Bathing

Guest · Jul 30, 2011

So rinse/spritz your dishes with vinegar from a spray bottle. Kills any bacteria and dispels leftover soap residue. You never taste it after it dries.

vonu · Jul 30, 2011

dragonflyinthesky said:
Camping etiquette Rule #5. Always use your own dinnerware.  <img border="0" align="absMiddle" src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/eek.gif">  Maybe its a guy thing.

<div> </div><div>If one is eating alone and doing the cooking, there is little need for dinnerware, the cookware will suffice.</div>

Guest · Jul 31, 2011

I have a nifty  *CHEAP* &  *EASY*  set-up that can be used for a lot more than just showering/bathing. Portable, stores out of the way, can be used inside or outside. Been using it for years. 4 wheeling, camping and right now it's in my little cargo trailer. Set it up on a fender, hang it from a tree....whatever. Hot water comes from a $7 solar shower bag. Basic parts: 5 gallon bucket (can be hard side or collapsible), small 4.5  - 12v pump, 1/2" vinyl tubing and a garden hose sprayer. Fancy (optional) parts: 35 gallon plastic tote/bath, cloth (washable) shower curtain and a kids hula hoop as a shower curtain rod. Pictures, on Bob's other page: <a target="_blank" href="http://cheapgreenrvliving.com/Blazer_Off-Road.html">http://cheapgreenrvliving.com/Blazer_Off-Road.html</a> and also in my build thread: <a target="_blank" href="https://vanlivingforum.com/post?id=5106755">Roghneck Trailer Conversion</a>

Guest · Aug 2, 2011

I saw this a few years back on Daily Planet. This guy from Alberta invented a system to pull water from a lake, and have it heated then pumped into a shower. This is obviously a newer, better, more refined version of the prototype, but still. If I can find the original video, you can see the internal stuff and maybe build cheap, less pretty ones. <A href="http://www.hotcampshowers.com/decker_s_hot_water_station1" target=_blank>Portable self contained hot water systems</A>

WanderingRonin · Aug 20, 2011

maybe it's just me, but I couldn't eat off a plate that had been dunked in bath water...<div></div>

<div>Indeed  if your system requires only One dunk stage, you may not want to... The way I wash dishes is I have 3 dish pans with water... first one is the dirtiest... removes the major goo (this is also theoretically the bath water). Then I soap up. Second dish pan is to remove soap (this is the clean water... probably water runoff from the cooler -- I don't mix my food with the ice so my ice water is still pristine at this point)... third dip is just to make sure all the soap is gone (probably water from a faucet).</div>

joey · Aug 25, 2011

hey guys,first time posting. Sportsman's Guide has the same set-up for $119.00,it would be 1.4 gal. per minute but it's the same as the "junior" model.

WanderingRonin · Sep 27, 2011

Shower sounds exciting don't get me wrong. I just don't want to deal with the hassles of pumps, plumbing, etc. while I am beginning my own trial. maybe eventually I will get around to that part, but for now, I just want to get good sleep in the van and to stay clean. Everything else can be improved upon as I get more comfy, I suppose. <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">