Showering

[redford]

The simple bucket with holes in the bottom. Check out any restaraunt they will have a couple to give you. Full five gallons is heavy but will last up to 15 minutes.

[Farshnuke]

or just stand by a lawn sprinkler

[Chance]

Hi I'm chance I am always on the road, one thing that I pack is a crow bar because some times you need a place to stay and why let a perfectly fine abandoned house go to wast right?

Two things one for twenty dollars at just about any sporting goods store you can buy a portable shower which is basically a battery operated pump that draws water out of a five gallon water reservoir.

And since it seems like your planning on squatting this place for a while the first thing that your going to want to do is change the locks on all the doors with your own, and get mail sent to that address and make sure that you save that post dated document, if you can successfully squat the house for over 12 months then you just made it legal!! and if the owner's find out they have to go through a 93 day legal eviction process to kick you out!

[CodyD]

You can't go wrong with the pocket showers. They're usually just a huge black bag with a shower head attachment that you hang outside in the sun. The black color absorbs sunlight throughout the day, slowly heating the water inside to a reasonable temperature.

I use mine as a shower in certain situations, but I mostly use it for other things. I set up the bag close to my campsite and I wash my cooking gear with it, use it to clean my hands if I gotta, take some water from it to make tea, anything like that. It's just convenient.

You'll find, however, that unless it is sunny as hell out, that the water takes some time to heat up. The way I speed this up is by filling it about half to 3/4 the way up with stream water, etc., then I heat up a pot of water. When the water in the pot is pretty hot (but not quite boiling, don't want to damage the bag material), I dump the water into the bag. After you've done this, the overall temperature of the water in your pocket shower should be at least warm, even if you took it from a cold stream.

The bag I use is a bit pricey, and it's sort of small compared to other types, but it does the job for me. It comes with a head which you can turn on and off, and you can even adjust the speed at which the water comes out. It folds up smaller than a fist and weighs hardly anything.Good stuff.

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[lucky420]

I neva showerz me, cuz Im proper crusty am I, showerz are fur bourgeoise toffs not durty scum like me


edit: farshnuke, thats rank not showering for three months you'll get all sorts of infections. Also, not washing your genitals for that long can give you diseases

[Litchfield]

Dude just mail yourself a letter to the address, and have the utilities cut on. Clam squatters rights I say.

[reiligha]

I've heard from another adventurer on the road that yo can go into hotels at checkout time and go into any one of the rooms and grab a shower. The maids may catch you, but they will only apologize fervantly and say they thought you had already checked out. Just smile and say it's not a problem and you'll be out in about 15 minutes. Best not to try this at the same hotel twice, though.

[Fruupp]

[quote:d2a65637be="reiligha"]I've heard from another adventurer on the road that yo can go into hotels at checkout time and go into any one of the rooms and grab a shower. The maids may catch you, but they will only apologize fervantly and say they thought you had already checked out. Just smile and say it's not a problem and you'll be out in about 15 minutes. Best not to try this at the same hotel twice, though.[/quote:d2a65637be]

and you'll probably get your sorry ass busted for trespassing!

[reiligha]

It's possible. Most likely they just ask you to leave, and it's the same with squating, and emergancy hitching at a bad spot. My policy on crime is, no harm, no foul, but I guesse we've all got our own ways.

[MilkEyedMender]

In Seattle there is a place called the Urban Rest Stop, run by the Low Income Housing Institute. It is a place with showers, bathrooms, and laundry facilities. It is free and anyone can use it.

You should check around in your area. It is possible that a place like URS might be nearby (if you live in an urban area).