zski wrote on Apr 17^th, 2014 at 4:01am:

Puckster wrote on Apr 16th, 2014 at 8:57pm: I've never brought along any kind of "sink."  We wash the dishes in the old pot that cooks the food; then hand rinse the plates, etc, and let them dry on a rock or log. this is what we've been doing all along too. till now. we'll see how it goes

I think you've managed to avoid some serious intestinal issues using one pot to cook/wash dishes in.
Depending on who's doing the pot cleaning, you could have left over food particles or soap residue which could cause some serious problems, especially on a camp trip.

When I was in the army, I saw first hand what can happen when your field sanitation/cooking gets a little slack.

Might be the way the old timers did it, but unless you trust yourself/tripping partners, I don't think the risk is worth it.