Bathhouse on the banks of the river with their own hands. Do-it-yourself camping bathhouse - Traveling with a camera

A do-it-yourself camping bath is one of the easiest options to perform. Having built a small sauna-tent, you can take a steam bath while hunting or fishing, as well as on a hike. If desired, such a structure can be built even on suburban area if the traditional option is still at the design or construction stage.

Do-it-yourself camping bath - photo

There are many manufacturing options. You can purchase a ready-made portable tent - in whole or in parts (oven, awning, frame).

Mobile bath
Mobile portable bath Mobiba

Mobile bath Mobiba

There is also an alternative option - to make a bath from a tourist tent, but exclusively of the Soviet type, that is, made of tarpaulin. This is explained by the fact that modern tents are made from fabrics that are not only not designed for high temperatures, but are also capable of releasing when heated. harmful substances. As for the old canvas models, they are quite suitable for this: there are no harmful fumes and the thermal insulation is good.

If we talk about creating a camping bath from scratch, then this will require a frame, thermal insulation material and oven.

Note! A camping bath can be made “in white” (that is, the heater is built separately, and hot stones are transferred to the tent) or “in black” (the stove is set up directly in the steam room). Let's take a look at each option today.

Important conditions

A camping bath can only be crafted under certain conditions. The resting place must meet the requirements below.

Making a camping bath "in white"

Will be considered first the simplest option, for which special materials require only adhesive tape and film (still, perhaps, clothespins). We are talking about a white-bath-tent here, that is, the stove will be located separately from the steam room.

We start with the manufacture of a camping bathhouse.

Stage one. Frame manufacturing

There are several ways to make a frame, consider them.

Method number 1 (suitable only for a "white" bath)

For work you will need:

• axe;
• film, 10-15 m; you can use the thinnest film - it will cost less, and it weighs less, experience shows that the film is almost never used more than once anyway;
• wide tape (1 skein);
• stationery clothespins (20 pieces, they can be replaced with the same adhesive tape).

After preparing everything you need, we proceed to create the frame.

Step 1. First, we prepare 8 poles with a length of at least 100 cm (more is possible, but warming up the steam room will take longer). From the poles we build a parallelepiped or a cube, depending on the number of people who will bathe. If there are a lot of people, then it is preferable to bathe in four people - this is the best option.

We connect the poles with tape. A lot of adhesive tape will be required - it is intended not only for fastening, but also for protecting the film from the sharp ends of the frame.

Step 2 Having finished with the frame, we build a place for stones on the side, using 3 more poles 300 mm or 500 mm long each.

The result should be something similar to the design shown in the image below. The base of the stove is lined with stones.

It is worth noting that much here is optional. So, the design of the frame can be significantly simplified and made in the form of a wigwam. The frame in this case will consist of 3 poles connected at an angle.

Step 3 Next, the frame must be covered with a film. The width of a standard film sleeve is 1.5 m. We cut it and get 10 m or 15 m of a film 3 m wide. We wrap the finished frame with a film, we do this very carefully so that sharp ends or knots do not pierce it.

Note! The dimensions of the frame can be made such that the width of the covering material (3 m) is enough not only for the walls, but also for the roof. In this case, the tightening procedure will be noticeably simplified, there will be no need to cut the film and make additional seams.

There will be no problems at all with fitting a wigwam.

Tree trunks were used as racks. The film is fixed between them

Variant of a camping bath in the form of a hut
Bath from the inside

Step 4 We fasten the film to the frame using clothespins or ordinary tape.

Step 5 On the entrance side, we leave enough film for the “door”. The entrance must be securely closed so that the steam from the tent does not come out. This can be done in one of two ways:

• fasten the film with clothespins from the inside;
• leave a person at the entrance who will hold the “door”.

Almost finished bath

Step 6 Using heavy stones, we press the film to the ground around the perimeter.

