I was thinking about washing and cleaning recently and wondered how long people here have lived rough and not washed. I'm not saying being filthy is something to be proud of, I just remember that I was about the only person in army training who opted to stay in the bush when the rest of the company went back to barracks for showers and such.
So my record which I hope I never break is 4 weeks. We slept in trenches we dug in the ground and by the end of the 4 weeks my face was filthy from the shooting more than anything else. I must have shot a few thousand rounds a week.
It's also the only time in my life I've had nothing but a stick to dig a small hole with and to wipe up with. No leaves of note for miles.
So my record which I hope I never break is 4 weeks. We slept in trenches we dug in the ground and by the end of the 4 weeks my face was filthy from the shooting more than anything else. I must have shot a few thousand rounds a week.
It's also the only time in my life I've had nothing but a stick to dig a small hole with and to wipe up with. No leaves of note for miles.