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Bathe With the Bears Using Sea to Summit's Pocket Shower
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 10:00 AM on May 12, 2008
Usually camping and showering are either/or activities, but for those of you who absolutely have to cart the body wash and loofah into the wild, the Pocket Shower from Sea to Summit could be for you.
The 10-litre Pocket Shower sports a compact showerhead that operates with twisting on/off valve. Bathers can adjust the stream to produce a slow trickle, or open it up completely for a dousing 8-minute power shower. Want a warm shower for those cool, crisp camping mornings? Leave the black fabric out in the sun.
Alternatively, the Pocket Shower can also be used as a dry sack to transport clothes, a sleeping bag, or those aforementioned beauty products no self-respecting city slicker would be without on the open range. [Sea to Summit]
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SlinkyDink
Posted 10:26 AM 12/5/08
i assume myhab.com rents these for $120 a night.
SlinkyDink
Kaiser-Machead
Posted 10:25 AM 12/5/08
Well, beats shitting with the bears I suppose.
Kaiser-Machead
strider_mt2k
Posted 10:15 AM 12/5/08
Bathing with Sea Bears and what now?
Draw a circle, quick!!!!
strider_mt2k
man_in_gauze
Posted 11:49 AM 12/5/08
Wow, I'm surprised that no one has come up with this yet. Sounds like an excellent idea, IMO.
Then again, I've never been camping. Does this sound practical, to the campers out there?
man_in_gauze
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 12:07 PM 12/5/08
If the woods are so god-damn great, why do bears shit in them?
OMG! Ponies!
vagrant
Posted 12:06 PM 12/5/08
I have that black plastic one and it's worked fine for me. (Compare it to stream water temp.) You don't need much water to shower and you feel great afterwards.
vagrant
i.am.mozman
Posted 11:59 AM 12/5/08
I've been out in the back country with a plastic version that barely worked. If this heats better in the sun then the ladies will be happy.
i.am.mozman
bpatten
Posted 11:58 AM 12/5/08
@man_in_gauze: I've got one of these on my boat, it's excellent for that, I don't know how useful it would be camping/backpacking though
Hardly new though, I've had mine for 3-4 years now.
bpatten
klew
Posted 3:03 PM 12/5/08
Hopefully the spots where you can actually hang the bag is also ground that won't turn muddy underneath you.
klew
x23
Posted 8:47 PM 12/5/08
@klew: uh... that's why most seasoned campers pack out a cast-iron 19th century clawfoot tub with them. i see someone has never gone camping before.
x23
kevman90
Posted 9:41 PM 12/5/08
@strider_mt2k:
hahah sponge bob is the only thing worth watching on tv nowadays
kevman90
sacred_hoops
Posted 4:07 AM 13/5/08
Im slightly annoyed that this is probably better than the shower in my apartment.
sacred_hoops
ninjamurf
Posted 4:26 AM 13/5/08
I've got a few of the solar showers in my camp down in Mexico. 5 gallon versions so not so good for backpacking. This is a nice little addition for those hike and go types. Also, the variable stream is a nice addition. All my solar showers are "pull for on/push for off" types.
ninjamurf