Step 7 To cover the floor, you can use spruce branches, which not only smells good, but is also good for health. You can sit directly on the spruce branches, although there are other options: lay a small tourist rug, bring folding chairs or hemp.

Method number 2 (can be used for a black bath)

We use improvised materials - for example, four willow branches 1.4-1.5 m long. Using adhesive tape, we tie two branches in length and set them crosswise. Of course, you can try to find a couple of long branches to cross them, but it will be quite difficult to find those that would have right size. You can also build a square structure, as described above, but this will require more time and effort.

If the bath is large, and the standard 3 m width is not enough for this, you can connect two pieces together using stationery clothespins.

Method number 3 (can be used for a black bath)

From profile pipes you can weld a prefabricated frame. It only takes a few minutes to assemble it at the resting place. The image below shows that for the manufacture of such a frame, metal tubes 60-70 cm long were used (a total of 16 pieces will be required).

Table. Elements for connecting the frame

For this, pipes of a larger diameter were used.

The heat-insulating material in this case is an awning, pre-sewn in accordance with the dimensions of the structure.

Awning, sewn to the size of the frame

Method number 4 (can be used for a black bath)

An easier way is as follows: you need to purchase an ordinary double tent, cut off the tarpaulin, and use the tent arches as a frame.

Often, tents are set up entirely, but for the reasons described at the beginning of the article ( bad smell, possible release of toxic substances) it is still better to use a film.

Having finished with the frame, we proceed to the manufacture of the stove.

Stage two. Stove

To create a stove you will need:

• river stones of the above sizes, about 25 pieces (you can not from the river, but from the shore);
• sapper shovel or slingshot from branches (for transferring cobblestones to the steam room);
• firewood.

Note! Once again, we remind you that fragile stones (such as sandstone) should not be used, because at high temperatures they can crack.

Step 1. From the collected stones we build a well about 10 m from the bath. It is important that the well is stable, so it is better to take flat stones for it. It may not work the first time, so be patient.

Step 2 After that, we cover the stones with firewood so as to completely hide them. We burn wood.

By the way, the film on the frame can be additionally covered with the same spruce branches or branches (as shown in the images below) so that the steam room retains heat longer.

Step 3 While the stones are warming up, we prepare a sapper shovel or slingshot. In order for the stones to heat up to the required temperature, it will take about 1 hour. Throughout this time, the firewood should burn intensively. After heating, the stones are transferred to the bath.

Note! It is advisable to carry the stones together, so as not to let them cool down. Also inside the tent should be placed in advance a few plastic bottles with warm water, which will be poured over red-hot cobblestones.

Video - Portable bath

The main difference of this option is that the heated stones will not need to be transferred from the fire to the steam room. A large frame in this case will be placed directly on top of the red-hot cobblestones after cleaning the coals. The manufacturing procedure begins with the construction of the furnace.

Stage one. Bake

There are two options here, let's get acquainted with each of them.

Option number 1

We add a bunch of stones and make a hole in it for loading firewood (in the image, the hole is on the reverse side - where the smoke comes from). Stones will be required much more than for a white bath, but neither the shape nor the size play a special role.

It is worth noting that this option is rather complicated in execution, so you should be prepared for the fact that the heap will constantly collapse.

Option number 2

Via welding machine in advance we make a small frame (40-50 cm high, the width is similar) from reinforcement rods with a diameter of 5 mm or more. Already in place, the finished frame is covered with stones. The main advantage of this design is that the stones will rest on the frame, so they will not fall apart. At the same time, they will take more time to heat up than in the variant described above.

Note! In addition to its direct purpose, such a frame can serve as a kitchen stove, and if you put a sheet of plywood on top, then also as a table.

Option number 3

Here, on a pre-selected site, it is necessary to lay out the foundation of the heater with sides of 100 cm, after digging a small hole under it with a depth of 50-60 cm. -30 cm.

We install on top of the boulders stone slabs so that there is a small through hole in the center of the structure, through which the fire will reach the top of the heater. At the end, we lay another plate (it can even be a mesh or a sheet of thick metal), which will close the central hole.

