How much water do you use for showers?- survey

afblangley · Sep 8, 2024

I don't need or aspire to be, an influencer. No companies are giving me anything gratis. I'm merely sharing my feelings and speaking about my experiences. My opinion is worth exactly what you paid for it.

In my opinion, the Geyser system is an ingenious solution to bathing with very little water. It is more refreshing than a sponge bath or a navy shower, in my opinion. There are certainly cheaper and cruder alternatives, but the Geyser is priced in line with other portable shower systems, like the RinseKit Cube, Joolca, and Big Kahuna.

I realize that not everyone can afford such kit. Furthermore, some folks actually enjoy "roughing it". While I don't own (or want) the likes of a Grech RV, I do appreciate comfort and convenience. And that means a degree of complexity and expense that goes beyond the "no build" builds.

One last thing: I've had no problems with my Geyser during the 2 years I've owned it. I have had an occasion to reach out to customer service, which is US based and was responsive.

twomountainlions · Nov 15, 2024

I use 1 gallon for bucket baths (no soap to rinse off, this would take many gallons) and thats once in 3 days, just like people did for thousands of years, can't think of better setup. May be a mug of water for daily washups in between. I got two showers in my rig, internal and external, never use them, got portable electric shower too, dont use that either. Buying actual shower in places once in 2-3 weeks to shower with soap works fine. I got really nice hair which only need washing once in 2-3 weeks, with weak vinegar solution (shampoos are unnatural hair and skin destroyers and the more one washes the hair the greasier and needier they will become). Hair properly weened off soap and shampoo low ph damage become sort of like wild fox fur, shiny and naturally dirt-repellant (given there are no underlying health or nutritional issues, in fact hair can be used as a gauge to judge nutrition quality just like in animals)

Tony's Dream · Nov 15, 2024

I'm a retired soldier, so I have learned to do clean up with little or no water. I also keep my hair very short, making it easier to clean. Since I began traveling I have used a product similiar to skunky wipes. They use a little water to activate the soap and spounge bathe. I make use of natural water sources like hot springs, rivers, and lakes. So I can travel for 2 weeks and use less than 5 gallons for everything.

rruff · Nov 15, 2024

twomountainlions said:
I use 1 gallon for bucket baths (no soap to rinse off, this would take many gallons) and thats once in 3 days...I got really nice hair which only need washing once in 2-3 weeks, with weak vinegar solution

I do my whole body, and hair... and bike clothes, with way less than a gallon (more like a quart) of weak vinegar solution whenever I get dirty, which is usually every other day.

Maybe if I still had "nice hair" I'd never need shampoo... but I do use that before trips to town.

bagabum · Nov 16, 2024

One gallon and that is a very very good shower. I use a 1 pint cup with 15 tiny holes drilled into the bottom. I use 1 cup to wet down and then I apply a teaspoon of shampoo to my hair and work it down my body, then I start rinsing off. The trick is to make sure every bit of water is hitting your body. I have done this for years, even when there is a shower available, I still use my concept. You will be squeaky clean. I use a submersible coil water heater 115vac 500 watts. It take about 12 minutes to take a gallon of water from 70 degF to 110 degF. That would be about 60wHr if you are using electricity Vs propane/butane. When it's sunny and hot, I solar heat my water in a 1 gallon detergent jug that I painted flat black.

twomountainlions · Nov 30, 2024

rruff said:
I do my whole body, and hair... and bike clothes, with way less than a gallon (more like a quart) of weak vinegar solution whenever I get dirty, which is usually every other day.

Maybe if I still had "nice hair" I'd never need shampoo... but I do use that before trips to town.

Shampoo is adverse to scalp natural condition and chemistry, I would never want to subject my hair to it again...all that is needed is a bit of apple cider vinegar dissolved 1:5 or weaker and rinsed iff, but can be used, in weaker concentrations and in the form of spray, without rinsing too in hot humid sweaty conditions.
Using shampoo is like hair using drugs, it makes hair and scalp get dirty very quickly, and causes them to smell after few days and look greasy, because natural oils balance and microbiome get destroyed, so more and more washings are required.

Modern people are mislead about hair care by cosmetics industry. There is also bad advice about how to go off shampoo, such as to use baking soda, which should never be used on scalp due to its Ph, so people do it wrong and get bad results. Traditional shampo is anythig from yogurt, to eggs, to clay or rye bread water, under traveling conditions and rare washings vinegar works the best though