Off the grid items (confused)
I have a lot I've popped the off the grid trait on the lot I'm making for Island Living and I'm trying to figure out what I can and can't use. The oil lamps I had out (basegame) need electricity, so I...
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"SimQueenie9;c-17129853" wrote:"Amapola76;c-17129837" wrote:
I continue to shake my head over baths v. showers. I mean, for those who are doing retro builds or challenges, think about it: What did people use hundreds of years ago? Baths*, or showers? I think we all know the answer to this.
(Ok, maybe they didn't take a LOT of baths... but it was at least an occasional option. :D )
Both. Both is good.
Don't get me wrong. I don't mind them including showers. Heck, in real life, I own a camping shower that requires zero plumbing: you just fill the water bottle, let it warm in the sun, and then, voila, plumbing-free shower. Perfectly off-the-grid.
I'm just saying, if you HAD to choose between the two, it makes absolutely no sense to include showers but not baths, which is what they did.
ETA: and my other point was that historically speaking, people did NOT have showers in the past. They did have baths. So obviously plumbing is in no way necessary for baths.
