tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post8056752575164174905..comments2023-10-08T09:37:18.894-04:00Comments on Endurance Granny: NEWBIE'S CORNER: Saving on tack purchasesJacke Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576351940350712538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-21967489243560871722012-07-01T17:59:13.876-04:002012-07-01T17:59:13.876-04:00Here's the great fan ever if you don't hav...Here's the great fan ever if you don't have electricity. It runs on a rechargeable 18-volt battery (the kind you run power tools on). I have my SO charge up a couple, we leave for the weekend, you get about 10 hrs on low setting, about 7 hours on a medium setting. Very powerful fan.<br /><br />http://www.homedepot.com/buy/appliances/air-conditioners-fans-dehumidifiers/ryobi/18-volt-personal-fan-22840.htmlKThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922111866154597984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-84464625854421963182012-07-01T09:43:51.923-04:002012-07-01T09:43:51.923-04:00I have been everywhere on the camping spectrum: fr...I have been everywhere on the camping spectrum: from owning my own living quarters to sleeping on the bench seat of my 1975 pickup truck and everything in between. I must admit that I really miss those days of having my own shower. But what has worked for me in recent years is taking a sort of a sponge bath in the back of the trailer. I take a small (maybe eight ounce) spray bottle, put maybe a half inch of Baby Wash (Johnson and Johnson type stuff) in the bottom of the spray bottle, top it off with water, then spray myself all over with that mixture. Then I scrub myself with a wet wash cloth. I then scoop up cups of water from a bucket and splash that all over me to rinse it off. Very refreshing after spending the day on the trail! If you do not get all of the diluted Baby Wash off of you, it is not a big deal. It does not irritate or feel sticky. I now have a little camp shower that I got at Walmart that helps to rinse myself off with instead of the cups of water. I can leave the camp ("solar") shower in the sun to warm up if a cold shower does not sound good. Just some ideas from someone who no longer has a living quarters trailer and must "rough it" with everyone else!ribbonchaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186467195033029674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-22752468296586070082012-06-30T12:55:25.932-04:002012-06-30T12:55:25.932-04:00great post! yesterday i looked at connie's tac...great post! yesterday i looked at connie's tack page on her blog and she rides with supracore saddle pads which run $500! *shiver* <br /><br />i like your thinking on avoiding that LQ trailer payment! i think the best way is to befriend those with LQs and bum a shower!<br /><br />an awning would rock. i found that having an exterior floodlight over where i tie my horse to the trailer really helps tacking up/untacking in the dark.<br /><br />for fun, i attach a glow stick to my horse's halter at night. i also used an electric paddock during daylight hours, and high-lined or tied to the trailer at night to minimize nighttime escapes. that was my personal solution to the various risks in confinement for camping.<br /><br />now i have to go look at all your gear links and see what's out there!<br /><br />i am excited about troxel's new line of low-profile helmets coming out next month. will they be good? they sure look cool, and inexpensive! <br /><br />i'm also thinking about getting more irideon breeches. the polarfleece ones are so warm in the rain. i also don't like riding in spandex when it's a test ride on a green horse: )lythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.com