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A camping bath is a mobile analogue of stationary structures. The structure is assembled on site from improvised materials or a specialized tent and stove, which can be purchased at stores with goods for outdoor activities. If you are going to make a camping bath with your own hands, you will need to prepare before the event. To do this, you need to familiarize yourself with the installation process and the choice of materials necessary for its implementation.

What are camping baths

There are several options for the execution of a tourist camping bath:

  • based on the purchased stove and tent;
  • completely made up of improvised means;
  • combined from specialized and improvised materials.

The first way to build a camping bath is the simplest, however, it has several significant disadvantages:

  • acquisition costs;
  • transportation of the overall stove and frame;

The option is suitable for tourists who often go to nature in their own car. If the installation of a camping bath-tent is planned very rarely, then it makes little sense to purchase specialized products.

Attention! It is not recommended to use synthetic tents for the construction of a bath. They are not designed for high temperatures (even if they are refractory impregnated) and can quickly deteriorate, as well as release toxic substances during the heating process. The implementation of a tourist bath is possible from tarpaulin tents.

Choosing a place to install a camping bath

To install a camping bath, you need to choose a place where there will be enough stones to build a stove. The most suitable option would be a forest river, since in such an area you can find stones, materials for kindling and building a structure. The presence of water nearby also plays an important role, thanks to which it will be possible to get steam without any extra effort.

Before you make a camping bath with your own hands, you need to arm yourself with a tarpaulin or plastic wrap, as well as a frame, or make it on the spot from sticks. To build the frame in place, you need to take adhesive tape or twine. An indispensable attribute in every trip is a tourist knife, which does not take up much space, but has a wide range of applications in nature.

How to install a camping bath

To install a camping bath you will need:

  • dig a small depression in the sand or earth (it is recommended to lay the bottom with stones);
  • install the frame of the future stove and lay stones on it;
  • kindle a fire inside the furnace (the fire must be large, since the stones heat up very slowly);
  • when the stones heat up and the fire burns out, you need to install the frame of the bath (purchased or home-made) and pull a tarpaulin (film) over it.

Instead of the first two points, you can use a purchased stove for a camping bath.

The frame can be assembled in advance so as not to waste the heat of the stove, and after that you can fix the tarpaulin and start using the bath. It is advisable to pour hot water on the stones, which can be boiled in parallel with the construction.

Attention! Try not to install the stove for a camping bath directly on the ground. Heated stones can begin to burn the ground underneath them, which will lead to the release of carbon monoxide. If the sandy base cannot be found, it is recommended to make a thick cushion of stones under the stove.

In order to make a small bath frame with your own hands, you need to pick up a few elastic branches, fix the bases in the ground or sand and connect them with tape or rope in the middle. It is very convenient to use adhesive tape, as it can be used to fasten small sticks into the desired design.

Wet and especially wet stones, as well as fresh sticks and logs, can break under the influence of heat, so it is recommended to choose dry building materials for the stove. If this is not possible, you need to be as careful and attentive as possible until the stones are completely warmed up. Under the influence of high temperature, the water contained in the stones turns into steam and tries to escape. If there is not enough space for moisture in the gaseous state to escape, the stone will explode due to the high pressure inside. Compliance with such a simple safety rule will allow you to enjoy outdoor recreation without any problems.

Today, in stores, the industrial sector can offer its customers any camping baths, with or without a stove, of different sizes and from various materials.

But it's much nicer ifnature , your ownhands erected mobile bath - simple and not as difficult as it might seem at first.

To in nature, in forest or near the river hike you could enjoy a good rest - marching bath, which can be easily do from improvised material, this is what you need.

For the usual version of the camping bath, you will need not so much:

  • - stove , which can be collected in nature from improvised stones, small pebbles, or, alternatively, purchased ready-made in the store;
  • - special frame , which can be made in nature from branches;
  • - tight material - this can be simple, dense polyethylene or tourist tent, which is very convenient and practical;

WITHexpert tip: with regard to tight material, it is worth noting that preference should be given in favor of a tent - the thing is that if you use a film, it will take a lot and it will take up more space in a hiking backpack than a regular, Soviet tarpaulin tent . With all this, the tent will serve as an excellent sleeping place in the future.

