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As a burned out hippie from the 60's I sought refuge from the tribulations of a Long island suburban lifestyle and headed North in the 70's after dropping out of SUNY, Stony Brook and eventually settled down on a 12 acre lowland area bordered by the Little Ausable River on the Northern edge of the Adirondack State Park. Without a permanent shelter I found civilized bathing difficult, but old hippies have there own methods of hygiene. In summer a spring fed creek is sufficient, but when the leaves turn red and a blanket of snow covers the trail to the river more drastic measure are needed. Camp fire bathing looks good after a hard day of wilderness construction.

CampFire Bathing

Fill a basin with a bucket of hot water from the camp fire. Place it near, but not too near the blaze. Now throw off your clothes and stand right inside the basin of hot water with a bath towel saturated with the hot water. Rotate yourself like a chicken on a spigot and slobber yourself with plenty of hot water. Continue to rotate. If you stop one side of your body will cook and the other side will freeze. Water that drips from the saturated towel drips back into the basin. Don't worry about running out of water, just keep moving. If you stop you're a goner. Bath with a friend if you're brave enough and if the basin is large enough.

Solar Shower Bathing

An alternative to camp fire bathing is solar shower bathing. A 300 ft long garden hose on a black asphalt shed roof works great when the sun is out and the roof is hot. Cold spring fed water heats up fast when passing through a long a solar heated garden hose. This may not be a permanent solution to washing down an old hippie but it's useful during the preliminary stages of frontier construction. More advanced home made solar heating applications that use the greenhouse effect are possible, but let's get the roof nailed down before we make a serious connection with the sun.

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