Whether it's your first Bonnaroo or you’re a music festival veteran, we welcome you to Inforoo.
Here you'll find info about artists, rumors, camping tips, and the infamous Roo Clues. Have a look around then create an account and join in the fun. See you at Bonnaroo!!
Post by itrainmonkeys on Apr 18, 2012 14:31:16 GMT -5
Don't know much about it (have brought a camping shower once or twice but just used it to rinse off a bit....not a full shower). There's one on Ebay for $67 but I'm not sure how good it is or anything.
Mine was 40 bucks several years ago, but I never use the damn thing. A cheap solar shower and a swimsuit does me fine usually. I am thinking about getting a garden sprayer this year instead.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Apr 18, 2012 14:38:48 GMT -5
Yea that's the thing that I was talking about. I got one at Walmart one year on the way to Roo since it was pretty cheap. It definitely helped to keep me refreshed but it's not the same as a full shower.
That's the main problem. The year that I bought it we didn't have anything to hang it on (as we didn't plan on having one) and we had to kind of just hang it/lean it on the car roof (it was an SUV type of car so it was higher than a regular car) and kind of duck down a bit to use it.
Not sure what would be best to hold it up as the bag gets pretty heavy when filled with water. Might work on a corner of an ezup or something like that.
Well man, how often do you think you'll use it? The shower bag itself I wouldn't spend much on, as it's nothing but a big black sack with a ball valve/hose/sprinkler head on it. You just don't want it to leak, and to be sturdy enough to hang. The shower tents can be ~$100, but you might just pound in 4 stakes and wrap a tarp around them in a spiral shape--which would make it easy to enter/exit while keeping your fuzzy nether regions out of view.
I think the 6' garden hose with female end and sprinkler head coupled with a tangerine speedo seems like an easier route, but I hear that water is ice cold vs. tepid/warm.
"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices." ~William James
"I dreamed I was a butterfly, flitting around in the sky; then I awoke. Now I wonder: Am I a man who dreamt of being a butterfly, or am I a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?" ~Zhuangzi
And that shower tent was strong enough to hold up the shower bag? I have a similar shelter I got cheap, but no where to hang a shower bag.
There is a hanging hook for it which I didn't like much, so I rigged something else up for it to hang from. I set it up the week before I left, so I knew what to do. For $40 (I believe I got mine for around $35), taking a shower at your camp site was pretty awesome! I had an under the bed rubbermaid container I stood in so I didn't flood my site. Dumping the water under my car worked well.
My wife and I were able to take a shower every morning to get rid of the funk and it was sooooo refreshing. You could use the solar shower to transport water instead of lugging the 5 gallon bucket. The kiddie pool was to catch the shower water so we didn't flood our neighbors. We'd just dump the used water into the bucket and go empty it after we were finished.
I also used the privacy tent as our own personal bathroom. We had another bucket with a toilet seat lid on it. Inside the bucket was a black trash bag with just a bit of kitty litter in the bottom. If it was yellow, we'd let it mellow. If it was brown, we'd take the garbage bag out and dispose of it. The kitty litter kept our neighbors happy by preventing that nasty pee smell that's been sitting in 90+ degrees. It was nice to be able to take a quick shower and take care of morning "business" without having to stand in lines or endure the icky porta-potty's!
The shower tents are made to support the bag, and from my experience the bag only helped make the tent more stable and less likely to get blown away if a storm comes along.
I bought my shower tent from Wal-mart and have used it twice at Bonnaroo. My girlfriend loves it more than I do!
Just make sure you get ORGANIC body wash and shampoo.
Here is the one I have. . . Only $40 bucks + whatever bag you get for water.
Plus, I use one of these for the bag. . . cheaper than the solar shower bag. And who wants a hot shower out there? I drain my cooler water into it for COLD showers.
Post by Vw'ndeadchick on Apr 19, 2012 9:43:21 GMT -5
got a super cheap solar shower tent from a camping store bargain bin a few years back but one of the boys in our group put together a piece of hose to connect to the sinks in the pod areas and it works great... just a thought. no more dragging shower bags full of water back to the tent
got a super cheap solar shower tent from a camping store bargain bin a few years back but one of the boys in our group put together a piece of hose to connect to the sinks in the pod areas and it works great... just a thought. no more dragging shower bags full of water back to the tent
^^THIS^^. We tried the shower route one year and it was a lot of trouble and cost around fifty bucks. Not counting no one wanted to go get water by the third day.
Last year I got a 4 ft. hose and spray nosle from walmart and just used the sinks. It was quick, easy and very cold. We took at least two a day and it was very refreshing. Also, you'll be very popular with people who are trying to wash their hair under the sinks when you let them borrow your hose. The whole thing cost around 7 bucks.
Kmart has a 2 room shower / changing room tent for $50. Hard to put together but awesome. I don't think the roof will hold the weight so I'm going to use a light stand or c-stand (borrow from friend in film / photo industry or rent from film / video rental house) to hold the solar shower bag. Don't forget a towel!!
Post by prettypinkstars on Jun 3, 2012 21:41:45 GMT -5
We bought one from Walmart like 4 years ago for $20 and it's still kickin. We also have a solar shower, but honestly I don't like it. We buy gallon jugs of water for like $0.88 each and put them on top of the car for an hour or so to get warm (just like the solar shower bags). Just take the gallon jug & a good cup and pour it over you as you need it. It is SO much cheaper and WAY easier. It's amazing how refreshed you feel after!! Usually 1 gallon jug per shower.
6.7: roooo 6:19: roger waters playing the wall 6:22: dave matthews band 6.27: trampled by turtles 6:28-29: phish 7:14: forecastle festival & mmj on the belle of louisville