The device of the bath in nature

The field bath consists of three sections - this is the dressing room and the steam room itself, as well as the heater, when an impromptu stone bath is built in nature. bake .

To know how to build a portable bath, we will consider the materials themselves, from which an impromptu steam room is built in nature, as well as how they are mounted on site.

1. frame- many experienced tourists note that it is optimal to have an aluminum stand with you, rather than looking for branches and trunks in the forest to support under the film. If this is a tent, they simply pull it up at the chosen place. their hands and all. But when only branches are at hand, you will have to make sure that during the rest, in the steam room, they do not ignite, but they are fixed with a strong rope or soft, metal wire.

2. Covering material- such when arranging a bath in the bosom of nature can be any dense material. For example, simple, dense polyethylene - sew it is simple, but the downside here is the low rates of thermal insulation and low strength, when polyethylene begins to warp and melt from high temperatures. The best option is a tarpaulin - as noted above, it can be a simple tent, which is not difficult to pull in nature.

3. Bake, assembled from stones or its portable version purchased at the store. But for the most part, experienced tourists advise assembling a stove in nature from stones - this will bring a special charm to the atmosphere itself and make the rest more enjoyable. The main thing is to choose the right natural material - experts in this regard unequivocally say that you should not use different types of this material, since each stone reacts differently to temperatures, retains heat from the fire. It is optimal to choose them and the same size - it will be enough to collect 1 bucket for an impromptu stove for one wash.

But for those who are too lazy to bother with the search for stones and masonry, you can buy a ready-made stove.

When arranging a steam room in nature, it is worth remembering that it is assembled and heated in different ways - in this case, we are talking about its firebox both in black and white.

The main difference between the furnace of an impromptu bath is that in the draft steam room the frame will be located directly above the fire itself, but in the process of heating the bath on white - the frame is mounted separately, when the center of heat, the source of high temperatures, are heated stones that are brought into the center homemade sauna.

With a black firebox, the bath will be hotter, but you can get out of there all in the smoke and ashes from the fire, and with a white firebox, the heat will be less, but you will also get out of there cleaner. The easiest option is to lay firewood, stones on them and light a fire. The stones will heat up and even then you can begin to build a bath.

Installation steps

After a place has been chosen and a stove and a fire have been laid, it is worth starting to assemble the frame. If the frame is metal, they assemble it according to the scheme, if a tent is used, then they pull it over the hearth. But in the case of erecting a frame made of wood, they form a 4-coal rack by driving thick sticks into the ground. Further, they build a roof of poles around the perimeter - an impromptu frame is obtained.

It's important to know: the main conditions for safety is the reliability of the design. If everything is more or less clear with factory supports, then with supports made from improvised material, the tree should be chosen thick, not rotten, not too dry and not damp.

After the frame is assembled, we heat the heater itself and while it is warming up, in parallel we equip the floor of the bathhouse.

Experienced travelers advise: lay coniferous branches, or birch or oak branches on the floor of the bath, which will add their own unique aroma.

After the stones have warmed up, we put water on an impromptu fireplace to warm up. In this case, it is worth remembering an important condition - until all the firewood burns out, you should not close the stretched awning to increase the temperature, since it is possible to burn out from the smoke. Bath in nature is ready.

Watch a video in which an experienced tourist talks about the method of making a camping bath:

28.08.2016

If you intend to go out into nature on the weekend, or another day, and at the same time think about the bathhouse and think about canceling the trip to the bathhouse, then the answer is obvious. Take the sauna with you or build a new one there. After all, a trip to nature and a trip to the bath can be combined and made one whole. We are talking about a bath in field conditions, which you can build with your own hands.

Is it possible to buy a camping bath?