Having finished the construction of the furnace, we load firewood and set it on fire. Stones, as noted above, will warm up for a long time. We maintain an intense fire all this time, periodically we put firewood. While the cobblestones are heating up, we proceed to the construction of the frame.

Stage two. frame

Making the frame one of possible ways(in the images below - a design of 4 poles). When the stones are heated to the required temperature, remove the coals and cover the frame with a film. Along the perimeter we press down the film with large cobblestones, if possible we cover the floor with spruce branches. Everything, you can proceed directly to the bath procedures!

For comparison: how much does a factory bath-tent cost?

Today camping baths produced by both Russian and foreign companies. Price finished model fluctuates between 25000-30000 r. (the set consists of a heater, a hood and a thermal tent). The amount is considerable, but you can save money: build a frame with your own hands and buy only a small metal heater. In this case, the costs will be about 9000-10000 rubles.

1. Despite the fact that the manufacture of such a bath requires a large number time, you still won’t be able to bathe in it for a long time, because the stones will quickly cool down, especially if you pour them with water.
2. Stones with visible defects at high temperatures, small pieces can shoot off, so you need to stay as far away from the furnace as possible. It is worth knowing that after watering the stones with water, the risk of cracking is minimized.
3. The stove must be installed in the opposite part of the tent from the entrance - it will be safer to leave / enter.
4. The main disadvantage of the bath-tent is the low temperature near the ground. Therefore, you need to put something under your feet, otherwise you can catch a cold.

Video - Instructions for making a camping bath

A mobile (camping) bath is an excellent invention that will be useful in a variety of circumstances. Outdoor recreation, a long hike or simply a weekend outside the city - all these leisure activities will become much more enjoyable and interesting if you can combine unity with nature and such a benefit of the civilized world as a bath. There is absolutely nothing complicated in creating a mobile bath. The frame is assembled from available materials, and an impromptu oven is laid out right on the spot.

If desired, such a bath can be assembled even on your own suburban area by placing it in a secluded corner own garden and bringing to the traditional country rest new sensations.

On the modern market presented big choice mobile baths of factory production. A full-fledged factory kit will include a tent, a stove and even benches with a variety of accessories - the manufacturers have done their best.

However, these kits are quite expensive. And why spend big money on buying something that you can do yourself? Moreover, a home-made camping bath will in no way be inferior to its factory-made counterpart.

The stove for the bath option under consideration can be made from a segment old pipe. But this version of the stove will be acceptable only if you go hiking not on foot, but by personal transport. Carrying even the smallest metal stove in a backpack is not a pleasant undertaking, especially in the case of a long trip, when every centimeter of space in the bag counts.

Therefore, in order for the bath to actually be called mobile, traditional stove structures should be abandoned. For heating, an impromptu heater will be used, assembled directly at the halt.

The advantage of such a furnace is the absolute absence of financial costs for its arrangement - you simply collect right amount firewood and stones, lay them out in layers and kindle.

What do you need to assemble a camping bath?

Have you decided that you won’t pay money for a ready-made mobile bath, and you’ll assemble it with your own hands? Correct solution!

A camping bath consists of several basic elements. Study the information about each of them, so that in the future it will be easier for you to navigate the process of assembling the structure.

mobile bath frame

In addition to the already mentioned polyethylene or "tent" fabric, assembling the frame will require the use of special racks. The best way- racks made of aluminum or carbon fiber. If available, you can use racks from a tent for 4 people.

Practice has shown that aluminum and carbon fiber perfectly tolerate the "bath" temperature, while maintaining their original performance characteristics.

You can also make racks out of wooden poles. However, wood breaks down much faster than metal.

In addition, wood is a combustible material, and instead of relaxing and fully enjoying the bath procedures, you will have to constantly watch if the counters catch fire. Yes, and wood weighs significantly more than the same aluminum.

