What's the longest you've gone without a shower?

**Redleg** · 01-09-2006, 17:02

Longest without a shower is three monthes, when I spent time in the Desert of Saudi Arabia and Iraq. However I still kept myself fairly clean by taking a wash cloth to my armpits and other body parts every day. A little cold, (or actually luke warm) water in the morning helps to refresh you no matter where you are at. Less then a canteen cup of water and you can keep yourself healthly and clean. Just always brush your teeth before taking your "bath"

One must keep themselves clean no matter where you are at.

**Taffy_is_a_Taff** · 01-09-2006, 17:19

several weeks when I was working outdoors in the middle of nowhere and had no shower access.

The next shower and shave was the best I ever had.

**Craterus** · 01-09-2006, 20:51

Pre-puberty - weeks. Like BKS said, no-one noticed.

Post-puberty - everyday, or every other day.

**Togakure** · 01-09-2006, 23:48

Normally I shower once a day. I almost never go more than two days without a shower now.

In the depths of Severe Depression I may have gone about five to seven days or so before noticing that I was sticking to chairs, etc. No one else was around to tell me that I stank, and I had other matters on my mind at the time. I've backpacked for two weeks straight on a couple of occasions, but I loved swimming across the chilly lakes, and frolicking in the burbling streams almost every day. I only soaped up (with biodegradable peppermint soap) every couple of days or so though.

**Dooz** · 01-09-2006, 23:53

Originally Posted by TogakureOjonin

Normally I shower once a day. I almost never go more than two days without a shower now.

In the depths of Severe Depression I may have gone about five to seven days or so before noticing that I was sticking to chairs, etc. No one else was around to tell me that I stank, and I had other matters on my mind at the time. I've backpacked for two weeks straight on a couple of occasions, but I loved swimming across the chilly lakes, and frolicking in the burbling streams almost every day. I only soaped up (with biodegradable peppermint soap) every couple of days or so though.

Mmmmmm, biodegradable peppermint soap.... aarhrhrhh

**Togakure** · 01-10-2006, 04:23

Well for all the purists out there, I always jumped in and got wet, then sat (shivering) on a rock on shore and soaped up, then used my Palco pan to rinse off, then jumped back in to swim (Japanese bath style). This way, I didn't get any but traces of the biodegradeable peppermint soap in the water.

The water was freezing cold, but I don't think I've every felt cleaner in my entire life after the scrub, swim and sun-dry-lying-on-granite. It was a cleanliness that was more than just physical.

Hmm ... a bit opposite of topic but *shrugs* oh well ... .