For beginners in this matter, it is necessary to know in detail what needs to be available during the construction of this structure, so that, in the end, the planned event with washing and a steam room still happens. If a trip to nature is planned by personal transport, then it is better if the racks for the frame of the camping bath are already available. Also, if you want to avoid unnecessary work, but, nevertheless, if you need a camping bath, buying such a design today is not a big deal. You can buy a camping bath as a whole, you can buy - by its constituent elements: only a stove, only a frame, only an awning. In short, it’s more economical to buy what you most don’t want to invent and do with your own hands. The purchased bathhouse looks, of course, more aesthetically pleasing, so it is best to purchase it for a country house or cottage, if there is no stationary bathhouse there yet, but you really want to wash yourself, and even more so, take a steam bath. The principle of such baths, no matter what design they are, is the same - hot stones are poured with water or herbal decoctions.

What you need to make a bath on a hike

For those who are planning a hike on foot, of course, it is more reasonable to build a bathhouse right at the place of rest. Still, there are some things you need to take with you. But in order to fulfill the plan, you need to know whether everything that is missing will be in this place. Indeed, in order for a camping bath to turn from an imaginary object into something real, certain conditions are necessary. At the place of halt it is obligatory and necessary:

  1. Availability of water. Without water, in fact, it will be very difficult to wash. It can be the coast of a river, the coast of a sea or a lake.
  2. The presence of stones. Steam when splashing on - without it, a bath in field conditions will turn into a simple dousing with water. Well, if this is the coast, there will certainly be stones. It is worth choosing them carefully. It is better to take homogeneous round large boulders, the fact is that different components of the stone can react differently to temperature differences and, as a result, when heated, the stones will crack and scatter into small components. In the absence of boulders, you can get by with pebbles. You need a lot of stones, approximately 1 bucket - for 1 wash. In short, each participant in the bathing procedure must collect a bucket of stones for himself.
  3. The presence of young thin trees for the construction of the frame. You can also stock up on racks in advance. These can be simple aluminum racks from stalls. They are quickly and easily assembled and disassembled, easy to transport. Some hikers use carbon fiber racks, they are also safe. If these are not available, young trees will have to be cut down. The finished poles should be about 3-4 cm in diameter. But here it must be borne in mind that the wooden racks will be disturbed within the framework of safety, and you will always have to think about this. About the way they are fastened together, you also need to think. Moreover, each campaign will need to invent new poles. Therefore, regular lovers of camping baths take collapsible racks on a hike. This allows you not to think about fire safety, and also saves construction time.
  4. Availability of firewood. it will also take a lot, on the basis that they burn for at least 2-3 hours. No need to choose too thick logs. They burn poorly and do not save time from this at all. The size of firewood should be a maximum of 10-15 cm, then they will have time to burn out and give up all their heat.

But with what to cover the constructed frame, you need to think in advance. Covering material must be taken with you, since, unfortunately, nothing suitable can be found in nature. There are also many options here, you can buy something, maybe there is something on the farm. The easiest option is a square piece of polyethylene measuring 6 by 6 meters. You can also use an awning from an old tent, the bottom of which, of course, needs to be removed, or a piece of tarpaulin of a similar size.

The construction of the stove: the first option

When all of the above is already available, the main question remains, how to put it all together so that it works, in other words, how to make a camping bath? First things first, you need to take care of the fire, since it will burn for at least three hours, so you can do the frame later. Well, if a lot of people gathered on the campaign, and everyone wants to wash, let them participate in the work. Then all the work can be done in parallel: some collect stones, others build a frame, others deal with an awning, fourth ones chop wood, and the most responsible one, of course, manages the whole process. The stove in our case will be like a layer cake. A layer of stones is piled on a layer of firewood, which are also covered with a layer of firewood. Now you need to build a fire and when it flares up, put another layer of stones. This procedure with layers must be repeated until the stones run out. Within 2-3 hours it is necessary to maintain a good heat, the stones should be red-hot, in the dark it is more noticeable.

