If you’re the “outdoorsy” type, then you’re probably not very bright. The idea of abandoning thousands of years of technology, industry, social evolution and hygiene to “get back in touch with nature” is insulting to us entrenched city folk. But some of you keep it up. Whatever. Have some granola.
At least with help from the Sun, you can pretend to get clean. Solar Showers are black plastic bags containing 20 liters (”litres”) of fresh water. Put it in direct sun light for, I dunno, 3 hours or so, then hang it from a tree, and presto: instant lukewarm shower, including an adjustable nozzle. And at only $10 or so each, you can afford to pick up four or five, which you’ll need to get that patchouli stench out of your dreads, you bloody, woodsy hippy.
Actually Matt, solar heating is all over the place here… very efficient and you can’t beat the price… although the hot ocean water and burning sun make me wish for a cold shower now and then. 20 liters isn’t enough though, the pressure when you get to about 1/3 of the bag feels like your under a drop counter.
Jon
Haha! Everyone knows that hippies don’t wash.
Blake… that is why I said a cold shower “now and then” ;-) I got lots of nice pictures of my toes but I am guessing CrunchGrear wants a better photo portfolio to show off from their D40 winner, all joking aside, I will have something to you guys in a month or two depending on how things go – lots of top secret happenings and the camera has helped me TREMENDOUSLY – it has been put to great use as promised.
Jon
oooh yah, that’s right! How’s that D40 treating you? That whole clause about how we writers can’t win is bullocks.
I honestly cannot say anything bad about it Matt… I got it at an amazing price, the pictures are beyond fantastic (that little internal computer is GOLD!) and best of all… my toes never looked so tanned! My only concern with it is about it getting too damp due to the humidity or rusting due to the salt “spray” but otherwise… it was well worth the (I believe) two weeks of straight commenting on CrunchGrear. Part of my top secret project involves taking over 5K pictures (no typo)… details coming soon.
Jon
For those who don’t know – by straight commenting I mean waking up at 8am and for 12 hours straight commenting on this board for a whole two weeks right before Christmas… I think the writers here where trying to challenge my mental fortitude by exponentially increasing the amount of articles published on a daily basis – the whole experience was a blur! Took a well deserved break, cursed I would never do that again and now haven forgotten all about it… going for gold once more! It’s so much easier on me when you guys raffle off a Zunes you know hahahhaha
Jon
do i need to offset my carbon emissions when i use this?
I used one of these once, about 15 years ago on a whitewater rafting trip in Idaho. Basically, you fill it with water, lay it in the sun, it heats up, you hang it from a tree and you’ve got a nice warm shower.