Covering material

Pay attention to the material for making the awning. For example, polyethylene was often used in the past. The material, of course, is well suited for assembling a steam room, however, when folded, the film takes up quite a lot of weight, and you can hardly call it light.

Therefore, it is better to immediately buy a special fabric for making tents or simply a ready-made tent - all this will weigh much less than the same plastic film.

If you have already decided on the type of material for constructing an awning, then the definition optimal size should be given special attention. Practice shows that for a comfortable pastime in a mobile bath, one person needs at least 1 m2 of space.

Rely on this value in the calculation process. That is, for example, if you are making a bath for 6 people, you will need to buy at least 6 m2 of material with a mandatory additional stock.

An awning can be made from an old tent. The only important note: standard awnings of modern-style tents are not suitable for the implementation of such tasks, because. they deteriorate very quickly under the influence of high temperatures. A great option is Soviet canvas tents.

Operating conditions

For the successful use of such a bath, you will need 3 main components: firewood, stones and water. Install a mobile steam room where you have access to a large amount of firewood. For kindling, you will use dry firewood up to 10 cm in diameter. Thicker logs will not work - they take too long to flare up.

Stones should also be prepared before the start of the arrangement of the frame. Minimum - a bucket of stones. Try to collect large stones with a neat rounded shape. Refrain from using boulders with chips, inclusions of third-party rocks, as well as layered stones. If you cannot find the required number of suitable large boulders, replace them with pebbles.

The best place to build a mobile bath is near a body of water. Pre-prepare the dam for swimming after the steam room.

A simple stove for a homemade camping bath

To assemble the stove, you will not need any special tools and materials. The only caveat: you need to collect a large number of boulders and firewood. In general, be guided by how long you plan to bathe.

An impromptu heater is laid out in one simple step.

Lay a layer of firewood on the ground and cover it with a layer of stones. Lay another layer of firewood on the stones, on top of them - again stones. Alternate layers until you run out of stones. Prepare firewood in such quantity that the stones in the process of heating the bath heat up to red. After that, you will only need to maintain the fire so that the stones do not cool down.

Assemble the stove near the frame so that hot stones can be quickly transferred to double room. Fans of the bath "in a black way" can fold such a heater directly in the bath.

In the steam room itself, hot stones should be placed in a small depression. Stones can be carried with a shovel or by hand, after putting on thick gloves to protect hands from burns.

Frame assembly guide

The frame of the bath in question is assembled in a few simple steps.

First stage. Fasten the prepared support posts crosswise. Install the frame next to the fire. When using wooden poles to assemble the frame, keep in mind that these elements must have a thickness of at least 30-40 mm.

Connect the frame elements together with electrical tape, a strong rope or adhesive tape. As a result, you will get a nice hut.

If you are making a tarp out of polyethylene, cover the ends of the support posts with some cloth, otherwise the polyethylene may tear.

Second phase. Start setting up the tent. This can be done immediately after the stones in the fire are red-hot. In the middle of the "floor" of the resulting room, dig a small hole for hot stones. For more convenient transportation of stones, you can also prepare a small hollow from the fire to the center of the steam room.

Third stage. Pull up the awning. Sprinkle the edges of the material with sand or press logs to the ground.

If you have nothing against a black bath, the frame, as already noted, can be installed directly above the fire. This saves you the hassle of transporting hot rocks.

However, in this case the stove will have a slightly different design. You need to assemble a structure in the form of a pyramid with a huge boulder in the middle.

Steam room "in black" is less safe and convenient. You will have to watch all the time so that the frame materials and the stretched awning do not start to burn and melt.

In the process of heating, the stones begin to noticeably crack, so it is better to keep a distance from the fire. But when you already carry the stones and pour water on them, they will not scatter into pieces.

Monitor the temperature in the bath. If the hot wave of steam rises to the "ceiling", the temperature in the steam room is high, and you can enjoy the procedure for a long time. In the event that the steam begins to creep along the bath in a thick fog, it's time to round off.

