Hi Johnny & Stickerville-folks,
I say NEIGH on the shower-trailer. We're smart, innovative folks, and
I think we could do better.

I have several ideas that might tickle your thinking bone:

Idea #1 - Solar shower station:
set up a a couple of platforms on top of a large drainage area (french
drain?), with curtains or walls for privacy, and have everyone bring
their own personal solar shower bag - there's plenty of hot sun at
Weiser to heat these things up! http://www.rei.com/product/752797

Idea #2 - Homemade Permanent Solar Shower:
This might be complicated, as most of the plans I've seen are for
maybe 2-4 people to use at a time, not a whole camp.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Renewable-Energy/1979-09-01/A-Homemade-Solar-Wate\
r-Heater.aspx?page=3
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/WaterHeating/water_heating.htm

Idea #3 - Commercially-made Solar Shower:
these are neat, but also post the problems of how do we secure them
while we're not at stickerville, how much maintainence, etc.
http://www.hammacher.com/publish/14186.asp?cm_ven=CJ&cm_pla=1632509&cm_ite=The+F\
rench+Resort+Solar+Shower&cm_cat=874586
http://www.uniquesolutionsusa.com/info.php?rn=389
http://www.uniquesolutionsusa.com/index.php?crn=205&rn=377&action=show_detail

Anyhow, idea #1 is my favorite, it's also ecofriendly, the most
inexpensive, and the most low-tech - I'm all about low-tech camp-outs!!

~Charmaine


--- In Stickerville@yahoogroups.com, "Johnny Calcagno" <johnny@...> wrote:
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> Howdy all -
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>
> Johnny here, passing on some news from Becky: Vicki recently
contacted her
> to offer us the old shower trailer building. She is asking $2000.
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>
>
> Without of course making any commitment, Becky plans to go check it out,
> take some pictures (which I will post), and generally give due
diligence to
> the offer.
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>
>
> She is extremely interested in feedback from the wider WFOF/Stickerville
> community. We've had a fair amount of controversy and discussion about
> shower buildings over the last couple of years. I don't think Becky is
> necessarily looking to rehash all of that, but she is looking both for
> comments and thoughts about buying the trailer (perhaps as an interim
> solution), as well as specific ideas about the shower situation that
*don't*
> have us buying the trailer.
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>
>
> My own thoughts:
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>
> Even though I personally didn't mind the old trailer, there could be
some
> relatively substantial costs to get it up and running, and keep it
> maintained, including:
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> * cost of propane and electricity
>
> * cost to hook it up to sewer
>
> * cost to maintain and secure it while we aren't there
>
> * the hassle of staffing during the festival week, etc
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>
>
> There are a lot of Weiser people who are not currently on Yahoo
Stickerville
> Group; If you think you know someone in that category, please
forward this
> message and ask them to join so we will have to maintain only one
list...
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>
>
> Johnny
>