How to wash up in the wilderness

[gunnix]

I just lick my spoon and bowl clean, and rinse the cooking pot a bit with sand and water (i'll try the ash thing next time though!). I wash my hands once a week or something like that. Yea I'm really dirty, but that's why I want no one too use my cup or spoon, it's mine! Never get sick... I guess not even diseases want to be close to me

When buying new cups I always see if my tongue can touch the bottom. No kidding!

 

[Rod]

Water in the bottom of the pan and back over the fire /stove to shift any welded on bits. Clean out with moss/grass etc. Rinse with a bit of clean then over the fire/heat to dry/sterilise

Wayland's woodash method is also tops

 

[Earthpeace]

The old French people mop the bowl ( wooden) or want ever with bread, then swill with red wine and drink it. The wine sterillise's them.
I think a lot has to do with your stomach, most city peoples stomachs are so sterile that a bit of dirt gos in they get ill. In France people still eat a lot of home grow foods and eat thing like blue cheese ( which is mouldy cheese).
Have you ever smelt/tasted a goat farm cheese, that been matured next to the billy goat ( standard pratise) I can tell you, you need a stomach of Iron.

P.S I love your post gunnix , I did not think there was anybody out there as bad as me :You_Rock_ .

 

[dwardo]

A good idea we have found is baby wipes as they are always clean and very light to carry plus you can burn/stow them when finished. This also saves on water and you can pick them up from most places for under a quid 1 tub has loads and weighs only grams. Pots pans cutlery just sand/water then boiling water then over the fire for a sec to dry. I know this may seem a little OTT but i never get ill or waste water so works for me