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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv
I showered outside back when I worked in the mountains. They were three sided with a wood floor - very simple. A 15 gallon grease drum with a valve and shower head held the water. You kept the drum half full of ambient temp water and boiled a big bucket on the stove which you carried up a ladder in the back and dumped it in. You got nice warm water, and the showers were heavenly. Here's one from '74. You can see the cabin roof at the lower left by the shower.
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A friend of mine worked as the Park Ranger in the late 1970s at a state park called Lone Wolf. It is very remote, and primitive. His state provided residence had no electricity. It had indoor plumbing if you consider a hand operated pump in the kitchen indoor plumbing. He had to use an outhouse and take a shower outdoors in a rig like yours. All his hippy friends thought it would be great to live that way. He invited a few to come spend some time with him. No one stayed more than a few days before giving up and going back to civilization, mostly electricity and real plumbing.