Frame construction

It is necessary to make the frame strong and not far from the fire (two meters) and water. The neighborhood with water provides fast and uninterrupted water supply, and if desired, it will replace the presence of a pool. And the fire must be at a safe distance, and at the same time we must remember that there will still have to be transported stones. It may happen that they have time to cool down before they get to the steam room. For stones, by the way, on the territory of the frame, you need to dig a pit, and stones will be collected in it when they heat up to the desired condition. If the frame is made of poles, they can be connected using the example of a hut or a cube. The joints can be tied with a rope, wrapped with tape or electrical tape (all this should be prudently taken with you). After assembly, the ends of the poles must be "packed" in soft material so that they do not pierce the film. If there are racks for the frame, its construction will not take much time. We insert the racks into each other, according to the design technology, and the frame is ready for use.

Installation of covering material

If the stones have already warmed up to the desired condition, it's time to move them into the frame, into a hole specially dug for them. The stones are moved as best they can, who rolls, who drags with a shovel, the main thing is to do it quickly. Strongly crumbled ones should not be taken. When all the stones are already in place, it is necessary, for fire safety purposes, to pour water over the places where the fire (or stones) come into contact with the ground. Now you need to hoist the awning on the frame. This must be done carefully, without touching hot stones. Outside, you need to leave the “skirt”, spreading out on it everything heavy that is at hand: stones (cold), logs and the like, so that as little heat as possible comes out. It is better to make the entrance in the opposite direction from the stones, but directly - to the water, there, after the parks, you can dive and rinse. To check whether everything is ready for the park, you can splash water on the stones, if the steam rises up in a hot wave, then the bath is ready for the steam room, if the steam has filled the structure with thick fog, this means that the stones have cooled down and you won’t be able to take a steam bath anymore.

The construction of the stove: the second option

There is another option for the design of the stove. A camping bath, in this case, will resemble a Russian bath "in black". Such a bath, of course, is more smoky, but also hotter. The stove for such a camping bath needs to be built in a slightly different way, and the essence will be the same, but the forms will be different. The first attempt - a huge stone is placed in the middle of the proposed stove - a boulder, around it are poured, all the other stones are superimposed. All firewood is piled on this pyramid at once, so that no more firewood is added. When the whole fire has burned down - the bath is ready. The second attempt is to make a structure out of stones in the shape of the letter “P”, and lay firewood in the middle. it will take 5-6 hours, the bath is ready. The third attempt is to make (in advance) a non-combustible stone box and hoist it over the fire. And this bath is ready.

Installation of an awning

The option is convenient for those who do not like playing golf with rolling stones in one hole. Here, on the contrary, a frame with an awning is installed above the place where the stones are heated. But first you need to remove all unburned logs and cracked fragments of stones from the fire, pour water around the fire. It is necessary to equip places for a steam room, spreading around the stones, for example, a layer of needles. The entrance to the bath can be done in the same way as the previous version - opposite from the stones, next to the water. Well, the issue of safety, in this version of the camping bath, must be approached most carefully. If everything is ready - you can bathe.

So, the options have been exhausted. Of course, they all have a chance to exist. Which one is better to choose, practice will help. One thing is indisputable - after a day spent in nature, a steam room in a bath is its best completion. You can feel it only when you experience all the splendor of this procedure for yourself. It is better to try and not regret than not to try and regret the missed chance all the time left until the next trip!

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Camping bath (video instruction):

How easy it is to make a bath in nature:

Camping Bath

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. Choosing the right place will save time and effort without building.

Advice! People with a weak cardiovascular system are not recommended sudden changes in temperature. Therefore, if the ambient temperature, including water, is low enough, you can not take 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. It is the main feature of any bath. The whole further process of using the steam room depends on its quality.

The bookmark consists of several stages. Unlike long-term structures, this does not require a lot of effort:

  1. the top layer of soil is removed, 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 the acute corner of which there will be 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 it is imperative that the crossbars 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 environments, 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.

