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This ^^^^

 

I use something from Zodi. Like this: http://zodi.com/hot-showers/hot-tap-with-case. (A friend has the two-burner version which is better.) Mine is tip-prone and doesn't heat the water enough in one pass. Instead of following the directions, I use 2 5-gallon buckets, fill one, pump the water through the heater into the other, then reverse the hoses and pump the water back through the heater into the first bucket. By then it is fairly warm. I don't use the heater when I'm showering, I just draw the hot water from the bucket with the pump and shower from that. That avoids getting burned by the heater element especially if it tips over.

In addition to the heating setup, you'll probably want a shelter of some sort. One of the privy shelters will work. You can do without it but if it's raining or snowing that sucks. You'll also want some sort of mat to stand on to keep your feet out of the mud.

Another idea, which I haven't done, is to use a Coleman dish washing heater .. but be careful 'cause those dang things get HOT.

 

I use something from Zodi. Like this: http://zodi.com/hot-showers/hot-tap-with-case. (A friend has the two-burner version which is better.) Mine is tip-prone and doesn't heat the water enough in one pass. Instead of following the directions, I use 2 5-gallon buckets, fill one, pump the water through the heater into the other, then reverse the hoses and pump the water back through the heater into the first bucket. By then it is fairly warm. I don't use the heater when I'm showering, I just draw the hot water from the bucket with the pump and shower from that. That avoids getting burned by the heater element especially if it tips over.

In addition to the heating setup, you'll probably want a shelter of some sort. One of the privy shelters will work. You can do without it but if it's raining or snowing that sucks. You'll also want some sort of mat to stand on to keep your feet out of the mud.

Another idea, which I haven't done, is to use a Coleman dish washing heater .. but be careful 'cause those dang things get HOT.

I used to use a zodi. After a few days, it was really welcome.

 

baby wipes in all the stinky spots

 

Dude wipes XL version in unscented and 10 days is nothing

 

I have a shower tent, but a blue tarp would work fine. I use my crab cooker to heat the water, 5 gallons per person, I have a 10 gallon pot. I bring one of my trolling batteries, for a 12 volt pump, that I got off Amazon. We heat the water one of two ways, bring to a boil and add it to cold water or just heat it to your comfort level. 5 gallons even gets the job done for my wife

 

I'd hunt with you anytime!

 

I heat up boiling water and add it to a 4 gallons of cold. This unit gives me about 5 minutes of constant warm water, more than enough for me to get cleaned up when taking a shower sea-shower style. Happy with it so far. Amazon.com : Ivation Portable Outdoor Shower, Battery Powered - Compact Handheld Rechargeable Camping Showerhead - Pumps Water from Bucket Into Steady, Gentle Shower Stream : Sports & Outdoors

 

I also have a 3 gallon garden sprayer that I plumbed a kitchen sink sprayer hose onto. Boil and mix water to comfort temps and hose away.

 

This is what I did. Worked awesome!

 

Small pot of water by the fire (or propane stove), gentle soap, and a bag of older wash cloths.
Baby wipes for the groin/ass crack. Nothing worse than hiking all day with crack rot after a deuce.
Keep it simple. Its hunting not glamping in my eyes.

Even the glorified 25 mile horseback trips we could not pack that much water for everyone for showers too.

 

I have a traditional gravity bag set up which works well.
A friend made his based on a marine bilge pump that is placed in a 5 gallon bucket.
Both methods work well.

 

baby wipes FTW,

 

It was dark and after a deuce I mistook Clorox wipes for Dude wipes and let’s just say the coyotes weren’t the only thing howling…

 

After years of baby wipes, and really cold creek baths, I found a good deal on a Zodi. We use it to wash dishes as well. Like most have said; use two containers, pump hot water from one to the other until the temperature is what you want, turn off the burner, and just use the pump and sprayer head. A motorcycle/snowmobile battery and a small propane tank will last at least a week.

 

Steel pump sprayer with kitchen sprayer here. If you want to get fancy, install a bicycle air stem in the tank. Then hook up a tire inflator to it to maintain pressure.

 

I prefer the warm bucket of water and a few rags method but to each their own.

 

TMI 🙄

 

Travel trailer is the solution. Dude wipes for the days in between a shower.

 

All excellent ideas. I knew there would be a lot of creative inventions out there amongst my elk hunting brethren. And T-bone’s bleach wipe episode 😂😂😂. Reminds me of deer season along time ago my buddy and I decided hike to the top of black crater in sisters Or during a snow storm not by trail. We then hit the highway and took it back to camp. Not sure how far we went but it was out before sun and back long after dark. He had decided that day to stay warm he would wear his neopreme waders and as we laid in the tent that night I could hear him grunting and groaning from the pain of his inner thighs that were rubbed raw. I told him I had some cream in my bag that would help the pain. In a dark tent mind you he reached in and grabbed a jar of icee hot and applied liberally. It was a bad night for him.

 

I remember a story years ago about a camp that lined their utility trailer with a tarp, pumped if full of water from a creek and then used a gas powered steam cleaner to heat the water and create a hot tub of sorts.

 

IMO hot tubs are made for clean bodies only not for soaking angus a**. But I also would never use a public hot tub. Everybody is entitled to whatever makes them happy.

 

Shower? Why? If you must, heat up water and pour it into a 5 gal bucket and take a soaking with a washrag and some soap. Put on fresh duds and stay downwind. It is a hunting trip, not a business meeting.

 

Anyone interested I have a instant hot water system complete except battery, have a fifth wheel now, instant hot water heater, pump, shower enclosure, water tank. You can take hot showers as long as you want. $100.

 

Shouldnt this also be in the classifieds.

 

Not applicable in this situation unless you don’t mind heating water on a stove. I bought one of those hot water in a bag that get heated by the sun. I used it on the Deschutes and archery elk camp. It really worked, got too hot to shower with if left in the sun all afternoon. Had to add cold water to make it tolerable.

 

Used mine on many fishing / camping trips easy and compact. Also great for antelope hunts the main issue at least in the couple units I’ve hunted is lack of trees therefore hanging the thing.

 

I have a Zodi exstream. It’s basically a metal bug sprayer. Has a dish nozzle on it. Works great!

never mind the mess behind it.