Simple solar shower vs fancy pressurized shower: Cheap bag wins for beach trips

The cheap black bag with a hose works better than you’d think—no batteries, no pumps, no weird dripping after three uses. Fancy pressurized ones like the Nemo Helio cost triple and weigh more, but for most beach trips you just need to rinse salt off. A two-to-three-gallon bag gives about two minutes of rinsing, enough for one person or two quick passes. Just get a decent shut-off nozzle or a separate trigger nozzle, or you’ll waste half the water.