Additionally, you can make a convenient bag-case for the awning.

Thus, your own mobile bath is not the ultimate dream, but simplest design, with the assembly of which anyone can handle. It is enough to simply follow the instructions and do not forget about safety precautions.

Successful work!

Many compatriots have acquired a traditional Russian bath at their summer cottage or near country house. Such a construction requires a thorough approach to construction and arrangement. But a home-made traditional bath is a structure that takes from several months to a year to build.

The question is whether everything can be done faster so that the bath is ready now, and tomorrow it can be dismantled? It turns out that nothing is impossible and washing department for temporary use, assemble with your own hands according to the strength of everyone. Mobile quick-assembly structure can be used on a hike, in the country, during field work, etc.

Assembly technology

Despite the fact that the instructions for assembling a temporary structure are simple, you need to approach its implementation responsibly..

The construction of a prefabricated bath is a multi-stage process, the input of which:

• The site is being prepared;
• Building material is being prepared for the frame of the structure and for the assembly of the stove;
• A steam room and a washing department are being assembled;
• A stove and a water heater are installed.

Preparation of a place for the installation of a bath

Despite the fact that the construction of a temporary bath takes place in unsuitable conditions for this, it is advisable to find the most suitable site.

First, there must be a body of water in the immediate vicinity of the construction site. It doesn't matter if it's a lake or a river, but natural reservoir will serve you as a good impromptu font. In addition, a reservoir is necessary in order to provide.

Secondly, the site for the assembly of the structure should be as flat as possible. Therefore, before installing the frame, we level all the reliefs and remove large vegetation around the perimeter of the square with a side of 3-3.5 m.

Frame construction

In fact, a temporary bath that you can collect in nature is a canopy covered on all sides with a film or a denser cloth. building material young trees with straight thin trunks will serve to assemble the frame. In order not to bring excessive harm to nature, you can use willow branches, connected in several pieces into a single pole.

The construction of the frame is carried out as follows:

• along the edges of the base of the future bath, we install four poles, one from each corner;
• in the upper part of the vertically arranged support poles, we fasten horizontal poles so that the structure forms a parallelepiped with right angles at the junction;
• further, stiffeners are assembled from the poles, which are installed diagonally from the side of each of the walls;
• a similar design is mounted on top, where two poles are arranged diagonally in a cross shape and connect the four corners at the top of the canopy.

Important: Given the temporary nature operation of the facility, as fasteners for tying branches into a frame, you can use any means at hand, starting with pieces of wire and ending with shoelaces.

Film and cloth to cover the walls

Unfortunately, the materials needed to cover the frame on a hike cannot be found just like that, so you will have to bring plastic wrap and a cloth with you from home. For construction small bath a piece of dense plastic film with a size of 3x5 meters will suffice. In addition, from a dense fabric, it will be necessary to cut a panel with a size of 1.5 x 3 m in advance.

To attach the film and fabric to the frame, you will need a rope, a thick twine is quite suitable. Fasten materials to the frame with small ties. To do this, the rope is cut into fragments of 10-15 cm and with these pieces the film is tied, and the cloth is tied every 20 cm. Polyethylene film fastened along the walls, while the cloth spreads on the walls with inside in the part of the bath where the stove will be located.

Furnace construction

Given that a temporary bath away from home is built purely from improvised means, the stove will also be assembled from what can be found on site. The stove is laid out of stone rectangular shape. The best choice will become large-sized pebbles or granite.

To begin with, on the site allotted for the oven, a square base with a side of 1 meter is laid out. The largest rectangular stones you can find are laid out in two parallel rows. The distance between the rows of stone should be at least 30 cm. The height of the stone laying should be 30-40 cm.

From above, across the direction of the masonry, flat stones are laid out, which will serve as a slab. We lay out the stones in such a way that a hole is formed closer to the back, which is necessary for the removal of smoke. Next, we lay a couple of rows of small stones on the flat ones.

