GEAR | Shower In A Can Is The Ideal Festival, Wild Camping & Backpacking Companion – Review

March 3, 2020 Shell Robshaw-Bryan

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What is it?

Shower in a Can £9.99

A no-rinse dry shower foam with antibacterial properties that promises to leave you feeling clean and fresh without the need for water.

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I’ve always been a little dubious about products like this, but when I tried Shower in a Can for the first time last year I was amazed at how effective it was and that it really did leave me feeling much cleaner. Ahead of a wild camping trip I got my hands on another bottle of it, and oh boy did it come in handy!

The verdict

There’s one undeniable truth about camping, especially wild camping or camping at a site with poor facilities, and it’s that staying clean can sometimes pose a bit of a challenge. I camp a lot during the summer months, spending days at a time in my tent and getting hot and sweaty is unavoidable.

Whilst many campsites do have a shower block, I do sometimes camp in places where access to showers isn’t possible or the showers aren’t clean enough for me to want to use!

Over the years I’ve perfected a “pits and bits” style of washing involving a flannel, shower gel, washing up bowl and hot water. This works to a point, but does rely on having access to hot water, a bowl and a towel to dry off with after, something you’re unlikely to have at a festival or when wild camping.

Using Shower in a Can

Although the directions tell you that you don’t need to use anything else and you can just apply the product with your hands and then let it dry, I found that I felt cleanest when I used a cloth.

I’d recommend a pump for each location you want to de-stinkify and using either a reusable washable cloth like a flannel or biodegradable body wipes.

Although of course, it’s no substitute for a real shower and good personal hygiene, Shower in a Can really does work. It deodorises effetively and makes you feel much cleaner and fresher after use. Genius!

We think that Shower in a Can is ideal for;

Wild camping
Backpacking
Festivals
Hiking

Thank you to Shower in a Can who sent us the featured product to test. We were not paid to write this review.

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Shell Robshaw-Bryan

Editor & Owner at Camping with Style

Shell loves all things travel and outdoors and is a nature-loving, comfy-camping kinda girl. Shell started the Camping with Style blog after a serious snowboarding accident which left her with a broken back. Despite this she used the outdoors and healing power of nature to aid her recovery and she continues to spend time outdoors whenever she can.

From open water swimming, snowboarding and kayaking to hill walks and meditation, Shell shares her travels and microadventures here on the blog and in various publications she's written for, Shell has a particular interest in promoting wellbeing and the many benefits of nature therapy.

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