Which portable shower should you choose?

After a long day of effort, washing will give you a real feeling of comfort. This allows you to clean off any dirt or sweat from the day, so that you can go to bed clean and have a good night's rest (and we know how unpleasant going to bed with dirty feet can be). Not only essential, a shower will remind you of the warmth of your home, wherever you are. Installed wherever you wish, it offers a relaxation area where you will be able to wash up, to end your day well.

Whether you're hiking, camping or otherwise, hygiene is something that should never be overlooked. The portable shower will then have different functions (showering and washing up, but not at the same time... although some people have already tried!), so a portable shower will easily become indispensable during your outdoor adventures. For cleaning sand, salt or perspiration, you can't do without it. It must be chosen with care, as it is inseparable from your comfort.

Offering a relatively simple operation, solar showers can contain, depending on the model, from 10 to several dozen litres in order to offer you a shower like at home. With a simple PVC pipe and a shower head attachment, you’ll be sure you have the most practical equipment.

But how does it heat up? By exposing the shower filled with water to the sun between noon and 6pm, the sun will "hit" the black bag (so you've noticed that solar portable showers are often black?), which will store heat. And it’s all thanks to the sun and our current knowledge in physics and chemistry. A fine example of "low-tech" (or "low-technology", the opposite of "high-tech"), for clever solutions that consume few resources or energy.

Be careful, however, not to take a shower in the middle of nature at too late an hour: One of the disadvantages of the portable solar shower is that the temperature drops as soon as the sun goes down!

Did you know? It is possible to improve the heating of the water by increasing the area exposed to the sun: Lay the shower horizontally on a table or on the floor.

Have you found the perfect portable shower to accompany you on your excursions around the world? You may decide to leave with the bare minimum and that water alone will be quite sufficient. For users who are a little less minimalist, Decathlon also advises you on the accessories to take along for impeccable hygiene in all circumstances. In the first instance, you are advised to choose a multi-purpose organic soap which can be used for showers as well as for washing your dishes and clothes. In addition, it will ensure that you use it in an environmentally friendly manner.

In a second step, you can also opt for a microfiber towel. Compact, easily transportable and quick-drying, it will be your best ally when you want to take a shower in the wilderness

Need privacy? Opt for the mobile shower cubicle

So that you can enjoy real privacy when you shower, you can add a portable shower cubicle to your equipment. For a shower protected from prying eyes, you can install this enclosure in just a few seconds. The tent folds up compactly so you can take it with you wherever you go.