In the very center of the oven, it will be possible to install dishes for heating water. As such dishes, it will be possible to use a camping pot. Of course, water will have to be used sparingly, but given that the bath is camping, such inconveniences can be put up with.

Bath accessories

You can make brooms from bath accessories right on the spot. To do this, it is enough to find branches of birch, oak or linden. These trees remain green throughout the summer until mid-September. Therefore, we collect branches up to 50 cm long. From collected branches we form handles no more than 5 cm.

Immediately before use, the broom must be kept in a container with hot water in order to steam the leaves.

Important: For maximum comfort, a temporary bath must be equipped with shelves.
Furniture in an impromptu steam room can be assembled locally.
For these purposes, bundles of branches are used, on which it will be possible to get comfortable.

Conclusion

The price of building a stationary bath is high, while the assembly of a camping bath will cost you absolutely nothing. On average, it will be possible to assemble a steam room away from home within half an hour, which will not take long. You can build such a structure with equal success on a hike, during field work, in a country house, etc.

When assembling temporary dacha it is not necessary to literally follow the above recommendations; it is enough to reproduce the concept of construction in in general terms. So that the assembly of the bath in field conditions does not raise questions, watch the video in this article.

Bath device

Such a structure or its components can be purchased, but at the same time it is not difficult to build it yourself. It consists of the following elements:

1. frame;
2. tent;
3. place for heating.

Important! It is necessary to choose all the materials correctly so that the construction comes out practical and at the same time safe!

Do-it-yourself manufacturing steps

First of all, you need to choose a place to place the future building. It is best to put it near a pond, because after visiting the steam room, everyone has a desire to cool off and wash off the sweat. Right choice places will save time and effort without building.

Advice! People with weak cardiovascular system sudden changes in temperature are not recommended. Therefore, if the temperature environment, including water, low enough, can not be taken water procedures immediately after visiting steam rooms .

Advice! First of all, pay attention to the density of the soil. Soft and loose will not make it possible to hold the frame, especially if it is driven into the ground.

Getting directly to the construction, we start with stoves. She represents main feature any bath. The whole further process of using the steam room depends on its quality.

The bookmark consists of several stages. Unlike permanent structures, this does not require high costs forces:

1. removed upper layer soil, which will make the stove more stable;
2. cobblestones are laid, their selection must be approached very carefully (more on this later);
3. laying firewood, which can be alternated with layers of stones, or lay out a structure, the height and diameter of which will be 70 cm each.

On a note! If possible, under the fire and cobblestones on the ground, you can lay a sheet of iron. This will save heat, and also bring less harm to nature, since soil fertility is lost from high temperatures. The higher the fire is from the ground, the safer it is for it..

Next, we start building the foundation. We choose the shape - it can be a cube or a parallelepiped surrounding the hearth. You can also build a rectangular trapezoid, in sharp corner which will oven placed.

Depending on this, stakes are hammered and crossbars are laid. They need to be fastened in such a way that the building is stable, for which without fail the crossbars must be placed at the top, tying the stakes crosswise.

Advice! Usually the stove is heated up to 4 hours, so immediately after the completion of laying the hearth, you can make a fire, and then proceed to the construction of the foundation.

The finished base is covered with the material from which the walls will be made. For reliability, it can be fixed from below with stones or dug into the ground.

The choice of improvised means

Particular care must be taken in the choice of material. Get it ready before you start building. Each element has its own characteristics. The main principles to be followed are practicality and safety.

Firewood and cobblestones are used for the hearth. Both of these, if used incorrectly, can lead to injury. These materials must be natural.

Important! Under no circumstances should you use bricks, cinder blocks and so on. They should not be layered, and this is very important, since such material can burst when heated, injuring others with fragments..

Note! Depending on the type of stones, they must be heated to white or red-hot. This will indicate that you can start directly bathing procedures.

• It is also best to approach the selection of firewood carefully. In the forest or other natural conditions, of course, untreated wood is used. It is safe and even healthy.