Safety

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 there are still landscaping on deciduous trees, 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 necessary 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

Everyone knows what a bath is, which cannot be said about such a structure as a camping bath. In this article I will tell you how to make an impromptu steam room in nature at no extra cost. Plus, we will talk about what the modern market offers us, with an overview of all the advantages and disadvantages of specific models, tourist baths and stoves for them.

Homemade steam room in nature

Of course, a mobile bath in a high-quality factory design is a good thing, we will also talk about it, only a little later. But for those who go out into nature once a year and are not going to seriously invest in expensive equipment, simpler solutions are needed, and we will start the conversation with just such options.

Where does it all start

It is no secret that traditional baths come in white and black, a bath in nature is no exception. But before delving into the intricacies of technology, let's first figure out what tools and raw materials we need.

In principle, almost all such structures, whether they are mobile or stationary, are arranged in the same way. In a closed room, a heater stove is installed, which is heated and then these heated stones are poured with water.

You don’t need any specialized tool for building a steam room with your own hands in field conditions; it’s quite possible to get by with a standard tourist kit. That is, you must have an ax, a knife, a supply of rope and a shovel.

To build an impromptu room for our steam room, you need a frame.

There are several options here:

  • The easiest way is to go to the nearest forest and chop the young there. You should choose straight poles with a thickness of about 3 - 4 cm and a length of up to 3 m;
  • A prefabricated frame from a tourist or, at worst, a market tent is perfect. Iron tubes are certainly a good thing, but they are heavy, so it is better to give preference to aluminum racks here.

Now there are still frames made of carbon fiber and fiberglass, I won’t lie, I personally didn’t test them, but according to experienced tourists, the material is quite worthy of attention.

Naturally, the frame needs to be covered with something, and for these purposes there are also several pretty decent options:

  • In the "bins of the Motherland" of almost half of our compatriots, you can find an old canvas tent without a bottom, still of the Soviet type. A canvas tent is a thing that cannot be killed even for an impromptu steam room, it fits perfectly, the only negative is its weight, the tarpaulin is heavier than modern analogues;

  • If somehow it didn’t work out with a canvas tent, then you can buy a two-layer technical polyethylene with a thickness of 100 - 200 microns. You can take a roll, but you have to fuss more with it, I recommend buying a whole canvas. Now in stores they sell pieces 6x6m in size, such dimensions are enough for you to build a steam room for 4 - 6 people;
  • A friend of mine adapted an old advertising banner for this purpose. Dense polymer fabric is of course a strong thing and you can use such an awning for a steam room more than a dozen times, but the banners are heavy, so this option is more suitable for autotourists.

In no case do not use modern synthetic tents for the construction of a steam room, they burn out from any small spark. Such an awning after the first call can be thrown away.

Choosing a place wisely

When choosing a place, first of all, remember that a camping bath with a stove should be equipped next to a pond. It is not so important whether it is a lake or a river, the main thing is that there is a lot of water, it will not work well to wash from an imported tank.

The second no less important point is firewood, and you will need a lot of firewood. When my friends and I organize a fishing steam room, two people need about 2 hours to collect. Only deadwood should be taken, logs should be 10–15 cm thick. Thick logs will not burn through, and thin logs will not give the desired heat.

By the way, advice for motorists, having a chainsaw in the trunk will significantly speed up the process, plus you won’t have to sweat so much with an ax in your hands.

And finally, it will take a lot of stones to fold the stove for a camping sauna, and the choice should be taken seriously.

  • Approximate amount of material 1 bucket of stones per 1 person;
  • In addition, you do not need to take all the stones in a row. Only large and medium boulders are suitable for us, preferably rounded;
  • Do not take stones with extraneous inclusions and multi-colored stones. Such material, when heated, will almost certainly crumble, or even worse, begin to “shoot”;
  • Cracked stones will not suit us either;
  • In no case do not try to build a stove for a mobile bath from slate, it is categorically not suitable for these purposes;
  • As a result, we are interested in rounded homogeneous boulders, the diameter of which starts from 10 - 15 cm.

