Casita Greg: you are 100% correct.
I only use that situation when absolutely necessary...though I'd have a hard time claiming it is life saving to do so under any circumstances.
And I use a minimum of water; mainly I wash my hair, wetting it with one large plastic tumbler of warm water, using a minimum of soap, rinse it with another large tumbler of warm water, and that's it. The rest is just rubbing and run-off. I use the campground showers whenever possible--in Oregon, they have free showers and usually they work great.
Something to definitely keep in mind. Some campgrounds practically if not literally forbid putting any water outside...we'd have to respect that, for sure.
Gone are the days Peanut was made for--the original sink drain was a little pipe that emptied onto the ground underneath the trailer--there was no built-in holding tank for gray water designed for amerigos in those days of skies darkened by pterodactyls. Ah, such a simpler time! (Later there were those free-standing turquoise tanks, but that's another issue.)
And fewer people making messes in campgrounds...
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