Important! If your steam room is located on the site of a work site, then improvised means, for example, cuttings of construction wood or sleepers saturated with creolin, may be used by mistake. It is unacceptable! Such substances are dangerous for the body due to their toxicity and, if evaporated, can cause poisoning..

• The choice of base depends on your capabilities - it can be wooden or metal stakes. The main condition for them is durability. Also, they must be securely fastened together.
• No less important is the selection of walls, which should be taken more responsibly. They can be both dense, allowing you to keep warm, and light, so as not to put a special load on the base and at the same time provide oxygen access to the inside of the structure. Materials often used for this purpose are polyethylene or tarpaulin.

Security

The safety rules are so simple that it would seem that even children should know them. But as practice shows, the self-confidence of most people leads to inattention and an increased risk of accidents. Remember some of the rules indicated in the paragraph above, which are important to follow. It is also worth paying attention to the following.

1. The organization of the process involves working with fire. It is important that it does not go beyond, as this can lead to a fire in the environment and further serious consequences. In this regard, do not leave the fire unattended.
2. When building a frame and a tent, if you use flammable products, install them at a safe distance from fire. At the same time, the trapezoidal building is the most profitable, as it allows you to cover the stove at the very last turn, when the main frame is ready, and the fire in the hearth has gone out and the stove has warmed up.

Arrangement of comfort

For a complete arrangement of comfort it is worth it. To do this, you can use the available maples, rags, towels. But it can be done much easier. It is best to lay branches on the floor.

Advice! The most suitable would be spruce needles. It has small soft needles that do not prick at all when fresh. If on deciduous trees there are still landscaping, then you can use them. In this case, it would be great to choose a birch or oak .

Also in the steam room along the joints of the tent with the ground, logs can be placed, covering possible gaps with them. In turn, they can serve as impromptu sunbeds that you can sit on. Do not make the structure too large, so it will better retain heat. But at the same time, you should feel comfortable in it.

Terms of use

A temporary steam room differs from the usual one not only in its design, but also in the rules of operation. Let's consider them in more detail:

1. if the walls are already installed, and the fire is still burning, it is imperative to leave one side open for smoke to escape;
2. place a container of water on a hot stove - it will be used to water the stones and generate steam;
3. after the required heating temperature is obtained, the heat is removed, since water ingress on it can lead to the formation of smoke in the tent;
4. after extracting the heat, everything is tightly closed to prevent heat loss;
5. subject to all the rules, the cooling of the room occurs within one and a half to two hours.

Advice! To make bath procedures more pleasant and useful, you can add fragrant herbs to the water from which steam will be generated -, lemon balm, linden and others, as well as branches

A camping bath is an excellent way to relax the body, especially if it is tired after a long physical activity. But such a bath is useful not only in this case. It will be appreciated by lovers of hunting / fishing, recreation in the country. There are many models of ready-made "mobile" baths. But also, having studied the photos and videos, you can make a mini-bath with your own hands using polyethylene or a tent. We are offering to you detailed instructions, which will help to build in field conditions, ideally suited to your needs.

What are camping baths for and what do they look like?

Camping baths - perfect way“take a steam bath” in conditions when there is no access to a full-fledged bath / sauna. Fans of long hikes especially appreciate the opportunity not only to wash themselves after have a hard day on the way (if you're lucky), and relax your tired body in the bathhouse and feel refreshed.

Summer residents who do not have baths, as well as builders who have to work for a long time far from civilization, but next to forests and reservoirs, will not remain indifferent to this type of relaxation and purification.

Camping bath on the basis of a tent

So what is it, a mobile bath? In simple words, this is a small isolated structure (akin to a steam room in a real bath), inside or outside of which there is a stove. Furnaces can be either ready-to-use or made from improvised materials, usually stones. With the former, everything is simple, but with the latter option it is somewhat more complicated, but more on that later.

