Off Grid/Boondocking Water Questions
Hello, I'm gathering data on Off grid RVing, boondocking and water needs. How do you conserve water when off boondocking? How much water do you take with you? How do you refill your water tanks/...
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Shaving -- good point! I shave every few days. Very easy to save water -- I have a small plastic tupperware-type container (maybe ten ounces?) that I fill with hot water to rinse my razor while shaving. So if I take into account washing my face before and after shaving, I think I use about sixteen ounces in total -- maybe less.
One more point about showering -- I bought a very stingy and very small shower head at the hardware store, the kind that a mean landlord installs in very modest apartments. Almost nothing comes out of there -- it sprays out less than a half gallon per minute. (I have measured it.)
And I also put an in-line on/off valve onto the hose -- very easy to make small adjustments to the water flow so that the spray is just barely adequate.
I am so grateful to DW for putting up with my "water miser" behavior. But she loves the silence and privacy of boondocking, and she understands why it is so critical to save water in order to prolong our time in the boonies.
One more point about showering -- I bought a very stingy and very small shower head at the hardware store, the kind that a mean landlord installs in very modest apartments. Almost nothing comes out of there -- it sprays out less than a half gallon per minute. (I have measured it.)
And I also put an in-line on/off valve onto the hose -- very easy to make small adjustments to the water flow so that the spray is just barely adequate.
I am so grateful to DW for putting up with my "water miser" behavior. But she loves the silence and privacy of boondocking, and she understands why it is so critical to save water in order to prolong our time in the boonies.
