Comments on: Cold Showers from Hell

By: Hostel Owners Guide: What Customers Want in a HostelGo, See, Write - tales of overland adventure travel

Mon, 16 May 2011 14:00:01 +0000

[...] money and might not be feasible at all times, but as ya’ll know, I really, really, really hate cold showers. The other side of the shower situation is when the plumbing just sucks and even though you have [...]

By: Grace Lewis

Grace Lewis — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:08:49 +0000

When I was little my older sister read somewhere that cold baths and ferocious scrubbing was good for you. She masked little sister torture under the guise of improving blood flow. 25+ years later, I still hate it. I had to wear a shirt in the bath in Croatia once just so I could stay warm enough to shave my legs.

I think a distinction should be made between showers in a warm climate where hot water isn’t available and showers the temperature of glacial run-off. One is moderately bearable and the other makes me angry at the world and leaves me with a sore jaw from clenching my chattering teeth.

Thanks for looking on the bright side of cold showers. This was really amusing and I am always happy for another way to protect myself from fembots.

By: TLC_Designs @ Passport2Design

TLC_Designs @ Passport2Design — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:56:42 +0000

HAHA I can definitely relate

I am currently living in Panama but planning 6 weeks of touring through Central America next month and I am not looking forward to the lack of hot water…

Although, I should be used to it by now, since I don’t have any hot water where I live (and haven’t for the past month).

I must admit it helps to wake me up in the morning, but I have to limit showering to once a day since a cold shower before bed sucks mucho!

Thanks for the chuckle – your list is hilarious. I’m so happy I found your blog through Landropers. I’ll be back soon

*Tania @ Passport2Design.com

By: What I Don’t Like about Travel | Go, See, Write - overland RTW adventure travel

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:12:52 +0000

[...] (1) Widow Makers. You don’t run into these too often, but the name pretty much describes the experience. You are looking at a shower head in Central America. The warm water is provided by a basic electrical coil contained in the shower head. Yes — electricity plus water. I think I got a C- in high school physics, but I feel pretty sure that this is not a combination that you should feel overly confident about. As a result, though I don’t remotely believe it, cold showers are actually better for you. [...]

By: Dave and Deb

Dave and Deb — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:36:21 +0000

In my opinion there is nothing worse than freezing your ass off in a cold shower. Unless of course you are in Sudan and you have been riding your bike for 10 hours through the desert and have not had any kind of shower for 6 days. Here I made an exception

By: Natalie

Natalie — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:06:06 +0000

I am not still not sold on the idea. Sorry. Cold showers just make me wanna scream!!!

By: Fida

Fida — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:20:42 +0000

If you take a cold shower right before you step into a hot bath….pure bliss…just in case you miss the hot Sudanese climate

By: Brooke vs. the World

Brooke vs. the World — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:29:05 +0000

I LOATHE cold showers. I went a month without hot water in Kyrgyzstan, and even though it was warm outside, the water came out ICY. *cringe*