WafflePolly 🙀 on Nostr: You don't need dedicated kit And you definitely don't need an ensuite. Time to fess ...
You don't need dedicated kit
And you definitely don't need an ensuite.
Time to fess up. I bought one.
I changed tents a couple of months ago and I lost a metre of head height and a lot of indoor space. I thought I'd like to be able to stand up to get changed and 'bathe'.
The ensuite was more trouble that what it was worth.
It took up space in the car and was not wind resistant. But I knew this when I bought it and I rationalised that, since it was pop up and easy to use, I'd erect it when I needed it.
Nope, that was just an added complexity to my day that I wanted to avoid.
It isn't easy to bathe in the great outdoors away from other camper's eyeballs. But it can be done (scroll down to discover how).
As for the different camping shower options, these require a lot of setting up in the right environment and may create more work than bathing by another means.
For a start, you have to collect and heat water. You're going to need 10L of water for a few minutes of showering. You're probably going to want 20L to shampoo your hair and especially if you have medium to long hair.
Now, where is that water going to go? Australian campsites are often dirt. You're going to get all clean and then be marooned on an island surrounded by muddy grey water. Or, you've collected all of that water in the base of your ensuite and now have to dispose of it somewhere.
You have to find something sturdy enough to hang a bag shower from which will weigh at the very least 10-15kg. If you have a 12v shower, where is your power source? Those leads aren't super-long. And, who wants their expensive lithium battery next to their ensuite shower? Not me.
And you definitely don't need an ensuite.
Time to fess up. I bought one.
I changed tents a couple of months ago and I lost a metre of head height and a lot of indoor space. I thought I'd like to be able to stand up to get changed and 'bathe'.
The ensuite was more trouble that what it was worth.
It took up space in the car and was not wind resistant. But I knew this when I bought it and I rationalised that, since it was pop up and easy to use, I'd erect it when I needed it.
Nope, that was just an added complexity to my day that I wanted to avoid.
It isn't easy to bathe in the great outdoors away from other camper's eyeballs. But it can be done (scroll down to discover how).
As for the different camping shower options, these require a lot of setting up in the right environment and may create more work than bathing by another means.
For a start, you have to collect and heat water. You're going to need 10L of water for a few minutes of showering. You're probably going to want 20L to shampoo your hair and especially if you have medium to long hair.
Now, where is that water going to go? Australian campsites are often dirt. You're going to get all clean and then be marooned on an island surrounded by muddy grey water. Or, you've collected all of that water in the base of your ensuite and now have to dispose of it somewhere.
You have to find something sturdy enough to hang a bag shower from which will weigh at the very least 10-15kg. If you have a 12v shower, where is your power source? Those leads aren't super-long. And, who wants their expensive lithium battery next to their ensuite shower? Not me.