Staying clean in camp showers

B-ing wrote:
I'm so thankful that many of you use your own showers. It ensures that the stall isn't busy when I'm ready to use it.

Glad to oblige. Really glad. ;)

bsinmich wrote:

DutchmenSport wrote:
Just step outside the shower naked and get on dry ground! Who cares! After being in the army, does anyone really care any more. If someone is that 'curious'.... shoot ... let 'em look! Believe me, after Army life, it just don't matter any more!

It gets pretty embarrassing with everyone laughing.

Just laughing is not that big a deal.

It is when they start Pointing and Laughing!

Bud

I'm so thankful that many of you use your own showers. It ensures that the stall isn't busy when I'm ready to use it.

One of the first rating we look at in the Good Sam book is their rating for the washrooms.

I rarely encounter a shower that doesn't have a privacy space for changing.

I have washable shower bags that holds everything.

I wear crocs over to the washrooms and have a little pair of rubber flip flops for in the shower. Shorts or a skirt and a loose sweater are the easiest clothing. Go back to the rig to dress fully. The crocs are easy for stepping back into if your feet are still damp.

Before leaving the washroom, I wash the shower shoes off and then set them out to dry off in the sunshine. Towels are hung on hooks off the side of the van. If they don't dry completely before we leave camp, we spread them out across the beds. They'll be dry by the time we stop for lunch and packed away in our bags.

If we're dry camping, we use the shower in the B. It's not the same as a nice high pressure shower. My husband has to wipe every square inch down and clean it. This is more work than walking to the public showers.

Thanks for the idea of S hooks to add hanging space on the back of doors.

A couple of people mentioned Dr Bonners soap. I've tried that at home and don't understand the popularity.

cloftus wrote:
I use an unused dog potty pad when changing in a campground shower. Easy to carry in my bag, dry to step on, and if it stays dry I can reuse it. If not, I use it to do a quick wipe of the shower stall, then discard.

Ingenious!

Tanks for posting.

Bud

I use an unused dog potty pad when changing in a campground shower. Easy to carry in my bag, dry to step on, and if it stays dry I can reuse it. If not, I use it to do a quick wipe of the shower stall, then discard.

I've gone a few years using shorts, underwear, towel, Crocs, and Bronner's liquid soap for the shower areas I've used. So far, so good. However, I've been lucky -- there has always been a dry place to hang up stuff.

drsolo wrote:

Naio wrote:
I've only had athletes foot once in my life, but it lasted for about 10 years. The itch was on my foot, but my HANDS broke out in these enormous welts that looked like something out of a science fiction horror movie. The dermatologist said it was an allergic reaction to the fungus.

I got poison ivy on the bottom of my foot. That got infected with a soil fungus. I was advised to get a sun lamp and expose the area for 10 minutes 2-3 times a day, about 12 inches from the lamp. That killed the fungus quickly. But then, like you, I developed what is called an "ID" or allergic reaction on my hands. Little blisters, red and peeling. It was awful. But then I majored in immunology and realized that my outbreaks were due to contact with fungus in the soil, so no more gardening without protective gloves followed by thorough hand washing. Immunity to the fungus is systemic, that is why the reaction showed up on the hands. I suppose if I was laying nekkid on the dirt it would show up elsewhere.

Interesting! I actually have a sun lamp. If I ever get this problem again, I might see if it works on that type of fungus :).

We used a wooden floor mat you carry your shower stuff in. Similar to one they sell at Camping World.

http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/portable-shower-deck/70098

Naio wrote:
I've only had athletes foot once in my life, but it lasted for about 10 years. The itch was on my foot, but my HANDS broke out in these enormous welts that looked like something out of a science fiction horror movie. The dermatologist said it was an allergic reaction to the fungus.

I got poison ivy on the bottom of my foot. That got infected with a soil fungus. I was advised to get a sun lamp and expose the area for 10 minutes 2-3 times a day, about 12 inches from the lamp. That killed the fungus quickly. But then, like you, I developed what is called an "ID" or allergic reaction on my hands. Little blisters, red and peeling. It was awful. But then I majored in immunology and realized that my outbreaks were due to contact with fungus in the soil, so no more gardening without protective gloves followed by thorough hand washing. Immunity to the fungus is systemic, that is why the reaction showed up on the hands. I suppose if I was laying nekkid on the dirt it would show up elsewhere.

I've only had athletes foot once in my life, but it lasted for about 10 years. The itch was on my foot, but my HANDS broke out in these enormous welts that looked like something out of a science fiction horror movie. The dermatologist said it was an allergic reaction to the fungus.

I finally got rid of that, years ago, but now I carry a can of foot spray and I spray down the floor, faucet handles, etc. before I go in the shower. AND wear crocs. So far, no problems.

Even with all that, I don't feel public bathrooms are gross. Just germy ;).