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^^^lol!!! Tell me that when you step out at a new campsite and it’s sticky and smells like a truck stop overnight parking lot!
Many rules are written to avoid worse case scenarios
That exact quote and link has already been posted twice in this thread Thx.Here is my first post - Never trust legal (or health) advice given in a non-professional forum. Lots of BLM says this or that here but no quotes....so here we go:
According to CFR Title 43, § 8365.1-1 Sanitation,
(b) On all public lands, no person shall, unless otherwise authorized: (3) Drain sewage or petroleum products or dump refuse or waste other than wash water from any trailer or other vehicle except in places or receptacles provided for that purpose;
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/43/8365.1-1
Note that the regulation does not specifically define, “wash water”, but it is understood to mean any water that was used for washing purposes (i.e. hands, dishes, showering, clothes, brushing teeth, etc.), which meets the definition of gray water
From the comments on other forums regarding grey water, it sounds like most people do not dump it on the ground. Quite the opposite... which is surprising.We live in a world of freedom. We should all recycle, but most people don't. You aren't suppose to throw used batteries in the trash, but most people do. You are'nt supposed to drain your grey water, but many people do. Some take precautions and use proper soaps which is great, but some people don't. Each person must make their own decisions and hopefully do what they do responsively.
Castile unscented was what I had to use when I stayed on an organic farm.My guess is if you keep the water volume down to few gallons and use a natural soap it shouldn't matter too much. What are some decent soaps that can be used for this purpose?
When I was a small child we would visit my GGMother in the Midwest. She had neither electricity nor running water, except for the hand pump on the back porch. No shower, but we would drag out a big, galvanized metal pan that was big enough for me to sit in next to the wood burning cook stove. After my bath they just poured the water on the ground. Out past the outhouse and barn there were corn fields as far as the eye could see and to my knowledge it was never affected by my bath water.Castile unscented was what I had to use when I stayed on an organic farm.
I think that is because when most people talk about gray water.......they are talking about larger storage tanks, like their black water tanks. There are many people, myself included, that have small gray water "tanks" (a gallon or less) that simply catch water from our sinks. I think the amount of gray water being dumped might determine if people would dump it on the ground.From the comments on other forums regarding grey water, it sounds like most people do not dump it on the ground. Quite the opposite... which is surprising.
Is this what you bought? A couple things: some ppl won't want to use the same sponge for dishes and for their bodies. Additional sponges are $16 each. How long do they last?There are four issues that need to be addressed when it comes to designing a shower system: water source, power source, space, and grey water drainage. My personal criteria required having clean, hot water flowing over my body. Therefore, using a sponge repeatedly dipped into a bowl of water, or using baby wipes were not acceptable solutions for me. I bought a Geyser shower and it was worth all of the 35,000 pennys it cost. It works exactly as advertised: using less than a gallon of water you can choose a 1 to 15 minute long shower.
I use the ubiquitous 1 gallon water jugs for water storage because they can be purchased or refilled anywhere. There are multiple ways to heat water, all requiring some combination of time and power, the Geyser is no exception. But the water pump uses very little power while showering. Since it oozes water instead of spraying it, a shower curtain isn’t needed. Neither is a shower pan. An absorbent mat/towel can be used to recapture the water.
From the first time I used the Geyser, I felt it delivered a shower experience that was in some ways better than in my class A or even in my house. I was apparently not alone in that thinking, because the company now sells setups for those uses. Even when there’s an unlimited supply of hot, pressurized water, it’s nice to have it dispensed from a sponge.
$389.00 is too high for me.
It seems they are charging that much for a fancy package . You can get similar experience for about 50 bucks or less using something like this https://amzn.to/49dOsRk. I bought a Geyser shower and it was worth all of the 35,000 pennys it cost. It works exactly as advertised: using less than a gallon of water you can choose a 1 to 15 minute long shower.
I use the ubiquitous 1 gallon water jugs for water storage because they can be purchased or refilled anywhere. There are multiple ways to heat water, all requiring some combination of time and power, the Geyser is no exception. But the water pump uses very little power while showering. Since it oozes water instead of spraying it, a shower curtain isn’t needed. Neither is a shower pan. An absorbent mat/towel can be used to recapture the water.
From the first time I used the Geyser, I felt it delivered a shower experience that was in some ways better than in my class A or even in my house. I was apparently not alone in that thinking, because the company now sells setups for those uses. Even when there’s an unlimited supply of hot, pressurized water, it’s nice to have it dispensed from a sponge.
I use something similar, by Ivation, that works great and is $34. My grandchildren love playing with it and I let them because the charge lasts a long time. I just drop it in a collapsible bucket filled with water.It seems they are charging that much for a fancy package . You can get similar experience for about 50 bucks or less using something like this https://amzn.to/49dOsRk
Plus its more efficient since it has many more uses and packs nicely. But to each his/her own.
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