And of course, fuel is firewood (nowhere without them). They will help maintain a consistently high temperature in an impromptu steam room.

Procurement of the necessary materials

There are several options for the construction of camping baths:

1. Ready-made tent-bath. Akin to an ordinary tourist tent (only the material is slightly different). Equipped with a special oven. It can be purchased at a specialized store. It remains only to install the "bathhouse" in the right place in the bosom of nature.
2. Special awning for camping baths. It remains only to build a frame and buy or build a furnace.
3. Homemade camping bath. A structure completely made by hand from a frame, a coating (polyethylene or a Soviet-style tent is suitable) and a home-made stove made of natural stones.

Advice. If you plan to use a tourist scarf as a bath facility, then by no means a modern sample. The fact is that such tents are not designed for high temperatures, moreover, when heated, they can emit toxic substances. But the tent "originally from the USSR" will perfectly cope with such conditions.

In order to build a reliable and convenient structure, we need the following elements:

Simple frame for a camping bath

1. Frame. As supports for the future structure, you can use it as wooden poles assembled right at the place of rest (we are talking about rest in the forest, forest plantations, in general, places where there is a lot of wood). The CFRP/aluminium racks also do a good job. Some believe that they are not suitable for bath temperatures, but in practice the opposite has been proven.
2. . You can use a ready-made stove for a self-built field bath, or you can also make it yourself, especially since it will not be difficult. It is enough to have stones and wood on hand.
3. Covering material. Usually polyethylene, commercial tarpaulin or an old tent is used.

Advice. Harvest for the sauna stove stones are rounded, slightly elongated shape, without any delamination (other stones may simply break under the influence of high temperature). River / lake boulders with a diameter of about 20 centimeters are ideal (too small in size they “give” very little heat, too large - they simply do not have time to heat up).

The construction of a bath structure: "in white" and "in black"

Consider the installation process step by step baths "in white"(the stove is located outside the steam room):

• We make a frame. We take wooden poles with a height of at least 1 m in the amount of 8 pieces. We need to build a frame. We drive 4 supports into the ground, with the help of the remaining ones we form the sides of the tent. We fix the corners with a large amount of adhesive tape.
• We build a stone. This will require 3 poles about 30-50 cm long. We fasten them at an angle to the smaller side of the frame with adhesive tape.
• We cover the base with foil. The standard film sleeve width is one and a half meters. We cut it and get a three-meter covering material. Now you can carefully cover the base with prepared polyethylene. This should be done carefully so as not to damage it on the sharp ends of the frame.

Camping bath in white

• We fix the polyethylene with the help of good old adhesive tape or clothespins, while leaving enough of it for the door of the structure. In the future, it can be closed either with a clothespin, or with the help of a person who will hold it from the outside.
• We fix the film to the ground with heavy stones. We cover the roof and floor with spruce branches for better heat retention.
• From the stones prepared in advance, we build a small structure in the form of a well. We cover it around the perimeter with a dense layer of firewood and kindle a fire (sufficient heating of the stones will occur approximately in an hour).

It remains only to transfer the red-hot stones to the heater with the help of a sapper shovel, for example. And the bath is ready!

Main difference "black" bath from "white" in the location of the stove. In this case, it is located directly inside the steam room. The process of installing a bath in black is somewhat different from the previous one:

• We make a small frame of reinforcing bars about 50 cm high. Lay stones on top. This design of the furnace is very convenient and practical.
• While the stones are heating up, you can start building the frame (right above the stove). We do this using the same principle as in the previous case, or simply put up a tent.
• When the stones are heated to desired temperature(this will take more than one hour), cover the frame with polyethylene (fix the tent tightly to the ground around the perimeter). You can clean up the coals. The wig is ready!

Taking a bath is great. And even better, when she is always "at hand". Now you can feel the heat of the steam room when you go on vacation, because it's easy and simple to build a camp sauna. Steam with pleasure!

Camping bath: video

Do-it-yourself camping bath: photo