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Wash away from the water

To wash yourself or your dishes, carry water 200 feet away from streams or lakes and use small amounts of biodegradable soap.
Leave No Trace, Principle 3: Dispose of Waste Properly. Read 1 October 2026.

Two hundred feet is about seventy adult steps. Both our bottle and our shower carry the water to you, so you never need to stand in the stream.

The bottle on the trail

  • Fill it from your drinking supply or from filtered water.
  • Use it at the cathole, then pack out the few sheets you dried with.
  • It rinses muddy hands and a camp spoon as well.
  • Stand it in the sun for an hour if you want the chill off.

The shower at camp

Our camping shower is a 12-litre bag with a foot pump, a hose and a spray nozzle. You step on the pump to build pressure, so it needs no tree branch and no battery.

FeatureCamping Shower
Capacity12 litres (405 oz)
Size when full16.9 in tall, 6.7 in wide
PressureFoot pump, no power
Warm waterThe black side absorbs sun, and a strip on the bag shows the temperature
In the bagShoulder straps, foot pump, hose, spray nozzle with on/off switch, carry bag
Price$24.43

Where it falls short

  • Sun heating is slow. On a cool day, add a pot of warm water from the stove.
  • The bag has a soft base and can tip while you fill it. Lean it against a wheel or a rock.
  • 12 litres is a short shower for one or a rinse for two. It is not a home shower.
  • Even biodegradable soap must stay 200 feet from streams and lakes.

Sources we read

Other ways to use it

  • Travel: Hotels, flights and long drives without a bidet in sight.
  • After birth: A peri bottle for the weeks when paper is the last thing you want.
  • Every day at home: Drop the wet wipes and keep a bottle by the toilet.
  • Period days: A rinse with plain water, at home or in a public stall.
  • Sore or sensitive skin: When wiping is the part that hurts.