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We met a woman living Van life at a national park. Offered her the shower in our hotel room. She promised to name her children after us and clean our toilets.
by readthenotes1 4y ago
We met a woman living Van life at a national park. Offered her the shower in our hotel room. She promised to name her children after us and clean our toilets.
"After a while," she explained, "the alcohol wipes are merely moving the dirt around."
- pengaru 4y ago> We met a woman living Van life at a national park. Offered her the shower in our hotel room. She promised to name her children after us and clean our toilets. Not all "van life" folks are destitute homeless people who can't afford a shower in a hotel. You met a homeless poor person who lives out of a van...
- readthenotes1 4y agoI believe she was living van Life by choice. Her story was she was on disability from the military. Everything was in good repair, and there were no rooms available in the national Park where we stayed (they're usually booked up two years in advance)
- IronWolve 4y agoPeople still take basin baths with a washcloth. Squeeze of citrus also helps. Water is still in short supply in many places.
- AstralStorm 4y agoThe trouble is fitting a big enough basin in a cramped camper, and yes, water access (much less pressure) in a place one can use it.
- orwin 4y agoI mean, you don't have lakes or rivers there? I hike through the pyrenean or Alps every summers (and when I don't it's because I do a roadtrip across Spain or Italy), and I know I cannot last without washing myself at least every two days, so we plan accordingly and stop near streams or lakes. Granted, it's cold, but I'd rather be cold for 5 minutes than dirty for a week.