Although a hot shower is nice I can't say wishing for one is much of a factor. I bathe every other day out there and although using ice cold water never gets easier once all is said and done and I'm clean again I have no complaints.
I long ago trained myself to sleep on rougher surfaces and after using just a basic foam pad on almost all my trips up until week 15 last year and then switching to a Therm-a-rest Prolite it's now like the height of luxury sleeping for me.
At this point it is hard to imagine doing even a month long trip because it would be so short! It's strange the way life works I guess. Blessed to be able to do what I have done in the high Sierra yet so miserable in general. Oh well lol.
