been to 8 Roos and cannot not imagine NOT washing up; not really due to the smell, it's just the incredibly refreshed feeling I get after washing in the troughs. After sweating in the heat all day, I go back to camp around sundown (or whenever there's decent break in the bands), hike to the water station, wash up in the nice,cold water and grab a bite to eat. I'm then ready to stay up ALL night dancing to the late night groove.
To me the "shower" is one of the best parts of the day. It's like starting the day over, refreshed and ready to go. And the troughs have no or little waiting and are free.
We bought one of those camp showers that have the bucket and a pump to run the water through to the shower head. Cost us <$100 I think and one of the 2.5 gallon jugs of water they sell at Wal-Mart did two of us. Even with 4 of us showering each day, we didn't flood out our neighbors. That ground is so dry it just sucks it right up.
I was going to say why not use a pump? We also have a solar shower form 10+ years ago. We would put it on top of our Jeep Cherokee.
Another option would be to get a bucket / water container. I would look for one in the 2-3 gallon size. Fill it up with water at one of the wash stations. It will not take long for the water to warm up. Let it sit overnight or pain the container a dark color.
To wash up by your car you will not need more then a gallon of water.
Post by chloetuesday on Feb 21, 2011 9:54:01 GMT -5
I seriously had a dream about this last night. Would a pole on an EZ Up hold one of those solar shower bags do you think? I don't know how sturdy those things are....
Not designed to hold that much weight. It would suck to break your shade trying to make it work.
It is possible if you hung it on the outside corner (the strongest point) it could work, might even be likely, but is it worth possibly sitting in the sun for 4 days if you're wrong?
Not designed to hold that much weight. It would suck to break your shade trying to make it work.
It is possible if you hung it on the outside corner (the strongest point) it could work, might even be likely, but is it worth possibly sitting in the sun for 4 days if you're wrong?
Not at all. I just had a dream about it Thought I'd ask.
I was going to say why not use a pump? We also have a solar shower form 10+ years ago. We would put it on top of our Jeep Cherokee.
Another option would be to get a bucket / water container. I would look for one in the 2-3 gallon size. Fill it up with water at one of the wash stations. It will not take long for the water to warm up. Let it sit overnight or pain the container a dark color.
To wash up by your car you will not need more then a gallon of water.
I actually built a shower from an old A/C condensate pump that worked very well. It's still sitting in my workshop somewhere, I think. But by the time I hauled water back to camp, it was just easier to wash up at the water station. I guess I could have used gallon jugs of water from camp but still just as easy to take a hose and wash at the troughs.
Up until 2009 I just used the troughs. It was refreshing, free, and I got to hang out with 25 of my new best friends. Also the collective AWWWWW whenever someone dropped a tooth brush into the soapy dirty water is always funny.
In 09 I used the volunteer showers until the mass amounts of during fest volunteers arrived and jacked up our nice shower. I remember that Wednesday morning me and a few others found one of the troughs that was working and went and showered there. It was weird being in this empty room with two other people in the middle of a giant empty field. On Thursday that ended up being POD 8.
Last year we were in Guest Camping and had wonderful hot showers at our disposal and had a garnier attendant that cleaned them and gave us free shampoo and other hair products. Not those little sample sized things, regular sized bottles. Unfortunately by Sunday night their job was done and Monday mornings shower was gross. Last year I took like 3 showers a day. Just beacuse I could. I flet bad when I would run into my sister who just finished her bath at POD 1.
Post by unregistered on Feb 21, 2011 14:26:53 GMT -5
To those of you who don't shower because "you are ok with it" I implore you to consider the random people you might be standing next to at that sunny, Sunday afternoon show.
These subjects are all discussed at length there and also in other in some other threads here.
I am totally ok with that.
