![]() The second such setup is on top of the “Baywatch” bathhouse roof, and is connected to an inside shower. It works best between 11am and 5pm on sunny days. We have one such coil set up in the donkey field and connected to an outside shower – and that’s my absolute favorite when the weather is right, because showering under the blue sky, with the sun shining, and with butterflies – or, occasionally, curious donkeys – coming by, is brilliant. From May to September or October, however, this system is glorious. The black tube coils only work in summer otherwise the air and water are too cold, and the setup doesn’t generate more than not-freezing or maybe lukewarm water. We have two main hot water solutions right now: “bailarinas” (100L metal cylinders with a compartment at the bottom to make a fire), and black tube coils (80m of black piping set up as a snail-coil and placed in the sun for passive hot water). Hot water at Casa Beatrix: Current setup & our vision So, here’s how we do it, and then – for anyone who is curious or thinking about living off-grid but afraid to give up hot showers – here are seven off-grid solutions to get you started. ![]() Second, it made me realize that yet another assumption is that if you live off-grid, your life is stripped of luxurious and essential comforts including hot showers. There are exceptions of course, like when we were in sweltering Cambodia and rinsed daily. We really don’t need to shower daily, and worse, doing so strips your skin of essential oils that can lead to dryness and sometimes even skin inflammation or eczema! Our hair doesn’t like it any better, by the way.Įver since we started traveling and volunteering on farms back in 2016, we adjusted our showering habits, and typically shower twice a week. It made me laugh, but it also made me think.įirst, I think it’s crazy that we are all so used to hot water just coming out of the tap that we don’t give a second thought about taking a shower every day, sometimes even twice a day for those with a daily habit that also go to the gym. Off-grid hot showers: Seven solutions to get you startedĪ few months ago, a colleague commented in passing that he “wouldn’t be able to live without a hot shower every day, and would go feral within a week”.
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