Keeping it clean... showering at Glasto

[lockergr]

Greetings everyone!

In an effort to avoid serious stank can someone please dish on the deets on showering at Glasto? I did a thread search and I came up with the fact that showering can be really hard because of queues, but how long are they really? What are the exact times to avoid? Obviously I'm coming to hear the music, so I have to either shower in the morning (early afternoon) or once the night ends (after the headliners and a bit of fun). I heard talk of them doubling as a restroom and being nasty in general. Should I opt for shower wipes and the No Rinse line of products (moisturizing body wash, shampoo and conditioner) or can I realistically expect to be able to shower once or twice?

If anyone has not seen these No Rinse products here is a link and then you can just search for each product, and I recommend the moisturizing version of the body wash of you decide to go this route. Look for the 2oz. sizes if you can find them. http://www.amazon.com/No-Rinse-Products-Shampoo-oz/dp/B0045E9LS4/ref=sr_1_2?srs=2597463011&ie=UTF8&qid=1369004176&sr=8-2&keywords=No+Rinse+shampoo+2+oz

And I also found these shower wipes that were super well rated and not smelly (if you are sensitive to fragrances like I am). http://www.rei.com/product/730067/adventure-medical-kits-fresh-bath-wipes

Okay, thanks and I really appreciate all the people who post answers on this forum, answers to my questions have helped me learn a great deal already!

[whateverman]

Do the Wet Wipe shuffle innit.

[lockergr]

Yes, the ALMIGHTY wet wipe... a mainstay of EVERY pack list I've seen. They say to bring LOADS--what does that mean when you are carrying everything in on your back? How many is enough? And should I just get the showering sort (more expensive) listed above, or do you need them for other non-body sorts of things? I just don't know what to plan for.

Oh and ladies, there is also dry shampoo which I forgot about. Some are sprays, others powders. They can give you another day without showering when things get greasy. I have this one and love that it is unscented, but it is a powder so it can leave your roots looking a bit white unless you really comb it well.

http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/best-dry-shampoo#slide-2

My friend with beautiful hair swears by this one: http://www.elle.com/beauty/hair/best-dry-shampoo#slide-3

Edited May 20, 2013 by lockergr

[Peroni]

i always have a shower about half way thru (arrived on weds) the queues are bad at peak times so try and avoid ( go super early! As i don't think they are open 24 hrs. When you get there they give you bio soap as i recall.

In between, I'll normally have a bucket wash in my tent to "freshen up"

[bigbilly]

The showers near the kids filed you can use whatever products you like

The green peace showers provide you with free organic products

No excuse not to keep clean! Worst times are first thing in a morning

[bigbilly]

Oh and there great. Not nasty at all

[payneruk]

Hand sanitiser on wet wipes helps get rid of BO smells as it kills the bacteria that feeds on the sweat which in turn produces the BO.

[laps100]

My gf showered every morning one year. I think she was getting up at 8ish and going to the greenfields and the queues were about 30 mins or less.

I, on the other hand, tend to use 1 wet wipe all week.

[Reilly1912]

collapsable water bottle. swimming shorts. over your head, freezing! lather, rinse repeat. Cold as **** but a great start to every day.

[Thearg]

collapsable water bottle. swimming shorts. over your head, freezing! lather, rinse repeat. Cold as **** but a great start to every day.

Edited May 20, 2013 by Thearg

[guypjfreak]

go cave man [or girl] for a week and enjoy it

[frostypaw]

Op: just be aware the companies know there is lots of money to made from festival goers, they take advantage...

Cheap baby wipes will be 99% the same as the fancy shower wipes and will clean your face and everything. Washing hair in a bowl of water is so very easy, don't try and do it at the toilet sinks as they're not for that. After that teeth cleaning is easy.

A bowl, travel towel, soapy stuff and a water carrier all sorted

[Rodbull]

Lidl have got solar shower bags on offer for £3.99! All u do is fill them with water and leave them out in the sun all for a few hours. They have a little shower nozzle on the bottom so you can hold them up (or get someone to do it for you) and shower away. We are going to take 3 but we are in the cv field and have a pop up loo/ shower tent.

[Funkyfairy!]

Fill shower bag up on day one - leave outside tent. Then grab a sponge - bikini/trunks and splash the water, lather down with biodegradable shower gel (available from camping shop or body shop) - rinse and done - hair wash easy (biodegradable shampoo also available from body shop) - and extra wet wipes/lady wipes around the sensitive regions and happy days - no queueing and fresh as a daisy (ish)

[harriet]

We are in the campervan field so take a toilet tent and shower with one of these, very good

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hozelock-Ltd-4140A0000-Porta-Shower/dp/B001ULCILM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1369157214&sr=8-2&keywords=portable+shower

[Cooter]

We are in the campervan field so take a toilet tent and shower with one of these, very good

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hozelock-Ltd-4140A0000-Porta-Shower/dp/B001ULCILM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1369157214&sr=8-2&keywords=portable+shower

[pie_and_a_pint]

Avoid No Rinse products - they're just... not very good! My hair felt much more greasy and horrible after using their shampoo. Just take a bucket, fill it and have a wash.

[yellowsnow]

Wet wipes, deodorant and dry shampoo.

[StoneCircle]

We use the 12v or battery powered portable shower which is great but would be interested in trying your one out too, to save our leccy power if nothing else. What's the water pressure like?

[Ben Ahmed]

A stroll to the showers, minimal que if timed well, visit the sauna, make use of camping stoves and warming water. Mix it up!

If I do go feral for a day, clean boxers and socks! Always! Every day!

[lockergr]

Haha, some interesting suggestions. Love the idea about hand sanitizer on the baby wipes to kill B.O.!

Sounds like most of you are driving in. Since I am coming from the US and have to fit everything I take into one hiking backpack, things like buckets, bowls, stoves and portable showers are unreachable luxuries. How would I even get water to the camp area? Lifting water is misery. Maybe buying a shower bag there is possible, but are you so busy that there isn't time to think about all this? But thanks for the tip on the no-rinse products. I figured they would not be ideal, but I planned to chase them with a bottle of water. Should work. We shall see. I will just plan on hitting the showers and hope for the best.

[dcsessions]

Why not just go to the outside taps and lob some water over yourself with some soap. That's what I do once or twice over the weekend depending on how hot it is.

[Pipine]

I just grab a big bottle and fill it up every morning, have a biodegradable hair wash by the tent.. thats usually enough to make me feel clean.. have used the greenpeace showers in the past and theyve been ace.. queued for a while but not too long.. dont they have an allotted time ticket system now so you dont wait around too long?

[whateverman]

Just be a bit more dirty than usual for the weekend. By about Saturday afternoon everybody looks like a minging (google it) sewer rat anyway.

Plus we British people are a lot more dirty than you are probably used to, so don't worry about it!

[semmtexx]

We took a small inflatable paddling pool (like ones for the kids). Few litres of water. Pop in tent entrance for a while and it warms up in the sun. Then had a wash of hair, pits and bits. (That order seems safest!). The missus managed a full wash whilst 8 months pregnant. Nearly killed a few passers by though.

Edited May 23, 2013 by semmtexx