bathing with just two bottles of water

When we camped when I was a child and later when I camped as an adult I learned to bathe with very little water. I was once homeless for a couple of months and lived in a tent in the desert while I worked to save up for an apartment. I can actually bathe with just one gallon of water by getting wet, soaping and rinsing. I don't pour water over me to get wet, I wet my hand and run it down my body. Rinsing is done with careful pouring. I cut my hair very short so that I could wash it with less than 1 gallon of water but it is much longer now so I would need at least a gallon to rinse it--then I'd probably want to stand out in the rain to be sure the soap was all out! One technique I learned in the desert was to rub sand into my scalp to absorb the oils and dirt then rinse. It's best to have a deep bowl of water for this method, or a stream where you can dunk your head repeatedly. So that's how I do it--or did it. Thank God I have plenty of water, a home of my own and a shower!

hello Ann, Wow...how did you do that I have my technique as well. I use a towellete with soap to scrub my body with a glass of water and another glass to rinse off

Yes, I think I was able to do it before. In the city where I live, we have a little problem with our water supply. In the home where we are living right now, there is only a time of the day when you could fetch water from the sink. We needed to wake up maybe at 7-8 am to fetch some water. If we woke up at 9am, there would be no more water that would come out from our faucet. So, at times, when we weren't able to wake up a bit early because we usually wake up late due to the nature of our job, we also take a bath with just two bottles of water. We also do what you have done. We splash some water to our hair and body, apply some shampoo on our hair, apply some soap all over our body and rinse. In our place, we really should use water wisely. We should have our techniques too so we could get through our lives when the access of water isn't so easy compared to other places. :)

I am just going to take a bath in the morning because in the morning, the water is still cold. To survive, I would buy an ice. The ice is cheap and I think this is the only way I could survive, he he

tigeraunt I am tryng to figure out how large the bottles are..but anything under a gallon each would indeed be a small amount. I have never done that. The very few times I went camping I used wipes and I didn't enjoy it at all..I couldn't wait to get home and take a shower...

How big are those bottles? Lol I have tried bathing/showering with limited water when a typhoon had made our water supply be cut. The water that time was very hard and the drinking water prices almost got tripled. So, taking a bath should be really with limited water to have enough water for cooking and drinking.

When I go camping where there are no showers I use bottled water and lots of wet wipes!!! You gotta do what you gotta do to stay clean :)

When we are put into these situations we can find a way to get things done if we must. I know all about water issues and one adapts to the situation at hand.

Two bottles of water does not work for me. I love my showers a lot. Here in Nevada we have water restrictions and I decided that if they can have multiple gulf courses, hotels, and other businesses that use and waist gallons of water then I most certainly can use what water I need to use to take a shower, do my laundry, and my dishes. Also I blame California for taking Nevada allotment along with their allotment of water for their needs. I don't think that is fair also. They have more water parks, hotels, and other businesses that use and waste water than Nevada, Arizona, and Utah put together. I decided until businesses, governments, and other states do their part to preserve the water I will keep on using what I feel I need to use.

Anny dear No i have never tried that, i would rather remain unbathed than bath with just 2 bottles, if i do with 2 bottles, am sure i will be smelly, even Subhee can smell that sitting on my lap!!!!

Hi there, Actually, I am a naive in terms of English...I didn't get anything you expressed in the text....but yes the title attracted me and I am here... bathing with just 2 bottles....yes I have seen this happening in Rajasthan where I live....

Hi tigeraunt, I've read your technique on jai's comment. It's a great technique when you really need to just feel a bit refreshed on a hot and humid day with no electricity and water... it helps.