The Journal

Dreaming of off-grid living without going full bush? This guide shares smart, sustainable tips and real-life hacks to help everyday people live simply - from backyard gardens to vanlife weekends. Learn how our Beach Soul Portable Showers make off-grid hygiene easy, clean, and power-free.

Kick off your shoes and reconnect - science says going barefoot is good for your health. Founder Bec Gil shares why childhood memories, international adventures, and the Beach Soul way all start from the ground up.

Your music festival experience should be epic, and the last thing you want is to be that person who's complaining about the lack of hygiene.

So, to ensure you feel fresh during festival season, here are a few tips for showering at, staying clean and enjoying music festivals.

Portable showers are one of those things that when you get one, you wonder how you ever lived without it. 

Personally, we love having total shower freedom.

From beach trips with the fam to camping getaways with friends, it's a modern day must-have. But how does your portable shower actually work?

We decided to do some investigating ourselves. Naturally, we didn't go as far to stop showering all-together. As a husband and wife team with small kids, that simply wouldn't fly in our family. That said, we did ask a handful of experts what would happen if we stopped showering.

Here are a few things we learned...

There's always going to be traces of your presence that remain after you leave. So long as you're ensuring those traces are minimal and have ZERO negative impact on the environment, you're doing it right. And when it comes to doing it right, a portable beach shower is your secret weapon for campsite cleanups.

Here's why we reckon they're an absolute essential when you're heading into the bush, mountains or wilderness.