Boy’s Life – 1949-07 – Camp Shower and Wash Fountain – Ben Hunt
Good idea for camp, at most overnight camps, the boys did not take to many baths, other than going swimming, and most camps didn’t have a pool, but did have a lake to swim
The burlap would have been interesting to get clean and dry after a camping week, or weekend
Not drying out the burlap enough resulted in smelly burlap the next time you used it
I think is article in great for scouting troops, I remember one of scoutmaster making these during summer camp out of a tarp, much easier to clean and dry
And it might be summer and it might be hot, but usually the water was very cold, so most if not all showers in this type of shower were quick showers
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Boy’s Life – 1949-07 – Camp Shower and Wash Fountain – Ben Hunt