Outside shower privacy

We frequently boondock on a 9,000 acre paper company tree lot in the Adirondacks. In the past 20+ years, we've only seen another human being near our site once several years ago. And that was just two elderly ladies that were "birding" and apparently didn't realize they were trespassing despite multiple signs and a chained entry road. When there we often use the outside shower, weather permitting, to save on grey tank capacity. A thick layer of pine needles keep our feet from getting muddy.

What is the difference between beach sand & dirt campsites that we all live with?

Perhaps living in Bermuda, sand is an integral part of the inside of your travel trailer. But for some of us it isn't and we don't want it to be.
Mostly the kids don't roll around in the campsite dirt, although it may stick to their shoes or bare feet.

Kids DO lay in and roll around in beach sand. Also if they lay down after swimming, the sand sticks to every surface and crack and crevice in their body. Having lived near the beach during some of my life, I can attest to the fact that beach sand gets EVERYWHERE.

Having a place to shower off before coming into the trailer keeps things MUCH cleaner, unless you really love having the beach inside of your trailer.

Here's what we use. There is way more room in this shower tent than the shower in our camper. We don't use it all the time, but especially when boondocking in summer it works great. It was $50 new on eBay. And for the poster who wondered why people don't use the standard equipment that comes with the travel trailer...most travel trailers come with an outside shower hookup as standard equipment.

If I took a shower outside I would have an empty campground the next day!

Not a bad thought!

If anyone just looks at me taking a shower, that will cure them from looking again. PRIVACY!!!!

Veebyes wrote:

Lantley wrote:

Veebyes wrote:
If you have an inside shower why would you consider an outside shower?

If you're staying somewhere without hook ups and you want to avoid filling your grey tank you may opt for an outside shower.
Also is you are at the beach and don't want excess sand tracked into the RV you also may want to shower outside

OOOK, so what is the difference between showering outside with the soapy water going on the ground & opening the grey water tank & letting the shower water, & dishwater, go on the ground like tenters?

What is the difference between beach sand & dirt campsites that we all live with?

I just find it odd that people resist using the facilitys that their RVs Jimi come equipped with. In 10 seasons we have done over 1500 nights




traveling & have yet to use a CG shower. Using a CG restroom is very rare also.

Maybe it is our boating background where, anchoring out all the time, using shoreside facilities was not an option.

I agree.......

The outside shower is great for cleaning up little kids after trips to the beach.

Veebyes wrote:
OOOK, so what is the difference between showering outside with the soapy water going on the ground & opening the grey water tank & letting the shower water, & dishwater, go on the ground like tenters?

There are soaps that are friendly for this purpose such as Campsuds. Also, unlike the gray tank, shower water doesn't contain food waste which can attract unwanted pests as well as stink.

Veebyes wrote:
What is the difference between beach sand & dirt campsites that we all live with?

The individual grains of sand are heavy. They settle in the tank and are hard to wash out. Dirt is much finer and generally exits the tank when you dump much more readily.

Veebyes wrote:
I just find it odd that people resist using the facilitys that their RVs come equipped with. In 10 seasons we have done over 1500 nights traveling & have yet to use a CG shower. Using a CG restroom is very rare also.

Different people have different preferences and ways they want to live. You go your way, they will go there's - and both will be happy.

Veebyes wrote:
Maybe it is our boating background where, anchoring out all the time, using shoreside facilities was not an option.

Different thing. You had little choice, so did what you could. In the above cases, the choices are there, and one is free to go in other directions.

FWIW, we don't shower outside but almost always use the CG facilities if the CG has them. If we're someplace that doesn't have facilities, we'll also be on water, so we swim (without soap).

When backcountry camping or backpacking, if we're on a large body of water we wash up in the water, knowing the concentration of food or other waste will be very low. (We defecate into holes in the ground at least 300 feet from the water and fill them in.) If we're not on water, we dig a hole, wash up, fill in the hole.

Veebyes, in a small unit such as a class B, showering outside is a lot simpler.

Lantley wrote:

Veebyes wrote:
If you have an inside shower why would you consider an outside shower?

If you're staying somewhere without hook ups and you want to avoid filling your grey tank you may opt for an outside shower.
Also is you are at the beach and don't want excess sand tracked into the RV you also may want to shower outside

OOOK, so what is the difference between showering outside with the soapy water going on the ground & opening the grey water tank & letting the shower water, & dishwater, go on the ground like tenters?

What is the difference between beach sand & dirt campsites that we all live with?

I just find it odd that people resist using the facilitys that their RVs come equipped with. In 10 seasons we have done over 1500 nights traveling & have yet to use a CG shower. Using a CG restroom is very rare also.

Maybe it is our boating background where, anchoring out all the time, using shoreside facilities was not an option.

I got a Coleman Sunshower Enclosure from our daughter, I built a pvc frame for it. As was mentioned above, I use the shower when boondocking, it minimizes filling up the grey water tank and increases our time in the woods. I also use a piece of tyvex under the enclosure for a bathmat. The frame breaks down to easily store away when not using.