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https://quietjourney.com/community/YABB.cgi?num=1277218496 Message started by DebW on Jun 22nd, 2010 at 2:54pm |
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Title: Re: shampoo and soap Post by DentonDoc on Jun 22nd, 2010 at 3:26pm
Welcome aboard! Glad to have you here!
To answer your question: In my opinion, none. I don't bathe, wash dishes or wash clothes in the lake water. I take water FROM the lake and go "in-land" to perform those duties. When finished, even rinse water is dumped far away from the lake. If the lake water is cool (e.g. May), I take a solar shower and do a head-to-toe wash (as long as you don't waste the water, it is sufficient for a descent bath). In warmer periods, I use my dish-washing buckets to load up with an ample water supply (for either bathing or washing dishes/clothes). I use color-coded buckets ... red for soapy water, blue for rinse water. Alternately, I do a non-soap rinse in the lake (e.g., swim) to feel refreshed. I chose this method during a recent trip to Woodland Caribou PP and was pleasantly surprised by the water temp (warmth). In any case, I use any of the many brands of biodegradable soaps that are available from a variety of retail outlets for all of my clean-up functions. Remember that a "low suds" product will rinse more quickly than a large volume of bubbles. dd |
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