Caving hut shower ratings

[Lara_]

It’s been the longest and muddiest trip of your life and you’re trudging back to a caving hut. Which shower is it you’re dreaming of?

Inspired by a conversation where fellow cavers decided there was one stand out winner. I’m intrigued if the view is universal. Bonus points for left/right preference and men’s/women’s in the huts where they’re separated

 

[JoshW]

YSS twin shower on the left as you walk in

 

[Lara_]

YSS twin shower on the left as you walk in

showering with friends is more fun! The css showers also have this feature unfortunately you have to get a little closer together…

 

[porgzilla]

YSS twin shower on the left as you walk in

 

[Babyhagrid]

The CSS showers are great, but mostly because the local caving is particularly wet and sad in places

 

[Huge]

YSS twin shower on the left as you walk in

Suffered my worst injury of recent trips to the Dales in that shower.

 

[JoshW]

Suffered my worst injury of recent trips to the Dales in that shower.

Should’ve used lube?

 

[Ian Ball]

Another vote for the YSS twin shower.

After a 6am trip to Dihedral in deep snow, I will admit to being rather chilled and that shower was most reviving.

 

[mikem]

CSS could be Chelsea or Cerberus...

 

[Karstic]

The toasty communal foot bath: a boiled saucepan of water from the pool at bullpot farm when the water supply is down.

 

[alexchien]

hmmmm, when I saw the topic title, i thought it might be about power ratings eg. 7.5 , 9 or even 10.5 kW, but no unfortunately not dull men stuff, just usual tittle tattle

 

[andrewmcleod]

Another vote for the YSS twin shower.

The recipe for shower success is simple: hot water and lots of it. In general showers drawn from a hot water supply (e.g. TSG, SWCC, YSS showers near the front door) tend to do much better at this than your average hut's cheap electric shower. Electric showers do have the advantage of instant heat, however, and don't run out of hot water!

My favourite used to be the TSG, but the water pressure is a bit erratic when both showers are going.

The SWCC mens showers are also fairly sociable (though less than they used to be now there are also cubicles). Does the MCG still have the open showers as well?

 

[oldfart]

Engine cooling pipe at Jib Tunnel entrance during GG winch meets.

 

[Cavematt]

I remember when YUCPC used to have an annual week in Wales staying at the Croyden CC cottage - we used to get 20+ people in that tiny hut astonishingly. The shower was a tiny cubicle with only a thin shower curtain wafting in the breeze to separate your modesty from those gathered drinking in the kitchen. More interesting was the presence of TWO showerheads in that tiny cubicle... I'm not sure two people would fit in there without copious amounts of physical contact... but perhaps that was the intention

It was standard practice for most people to go the entire week without using the shower, and to instead have strategically timed trips to Little Neath or Porth-yr-Ogof for a wash instead.

 

[paul]

SWCC - straight in after strippjng wet and dirty caving gear off.

 

[andrewmcleod]

The shower was a tiny cubicle with only a thin shower curtain wafting in the breeze to separate your modesty from those gathered drinking in the kitchen.

What's this 'modesty' thing?

More interesting was the presence of TWO showerheads in that tiny cubicle... I'm not sure two people would fit in there without copious amounts of physical contact... but perhaps that was the intention

I think one is off the hot water and one was electric, so probably more of a backup than intending that you use both at once. Useful when one of your freshers goes in the shower first, takes 45 minutes, and uses up all the hot water before anyone else has a go...

 

[marsrat]

CSS shower on the left never fails to deliver.

Croydon CC shower is the worst (though who showers in the BEC)...

 

[PeteHall]

The recipe for shower success is simple: hot water and lots of it

Sounds like you've finally found some common ground with Trump

But yes, it really is that simple.

 

[cavingbiker]

Croydon CC shower is the worst (though who showers in the BEC)...
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Many years ago I had the privilege/honour/misfortune (delete as appropriate) of sharing the BEC shower with Quackers!

 

[BigDyl]

I have put TSG on the top of this list as the water is hot, pressure is good as well as having loads of space. Plus you can have a seamless transition from toilet to shower . CSS also ranks highly as the water pressure is brilliant (maybe too powerful??).