I will give you a separate secret of selecting stones from my own experience. I choose stones on a sunny day, preferably in an open area, and I take only hot boulders. If the stone is heated by the sun, it means that it accumulates heat well and fits perfectly under the stove for a camping bath.

We organize a bath on white

For you to understand, a white bath is a fire with hot stones separately, and an impromptu steam room is separate and only at the very end of heating all this is combined.

We start by heating the stones, and while they are heating, we are building a steam room. Although if there are enough people, then you can do everything at the same time. At the same time, the distance from the fire to the steam room is approximately 1.5 - 2 m, so that the heat or sparks do not burn the awning.

The process goes in stages, the first row of the thickest logs is laid on the ground. One layer of stones is poured on it. Lay out another row of logs on top and cover with a row of stones. Thus, you should get a "sandwich" of 3 - 4 layers of stones, after which the fire is kindled.

As the firewood burns out, you gradually add rows of stones and cover them with dry firewood. This continues until all the stones are in the fire. Then they need to be brought to the desired temperature, it takes an average of 2 to 3 hours, so the fire should burn all this time.

It is best to organize this action in the afternoon, so by the time it comes to the procedures themselves, twilight will come, and at twilight you can clearly see the moment when the stones turn red from the heat.

By the time the stones are finally warmed up, you should have a steam room ready. It’s easier, of course, to build a hut like an Indian wigwam. But it is bad because the heat will collect in the upper cone, and miserable crumbs will remain on the lower tier, where people actually soar.

My friends and I always collect a cube, fuss with it more, but the effect is much better. Although in principle there is nothing complicated. You dig in 4 support posts, make a strapping from above and tie diagonals on the walls for stability. On the ceiling, the diagonals should be crossed.

So that the polyethylene does not break through the sharp corners of the home-made frame, they should be wrapped in advance with some rags. Plus, you need to dig a small pit for laying stones in the farthest corner of the steam room from the entrance and dig a gutter from this pit to the fire.

Now a couple of people are arming themselves with strong sticks, scooping heated stones out of the fire and pushing them along the chute into the steam room, unloading them into one common pile in the pit.

Some tourists do otherwise, they build a frame, drag stones there, and only after that they quickly cover the frame with an awning. The method is acceptable, but in my opinion erroneous, too much heat goes to the wind.

My friends and I do this:

  • The awning is calmly and carefully covered in advance and lined with stones around the perimeter for tightness;
  • When it comes time to move stones into it, 2 people push these stones to the entrance to the steam room, while the third person, being inside the steam room, quickly picks up the stones on a shovel and stores them in the right place;
  • For everything about everything, it takes no more than 10 - 15 minutes, and most importantly, all the heat remains inside the steam room.

Some of the stones may crumble from the heat, so you should not rake these fragments out of the fire, they will not make the weather. Plus, at the end of the moving process, the gutter should be poured abundantly with water, small coals will definitely remain in it, which can be burned.

Bath in black

A black sauna is a profitable option from the point of view of heating the steam room, but at the same time this option is more smoky and, if I may say so, more dirty. It can be organized in two ways.

The easiest and least expensive way is to set the largest boulder available in the center, and lay all the other stones around the perimeter and on top in the form of a pyramid.

Then you dump all the firewood that you have on this pile of stones, set it on fire and wait for the fire to burn out. When the fire begins to fade, you start building a frame for the steam room around this pyramid, but do not immediately cover it.

The main thing here is not to miss the moment of the highest heating of the stones. When you decide that this moment has come, take a broom from freshly cut branches and sweep the remaining coals away from the frame. And inside the frame itself, you pour water on the ground and lay tree branches; coniferous spruce branches are well suited for these purposes.

