Date:         Thu, 19 May 1994 19:07:31 -0700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         James Cook <jcook@netcom.com>
Subject:      Re: my western trip


On Thu, 19 May 1994, Jim Macklow wrote:

> Another cheap shower is at truck stops.  A lot of the ones we stopped at
> would only let you have a free shower if you bought 100 gal of diesel,
> which wouldn't quite fit into the Jetta, so we often resorted to rest
> areas.  One particularly nice truck stop was in Rapid City, SD.  Not only
> was the shower free, but they also gave us towels, and let us use the 
> women's shower together!
> 
> I bet there are other frugal lurkers who have other solutions.
> 


At camping stores you can buy "solar showers". This is essentially a five 
gallon bag designed to absorb sunlight and retain the heaat for awhile. 
They have a think to hang them from branches, etc., and a regular little 
shower spigot on them. You can let them sit on top of the Westy and 
gather sun rays. By mid morning or so they'll be warm...sometimes hot.

Carry two and get more time in the water......they're cheap.

James Cook