Off Grid/Boondocking Water Questions

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.

Dan,

I find that electricity is easier to come by than water when drycamping ... so I use an electric shaver. ;)

polish_texan wrote:
How long can you usually camp before having to go into town to refill or buy more bottled water?

At least a week.

Bottled water? No. I think that's a scourge on the environment.

One thing that has saved my water tanks is using a 5 gallon container to wash dishes, hands, coffee,boiling water etc out side. With 4 people 5 gallons is filled every other day and 60 gal tank lasts 5-7 days.

was watching video from cheaprvliving talking about water while boon-docking and he mentioned the glacier water stations u see at walmarts and such.

https://youtu.be/g4XUFEWUbDE