All things SHOWERING and keeping clean!

Me, my girlfriend and my little sister used our solar shower twice a day! (one full bag made it 3 showers comfortably and we were all girls with long hair.)

A loofah, body wash and a bag of water go A LONG way and were amazing in the late afternoon.

I tried just about every possible idea to elevate the solar shower on a pole so we could shower hands free...even bought a $110 aluminum flagpole and mount (which were used in the longrun) nothing worked better than putting the bag on top of the car and just using the long hose to rinse off.

I regretted spending so much time thinking about possible solutions. The privacy tent worked awesome for changing and helped keep bugs out of the tent because we weren't going in and out of them throughout the day.

So did this work pretty well for you? I'm reading conflicting reviews on the product....

I don't shower at Roo- Body wipes, feminine wipes, face wipes.. plus a bottle of water and a razor for the pits. Done! (All I buy at the dollar store). A friend had a solar shower last year and we were directly next to the woods in BFE. She just went into the woods, hung it from a tree, and it worked great for her. No issues about where to hang, or where the water would go! The problem is that you don't know how close to the woods you'll end up camping...

I use spray deodorant at Roo... why? I bring it in Centeroo and can share with friends without getting their pit sweat all over it

Shower smower. Walk thru the fountain once a day. Going four days as a dusty wookie will not kill you or offend yr neighbors. This is a music fest, not a fukkin Fructois fest.

i have a hose attachment that goes on the free water stations . it really helps in washing hair and cleaning feet and legs. it cost 1.49 get one

Been through three Roos and never showered. Just washing up at the troughs (or at the campsite with a bucket of water from the troughs) and taking some good ol' baby wipe baths is fine for me. I can definitely see how a solar shower thing would be nice, but to me it isn't worth the hassle of trying to find a way to deal with the runoff. Not showering really doesn't bother me that much, and I'd much rather be a bit grimy than accidentally send a flood of water into my neighbor's campsite because I'm dumb and set my shower up wrong, y'know? (Not that I have ANYTHING against anyone who brings a shower as long as you are considerate about it, just saying I'm not sure it's for me!)

I will say that just washing your feet goes a LONG way to making you feel clean! And I also think it's worth it to use some water that's been warmed by the sun. Cold water straight from the troughs (or melted cooler water!) feels great in a refreshing sense, but it just doesn't get me feeling quite as clean as hot water, especially for my feet.

For whoever asked about yeast infections (TMI WARNING!) - the only time I've had an issue is when I was unlucky enough to be on my period at Roo. And not really a full-blown yeastie-beastie either, just itching without the - ahem - other symptoms. But really, like someone else said, cleanliness is NOT really the issue, the issue is just that it's hot and you're sweaty and things are getting rather, er, moist and in that heat and humidity it's hard to stay dry. It's the hot, moist environment that the yeast loves. So if you're prone to 'em, just do what you can to stay dry.

Oh, and anyone who's going to get annoyed that the person next to them smells on Sunday oughta be smacked, imo.

lets hope that aforesaid person is surrounded by non-showered hippies....lol.

if you're that uptight about smells, get a jar of vicks vaporub and put a teeny dab under each nostril.

Yes, the shower worked like a charm! I've taken it camping several times, I even used it to rinse my camp dishes after washing them. The water pressure is so-so, but I didn't expect it to work like my shower at home. It is so much better than trying to use a solar shower.

To be honest as a guy clean tit-tays arent as important as clean other places, Im just saying but then again if it even gets that far its all gonna be hot and sweaty anyways so whatever I guess ha ha

YES. I was just coming on here to ask where that was - I had no idea what our campsite was called. These were great - I just walked up the hill and right into a shower stall. Standing under freezing water (precariously balancing on wood pallets while pulling the cord that released the water and trying to prevent the curtain from blowing open, ha) dulled the pain of 80 degree heat at 8 in the morning, every morning.

Is there a map of the grounds on the Bonnaroo website? I've just wasted 10 minutes looking for one and am possibly blind. I want to figure out where this place is in comparison to everywhere else...I would like to end up near it again, I'd take frigid water over standing in lines to bathe any day.

^I just fill up my jug with some water before leaving the trough area. Once clear of any mud use the remaining water to rinse off any mud on the feet/legs.

last year i used a five gallon bucket with a bilge pump and 10ft of hose with a low flow shower head on it. we used a marine battery with an ac plug hooked to it to power the unit. the pressure combined with the low flow head was enough for for people to take a shower on one full bucket.

True that, I like that design. Looks easy to build, but you got some schematics?

i will pull it out of storage this weekend and put together a parts list. there are a few things that were not as important as i thought they would be. if you build it i would use plastic instead of brass fittings to keep down the build price. you could use a much smaller ball valve also. the braided hose is not a must either but it will not kink when rolled up.