ERMMMMMMMMM I DONT WASH EVER! :yikes:
No, I'm joking but in the field I wash as little as possible.
Three main areas that need attention and should be tended to daily are the armpits, the groin and the hands. All the rest is cosmetic.
Generally on weekenders or short trips I am happy to just use wet wipes with maybe a good scrub in hot water is I get over dirty. On long trips, as well as the funky three, I will have a good wash every third day or so, but here I think clean clothes are just as if not more important.
As long as you keep the groin and armpits clean (and arent wearing synthetic underwear) you will not smell, nor suffer fungal growth ect ect. Also when washing use non scented products are (truely or not) these seem to attract less bugs and beasties.
With regards to washing remember your purified water in your bottle (if treated) with be sterile and can be of use however this is your drinking water so dont waste it needlessly. Some plants contain a nature type of soap and these can be used at a push.
Clean hands ect are advisable and this is good practice when dealing with food, but your body will build up resistance to the more common bugs found in every day dirt ect (not the nasties from game prep ect) - and in many ways building up this resistance is a better option than washing all the time.
Native americans were known to bath in sand! Romans sauna'd and then scrapped their skin to wash. In the snow you can scrrub with snow but persoal hygiene is better (and more comfortable) if left until the evening or just before retiring.
Remember to have a bath on your birthday!
No, I'm joking but in the field I wash as little as possible.
Three main areas that need attention and should be tended to daily are the armpits, the groin and the hands. All the rest is cosmetic.
Generally on weekenders or short trips I am happy to just use wet wipes with maybe a good scrub in hot water is I get over dirty. On long trips, as well as the funky three, I will have a good wash every third day or so, but here I think clean clothes are just as if not more important.
As long as you keep the groin and armpits clean (and arent wearing synthetic underwear) you will not smell, nor suffer fungal growth ect ect. Also when washing use non scented products are (truely or not) these seem to attract less bugs and beasties.
With regards to washing remember your purified water in your bottle (if treated) with be sterile and can be of use however this is your drinking water so dont waste it needlessly. Some plants contain a nature type of soap and these can be used at a push.
Clean hands ect are advisable and this is good practice when dealing with food, but your body will build up resistance to the more common bugs found in every day dirt ect (not the nasties from game prep ect) - and in many ways building up this resistance is a better option than washing all the time.
Native americans were known to bath in sand! Romans sauna'd and then scrapped their skin to wash. In the snow you can scrrub with snow but persoal hygiene is better (and more comfortable) if left until the evening or just before retiring.
Remember to have a bath on your birthday!
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But we're never gonna see them again, so who cares?