Now the main thing is to quickly wrap the frame with an awning and press it around the perimeter with stones. By the way, that is why I recommended buying a single wide piece of polyethylene, it is easiest for them to do this.

If you have a prefabricated frame, then you can immediately cover it with an awning and put it aside. When the time comes, a couple of strong men can easily lift this structure and cover it with a pyramid of hot stones.

The second method, in my opinion, is more effective, but at the same time it takes more time. Here, initially, a square furnace of large stones is built at the base and a pyramid of smaller stones is built above it.

Further, this impromptu stove for a camping bath is melted and maintained in an active state for about 4-6 hours. Since the dimensions of the firebox itself are often small, a person must constantly be on duty near it in order to throw a fresh portion of firewood into the fire.

But this method is good because when things are approaching the end, you can build a frame right around the stove and even partially cover it. The fire is concentrated in one place and here, with a few strokes of a shovel, you will completely remove the coals from the furnace.

Moreover, coals can not be raked out at all, just fill them with plenty of water. Then quickly close the tent and enjoy the bath procedures. By the way, if the roof is made with a hatch or completely removable, then such an oven can be melted several times.

In order not to constantly look for large stones for the construction of the firebox, one of my comrades immediately welded a cube from a corner of 35 mm, with dimensions of about half a meter, he installs it in the base of the firebox and covers it with stones, simply and conveniently.

Features of homemade designs

  • In any case, a certain number of stones will crack and crumble, and so, in order to minimize this percentage, first collect the stones, and then make a fire. No need to take a stone from the river and throw it into the fire, believe me it's dangerous;
  • Of course, stones rarely crack after a temperature rise, but in order not to risk it again, you do not need to pour cold water on them. You have enough time, put a bucket of water on the fire in advance, boil it and pour boiling water over the stones;
  • Despite the great heat from the fire, the ground near the reservoir is always cool and so that this dissonance does not prevent you from steaming, immediately prepare heat-insulating rugs and sit on them;

  • Do not expect much from the first entry, on the first entry the person and the steam room warm up, real relaxation occurs only on the second entry;
  • Experienced bath lovers know that steam is a kind of temperature indicator. When the stones are well heated, the steam from them is translucent, it quickly rises up and disappears there. If you poured water on the stones and the steam room filled with thick fog, this indicates that this entry was extreme.

Choosing a serial model of a mobile bath

Of course, a bath in nature, assembled with your own hands from improvised means, is filled with special romance, but its construction takes a lot of time and effort. Therefore, a serial camping sauna with a stove is now more popular, plus you can also cook dinner on such a stove.

Here you can go in two ways - buy a tent separately and pick up a stove for it or order everything in the complex. Each of these options has its pros and cons.

We buy everything separately

First, let's talk about the most popular models of stoves, 2 marching designs "Pashekhonka" and "Bereg" are in the lead here. Both of them are assembled from stainless steel sheets and function perfectly, but there are still differences.

The Pashekhonka oven has standard dimensions of 300x300x500 mm, it is equipped with four removable metal legs. A box for stones is not provided here at all; instead, two stainless steel metal screens are hung from both sides of the furnace.

In addition, the stove for the Pashekhonka mobile bath is equipped with a one and a half meter chimney with two removable knees. With their help, the chimney is easier to adapt to a specific awning, plus the smoke output can be adjusted in a certain direction.

The relative disadvantage of the Pashekhonka stove is the lack of a grid for stones. But if this is really important for you, then stones can be poured onto the upper plane, their temperature, of course, will not be the same, but there is a certain charm in this.

The stove for a camping bath "Coast" is a more capital structure. The so-called convection casing is equipped around the perimeter of this furnace, into which, if desired, about 25 kg of stones can be loaded. This design improvement significantly improves heat transfer, but it is not the only one.

The oven doors are equipped with a special glass, the instruction says that with this device it is possible to regulate both the temperature inside the furnace and the overall temperature in the steam room.

