Date:         Thu, 10 Jul 2003 20:23:33 -0500
Reply-To:     Blake Thornton <blake@MATH.WUSTL.EDU>
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From:         Blake Thornton <blake@MATH.WUSTL.EDU>
Subject:      Re: places to SHOWER!
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OK, I have taken my photos down, but in the summer, the best shower for a
westy is a home built shower.  It is very easy.  Here is what you need:

- A solar sun shower (REI).
- A hula hoop (smaller the better) (Target)
- a small rubber maid container (target) (approx 2' x 3')
- 2 shower curtains with clips (target)
- 3 carabineers (REI)
- Rope

You should be able to figure it from the ingrediant list, but you stand in
the rubber-maid container with the shower curtain around you.  The pop-top
needs to be up with the hula hoop hanging with rope (and I use the
carabineers to attach to the hula hoop).

I've spent some time in my van full-time and this works quite nice for
temperatures above about 40-50.  If the temp is low I can heat water for
the shower and it works fine.  If the temperature is in the 30's I start
looking for a shower that is inside.

good luck.

If you are really interested, I can try and email you some pics.

Blake





On Thu, 10 Jul 2003, pierre a. lachance wrote:

>  yes i am interested in this, beside ymcas, some colleges and local pools,
> what are the national health clubs, to get fit and take a shower  in the
> states...   i am canadian and.i do not know about these...thank you
>
> pierre a. lachance
> palachance@ccapcable.com
>
> response to:
>
> " I've considered joining a national health club chain for the showers".
>