Like the previous model, "Bereg" is equipped with a collapsible chimney, only here the kit does not include knees for it. Manufacturers also equipped this design with a spark and a flame arrester, which, according to them, save from overheating.

As for the tents, there are also 2 leaders here. The Mobiba trademark is more widely known in the domestic market, but I will devote a separate chapter to it. Right behind it in the popularity rating is a bath awning from the Nova Tour company.

The thin and light bath tent from Nova Tour is designed for 4 people, when folded it fits easily into a backpack and weighs only 2.5 kg. A big plus is the presence of several windows, and most importantly, the price for this tent fluctuates around 4 thousand rubles, while Mobiba will cost much more.

In fact, the only disadvantage of the Nova Tour sauna tent is that the frame is not included in the kit, it will have to be bought separately or built from improvised means.

Popular models from the brand "Mobiba"

A mobile bath in nature is not always bought purely for tourist purposes. Hunters, geologists and even summer residents are also interested in this product, because at the stage of building a capital mansion, you need to wash somewhere.

Therefore, before you start choosing, answer yourself a few questions:

  • You only need a sauna or you are going to use an awning for living. If the first, then should there be a vestibule in the bath?
  • Will the structure be operated only in the summer or is it a year-round option?
  • Will the awning be assembled occasionally at the exits or installed for a long time in a semi-stationary way?
  • Again, what is the maximum capacity of the structure?

Now let's go through all these issues more specifically:

  • If you are interested in a two-in-one design, that is, a tent and a bathhouse, then among single-layer awnings, MB-104 or MB-103 are suitable for this purpose. Among the two-layer options, MB-552, MB-442 and MB-332 are more suitable for you. In all these models, the partition is made detachable;

  • But MB-12, MB-5 and MB-1T are purely baths, the partition in them does not come unfastened. But keep in mind, the MB-5 model does not have a vestibule at all, so it is considered the lightest and most mobile;
  • For year-round use and a terrible winter cold, the MB-552, MB-442 and MB-332 models are suitable. In addition to a two-layer protected awning, they are equipped with a reinforced frame made of light tubes with a cross section of 16 mm;

As for the number of layers, this is the case. According to manufacturers, a single-layer awning can be used at temperatures up to -20ºС, it is considered demi-season. The winter two-layer version withstands frosts down to -40ºС.

  • There are 2 types of frames, they practically do not differ in design and assembly principle, the difference lies only in the cross section of the tubes. Light frames are made from tubes with a section of 13 mm, and capital ones from a section of 16 mm. All tubes are made of D16T aviation alloy;
  • But do not think that lightweight frames are excessively flimsy, they are stronger than most of the frames of ordinary tourist tents, only these frames are not advisable to be left unattended for a long time, they are designed to be assembled in a "couple of days". While a heavy frame can be installed for the whole season;
  • As for specific models, MB-104, MB-103, MB-12 and MB-5 come with light frames. But the models MB-552, MB-442, MB-1E and MB-332 are equipped with powerful frames made of a 16 mm tube, but these frames weigh much more;

  • Almost all models are produced with different dimensions. The capacity of the tent ranges from 2 to 10 people, so this is often not a problem;
  • The mobile bath is without fail completed with the furnace, 2 models "Optima" and "Medina" are presented here. If we compare their characteristics with the above-mentioned furnaces, then "Optima" corresponds to the "Pashekhonka" furnace, and "Medina" is closer to the "Bereg" furnace, the differences there are insignificant;
  • By default, all single-layer models MB-12, MB-5 and others are equipped with Optima. Of the two-layer awnings, Optima is installed only in MB-552, the rest all come with Medina. Although the manufacturer can change the package at your request, this is usually not a problem, only the price will change.

Conclusion

A camp bath on a "wild" vacation, fishing or hunting, is an irreplaceable thing. I tried to provide comprehensive information, both on homemade and factory options, now it's up to you. In the photo and video in this article, you can clearly see the process of arranging such structures. If you have any questions, write them in the comments, I will try to help.

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